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Yank Tandy

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Yank Tandy
Personal information
Born:(1893-11-27)November 27, 1893
Franklin, Illinois
Died:May 11, 1969(1969-05-11) (aged 75)
Springfield, Illinois
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College:North Carolina
Position:Center
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

George Wendell "Yank" Tandy (November 27, 1893 – May 11, 1969)[1] was an American football center in the National Football League. He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina, and was selected All-Southern.[2] One Dr. R. B. Lawson picked Tandy as a center on his all-time North Carolina football team.[3]

References

  1. ^ "George Tandy".
  2. ^ Dick Jemison (November 30, 1915). "Composite All-Southern Of Ten Of The Dopesters". Atlanta Constitution.
  3. ^ "'All-Time' UNC Teams Compared". Carolina Alumni Review: 14. December 1969.