John Fletcher (American football) explained

John Fletcher
Currentposition:Fullback
Weight Lb:200
Birth Place:Tifton, Georgia
School:Georgia Bulldogs
Class:Graduate
Pastschools:Georgia (1921–1924)
Highlights:
Birth Date:31 March 1901
Death Place:Tifton, Georgia[1]

John Hamilton Fletcher Sr. (March 31, 1901 – June 4, 1977)[2] was an American college football player.

College Football

Fletcher was a prominent fullback for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia, selected All-Southern in 1922.[3] Walter Camp gave him honorable mention on his All-America team.[4] In the game against Tennessee in 1923, one account reads "he rammed the ball almost the entire length of the field on two occasions." He was elected captain of the 1924 team,[5] but went down with injury and had his place at captain filled by tackle Jim Taylor.[6] At Georgia he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Fletcher in Social Security Death Index. 2020-11-04. Fold3. en.
  2. Web site: John Hamilton Fletcher Sr. (1901-1977) - Find A.... 2020-11-04. www.findagrave.com. en.
  3. News: Georgia Tech Has Four on All-Southern Team. Miami Herald. December 13, 1922.
  4. News: Camp's All America Stars Show Why They Are Winners; Have Brains, Power, Spirit. Harrisburg Telegraph. December 26, 1922. March 8, 2015. Newspapers.com. 15.
  5. Web site: Team Captains. 2014-12-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20141211084631/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/082408aaa.html. 2014-12-11. dead.
  6. News: The Banner-Herald. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. October 12, 1924. 1.
  7. News: John Hamilton Fletcher. Banner-Herald. November 16, 1923.