Neil Edmond (American football) explained

Neil Edmond
Birth Date:	20 November 1891
Birth Place:	Waco, Texas
Death Place:	Waco, Texas
Currentposition:	End
School:	Sewanee Tigers
Class:	Graduate
Pastschools:	Sewanee (1914 - 1916)
Highlights:	All-Southern (1915)

Neil Smith "Chicot" Edmond (November 20, 1891  - August 19, 1981)^[1] was a college football player and lieutenant colonel.

Early years

Edmond came from Waco, Texas.

College football

Edmond was a prominent end for Harris G. Cope's Sewanee Tigers football teams,^[2] captain of the 1916 team.^{[3] [4]} He was selected All-Southern in 1915.^{[5] [6]} Sewanee's yearbook the Cap and Gown notes "Neil Edmond has played stellar football for Sewanee for the past two seasons." Edmond also was the kicker. His play was often cited as "spectacular" in the 16 to 3 victory over his hometown Baylor.^[7] In 1915 the Sewanee writers contended Edmond was "the best in Dixie in going down under punts." Edmond was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Army

Edmond served in the Army as a lieutenant colonel in both World Wars.^[8] After retiring from the Army he worked for the Amicable Life Insurance company.^[9]

See also

• 1915 College Football All-Southern Team

Notes and References

1. Dates confirmed via Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982.
2. cf. News: Jinx's Hot Shots. Jinx Tucker. February 21, 1948. The Waco News-Tribune. 8.
3. News: Edmond Elected Captain. December 2, 1915. The Sewanee Purple.
4. Year-by-Year Records. Sewanee Football Media Guide. 2011. 36.
5. News: Atlanta Constitution. Composite All-Southern Of Ten Of The Dopesters. Dick Jemison. November 30, 1915.
6. 31. National and Southern Honors. Sewanee Football Media Guide. 2011.
7. News: Sewanee Proves Too Much For Big Baylor. November 11, 1915. The Sewanee Purple.
8. 14. Sewanee Men In Service ..... Sewanee Alumni News. February 15, 1954. 2. 1.
9. Roll of Honor of Sewanee Men in the Armed Forces. 15. Sewanee Alumni News. 1945–46.