Austin Downes
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| Georgia Bulldogs – No. 1; 20; 41 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | c. 1907 Chicago, Illinois |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 156 lb (71 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia (1930–1931) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Austin Downes was a college football player.
Early years
Downes came from Chicago.[1][2]
University of Georgia
Downes was a prominent quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia from 1929 to 1931. He was twice All-Southern.[1][3] He led the team in 1930 to wins over NYU and Yale.[4] The Georgia tradition of rubbing the head of Harry "Squab" Jones to some degree starts with Downes, who refused to rub it. After finally doing so, he returned a kick in the Yale game for a touchdown.[5][6] The 1931 team of which he was captain[2][7][8] suffered just two losses, one to national champion USC, and the other to the team USC beat in the Rose Bowl, Southern champion Tulane.
References
- ^ a b "All-Southern Team". The Monroe News-Star. December 2, 1931. p. 6. Retrieved September 21, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Dillon Graham (August 26, 1931). "Line Has Edge On Backfielders". The Monroe News-Star. p. 7. Retrieved September 22, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dillon Graham (December 2, 1931). "Three Tulane Stars Picked for All-Southern Team". Fitchburg Sentinel.
- ^ Patrick Garbin. About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. pp. 21, 29.
- ^ Austin Wilson (December 29, 1982). ""Squab" part of Georgia football". Gettysburg Times.
- ^ "Jones' Head Good Luck Charm For Georgia". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. December 29, 1982.
- ^ "Pack of Veterans Carry on Georgia's Grid Wars". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. October 12, 1931.
- ^ "Team Captains".
