Georgie Ratterman
 Ratterman cropped from 1920 team picture | |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 28, 1898 San Francisco, California |
| Died: | November 9, 1961 (aged 63) California |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1920) |
| High school | Spring Hill College |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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George Henry "Georgie" Ratterman (August 28, 1898 – November 9, 1961) was a college football player.
Early years
Ratterman grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. He prepped at Spring Hill College in Alabama, entering in 1912.[1] There he played center and guard.
Georgia Tech
Ratterman was a prominent end for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology. In 1938, Ratterman was selected as an end for an all-time Tech football team 1892-1921 "prehistoric era" published in its yearbook.[2]
1920
The 1920 season was William Alexander's first as head coach. The Tech team went 8–1 with its only blemish a controversial 10–3 loss to Pitt.[3][4] Ratterman caught appendicitis[5] or had some stomach pain he experienced a German war prison[6] yet still managed to play the last two games; and was selected All-Southern by various selectors including Charley Moran.[7] Ratterman caught appendicitis and still managed to play the last two games.
References
- ^ The Springhillian. pp. 254–255.
- ^ "THE BLUE PRINT'S ALL TIME GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL TEAM". Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ Chris Yandle. "GT Vault: It's Been Awhile". Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ Walter Coxe (1953). "The Tornado of '20". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 32 (2): 22.
- ^ cf. "Old Enemies In Annual Contest". The Evening Independent. November 6, 1920.
- ^ Wallace George (November 7, 1920). "In Featureless Game Tornado Second String Bests Clemson Tigers". Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved June 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-Southern Elevens". Spalding Football Guide. 1920. pp. 41, 69, 27, 67.
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