Clarke Mathes

Clarke Mathes
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Position Guard
Class Graduate
Major Engineering
Career history
College Georgia Tech (1914–1917)
Personal information
Date of birth (1897-08-09)August 9, 1897
Place of birth Jonesboro, Georgia
Date of death September 26, 1934(1934-09-26) (aged 37)
Place of death Jonesboro, Georgia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 186 lb (84 kg)
Career highlights and awards

William Clarke Mathes (August 9, 1897 – September 26, 1934) was an American football player for the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He graduated with an M. E.. Mathes was a member of Tech's first national championship team in 1917, which outscored opponents 491 to 17. Mathes enlisted in the United States Marines and joined the First World War soon after that season finished.[1]

Early years

William was born on August 9, 1897 in Jonesboro, Georgia to Nathaniel Beecher Mathes and Cora Blanche Clarke.

Later years

Mathes died unexpectedly on September 26, 1934 at his home in Jonesboro.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Heisman, John M. (2012). Heisman: The Man Behind The Trophy. Simon & Schuster. p. 164. ISBN 1451682913.
  2. ↑ "Deaths". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 13 (2). 1934.
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