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1951 GACA North/South Game
Aug. 18, 1951
Site: Grant Field
Score: North 39, South 0
Personnel
Coaches
North: JE Devaughn, Brown and JD Langley, Rockmart
South: Ivy "Chick" Shiver, Savannah and H.D. "Dickie" Butler, Columbus
North
Key players
- Larry Ruffin (West Point, B)
- Donald Gardiner (Grady, E)
- Glenn Johnson (Rome, B)
- Tommy Sanson (Bass, B)
- Lowell Vancil (Rockmart, T)
- Frank Gaissert (Griffin, C)
- Hamilton Arnall (Newnan, G)
- Allen Lee (R.E. Lee, B)
- Dan Theodocion (Marietta, C)
- James Morris (Marietta, B)
- Billy Metcalf (Grady, B)
- Bobby Pope (Spalding, G)
- Kermit Perry (Cedartown, E)
- Buck Priester (LaGrange, G)
- Harry Lovell (Smith, T)
- David Redford (Decatur, QB)
- Johnny Carmichael (O’Keefe, G)
- Ed Hamilton (North Fulton, QB)
- Joe Moore (R.E. Lee, T)
- Harry Peavy (Decatur, E)
- Billy Powell (Rockmart, G)
- Max Mason (Rockmart, B)
- Fred Nutt (Murphy, C)
- Larry Morris (Decatur, B)
- Bobby Turner (North Fulton, E)
- Donald Lasseter (Newnan, QB)
- Jimmy Van Buren (Grady, G)
South
Key players
- Lavonne Counts (Jesup, B)
- Buddy Caldwell (Lanier, B)
- Tom Stuart (Lanier, QB)
- Johnny Lipsey (Tifton, B)
- Pete Cox (Albany, B)
- Bob Anderson (Lanier, B)
- Bob Eubanks (Richmond, C)
- Hansel Clark (Jesup, T)
- Carl Croft (Glynn, T)
- Crimmins Hankinson (Waynesboro, B)
- Linwood Roberts (Glynn, B)
- John Perkins (Claxton, B)
- Richard Whitten (Lanier, B)
- Calvin Raybon (Dawson, E)
- Jim Pearson (Glynn, QB)
- Jake Fleming (Valdosta, B)
- Ralph Rivers (Louisville, QB)
- Dan Vickers (Douglas, E)
- Frank Borders (Jordan, G)
- Jimmy Walker (Columbus, E)
- Ralph Torrance (Lanier, G)
- Royce Johnson (Tifton, T)
- Kermit Dorough (Cordele, G)
- C.F. Claxton (Statesboro, E)
- Don Nolan (Columbus, T)
- Johnny Campbell (Savannah, G)
- Neal Porter (Savannah, T)
- Ramon Grimsley (Tifton, G)
Game summary
The North entered the game as a clear two-touchdown favorite and lived up to expectations. Johnny Carmichael returned an interception 48 yards for a touchdown put the game out of reach. Glenn Johnson added another defensive score on a 25-yard fumble return.