Dick Dodson

Dick Dodson

Tennessee Volunteers–No. 13
Position	Halfback/Fullback
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career history
College	Tennessee (1925–1927)
High school	Peabody Academy
Career highlights and awards
SoCon championship (1927) All-Southern (1927) 2nd longest run in UT history (91 yds. v. Transylvania (1927))

Richard B. Dodson was a college football player.

University of Tennessee

Football

Dodson was a running back for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee from 1925 to 1927. ^[1]

1927

Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores led 7–0 until a late Dick Dodson run tied the score. ^[2] He was selected All-Southern in 1927. ^[3] Dodson was considered the best of Southern backfields along with Bill Spears and Herdis McCrary. ^[4] That year Dodson set a record with a 91 yard run versus Transylvania. ^{[5] [6]} It's still the second longest run in Tennessee history, broken with a 99-yard run by Kelsey Finch against Florida in 1977. ^[7] In the Tennessee-Vanderbilt game of '27, Dodson carried the ball but four times, yet was the main reason for Tennessee keeping the game a tie. ^[4]

References

1. "Digital Collections - Libraries: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville". University of Tennessee.
2. Pope, Edwin (1956). Football's Greatest Coaches. p. 340 – via Internet Archive.
3. "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927 – via Google News.
4. "Backfielders In South Get Real Mention". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 15, 1927 – via Google News.
5. "TENNESSEE VS. MEMPHIS -- GAME PREVIEW". Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
6. "Vols Down Marshall On A Stormy Day". Greeneville Publishing Company. September 25, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
7. Ramey, Grant (July 4, 2020). "Tennessee Fireworks: The most explosive plays in Vols history". 247Sports. Retrieved February 25, 2024.