| Joe Bennett | |
| School: | Georgia Bulldogs |
| Class: | 1923 |
| Currentposition: | Tackle |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Statesboro, Georgia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Alameda, California, U.S. |
| Currentnumber: | 11 |
| Weight Lbs: | 180 |
| Major: | Law |
| Pastschools: | Georgia (1920–1923) |
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Joseph Johnston Bennett Jr. (April 9, 1901 – October 23, 1975)[1] was an American football and basketball player for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia. Bennett was captain of the 1923 team, and considered one of the best kick-blockers in the south.[2] "Prior to the 1960s, Bennett is likely Georgia's most outstanding tackle."[3] After university, he became an executive with Coca-Cola in Atlanta and Los Angeles. Bennett was inducted into the State of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.[4] [5]
Joseph Johnston Bennett, Jr. was born on April 1, 1901, in Statesboro, Georgia, to Joseph Sr., a Baptist minister, and Mary Conyers.
Bennett was a prominent tackle for coaches Herman Stegeman and Kid Woodruff's Georgia Bulldogs football team from 1920 to 1923, starting as a freshman.[6] During his playing years Georgia's football team compiled a record of 25 - 9 - 4. The team shared Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) titles in 1920 and 1921. Bennett received Walter Camp All-America honorable mention in 1922.[7] An All-Time Georgia All-Star Team published in 1935 had Bennett as a first-team tackle.[8]
Bennett died on October 23, 1975, in Alameda, California, at the age of 74.