Lob Brown Explained
| Lob Brown |
| Currentposition: | Tackle |
| School: | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
| Class: | 1905 |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 178 |
| Pastschools: | Georgia Tech (1904 - 1906) |
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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]
Notes and References
- News: Facts About Tech Team. Atlanta Constitution. 13. October 8, 2016. Newspapers.com.
- Web site: Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame. 2014-11-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055249/http://www.ramblinwreck.com/extras/local/halloffame.html. 2017-11-07. dead.
- Football in the South. 1904. 161. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide.
- Web site: Georgia Tech Football Team of 1904. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010131529/http://history.library.gatech.edu/items/show/12188. 2016-10-10.
- Web site: 2011 Georgia Tech Football Media Guide.
- News: Atlanta Constitution. "Lobster" Brown. 1. October 28, 1906. March 8, 2015. Newspapers.com.
- Book: Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football. registration. Wiley Lee Umphlett. 92. 1992. 9780313284045 .
- News: Atlanta Georgian. "Lobster" Brown Will Make Fine Leader For Tech Team. December 17, 1906.
- Book: The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron. John F. Stegeman. September 1997. 77. 9780820319599.
