Graham Vowell

Graham Vowell

Vowell c. 1921
Tennessee Volunteers
Position End/Fullback
Class Graduate
Career history
College Tennessee (1914–1916; 1921)
Personal information
Date of birth (1895-02-27)February 27, 1895
Place of birth Martin, Tennessee
Date of death November 17, 1963(1963-11-17) (aged 68)
Place of death Tennessee
Weight 184 lb (83 kg)
Career highlights and awards

John Graham Vowell (February 27, 1895 – November 17, 1963) was an American football player for the Tennessee Volunteers, of the University of Tennessee.[1] He was the school's first All-American.[2]

Early years

John Graham was born on February 27, 1895 in Martin, Tennessee to John A. Vowell and Emma Floyd Wilson.

University of Tennessee

1914

Vowell played mostly at end and was a member of the 1914 SIAA champion Vols; the program's first championship of any kind. He scored three touchdowns in that season's final game against Kentucky.[1][3]

1916

Vowell scored the winning touchdown in the victory over Vanderbilt in 1916 immediately dubbed the upset of the season.[4] He was selected All-Southern in 1916,[5] a year in which he was captain and helped lead the Volunteers to an 8–0–1 record and a share of the SIAA championship. Walter Camp placed Vowell on his All-America third-team. His older brother Morris Vowell was a tackle on some of the same teams. Graham and his family worked in the lumber business.[6]

Vowell was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame for 2017.[7]

Florida

He retired to Florida in 1954.

References

  1. 1 2 Parke H. Davis (1916). "National Stars of the Gridiron". St. Nicholas:An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks. 43: 58–59.
  2. ↑ "5 ex-Vols, 3 ex-Commodores in 2017 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame class". 1 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Tennessee, University of (1915). "Athletics". The University of Tennessee Record. 18 (5): 65–68.
  4. ↑ "Defeat of Vandy Was Big Surprise". The Charlotte Observer. Out-Door Sports (section). November 13, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "All-Southern Football Team As Picked By Sport Writers". Augusta Chronicle. December 3, 1916.
  6. ↑ "Vowell & Sons, Inc. History".
  7. ↑ "5 Vols Named To Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame's 2017 Class".
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