Walter Barrett
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Positions | Quarterback, running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 9, 1885 Covington, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | June 11, 1931 (aged 46) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mooney School |
| College | Sewanee (1905–1907) |
| Awards and highlights | |
Walter Stanley Barrett (January 9, 1885 – June 11, 1931) was an American college football player.[1]
Sewanee
[edit]Barrett was a prominent running back for the Sewanee Tigers football team of Sewanee: The University of the South from 1905 to 1907.[2]
He was captain and quarterback in 1907,[3] for one of Sewanee's greatest teams.[4] Barrett was selected All-Southern.[5] He was selected to be Sewanee's delegate to the SIAA convention.[6] After the convention he was in the lumber business in Memphis.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Bob Blake (September 1, 1907). "Foot Ball Season Near at Hand". The Tennessean. p. 8.
- ↑ "Lettermen". Sewanee Alumni News: 14–18. 1949.
- ↑ "Tigers Are A Husky Bunch". Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1907. p. 11. Retrieved April 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had". Atlanta Constitution. February 19, 1911. p. 52. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ J. W. Heisman (December 1, 1907). "Coach Heisman Selects An All-Southern Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. Retrieved March 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "University of the South Elects Its Football Officers". Augusta Herald. December 10, 1907. p. 5.
- ↑ "Article clipped from The Commercial Appeal". The Commercial Appeal. December 11, 1907. p. 16 – via newspapers.com.
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