july february known variously american football player played overcame resulting childhood illness selected american years playing team compiled record opponents combined score record setting win scored touchdowns years considered greatest football team south produced starred renowned including players deep south selected team sportswriter called probably greatest running half south known writes ranks greatest broken field southern football history caught threw passes returned kicks blocked played bang defensive game posthumously inducted early years born columbus georgia parents born born georgia natives father employed manager cotton oil company georgia star school football team member school sports hall fame enrolled atlanta freshman year member chapter multi sport athlete competing basketball football track field played freshman football team played varsity football teams head coach deaf called signals instead team quarterback small man height stated varying accounts feet seven inches feet inches coach later wrote feet inches height weighed pounds stripped known little lost game played compiling consecutive undefeated seasons years playing team compiled record teams managed tie games opponents combined score coach later described follows small package condensed lightning turned loose open field ball wanted delivered neighborhood enemy goal line small like high powered motor arms legs mind told believe mind worked faster running bases twisting stiff run men big think pick time away try hard said compelled risk head absolutely accomplish football arm facing ferocious opponents choose chance man come ball carrier seen action recalled arrived imagine playing football team light line didn play wouldn able signals played quarterback fine wasn clear plays recalled overcame obstacle posed couldn hear regular shout read lips like flash stepped football field eyes enemy found minute began looking openings run ball nominated selected era team season sophomore year proved athlete told star baseball player crack basketball best sprint man school recalled despite small stature powerful body stripped dressing rooms sight better set regular apollo beautifully built coordinating movement tried team noticed quarterback shout signals time carry ball realizing loud signals tip opposition told coach loud signals absolutely unnecessary sickness kid days brought folks gave best instructors teach lip reading starred game scoring touchdowns injured week blamed tech closed greatest season history defeat auburn begin second quarter key plays game deciding touchdown yards pass forced bounds yard touchdown started left end cut center field away man auburn team faked right dove left underneath arms end season received selections composite southern selected sports writers coaches including memphis nashville atlanta birmingham new_orleans season yard punt return touchdown opening day week led victory game football history score compiled touchdowns extra points broke old record set university_of_michigan scored touchdowns game rushing punt returns historic account cumberland game described lord high crisp early fall saturday scored yards tech offensive play went lord high touchdowns conversion total points quarter scored touchdowns runs yards chose allow share scoring lead midway quarter broke clear scored easily intentionally grounded ball yard line allow tackle score touchdown career teammate later recalled play follows swapped positions alexander team didn want easy boys wouldn block help way soon ball snapped ran away line play completely leaving poor finally fourth bruised weary alexander managed ball teammates laughter game eventually halted minutes play said newspaper south neglected southern team ranked nation scoring including touchdowns season played team considered greatest south produced including greatest according hill form superiors equals football history tech gave worst loss school history southern team long time hands took history writes team defeated eastern powers called writer finest hour win drew praise performance wrote played like demon time men directions broke loose yards occasion attempted wide end run found completely blocked suddenly ran way gaining like yards downed scored touchdowns including yard return touchdown win rival auburn yard touchdown run drew following praise length run featured brilliance getting line tackled secondary men face safety man tiger coming different angles checking speed men completely running touchdown remarkably players led country touchdowns season quarterback touchdowns second touchdowns rushed yards little carries recognized consensus team player having received team honors atlanta constitution team captain players deep south selected team named backs era team era covering years military football coaching december elected teammates captain football team enlisted august assigned replacement regiment camp gordon georgia october transferred camp promoted rank sergeant played football camp gordon camp teams november camp gordon played game home town columbus georgia locals held day honor game camp gordon december runs yards scored touchdowns end season picked second team service team war ended november discharged army december post war august accepted job coach led football team assistant coach family later years married approximately wife living columbus georgia working salesman living columbus wife operating tire business inc business sold provided road service washing oil wife moved atlanta employed sales manager automobile accessories business contributor competing stories origin mascot sources cited story written october football game alabama mississippi wrote end quarter earth started distant rumble continued grow excited fan stands hold horses elephants coming stamped alabama varsity working solicitor worked teammate phillips massachusetts mutual living atlanta employed massachusetts mutual apparently second wife identified later general agent president based atlanta died home atlanta february age time death survived wife step daughter buried columbus georgia named players played pioneer section inducted
Everett Strupper