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Percy Given

J. Percy Given was a college football player and coach.

Georgetown[edit]

Player[edit]

He was an All-Southern center for the Georgetown HoyasofGeorgetown University,^[1] weighing 225 pounds.^[2][3] Georgetown authorities claimed it was Given, as opposed to Germany Schulz, who was the first "roving center" or linebacker in the game against Navy in 1902.^[4] Given was selected as the second team center for the Georgetown all-time football team.^[5] One writer called him "the greatest center that Georgetown has ever had."^[6]

Coach[edit]

Given assisted coaching the team in 1906 and 1908.^[7][8][9] He was inducted to the Georgetown Athletic Hall of Fame in 1953.^[10]

References[edit]

^ "Georgetown Prospects on Football Gridiron". The Washington Times. September 18, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Louis Lee Arms (January 2, 1918). "Carpenter Best Football Man Developed in South". New York Tribune. p. 13. Retrieved August 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Dailey Athletic Boss". The Washington Post. December 16, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "[No title]". The Washington Post. November 15, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved May 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.