Percy Given Explained

Percy Given
Currentposition:	Center
School:	Georgetown Hoyas
Weight Lb:	225
Pastschools:	Georgetown (1901 - 1904)
Highlights:	All-Southern (1901, 1902) Second team All-time Georgetown football team Georgetown Athletic Hall of Fame

J. Percy Given was a college football player and coach.

Georgetown

Player

He was an All-Southern center for the Georgetown Hoyas of Georgetown University,^[1] weighing 225 pounds.^{[2] [3]} Georgetown authorities claimed it was Given, as opposed to Germany Schulz, who was the first "roving center" or linebacker in the game against Navy in 1902.^[4] Given was selected as the second team center for the Georgetown all-time football team.^[5] One writer called him "the greatest center that Georgetown has ever had."^[6]

Coach

Given assisted coaching the team in 1906 and 1908.^{[7] [8] [9]} He was inducted to the Georgetown Athletic Hall of Fame in 1953.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Southern Intercollegiate Football. Outing. 1902. 726. 37.
2. News: Georgetown Prospects on Football Gridiron. The Washington Times. September 18, 1904. 7. Newspapers.com. March 10, 2015.
3. News: Carpenter Best Football Man Developed in South. January 2, 1918. Louis Lee Arms. 13. New York Tribune. August 20, 2016. Newspapers.com.
4. Book: Football Immortals. 128. 1962. Alexander M. Weyand.
5. Web site: Georgetown Football: History & Tradition The All-Time Team.
6. News: Dailey Athletic Boss. The Washington Post. December 16, 1911. 8. June 29, 2015. Newspapers.com.
7. News: SYSTEM OF DEFENSE OUTLINED BY COACH BROOKE. 40. Washington Post. September 23, 1906.
8. News: [1]]. The Washington Post. November 13, 1908.
9. News: [No title]]. 2. The Washington Post. November 15, 1908. May 7, 2015. Newspapers.com.
10. Web site: Georgetown Athletic Hall of Fame.