Lob Brown

Lob Brown

Brown c. 1906
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Position	Tackle
Class	1905
Personal information
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	178 lb (81 kg)
Career history
College	Georgia Tech (1904–1906)
Career highlights and awards
All-Southern (1904, 1906) Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame

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

Georgia Tech

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] In 1915 John Heisman selected him one of the 30 greatest Southern football players. ^[3]

1904

Brown was selected All-Southern in 1904. ^[4] Some publications claim he was Tech's first All-Southern player; ^[5] others list Jesse Thrash. ^[6]

1906

He also kicked, responsible for the win over Davidson by a 40-yard field goal. ^[7] Brown also helped Tech to its first defeat over Auburn in 1906. ^[8] He was captain-elect of 1907. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. "Facts About Tech Team". Atlanta Constitution. p. 13. Retrieved October 8, 2016– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
3. J. W. Heisman (February 1, 1915). "Dixie's Football Hall of Fame". Atlanta Georgian.
4. "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 161. 1904.
5. "Georgia Tech Football Team of 1904". Archived from the original on October 10, 2016.
6. "2011 Georgia Tech Football Media Guide".
7. ""Lobster" Brown". Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 8, 2015– via Newspapers.com.
8. Wiley Lee Umphlett (1992). Creating the Big Game: John W. Heisman and the Invention of American Football . p.  92. ISBN   9780313284045.
9. ""Lobster" Brown Will Make Fine Leader For Tech Team". Atlanta Georgian. December 17, 1906.
10. John F. Stegeman (September 1997). The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron. p. 77. ISBN   9780820319599.