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Dode Phillips

Dode Phillips

American football player and coach (1900–1965)

David Gardiner "Dode" Phillips III (January 2, 1900 – December 29, 1965) was an American football player and coach.[2] He coached high school in Anderson, South Carolina and then his alma mater.[3] He also played several years of minor league baseball before committing to coaching full-time at Moultrie High School in Georgia.[4] Moultrie High won the south Georgia title in 1928.[5] Phillips worked for NBC WFBC as a sports analyst and color commentator in 1937 and 1938 before returning to the sideline as an assistant for Jakie Todd at Erskine.[6] In 1941, Todd was appointed as chief of the state pardon and parole board. Phillips took over and coached Erskine for the final three games of the season.[7]

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In 1950, a pool of sportswriters named him the best athlete of the first half of the 20th century in South Carolina.[8] Phillips played for the Erskine Flying Fleet of Erskine College. He was inducted to the school's sports hall of fame.[9][10] Some writers picked him All-Southern in 1921.[11] Walter Camp included him as an Honorable Mention All-American halfback in 1921.[12] In 1965, just before his death, Phillips was selected to be admitted to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Hall of Fame.[13][14]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Dode Phillips, John McMillan to HeadErskine's Enlarged Program", Greenville News, Greenville, SC, p. 13, April 13, 1947
  2. [2]
    "Erskine Memorial Honors Immortal Dode Phillips". Herald-Journal. January 20, 1967.
  3. [3]
    Woody, Howard (10 June 2003). South Carolina Postcards, Volume IX:: Anderson County. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738515335 – via Google Books.
  4. [4]
    Hamer, Fritz P.; Daye, John (9 November 2009). A History of College Football in South Carolina: Glory on the Gridiron. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781614232933 – via Google Books.
  5. [5]
    Nelson, Jon (11 August 2011). Georgia High School Football: Peach State Pigskin History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625842299 – via Google Books.
  6. [6]
    "Broadcast from G.A.R. Encampment At Madison, Wis., is Scheduled", Greenville News, Greenville, SC, p. 14, September 8, 1937
  7. [7]
    "Names That Make News", Greenville News, Greenville, SC, p. 9, October 29, 1941
  8. [8]
    Ernie Trublano (7 December 2009). South Carolina Sports Legends. p. 35. ISBN 9781439637746.
  9. [9]
    "Hall of fame to include Abbeville County natives". The Index-Journal: 11. October 11, 1982. Retrieved September 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. [10]
    "Erskine College - Hall of Fame".
  11. [11]
    "Scribes Are Finding Material Plentiful For All-Star Machines". Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved March 13, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. [12]
    "'Red' Roberts Is Only Southerner On Camp's First All-Star Team", Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, GA, p. 14, December 21, 1921
  13. [13]
    "Erskine Memorial Honors Immortal Dode Phillips", Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, SC, p. 7, January 29, 1967
  14. [14]
    "Hall of Fame - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics".
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