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John G. Henderson

John G. Henderson

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John Greene "Tiny" Henderson (July 23, 1892 – after 1917) was a college football and baseball player and coach.[1] He was from Ocilla, Georgia.[2][3]

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College football

Henderson was a lineman for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia from 1912 to 1915. He weighed 210 pounds.[4]

1913

In 1913 Henderson out weighed the second heaviest Georgia projected starter by 20 pounds.[5][6]

1914

In 1914, he was "regarded as one of the best line men in the entire south"[7] and worked "as fast with his head as with his feet."[8] Henderson kicked the winning point to defeat Sewanee, giving the school its first loss at home since 1893. He passed the ball to All-American quarterback David Paddock.

1915

He was captain of the 1915 team.[9][10] Henderson was elected All-Southern.[11] Henderson once was the head of a group of three men, one behind the other with his hands upon the shoulders of the one in front, to counter Georgia Tech's jump shift offense utilized by John Heisman.[12] The game ended 0–0.

Baseball

He led Georgia baseball in 1917.[13]

References

  1. [1]
    "John Henderson To Be In Charge of "Gym"". Athens Banner. July 27, 1917. p. 1.
  2. [2]
    "Pandora volume XXVIII 1915". 1915.
  3. [3]
    "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. [4]
    "The Tackles". Atlanta Constitution. October 5, 1913. p. 9. Retrieved April 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. [5]
    Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. p. 17. ISBN 9780810860407.
  6. [6]
    Triumph Books (September 2006). Echoes of Georgia Football: The Greatest Stories Ever Told. p. 38. ISBN 9781617490484.
  7. [7]
    "They Face Yellow Jackets Saturday". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1914. p. 3.
  8. [8]
    "For N. C." The Athens Banner. October 16, 1914. p. 1.
  9. [9]
    "Team Captains". Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
  10. [10]
    "Captain John Henderson". Athens Banner. October 29, 1915. p. 1.
  11. [11]
    Dick Jemison (November 30, 1915). "Composite All-Southern Of Ten Of The Dopesters". Atlanta Constitution.
  12. [12]
    Alabama vs. Tulane (PDF). November 6, 1937. pp. 5, 11.
  13. [13]
    "From the Quad to the Diamond". baseballcards.galib.uga.edu. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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