Walter Barrett

Walter Barrett
Sewanee Tigers
Position Quarterback/Running back
Class Graduate
Career history
College Sewanee (1905–1907)
High school Mooney School
Personal information
Date of birth (1885-01-09)January 9, 1885
Place of birth Covington, Tennessee
Date of death June 11, 1931(1931-06-11) (aged 46)
Place of death San Antonio, Texas
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Walter Stanley Barrett (January 9, 1885 – June 11, 1931) was a college football player.

Sewanee

Barrett was a prominent running back for the Sewanee Tigers football team of Sewanee:The University of the South.[1]

1907

He was captain and quarterback in 1907,[2] for one of Sewanee's greatest teams.[3] Barrett was selected All-Southern.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Lettermen". Sewanee Alumni News: 14–18. 1949.
  2. ↑ "Tigers Are A Husky Bunch". Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1907. p. 11. Retrieved April 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had". Atlanta Constitution. February 19, 1911. p. 52. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ J. W. Heisman (December 1, 1907). "Coach Heisman Selects An All-Southern Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. Retrieved March 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.


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