Roscoe Word (American football guard) explained
| Roscoe Word |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Marianna, Arkansas |
| Death Place: | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Team: | Tennessee Volunteers |
| Position1: | Guard |
| College: | University of Tennessee |
| Coaching Years1: | 1906 |
| Coaching Team1: | Tennessee (assistant) |
| Playing Years1: | 1904–1905 |
| Playing Team1: | Tennessee |
| Playing Years2: | 1907 |
| Playing Team2: | Tennessee |
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Roscoe "Piggy" Word (January 3, 1882 – May 27, 1942)[1] was a college football player and coach and lawyer.
University of Tennessee
Word was a prominent guard for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee.[2] He was its only three-time captain[3] [4] and was selected All-Southern in 1907.[5] In 1906 he was an assistant coach, the team's first.
Law
Word was a member of the Knoxville firm of Smith, Word, & Anderson.[6]
See also
Notes and References
- "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874–1955." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index
- Web site: Epling . Robert Thomas . August 1994 . Seasons of Change . February 25, 2024 . Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange . 53.
- Web site: Stewart . Jeffery . January 9, 2004 . NFL's Loss Boosts Tennessee's Game . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141223203722/http://tennessee.scout.com/2/221788.html . December 23, 2014 . Scout.com.
- News: October 10, 1907 . Trio of Fast Tennesseans . March 28, 2015 . Atlanta Constitution . 8 . Newspapers.com.
- News: December 7, 1907 . Memphis Commercial Appeal's All-Southern . Atlanta Georgian.
- Book: John Trotwood Moore . Tennessee:The Volunteer State, 1769-1923 . 1923 . 4 . 164 . Google Books.
