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Froggie Morrison

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Froggie Morrison
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PositionHalfback/Quarterback
Personal information
Born(1893-02-09)February 9, 1893
Dade County, Georgia, U.S.
DiedApril 26, 1973(1973-04-26) (aged 80)
Dade County, Georgia, U.S.
Career information
High schoolCentral (Chattanooga)
CollegeGeorgia Tech (19141916)

Douglas Eaton "Froggie" Morrison (February 9, 1893 April 26, 1973) was an American college football player and colonel. He attended Chattanooga Central High School.

Georgia Tech

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Morrison was a prominent running back for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was captain of the 1915 team, selected All-Southern.[1] He led the team at quarterback for the 2220 defeat of Cumberland in 1916.[2] Morrison was a catcher on the baseball team.[3] He returned to Tech as an assistant coach in 1933 after serving in World War I and a sixteen-year hiatus from college football.[4]

Retirement

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He retired to Trenton, Georgia.

See also

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References

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  1. Dick Jemison (November 30, 1915). "Composite All-Southern Of Ten Of The Dopesters". Atlanta Constitution.
    - "Georgia Tech Football Team of 1915 (Varsity)".
    - Louis Henry Baker (1945). Football: Facts and Figures. p. 313.
  2. "PLAY-BY-PLAY GEORGIA TECH 222, CUMBERLAND 0". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 7, 1916. Archived from the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2008.
    - http://www.chattanoogan.com/2016/10/7/333529/John-Shearer-Froggie-Morrison-Of.aspx
  3. "Georgia Meets Tech This Afternoon On Sanford Field Greatest Game of the Season". Athens Banner. May 18, 1917.
  4. "Froggy Morrison Slated To Return Tech; Bulldogs Driven". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 10, 1933. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2008.