Rip Major
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Auburn, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910–1912 | Auburn |
| Position(s) | Fullback, quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1913 | Clemson (assistant) |
| 1919 | Wofford |
| 1922–1926 | Wofford |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1920 | Wofford |
| 1921–1926 | Wofford |
| Baseball | |
| 1919–1920 | Wofford |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–34–1 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern (1912) | |
J. P. "Rip" Major was a college football player and coach.
Auburn
Major was a prominent running back for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University.
1912
Major was captain of the team in 1912.[1] He was selected All-Southern.[2]
Wofford
Major coached the Wofford Terriers football teams of Wofford College in 1919 and from 1922 to 1926.[3]
References
- ^ "Team Captains" (PDF).
- ^ "Consolidated All-Southern Chosen by Ten Scribes; Eleven Like Innis Brown's". Atlanta Constitution. December 3, 1912. p. 10.
- ^ "All-Time Coaching Records". 2013 Wofford College Football Media Guide: 136.
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