WHO’S WHO OF GEORGIA HIGH
SCHOOL FOOTBALL (PRE-1948)
Anderson, Alf (Decatur, 1930-32)
halfback, key member of three straight NGIC championship teams, UGA
letterman 1934-36, played shortstop for Pittsburgh Pirates, son of
GIAA arbiter Frank Anderson
Anderson, Frank (GMC, Riverside , and R.E. Lee)
coach, also served as GIAA arbiter in late 20’s, founder of Oglethorpe
football team, father of Decatur star Alf
Alexander, W.A. (GIAA Arbiter 1922-25) first
arbiter of the GIAA, head coach at Georgia Tech, helped members establish
eligibility requirements and a system for deciding the championship
Barron, Pat (Monroe A&M, 192?-2?)
quarterback, led Aggies to state championship as senior,
four-year starter at Georgia Tech, brother of Red Barron.
Barron, David “Red” (Monroe A&M)
coach, twice named All-American at Georgia Tech, three time
All-Southern Conference, Georgia Tech Hall of Fame, Georgia
Sports Hall of Fame, played pro baseball briefly for the
1929 Boston Braves
Bazemore, Wright (Fitzgerald 1931-33) quarterback,
Mercer, long-time coach at Valdosta
Bean, Joe (Marist, 1904-32) coach, head coach
of all sports at Marist for 28 years, doubled as head baseball coach
at UGA in 1914 and 1915, member of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Beaver, Sanford “Sandy” (Riverside 1913-69) coach
and president of school, one of the founding fathers of high school
football in Georgia, coached football at Donald Fraser Military Academy
in Decatur 1904-05 and University School of Stone Mountain 1906-12,
native of Augusta, played guard at UGA, lettered in 1901-02
Beck, Ray (Cedartown High 1944-48), lineman, Georgia
Tech, New York Giants, member of 1956 NFL championship team, consensus
All-American, All-SEC, Most Valuable Lineman in the SEC, Georgia
Tech Hall of Fame, Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Bolden, Jeff (LaGrange 1924-26) fullback, large
for the era at 190, helped team to three straight season without
a loss to another high school
Bond, John (Toccoa High 1929-31) UGA All-American
1935, fullback and punter, Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Bosch, Johnny (GMA 1934-36) halfback, Georgia
Tech star 1940-41
Brodnax, George (Boys High 194?-44), member of
Georgia Tech Hall of Fame, first-team All-SEC end, four-year starter,
All-American 1948, Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Broyles, Frank (Decatur 1939-41) halfback
Buck, Selby (Lanier High) coach, 1925-55, career
record of 167-71-13, won GIAA championships in 1931 and 1936, won
state Class AA championships in 1947 and 1948
Butler, H.D.“Dickie” (USB 1923-25),
All-City quarterback at University School for Boys of Atlanta in
1925, UGA, head coach at Decatur, teams won NGIC championships in
1930, 1931, and 1932, head coach at Gordon Institute and Columbus
High
Carpenter, Walker (Newnan 1912?), All-American
at Georgia Tech in 1917, member of Georgia Tech Hall of Fame and
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Castleberry, Clint (Boys High 1939-41) quarterbacked
Boys High to three straight GIAA championships, All-State and All-Southern
in 1941, Georgia Tech All-American and All-SEC in 1942, led Tech
to nine wins and the Cotton Bowl as a freshman in 1942, third-place
in 1942 Heisman voting, killed in World War II when his plane went
down over West Africa
Chandler, Gene (Tech High 1942-45) center and
linebacker, All-State, All-Southern, Atlanta Touchdown Club Lineman
of the Year, UGA, four-year letterman 1946-49
Cheney, Wylie Owen “W.O.” (Tech High principal),
co-founder of the GIAA, principal for 26 years, Atlanta stadium named
in his honor
Creel, Wayman (Richardson/College Park 1941-43)
Davis, Joe ( Valdosta 193?-40), running back,
scored 17 touchdowns for 1940 undefeated state championship team
Davis, Raymond “Race Horse” (Glynn Academy), University
of Georgia, member of the 1942 “Dream Backfield” with Frank Sinkwich
and Charley Trippi, Baltimore Colts 1947-49
