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R. N. MacCallum

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R. N. MacCallum
MacCallum in football uniform c. 1913
Sewanee Tigers
PositionGuard
ClassGraduate
MajorTheology
Personal information
Born:(1888-11-05)November 5, 1888
New York City, New York
Died:August 24, 1956(1956-08-24) (aged 67)
El Paso, Texas
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight191 lb (87 kg)
Career history
CollegeSewanee (1910–1913)
High schoolMt. Vernon
Career highlights and awards

Robert Nelson MacCallum (November 5, 1888 – August 24, 1956)[1] was a college football player and reverend.

Early years

MacCallum attended Mt. Vernon High School.[2]

Sewanee

He was an All-Southern guard for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee:The University of the South, captain of the 1913 team.[3][4][5] He graduated with a theology degree.[6]

Reverend

MacCallum was a seminarian who served parishes in Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, New Mexico, and South Carolina.[7] He was admitted as a candidate for Holy Orders on June 23, 1914 in Savannah, Georgia.[8]

References

  1. ^ Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA
  2. ^ University of the South. "Register of Students". Catalogue and Announcements: 39.
  3. ^ "Consolidated All-Southern Chosen by Ten Scribes; Eleven Like Innis Brown's". Atlanta Constitution. December 3, 1912. p. 10.
  4. ^ "1913 Football Program - UT vs Sewanee (at Chattanooga)". October 18, 1913.
  5. ^ "1913".
  6. ^ "University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn". The Chronicle: 267.
  7. ^ "Deaths". Sewanee Alumni News. 22: 23. February 1956.
  8. ^ "Bishop's Diary of 1914-1915". Retrieved February 9, 2015.