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Tennessee Volunteers – No. 13 | |
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Position | Halfback/ Fullback |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Tennessee (1925–1927) |
High school | Peabody Academy |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Richard B. Dodson was a college football player.
Dodson was a running back for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee from 1925 to 1927. [1]
Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores led 7–0 until a late Dick Dodson run tied the score. [2] He was selected All-Southern in 1927. [3] Dodson was considered the best of Southern backfields along with Bill Spears and Herdis McCrary. [4] That year Dodson set a record with a 91 yard run versus Transylvania. [5] [6] It's still the second longest run in Tennessee history, broken with a 99-yard run by Kelsey Finch against Florida in 1977. [7] In the Tennessee-Vanderbilt game of '27, Dodson carried the ball but four times, yet was the main reason for Tennessee keeping the game a tie. [4]
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Tennessee Volunteers – No. 13 | |
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Position | Halfback/ Fullback |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Tennessee (1925–1927) |
High school | Peabody Academy |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Richard B. Dodson was a college football player.
Dodson was a running back for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee from 1925 to 1927. [1]
Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores led 7–0 until a late Dick Dodson run tied the score. [2] He was selected All-Southern in 1927. [3] Dodson was considered the best of Southern backfields along with Bill Spears and Herdis McCrary. [4] That year Dodson set a record with a 91 yard run versus Transylvania. [5] [6] It's still the second longest run in Tennessee history, broken with a 99-yard run by Kelsey Finch against Florida in 1977. [7] In the Tennessee-Vanderbilt game of '27, Dodson carried the ball but four times, yet was the main reason for Tennessee keeping the game a tie. [4]