Day, A.M. “Bum” (?) Georgia Tech All-American
Doyal, R.L. “Buck” (Boys 1943-45) center, anchored
line for three state championship teams, started as a true freshman
at Georgia Tech, son of coach
Doyal, R.L. “Shorty” (Tech High, Boys
High, Marist) lineman at Tech High 1914-17, long-time coach
at Boys High from 1925-46, GIAA championships in 1932, 1934,
1935, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, and 1945, led Marist from
1947-51, two-year letterman at Georgia Tech
Duke, Paul (Boys High, 194?), center, All-American
at Georgia Tech, All-SEC, Atlanta Touchdown Club SEC Lineman of the
Year, one season with American Football Conference New York Yankees
Fincher, Bill (Tech 1913-16) two-time All-American
at Georgia Tech 1918 and 1920, famous for using a horse collar for
shoulder pads at Tech High
Furchgott, Charles (Boys, 1939-41) tackle, All-GIAA
as a junior and senior, played for three state championship teams,
UGA, two-year letterman 1944-45
Grant, Billy (Valdosta 1945-47) quarterback, led
team to Class B title in 1947, UGA
Greer, Bob (Tech High, 1944-46), Atlanta Touchdown
Club Lineman of the Year 1946, UGA career cut short by knee injury
Gressette, T.W. (LaGrange, 1923-26) coach, guided
the Grangers to 31 straight wins against high school competition
from 1923-26, former South Carolina star
Griffith, Johnny (Boys High), All-State at Boys,
UGA letterman and head coach, chairman of the Georgia Sports Hall
of Fame
Hargrove, Lauren (Fitzgerald 1945-48) running
back, All-State, All-Southern, and Prep All-American for state championship
team as a senior, three-year letterman at UGA 1950-52
Hartman, Bill (GMC, 1932-34) fullback, UGA 1935-37,
NCAA Hall of Fame, Washington Redskins 1938
Hayes, Lawrence (Boys 1930-32) halfback, led Purple
Hurricanes to their first state championship, ran for 181 yards in
the title game against Lanier, led a beach assault at the Battle
of Tarawa in November of 1943
Henderson, Billy (Lanier, 1943-45) quarterback,
all-state, set GIAA scoring record as senior, four-year letterman
at UGA 1946-49, long-time Clarke Central head coach
Henderson , John (Gordon Institute,
1908-11) center, named to All-Time Georgia squad by the Atlanta Constitution
in 1922, four-year letterman at UGA, teammate of Bob McWhorter in
high school and college
Hooks, Bobby (GMC and Valdosta ) coach, native
of Americus , led GMC to GIAA championship in 1930 and Valdosta to
the state Class B title in 1940, UGA letterman 1926-28
Hunsinger, John K. (University School for Boys,
1924-26) halfback, All-City, father of future Brown High star of
same name
Leathers, Milton “Red” (Athens High 1925-27) tackle,
three-year letterman at UGA 1929-31, first UGA graduate to play in
the NFL (Philadelphia Eagles 1933)
Lumpkin, Quinton (Lanier High) 1933-34, center,
All-GIAA in 1933 and 1934, helped take Lanier to state championship
game as a junior, three-year letterman at UGA, All-SEC in 1938, set
UGA shot put record in 1937
Maddox, Arthur (GMC 1912-17) coach, fielded some
of the best prep teams in Georgia before World War I, left team to
serve in the war, four-year letterman at UGA 1908-11
Maffett, Herbert (Toccoa High 1924-27) UGA letterman
1928-30, All-American and All-SEC 1930
Maffett, Otis (Boys High 1931-33) brother of Herbert,
halfback, played for state champion team as junior, lettered at UGA
1935-37
McNabb, Harold (Albany High) coach 1932-42, won
94 games in 11 seasons at Albany , team won Class B state championship
in 1939, member of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
McWhorter, Bob (Gordon 1907-09): halfback, led
Gordon to 60-0 win over undefeated Riverside in 1909 to make claim
for state championship, University of Georgia (1910-13), Georgia’s
first All-American (1913), National Football Hall of Fame, Georgia
Sports Hall of Fame
McWhorter, Pierce (Tech 1944-46) halfback, helped
team to undefeated record and state championship as senior
