Pup Phillips
| File:PupPhillips.jpg Phillips c. 1917 | |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Class | 1919 |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 24, 1895 Carnesville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 1953 (aged 57) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1916–1917; 1919) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Coaching profile at Pro Football ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Stats at Pro Football ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
George Marshall "Pup" Phillips (September 24, 1895 – May 1, 1953) was an American football player and coach.
Early years
[edit | edit source]Phillips was born on September 24, 1895, in Carnesville, Georgia, to George Sullivan Phillips and Elizabeth Witaker Hunsinger.
Georgia Tech
[edit | edit source]Phillips was a prominent center for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia School of Technology. He was thrice selected All-Southern.[1]
1916
[edit | edit source]He was a starter for the 1916 Georgia Tech team which, as one writer wrote, "seemed to personify Heisman."[2] The season included the 222 to 0 rout of Cumberland. Phillips that year was the first Tech center elected All-Southern.[3]
1917
[edit | edit source]He was a member of Tech's first national championship team in 1917 which outscored opponents 491 to 17. Phillips received the Hal Nowell trophy for the most efficient play during the season. He left to join the American effort in the First World War as a marine just a week after celebrating the national championship.[4]
1919
[edit | edit source]Phillips played again in 1919, when he was captain.[5][6] Dick Jemison selected Phillips first-team All-American.[7]
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]Phillips coached the University School for Boys (Stone Mountain).[8] His quarterback was Johnny Broadnax.
References
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External links
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- Pup Phillips at Find a GraveLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1895 births
- 1953 deaths
- American football centers
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players
- High school football coaches in Georgia (U.S. state)
- All-American college football players
- All-Southern college football players
- United States Marine Corps personnel of World War I
- People from Carnesville, Georgia
- Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state)