Orville Hewitt Explained

Birth Date:5 September 1901
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coach Team1:Alabama (assistant)
Coach Years1:1930
Player Team1:Pittsburgh
Player Years1:1920–1922
Player Positions:Fullback
Player Team2:Army
Player Years2:1926

Orville Melville "Tiny" Hewitt (September 5, 1901 – October 29, 1955) was a college football player and coach. He played for both the Pittsburgh Panthers and Army Cadets as a 200-pound fullback.[1] Hewitt coached for the Alabama Crimson Tide.[2]

Biography

Orville Hewitt was born on September 5, 1901.[3]

He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1927.[3]

He died in Avery County, North Carolina, near Asheville, on October 29, 1955, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Stanford Daily 12 December 1922 — The Stanford Daily.
  2. Book: Alabama Football Tales. 9781614236634. Bowling. Lewis. 28 August 2012.
  3. Book: Cullum, George Washington . Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. From Its Establishment, in 1802, to 1890 . George Washington Cullum . William H. . Donaldson . VII: 1920–1930 . . 2059 . 1930 . 2023-01-02 . Internet Archive.
  4. News: Tiny Hewitt, Star Fullback for Army in 1920s, Dead . . 18 . 1955-10-31 . 2023-01-02 . Newspapers.com.