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Raleigh Drennon

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Raleigh Drennon
Drennon in 1927
No. 10, 13, 51
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born(1908-09-21)September 21, 1908
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedFebruary, 1965
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight
180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
CollegeGeorgia Tech (1926–1928)
Awards and highlights

Raleigh Eugene Drennon (September 21, 1908 – February, 1965) was a college football player.

Georgia Tech

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Drennon was a prominent guard for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Drennon is a member of the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame.[1]

1928

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Drennon was a member of the national champion 1928 team, selected All-Southern that year.[2] Coach William Alexander called him the "best all around guard that ever put a cleat into Grant Field."[3][4]

He received an appointment to West Point in 1930.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame".
  2. ↑ "All Southern Selections". The Kingsport Times. December 7, 1928.
  3. ↑ "Meet the Georgia Tech Varsity". Berkeley Daily Gazette. December 26, 1928.
  4. ↑ "Georgia Tech Team That Will Play California". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. December 24, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved March 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ↑ "Raleigh Drennon". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. April 4, 1930.
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