january june american football end national_football_league nfl played college football basketball baseball following coach wallace wade classmate prep school unanimous southern selection consensus american selection football season included team american selection rare player south injury ended college career quickly recovered sat bench team games played new_york_giants retiring abruptly separate injury nicknamed blonde bear later career law enforcement position tennessee patrol chief supervised black households columbia race riot warden death oversaw executions football player elected early life education born january tennessee records indicate spent youth attended native spent year clarke attended preparatory school tennessee member teams won state prep school football basketball championships sports played head coach wallace wade wade coached clarke school overall football record football team future college teammate american march college school burned ground rebuilt football played head coach football team wallace wade hired football assistant line coach head coach basketball baseball teams enrolled school class prominent commodore teams compiled win loss tie record straight conference titles seasons southern american selection addition playing end tackle offense defense play described world greatest football players missed open field block considers america team backing line defense blocking catching passes offense greatness realized passes impossible raced enemy like tied started games shifted end finished tackle backing line savage favorite refrain opponents hope don like freshman season standout player starting game dallas won expected lose touchdowns texas undefeated winning squad considered possibly best history football decline defeated previous year gave speech late quarterback game according texas game sparked unforgettable big got year loss scored yard interception return touchdown fourth quarter increasing commodore lead touchdowns sixth game season defeated birmingham victory expected called favored touchdowns early quarter runs long pass yard run brought ball yard line run line touchdown game decided championship season linebacker georgia wrote sportswriter stellar performer game half thirds tackles reportedly prevented georgia touchdowns day tied fourth quarter kick share title finishing season record second straight undefeated season playing preferred position end starter scoreless tie michigan dedication spending game michigan runners according school tore line constantly emerged play far defense game included goal line stand account read thousands cheering fans inspired surge center sharp guard tackle end stopped michigan cold attempts week texas won interception caught yard pass running yards set touchdown scored second touchdowns short pass victory best offensive performance year georgia long pass yards line yard line caught near seven yard line tackled georgia yard line scored touchdown best pass receiver combinations history best receiver thrown similar play game second half scored touchdown dropped yard touchdown pass pass went yards air running rest way georgia running tackled crossed goal line injuring interception victory season final game oldest rival trick play fake run ended ball left open defense easily ran won season received team american honors chosen second team american team american appeared national honor roll unanimous southern selections rice wrote year better end country fall camp described shaded little ends largely experienced gained rivals stronger opposition weighs pounds fast hardy defensive player attack able pick forward pass air run running high knee action like man runs goes feet assistant coach wallace wade hired head coach alabama replaced star tackle rematch ferry field loss consensus american center scoring michigan field goal according return fear received ball ends tackle game plays completed pass excelled blocking number victory sportswriter wrote lineup won game touchdowns postseason charity game played contemporary stars game tie touchdown scored yard pass washington lee finished season southern conference champions poll chose best team south awarding awarded consensus american receiving team honors second team honors magazine players south receive team honors camp described player experienced end pounds weight speed initiative perception plays line needed swept swinging interference powerful hold big guards tackles come receiver forward pass skill excellent quality hard knock feet defense try pass time far likely ball account fact majority defensive players sorts positions year attack defense scope increased value senior season moved tied marines picking ran yards touchdown according newspaper account gigantic figure broke looked like marine receiving marines drove steadily yard line repeatedly completed short passes dropped pass center low missed reached ball fingers boring came charging picked ball twist grasp came bunch long charging run little struck came free arm brush thin yellow hair stood swept like vengeance goal broke loose captain guard injured game making interim captain weeks later georgia game brain kicked chin half body paralyzed days thought play football player team talk injury tears coming eyes sat bench rest season games known devastating lightning fast commodore football player elected induction said wish men played receive award deserve possible chosen member fraternity nashville sportswriter entered told story autobiography bury old press box freshman pledged fraternity time varsity athletes selected american end responsibility freshman awakening time classes end school year morning rolling biggest saw bed exploded feared corner fraternity house blown scared chasing street deep campus couldn catch according southern captain elect let jump threaten right hands boy looked called started end runs run interference like time team school chosen time football team era basketball played baseball basketball forward basketball team attracted large crowds basketball games football prowess team record beating losing tournament account game read rare form good fighting team shooting ability fans treated sided contest opening day clubs met scoring points counted winning scored points game team coached record tournament defeated scored seven points according account famous forward pass work basketball passes caught right shoulder recipient facing away southern forward teammate lost game eventual tournament champions north_carolina sidelined football injury basketball team captain baseball catcher baseball team spoke good choose southern baseball team splendid record new_york_giants fully recovered injury played professional football end inaugural new_york_giants national_football_league nfl signed giants noteworthy game loss giants poor half led points second half giants recovered somewhat good passes chance comeback victory rochester threw yard touchdown pass win yard touchdown pass interesting ending giants backed near end zone faced fourth leading providence set blitz caught ball end zone safety providence win kansas city passes yards yard touchdown drive victory possibly best day victory crowd completed passes day including giants touchdown selected nfl president star team giants played team experienced financial year player salaries low additional jobs support team brief practices held day accommodate outside work schedules enabled little season improvement overshadowed baseball boxing college football professional football popular sport owner spent money season team going financial struggle continued 11th game season visiting drew fans pro football record additional turned away gave giants needed revenue possibly altering team history bears victory intercepted pass intended returned touchdown season second week scored providence yard pass scored yard touchdown pass kansas_city football career ended abruptly knee game longest pass american building ground drop feet completed pass record november caught ball fifth attempt attempt new_york_times reported ball hit burst pass knocked stunt took place days game playful end caught pass thrown atop telephone building drop feet san_francisco year advertise east west shrine game personal life married november tennessee son robert resident surgeon baptist law enforcement career football marriage assistant manager springfield tennessee seven years sold life insurance found dull began long career law enforcement beginning office division chief year later director public safety overseeing city police fire departments months public safety position eliminated division chief governor promoted chief trial basis incumbent went active duty world war commissioner public safety appointed state commissioner public safety patrol chief capacity worked columbia race riots supervised african american households columbia february fight african american navy veteran white reportedly ignited unrest later day gunfire fighting rioting whites african americans columbia african american business district black citizens shot street lights officers chief responded gunfire shot described writer commanding firing line led team sent permission state attorney general search homes businesses weapons accused granted bail allowed legal counsel charged attempted murder oath court said search warrant anticipated warrant time searched similar properties called journalist lying yellow according contemporary account situation fair job equally clear loose cannon personality dominated scene personality bully warden warden death oversaw execution men including african american convicted year old white woman executed electric chair man executed tennessee person executed supported inmates received bmi award hit rain office spoken word track album believe message death june died hours heart attack posthumously inducted
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