Froggie Morrison
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
PositionHalfback/Quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1893-02-09)February 9, 1893
Dade County, Georgia, U.S.
Died:April 26, 1973(1973-04-26) (aged 80)
Dade County, Georgia, U.S.
Career history
CollegeGeorgia Tech (1914–1916)
High schoolCentral (Chattanooga)

Douglas Eaton "Froggie" Morrison (February 9, 1893 – April 26, 1973) was an American college football player and colonel. He attended Chattanooga Central High School.

Georgia Tech

Morrison was a prominent running back for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was captain of the 1915 team, selected All-Southern.[1] He led the team at quarterback for the 222–0 defeat of Cumberland in 1916.[2] Morrison was a catcher on the baseball team.[3] He returned to Tech as an assistant coach in 1933 after serving in World War I and a sixteen-year hiatus from college football.[4]

Retirement

He retired to Trenton, Georgia.

See also

References

  1. ^ Dick Jemison (November 30, 1915). "Composite All-Southern Of Ten Of The Dopesters". Atlanta Constitution.
    - "Georgia Tech Football Team of 1915 (Varsity)".
    - Louis Henry Baker (1945). Football: Facts and Figures. p. 313.
  2. ^ "PLAY-BY-PLAY GEORGIA TECH 222, CUMBERLAND 0". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 7, 1916. Archived from the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2008.
    - http://www.chattanoogan.com/2016/10/7/333529/John-Shearer-Froggie-Morrison-Of.aspx
  3. ^ "Georgia Meets Tech This Afternoon On Sanford Field Greatest Game of the Season". Athens Banner. May 18, 1917.
  4. ^ "Froggy Morrison Slated To Return Tech; Bulldogs Driven". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 10, 1933. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
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