Ike Boland Explained

Ike Boland
Birth Date:c. 1908
School:Georgia Bulldogs
Currentnumber:18; 45; 43
Pastschools:Georgia (1927 - 1929)
Currentposition:Center
Weight Lb:175
Highlights:

Joseph H. "Ike" Boland was a college football player.

University of Georgia

Boland was a prominent center for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia from 1927 to 1929. An All-Time Georgia All-Star Team published in 1935 had Boland as the second team center behind Bum Day.[1]

1927

He played center for the 1927 "dream and wonder team" which defeated Yale at the Yale Bowl on October 8.[2] [3] He was selected All-Southern by Miss Emily Boyd, sports editor of the Griffin Daily News, the only woman sports editor in the south.[4]

1929

Boland was captain of the 1929 team.[5] [6] Georgia again defeated Yale, this time at home in Yale's first game played in the south. He was the first center to receive honorable mention on the Associated Press All-Southern team, placing behind Lloyd Roberts of Tulane and Julian Bealle of South Carolina of the first and second teams.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Trevor, George. The Greenie - Georgia v. Tulane Game Program. 1935. 6.
  2. News: Erratic Elis Let Georgians Dash Through. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 40. October 9, 1927. Newspapers.com.
  3. Book: About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. Patrick Garbin. 38. Google books. March 26, 2015. 2008. 9780810860407.
  4. News: Girl Sports Editor In South Picks Her All-Star Eleven. Jamestown Evening Herald. December 3, 1927.
  5. News: Ten Bulldogs Wind Up Football Career. December 3, 1929. March 26, 2015. Google news. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
  6. Web site: 1929 Football Letterwinners.