Frank Godchaux | |
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Born |
Abbeville, Louisiana, U.S. | November 29, 1879
Died | July 3, 1965 | (aged 85)
Occupation | President of Louisiana Rice Milling Company |
College football career | |
Vanderbilt Commodores | |
Position | Quarterback |
Class | 1901 |
Career history | |
College |
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Frank Area Godchaux Sr. (November 29, 1879 – July 3, 1965) was a president of the Louisiana Rice Milling Company, a $10,000,000 corporation. [1] [2] He was a letterman and quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores on the 1899 team, [3] transferring from LSU in 1897. [4] [5] He and his son Frank Godchaux Jr were the first father-son Vandy lettermen. Godchaux Sr. was the only child of pioneering merchant Gustave Godchaux, whose parents came from France to Louisiana. [6]
Frank Godchaux | |
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Born |
Abbeville, Louisiana, U.S. | November 29, 1879
Died | July 3, 1965 | (aged 85)
Occupation | President of Louisiana Rice Milling Company |
College football career | |
Vanderbilt Commodores | |
Position | Quarterback |
Class | 1901 |
Career history | |
College |
|
Frank Area Godchaux Sr. (November 29, 1879 – July 3, 1965) was a president of the Louisiana Rice Milling Company, a $10,000,000 corporation. [1] [2] He was a letterman and quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores on the 1899 team, [3] transferring from LSU in 1897. [4] [5] He and his son Frank Godchaux Jr were the first father-son Vandy lettermen. Godchaux Sr. was the only child of pioneering merchant Gustave Godchaux, whose parents came from France to Louisiana. [6]