Mims, Billy (Boys High 1933-35) quarterback, led
Boys to state championship as a senior, starting quarterback at UGA,
three-year letterman 1937-39
Mott, Norman “Buster” (Tech High 1926-29) halfback,
teamed with Bill Hutt and Heavy Hammond to lead Tech’s state championship
backfield in 1928, UGA letterman 1930-32, named to the “All-Tech
High” squad by W.O. Cheney
North, Bobby (Tech 1944-46) halfback, teamed with
Pierce McWhorter and Sid Williams to form potent backfield for the
state championship team of 1946
Paschal, Bill (Tech High) 1938-39: running back,
Georgia Tech (career cut short by injury), New York Giants, led the
NFL in rushing in 1943 and 1944, Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Payne, Porter (Boys 1943-45) fullback, fullback
on two state championship teams, four-year letterman at UGA 1946-49,
father of Olympic Committee Chairman Billy Payne
Peek, Jack (Tech High 1942-44) halfback,
Plaster, Ralph (Tech 1935-37) halfback, Georgia
Tech
Pope, Ewell (Boys High 1943-45) guard, 6’0” and
160 lbs, key defensive player for three state title teams, started
four years at Georgia Tech, first player to start every game
Pund, Peter (?) Georgia Tech All-American 1928
Roberts, George (Boys 1933-35) end, named to “All-Time”
Boys team in 1949, played on two state championship teams, turned
down college offers to get married
Roberts, Jackie (Gainesville 1946-48) running
back, two-time All-State, leading rusher for NGIC co-champions as
a junior, scored all 48 points in Gainesville’s 48-0 win over Winder
in 1948, UGA, All-SEC baseball in 1953, selected to Georgia Sports
Hall of Fame in 1958
Roddenbery, Andy (Lanier High) halfback
Scarborough, Sidney (Tech High) quarterback and
coach, star quarterback at Tech High 1931-33 and Auburn 1934-36,
assistant coach 1937-39, head coach 1940, 1945-46, state championship
in 1946, Athletic Director for City of Atlanta Schools, member of
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Sellers, Weyman (Albany 1942-43) end, caught game-winning
pass in the 1943 Class B state championship game against Griffin
, coached at Athens and Jonesboro
Smith, Joe (Gordon 1906-08) quarterback, named
to All-Time Georgia High School team by the Atlanta Constitution in
1922, teamed with Bob McWhorter in 1908
Smith, Vernon “Catfish” (Lanier High) 1925-27,
end, three-time All-GIAA, three-sport star (basketball and baseball)
UGA, scored all 15 points in upset of Yale in 1929, three-year letterman
at UGA 1929-31
Speer, Frank (?) Georgia Tech All-American in
1920’s
Stegeman, H.J. (GIAA Arbiter 1926-28), head coach
at UGA, helped decide the GIAA championship by choosing two teams
for a playoff
Stephenson, Sonny (Valdosta 1945-47) leading scorer
for Class B champions in 1947, teamed with Billy Grant for make formidable
pass/catch combination
Strupper, Everett (University
School at Stone Mountain, 1910-13), halfback, Georgia Tech Hall of
Fame, NCAA Football Hall of Fame
Thomason, Johnny “Stumpy” (Tech High, 1922-24)
fullback, led Smithies to GIAA championship as senior, scored five
touchdowns in 69-0 win over Boys in 1924, star of 1929 Rose Bowl
victory for Georgia Tech
Thompson, Charlie (Boys High 1908-11) end, selected
by the Atlanta Constitution to Georgia’s All-Time All-Star
team in 1922, four-year letterman at UGA 1912-15
Thompson, Van (Riverside 1933-36) halfback and
quarterback, All-GIAA in 1935 and 1936
Thrash, Tom (Gordon Institute, 1909-12) guard,
selected by the Atlanta Constitution to Georgia ’s All-Time
All-Star team in 1922, four-year letterman at UGA 1913-16
Tolbert, Claude “Gabe” (Tech High, 1923-39) coach,
led team to GIAA championships in 1924, 1928, 1933, and 1937
West, Preston (Tech High) tackle,
All-SEC at Georgia Tech 1942
Williams, Sid E. (Tech High) all-state end and
fullback for 1946 state title team, named to the “All-Time Tech”
team by Principal W.O. Cheney in 1949, Georgia Tech
