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Position | Guard |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Born: | Dahlonega, Georgia, U.S. | July 20, 1900
Died: | April 1, 1968 Sanford, Florida, U.S. | (aged 67)
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Georgia (1919–1922) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Hugh Calvin "Puss" Whelchel (July 20, 1900 – April 1, 1968) was an American college football player.
Hugh was born on July 20, 1900, in Dahlonega, Georgia, to Henry Cowan Whelchel and Clara Annabel Moore. Hugh was a first cousin of Georgia Tech football player Dan Whelchel.
He was a prominent guard for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia from 1919 to 1922. He was said to have blocked 19 kicks in his college football career. [1] Whelchel was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. [2] He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team. [3]
His kick blocking featured in the 21–14 victory over Alabama in 1920. [4] Buck Cheves returned the block 87 yards for a touchdown and the win, [5] ranked fourth in The 50 Greatest Plays In Georgia Bulldogs Football History. [6] Georgia was 8–0–1 and SIAA champions in 1920, as well as the first team known as the "Bulldogs."
He was selected as a third-team All-American by Walter Camp in 1921.
Whelchel was unanimously elected captain of the 1922 team. [7] Camp gave him honorable mention. [8]
Georgia Bulldogs – No. 45 | |
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Position | Guard |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Born: | Dahlonega, Georgia, U.S. | July 20, 1900
Died: | April 1, 1968 Sanford, Florida, U.S. | (aged 67)
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Georgia (1919–1922) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Hugh Calvin "Puss" Whelchel (July 20, 1900 – April 1, 1968) was an American college football player.
Hugh was born on July 20, 1900, in Dahlonega, Georgia, to Henry Cowan Whelchel and Clara Annabel Moore. Hugh was a first cousin of Georgia Tech football player Dan Whelchel.
He was a prominent guard for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia from 1919 to 1922. He was said to have blocked 19 kicks in his college football career. [1] Whelchel was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. [2] He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team. [3]
His kick blocking featured in the 21–14 victory over Alabama in 1920. [4] Buck Cheves returned the block 87 yards for a touchdown and the win, [5] ranked fourth in The 50 Greatest Plays In Georgia Bulldogs Football History. [6] Georgia was 8–0–1 and SIAA champions in 1920, as well as the first team known as the "Bulldogs."
He was selected as a third-team All-American by Walter Camp in 1921.
Whelchel was unanimously elected captain of the 1922 team. [7] Camp gave him honorable mention. [8]