Pup Phillips

Pup Phillips

Phillips c. 1917
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Position	Center
Class	1919
Personal information
Born:	(1895-09-24)September 24, 1895 Carnesville, Georgia, U.S.
Died:	May 1, 1953(1953-05-01) (aged 57) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	182 lb (83 kg)
Career history
College	Georgia Tech (1916–1917; 1919)
Career highlights and awards
National champion (1917) SIAA championship (1916, 1917) All-Southern (1916, 1917, 1919) All-American (1917, 1919) Third-team All-American (1916) Tech All-Era Team (John Heisman Era) Hal Nowell trophy

George Marshall "Pup" Phillips (September 24, 1895 – May 1, 1953) was an American football player and coach.

Early years

Phillips was born on September 24, 1895, in Carnesville, Georgia, to George Sullivan Phillips and Elizabeth Witaker Hunsinger.

Georgia Tech

Phillips was a prominent center for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia School of Technology. He was thrice selected All-Southern.[1]

1916

He was a starter for the 1916 Georgia Tech team which, as one writer wrote, "seemed to personify Heisman."[2] The season included the 222 to 0 rout of Cumberland. Phillips that year was the first Tech center elected All-Southern.[3]

1917

He was a member of Tech's first national championship team in 1917 which outscored opponents 491 to 17. Phillips received the Hal Nowell trophy for the most efficient play during the season. He left to join the American effort in the First World War as a marine just a week after celebrating the national championship.[4]

1919

Phillips played again in 1919, when he was captain.[5][6] Dick Jemison selected Phillips first-team All-American.[7]

Coaching career

Phillips coached the University School for Boys (Stone Mountain).[8] His quarterback was Johnny Broadnax.

References

1. e. g.Spalding Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1918.
2. Heisman, John M. (October 2, 2012). Heisman: The Man Behind the Trophy. Simon and Schuster. p. 144. ISBN 9781451682915.
3. Matt Winkeljohn (November 7, 2009). "Page Ear-marked For Hall of Fame".
4. Heisman, John M. (2012). Heisman: The Man Behind The Trophy. Simon & Schuster. p. 164. ISBN 978-1451682915.
5. "At Non Wednesday Tornado Letter Men Chose 1919 Leader". Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved March 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Football team 1919".
7. "All-America Addendum" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
8. "University School for Boys". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.

External links

• Pup Phillips at Find a Grave