Pat Patterson (American football)
 Patterson cropped from 1910 team photo | |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tackle/Fullback |
| Class | 1912 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 1, 1889 San Francisco, California |
| Died: | March 31, 1987 (aged 97) Columbus, Georgia |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1909–1911) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Harman Wayne "Pat" Patterson (May 1, 1889 – March 31, 1987) was a college football player and engineer.
Early years
Harman Wayne Patterson, known as Wayne or "Pat," was born on May 1, 1889 in San Francisco, California. His father Colonel Robert Harman Patterson was an army officer and the family moved often.[1]
Georgia Tech
Patterson was a prominent tackle and fullback on John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football teams. He also kicked the extra points.[2] Patterson also played baseball at Tech.[1] He was inducted into the Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1977.[3]
1910
Patterson was selected All-Southern as a football player in 1910.[4]
1911
He was captain of its 1911 team which featured later coach William Alexander as a reserve quarterback.[5][6][7] He was selected All-Southern by Dick Jemison in the Atlanta Constitution.[8]
After college
Following graduation from Tech in 1912, Patterson worked for Stone and Webster, the firm building the Goat Rock Dam in Columbus, Georgia.[1] He was a veteran of the First World War.[1] In 1942 he became Vice President and Treasurer of the newly organized Home Builders Cooperative.[9] Patterson retired as an electrical engineer for Georgia Power Company.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "H. Wayne Patterson Photographs".
- ^ Patrick Garbin (May 4, 2010). "1910: The Greatest Game Ever". Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ "All S. I. A. A. Team". Times-Picayune. December 8, 1910.
- ^ "Year-by-year records" (PDF). p. 311.
- ^ "Georgia Tech Football Team of 1911".
- ^ "Early Georgia Tech Football" (PDF). College Football Historical Society. 14 (1). November 2000.
- ^ Dick Jemison (November 21, 1911). "By Way of the Pigskin". Atlanta Constitution. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Georgia Tech Alumni Association (November 1, 1946). "Alumni Prominently Mentioned". The Georgia Tech Alumnus. 25 (1): 20.
