W. T. McLain

W. T. McLain
Vanderbilt Commodores
Position Guard/Center
Class Graduate
Career history
College Vanderbilt (1906–1908)
Personal information
Date of birth (1885-06-04)June 4, 1885
Place of birth Arkansas
Date of death July 4, 1938(1938-07-04) (aged 53)
Place of death Memphis, Tennessee
Weight 196 lb (89 kg)
Career highlights and awards

William Tyler "Fatty" McLain[1] (June 4, 1885 – July 4, 1938) was a college football player, lawyer, and politician. McLain was once Attorney-General of Tennessee's Fifteenth District, Shelby County.[2]

Vanderbilt

McLain was an All-Southern college football guard for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores.[3] He was captain-elect for 1909.[4] At Vanderbilt, he was a member of Kappa Alpha.

References

  1. ↑ Recent Tennessee History in Memphis. May 19, 1967. p. 6.
  2. ↑ "McLain, W. T.".
  3. ↑ Spalding's Football Guide. 1909. p. 75.
  4. ↑ Vanderbilt University. "The Football Banquet of 1908". Bulletin: 29.
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