Tulane Green Wave – No. 37; 63 | |
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Position | End/ Fullback |
Class | Graduate |
Major | Medicine |
Personal information | |
Born: | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | February 7, 1905
Died: | November 1, 1974 Hattiesburg, Mississippi | (aged 69)
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
Southern Miss (1922–1926) Tulane (1930–1932) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Nollie C. "Papa" Felts (February 7, 1905 – November 1, 1974) was an American football player for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles of the University of Southern Mississippi and the Tulane Green Wave of Tulane University. Felts is a member of both schools' athletics hall of fame.
He was captain of the 1923 Southern Miss team and is still considered one of the best football players in school history. [1]
Felts then attended Tulane University. He studied medicine. [2]
The 1931 team, ranked #2 by the Dickinson Rating System, [3] featured Felts as a fullback in the backfield with Don Zimmerman. He weighed 180 pounds. [4] Felts was selected as a third-team All-American in 1931 on the " Captain's Poll" of the Central Press Association. [5] Felts scored three touchdowns in the 27–0 victory over Auburn. [3] He scored in the 20–7 victory over Georgia, the school's first ever loss at Sanford Stadium. [6] Felts scored in every game of the season through the Sewanee game, leading the SoCon with 81 points at that moment. [7] [8]
Felts was captain-elect of the 1932 team. [9] Previously in 1927, Felts played baseball with the Hattiesburg Pinetoppers of the Cotton States League, [10] which resulted in his ineligibility ruled by the Southern Conference for the 1932 college football season. [11] [12] [13] The Greenies lost "their great leader" Felts shortly before opening week against Texas A&M. [14]
Tulane Green Wave – No. 37; 63 | |
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Position | End/ Fullback |
Class | Graduate |
Major | Medicine |
Personal information | |
Born: | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | February 7, 1905
Died: | November 1, 1974 Hattiesburg, Mississippi | (aged 69)
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
Southern Miss (1922–1926) Tulane (1930–1932) |
Career highlights and awards | |
|
Nollie C. "Papa" Felts (February 7, 1905 – November 1, 1974) was an American football player for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles of the University of Southern Mississippi and the Tulane Green Wave of Tulane University. Felts is a member of both schools' athletics hall of fame.
He was captain of the 1923 Southern Miss team and is still considered one of the best football players in school history. [1]
Felts then attended Tulane University. He studied medicine. [2]
The 1931 team, ranked #2 by the Dickinson Rating System, [3] featured Felts as a fullback in the backfield with Don Zimmerman. He weighed 180 pounds. [4] Felts was selected as a third-team All-American in 1931 on the " Captain's Poll" of the Central Press Association. [5] Felts scored three touchdowns in the 27–0 victory over Auburn. [3] He scored in the 20–7 victory over Georgia, the school's first ever loss at Sanford Stadium. [6] Felts scored in every game of the season through the Sewanee game, leading the SoCon with 81 points at that moment. [7] [8]
Felts was captain-elect of the 1932 team. [9] Previously in 1927, Felts played baseball with the Hattiesburg Pinetoppers of the Cotton States League, [10] which resulted in his ineligibility ruled by the Southern Conference for the 1932 college football season. [11] [12] [13] The Greenies lost "their great leader" Felts shortly before opening week against Texas A&M. [14]