Walter Barrett
| Sewanee Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback/Running back |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 9, 1885 Covington, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died: | June 11, 1931 (aged 46) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Sewanee (1905–1907) |
| High school | Mooney School |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Walter Stanley Barrett (January 9, 1885 – June 11, 1931) was an American college football player.[1]
Sewanee
[edit]Barrett was a prominent running back for the Sewanee Tigers football team of Sewanee: The University of the South from 1905 to 1907.[2]
He was captain and quarterback in 1907,[3] for one of Sewanee's greatest teams.[4] Barrett was selected All-Southern.[5] He was selected to be Sewanee's delegate to the SIAA convention.[6] After the convention he was in the lumber business in Memphis.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Bob Blake (September 1, 1907). "Foot Ball Season Near at Hand". The Tennessean. p. 8.
- ^ "Lettermen". Sewanee Alumni News: 14–18. 1949.
- ^ "Tigers Are A Husky Bunch". Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1907. p. 11. Retrieved April 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had". Atlanta Constitution. February 19, 1911. p. 52. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ J. W. Heisman (December 1, 1907). "Coach Heisman Selects An All-Southern Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. Retrieved March 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "University of the South Elects Its Football Officers". Augusta Herald. December 10, 1907. p. 5.
- ^ "Article clipped from The Commercial Appeal". The Commercial Appeal. December 11, 1907. p. 16 – via newspapers.com.
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