Ralph Maddox

Ralph Maddox

Georgia Bulldogs – No. 44; 42; 11; 8
Position	Guard
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	(1908-09-28)September 28, 1908 Douglas, Georgia
Died:	November 16, 1944(1944-11-16) (aged 36) France or Belgium
Weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career history
College	Georgia (1929–1931)
Career highlights and awards
First-time All-American (1930) All-Southern (1930, 1931)

Ralph Carlyle "Red" Maddox (September 28, 1908 – November 16, 1944) was an American college football player and U.S. Army captain.

College football

Maddox was an All-Southern guard for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia.[1] The other guard for the team was also nicknamed "Red"–Milton Leathers.[2] Maddox was a member of the 1929 team which defeated Yale at Sanford Stadium.[3] Former Georgia publicist Dan McGill uncovered information that indicated that Maddox had made the International News Service All-America team in 1930. However, this honor had never been recorded in Maddox's lifetime.[4] The 1931 team lost just two games. One to national champion USC and the team which USC beat in the Rose Bowl, Tulane.[5]

Army

Maddox was a U.S. Army captain who died while serving in World War II.[4][6]

References

1. W. A. Alexander (December 2, 1931). "South Produces Numerous Great Football Players". Salt Lake Tribune.
2. Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. Scarecrow Press. p. 47. ISBN 9780810860407.
3. "L. Milton "Red" Leathers, Jr".
4. "UGA All Americans".
5. Ray Schmidt (May 1990). "The Georgia Armada" (PDF). College Football Historical Society. 3 (3).
6. John DuPont. "Dawgs at War, Part 2".