Froggie Morrison Explained
| Froggie Morrison |
| Highschool: | Central (Chattanooga) |
| Birth Date: | 9 February 1893 |
| Birth Place: | Dade County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Dade County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Pastschools: | Georgia Tech (1914 - 1916) |
| Currentposition: | Halfback/Quarterback |
| School: | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
Douglas Eaton "Froggie" Morrison (February 9, 1893 - April 26, 1973) was an American college football player and colonel. He attended Chattanooga Central High School.
Georgia Tech
Morrison was a prominent running back for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was captain of the 1915 team, selected All-Southern.[1] He led the team at quarterback for the 222 - 0 defeat of Cumberland in 1916.[2] Morrison was a catcher on the baseball team.[3] He returned to Tech as an assistant coach in 1933 after serving in World War I and a sixteen-year hiatus from college football.[4]
Retirement
He retired to Trenton, Georgia.
See also
Notes and References
- News: Atlanta Constitution. Composite All-Southern Of Ten Of The Dopesters. Dick Jemison. November 30, 1915.
- Web site: Georgia Tech Football Team of 1915 (Varsity).
- Book: Football: Facts and Figures. 313. Louis Henry Baker. 1945.
- News: Atlanta Journal-Constitution . PLAY-BY-PLAY GEORGIA TECH 222, CUMBERLAND 0 . October 7, 1916 . June 3, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070704123052/http://www2.cumberland.edu/about/gotc/pbp.html . July 4, 2007 .
- http://www.chattanoogan.com/2016/10/7/333529/John-Shearer-Froggie-Morrison-Of.aspx
- News: Georgia Meets Tech This Afternoon On Sanford Field Greatest Game of the Season. May 18, 1917. Athens Banner.
- News: Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Froggy Morrison Slated To Return Tech; Bulldogs Driven. September 10, 1933. June 8, 2008. May 24, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110524224604/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/ajc_historic/access/1102277872.html?dids=1102277872:1102277872&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Sep+10,+1933&author=Tobe+Edwards&pub=The+Atlanta+Constitution+(1881-2001)&edition=&startpage=3B&desc=Froggy+Morrison+Slated+To+Return+Tech%3B+Bulldogs+Driven. dead.
