Edgar David

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Edgar David
Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels
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Career history
College Oglethorpe (1920–1923)
Career highlights and awards

Edgar George David was a college football player. [1]

Oglethorpe

David was a prominent baseball, basketball and football player for the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels of Oglethorpe University. He was captain of the football team in 1922, [2] a year in which he was selected All-Southern. [3] He was inducted into the Oglethorpe Athletic Hall of Fame in 1969. [4] The Yamacraw, the school's yearbook, remarked his coach said "that no finer leader ever graced a southern gridiron than Ed David."

References

  1. ↑ "Lt. Col. Edgar George David Jr. Obituary". Gainesville Times. September 22, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2025– via Legacy.com.
  2. ↑ "Ten Battles For Oglethorpe Ed David '22 Grid Captain". The Atlanta Constitution. December 18, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved October 8, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Wheatley, Cliff (December 10, 1922). "Al Staton, Davis, Whelchel Frye, Roberts, Covington, Bennett, Fletcher Picked". Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved March 16, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Oglethorpe Athletic Hall of Fame". Oglethorpe University. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010.


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