Pug Pearman Explained

Pug Pearman
Position:Tackle
Birth Date:1 May 1929
Birth Place:Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, U.S.
Death Place:Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
High School:Harding (NC)
College:Tennessee
Draftyear:1951
Draftround:26
Draftpick:309
Highlights:

William Andrew "Pug" Pearman (May 1, 1929 – December 19, 2004) was an American football player. A native of North Carolina, Pearman attended the University of Tennessee where he played at the tackle position for the Tennessee Volunteers football team.[1] He was a member of the national championship 1951 Tennessee team and was selected by the Associated Press, the Football Writers Association of America, and the Newspaper Enterprise Association as a first-team player on their 1951 College Football All-America Teams.[2] [3] [4]

After graduating from Tennessee, Pearman served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1952 to 1954. He was thereafter employed by Exxon until 1970 and later by Vol Oil Company. In the 1980s, he worked for Browning-Ferris Industries.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Pearman – Football . February 25, 2024 . University of Tennessee Athletics . en.
  2. News: December 7, 1951 . AP's All-American Grid Team . Greeley Daily Tribune.
  3. News: December 5, 1951 . Look Picks Two Teams . Long Beach Press-Telegram.
  4. News: Grayson . Harry . Harry Grayson . December 4, 1951 . Kazmaier, Lauricella Unanimous NEA All-American Eleven Selections . Brownsville Herald . Brownsville, Texas.
  5. Web site: William A. "Pug" Pearman . February 5, 2015 . Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.