Lob Brown

Lob Brown

Brown c. 1906
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Position Tackle
Class 1905
Career history
College Georgia Tech (1904–1906)
Personal information
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg)
Career highlights and awards

W. S. "Lob" or "Lobster" Brown was a college football player.

Georgia Tech

Brown was a prominent tackle for the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He came from Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1] He was elected to the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1966.[2]

1904

Brown was selected All-Southern in 1904.[3] Some publications claim he was Tech's first All-Southern player;[4] others list Jesse Thrash.[5]

1906

He also kicked, responsible for the win over Davidson by a field goal.[6] Brown also helped Tech to its first defeat over Auburn in 1906.[7] He was captain-elect of 1907.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Facts About Tech Team". Atlanta Constitution. p. 13. Retrieved October 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame".
  3. ↑ "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 161. 1904.
  4. ↑ "Georgia Tech Football Team of 1904".
  5. ↑ "2011 Georgia Tech Football Media Guide".
  6. ↑ ""Lobster" Brown". Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Wiley Lee Umphlett (1992). Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football. p. 92.
  8. ↑ ""Lobster" Brown Will Make Fine Leader For Tech Team". Atlanta Georgian. December 17, 1906.
  9. ↑ John F. Stegeman. The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron. p. 77.
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