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1.1  1904  





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Lob Brown
Brown c. 1906
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
PositionTackle
Class1905
Personal information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight178 lb (81 kg)
Career history
CollegeGeorgia Tech (1904–1906)
Career highlights and awards

W. S. "Lob" or "Lobster" Brown was a college football player.

Georgia Tech

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Brown was a prominent tackle for the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He came from Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1] He was elected to the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1966.[2]

1904

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Brown was selected All-Southern in 1904.[3] Some publications claim he was Tech's first All-Southern player;[4] others list Jesse Thrash.[5]

1906

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He also kicked, responsible for the win over Davidson by a field goal.[6] Brown also helped Tech to its first defeat over Auburn in 1906.[7] He was captain-elect of 1907.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Facts About Tech Team". Atlanta Constitution. p. 13. Retrieved October 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • ^ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  • ^ "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 161. 1904.
  • ^ "Georgia Tech Football Team of 1904". Archived from the original on October 10, 2016.
  • ^ "2011 Georgia Tech Football Media Guide".
  • ^ ""Lobster" Brown". Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  • ^ Wiley Lee Umphlett (1992). Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football. p. 92. ISBN 9780313284045.
  • ^ ""Lobster" Brown Will Make Fine Leader For Tech Team". Atlanta Georgian. December 17, 1906.
  • ^ John F. Stegeman (September 1997). The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron. p. 77. ISBN 9780820319599.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lob_Brown&oldid=1236332107"

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