Legare Hairston
Lucy Hairston| Auburn Tigers |
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| Position |
Quarterback |
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| Class |
Graduate |
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| Career history |
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| College |
Auburn (1913–1916) |
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| Personal information |
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| Date of birth |
(1892-11-19)November 19, 1892 |
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| Place of birth |
Crawford, Mississippi |
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| Date of death |
January, 1980 |
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| Place of death |
Crawford, Mississippi |
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| Weight |
175 lb (79 kg) |
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| Career highlights and awards |
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- SIAA championship (1913, 1914)
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Legare "Lucy" Hairston (November 19, 1892 – January 1980) was an American football player for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University. One writer claims "Auburn had a lot of great football teams, but there may not have been one greater than the 1913-1914 team."[1] One story of the origin of the school's "War Eagle" started with Hairston,[2] the starting quarterback during the Carlisle–Auburn game in 1914.[3][4]
In the 1916 game against Georgia,[5] Moon Ducote kicked a 40-yard field goal off of Hairston's football helmet in the fourth quarter and in the mud, which proved the only points in the 3–0 Auburn victory.[6] The maneuver prompted a rule that stated the ball must be kicked directly off the ground.[7]
References
- ↑ Ethan Brady. "Auburn's 1913 Undefeated Team" (PDF).
- ↑ "Traditions".
- ↑ Michael Skotnicki (August 12, 2014). "Auburn’s Best Defense Ever Led the 1914 Tigers to an Undefeated Season Now Recognized as a National Championship.".
- ↑ Bryan Matthews (January 31, 2014). "Recognizing the champions".
- ↑ Auburn and Alabama Flirt With Renewed Relationship, The Miami News, December 25, 1928.
- ↑ "Prominent Sport Writer Selects Football Heroes". Columbus Daily Enquirer. December 10, 1916.
- ↑ Loyola Director, Dick Ducote, Dies, The Milwaukee Journal, March 26, 1937.