George Morton (American football)

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George Morton
Georgia Bulldogs
Position Halfback
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:c. 1904
Georgia, U.S.
Career history
College Georgia (19241926)
High school Episcopal (Alexandria, VA)
Career highlights and awards

George Dudley Morton was a college football player.

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Early years

George Dudley Morton was born c. 1904 in Georgia to John White Morton and Mary Lou Hinton. [1] Morton attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia; at the time of his graduation called "the best all-round athlete that The High School has ever produced." [2] He played football, baseball, track and basketball.

College football

Morton was an All-Southern halfback for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia, [3] captain of its 1926 team. [1] That year in the rivalry game at Grant Field with Georgia Tech, Georgia found itself down 13 to 0 at the half. Herdis McCrary and Morton led a comeback, winning 14 to 13. [4] [5] In the upset of Vanderbilt in 1925 Morton passed for a touchdown. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Leads Georgia Bulldogs On Gridiron In 1926". The Banner-Herald. November 27, 1925. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  2. "George Dudley Morton '23". September 2, 2009. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  3. "Alabama Places 4 Men On Newspaper All-Southern Team". The Kingsport Times. November 28, 1926.
  4. Rebecca Evans Stone. "UGA's "Ma" Hale". Archived from the original on 2013-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "1920s Football History". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
  6. Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. p. 92. ISBN   9780810860407.