John Fletcher
Georgia Bulldogs
PositionFullback
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1901-03-31)March 31, 1901
Tifton, Georgia
Died:June 4, 1977(1977-06-04) (aged 76)
Tifton, Georgia[1]
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
CollegeGeorgia (1921–1924)
Career highlights and awards

John Hamilton Fletcher Sr. (March 31, 1901 – June 4, 1977)[2] was an American college football player.

College Football

Fletcher was a prominent fullback for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia, selected All-Southern in 1922.[3] Walter Camp gave him honorable mention on his All-America team.[4] In the game against Tennessee in 1923, one account reads "he rammed the ball almost the entire length of the field on two occasions."[5] He was elected captain of the 1924 team,[6] but went down with injury and had his place at captain filled by tackle Jim Taylor.[7] At Georgia he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega.[5]

References

  1. ^ "John Fletcher in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  2. ^ "John Hamilton Fletcher Sr. (1901-1977) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  3. ^ "Georgia Tech Has Four on All-Southern Team". Miami Herald. December 13, 1922.
  4. ^ "Camp's All America Stars Show Why They Are Winners; Have Brains, Power, Spirit". Harrisburg Telegraph. December 26, 1922. p. 15. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ a b "John Hamilton Fletcher". Banner-Herald. November 16, 1923.
  6. ^ "Team Captains". Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2014-12-11.
  7. ^ "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow". The Banner-Herald. October 12, 1924. p. 1.
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