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Froggie Morrison

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Froggie Morrison
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
PositionHalfback/Quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1893-02-09)February 9, 1893
Dade County, Georgia
Died:April 26, 1973(1973-04-26) (aged 80)
Dade County, Georgia
Career history
CollegeGeorgia Tech (1915–1916)

Douglas Eaton "Froggie" Morrison (February 9, 1893 – April 26, 1973) was a college football player.

Georgia Tech

Morrison was a prominent running back for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was captain of the 1915 team, selected All-Southern.[1][2][3] He led the team at quarterback for the 222–0 defeat of Cumberland in 1916.[4] Morrison was a catcher on the baseball team.[5] He returned to Tech as an assistant coach in 1933 after serving in World War I and a sixteen-year hiatus from college football.[6]

References

  1. ^ Dick Jemison (November 30, 1915). "Composite All-Southern Of Ten Of The Dopesters". Atlanta Constitution.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech Football Team of 1915 (Varsity)".
  3. ^ Louis Henry Baker (1945). Football: Facts and Figures. p. 313.
  4. ^ "PLAY-BY-PLAY GEORGIA TECH 222, CUMBERLAND 0". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 7, 1916. Retrieved June 3, 2008.
  5. ^ "Georgia Meets Tech This Afternoon On Sanford Field Greatest Game of the Season". Athens Banner. May 18, 1917.
  6. ^ "Froggy Morrison Slated To Return Tech; Bulldogs Driven". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 10, 1933. Retrieved June 8, 2008.