 Homewood c. 1916 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 1914-16 | North Carolina |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1919 | North Carolina (assistant) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2x All-Southern (1914, 1915) | |
Roy M. Homewood was a college football player and coach.
Homewood was a prominent end for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina. [1] [2] [3] He was selected for an all-time Carolina football team in 1934. [4] He was selected All-Southern in 1915. [5] He also played on the baseball and track teams. In 1919 he helped coach the ends on the Tar Heel football teams. [6] [7] One Dr. R. B. Lawson picked Homewood as an end on his all-time North Carolina football team. [8]
He achieved a lieutenancy during the First World War. [6]
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