Rupert_Colmore

Rupert Colmore

Rupert Colmore

American football player (1914–1972)

Rupert McPherson Colmore Jr. (November 2, 1914 – December 27, 1972) was a college football player. A prominent tackle, he is the only All-Southeastern Conference selection in the history of the Sewanee Tigers football program.[1][2] Philadelphia coach Bert Bell selected Colmore for All-American.[3][4] His father Rupert Colmore, Sr. also played for Sewanee. Colmore turned down the chance to play professional football for Philadelphia and entered business.[5]

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Early years

Colmore was the son of Rupert Colmore Sr. He attended the Baylor School in his native Chattanooga. He is a member of its sports hall of fame.[5]

Sewanee

Colmore also ran track and played basketball.[6] He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He was inducted into the Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004.[7]

Personal

Colmore married Virginia Guild.[8][9] He worked for Simplicity System Company in Chattanooga.

References

  1. [1]
    "Associated Press Names All-Southeastern Eleven". St. Petersburg Times. December 1, 1936.
  2. [2]
    "The SEC began with 13 schools, including three in Tennessee". timesfreepress.com. 26 August 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Colmore Honored". Sewanee Alumni News. 3: 3.
  4. [4]
    https://dspace.sewanee.edu/bitstream/handle/11005/2554/sewaneealumninewsv3193637.pdf?sequence=1 [bare URL PDF]
  5. [5]
    "Detail - Baylor School". www.baylorschool.org. Archived from the original on 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  6. [6]
    "Colmore Seeks Ninth Monogram". Tuscaloosa News. December 29, 1936.
  7. [7]
    "Sewanee Athletics". Sewanee Athletics.
  8. [8]
    "Virginia Dale Guild - Rupert McPherson Colmore, Jr, Wedding announcement". The Tennessean. October 15, 1938. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
  9. [9]
    The History of Hamilton County and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Lookout Publishing Company. 1931.
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