Rex Kilpatrick

Rex Kilpatrick
Sewanee Tigers
PositionHalfback
Personal information
Born:(1881-12-26)December 26, 1881
Bridgeport, Alabama, U.S.
Died:November, 1955
Spring Lake, New Jersey, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career history
CollegeSewanee (1897–1900)
Career highlights and awards

Ringland Fisher "Rex" Kilpatrick (December 26, 1881 – November, 1955) was a college football player; later a builder and investment banker in the New York area.[1][2] He was the younger brother of John Kilpatrick. He was one of the principal owners of the Tennessee River Coal Co.[3]

Career

His father moved from New York to Bridgeport because of investment potential in real estate and mining.[4]

Football

Kilpatrick was a prominent running back for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South from 1897 to 1900.[5] He was one of the team's heavier players.[1]

1899

He was a member of the 1899 "Iron Men" who won 5 games in 6 days and an undefeated conference championship. This was his best year;[5] He kicked the field goal to defeat North Carolina for the title.[5] Kilpatrick was selected All-Southern.[6][7] A documentary film about the team and Kilpatrick's role was released in 2022 called "Unrivaled: Sewanee1899." [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Wendell Givens (2003). Ninety-Nine Iron: The Season Sewanee Won Five Games in Six Days. University of Alabama Press. pp. 29, 119. ISBN 9780817350628.
  2. ^ O'Leary, Margaret R.; O'Leary, Dennis S. (February 24, 2011). Tragedy at Graignes: The Bud Sophian Story. iUniverse. ISBN 9781450283311.
  3. ^ "The Coal Trade Journal". 1914.
  4. ^ "Tennessee Historical Quarterly". 1993.
  5. ^ a b c Joe Davis (August 15, 1949). "Letter to the Editor". Sewanee Alumni News. 15: 9.
  6. ^ "An All-Southern College Eleven". Orange and Blue. March 28, 1900. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via archive.org. Open access icon
  7. ^ "South's Football Players Analyzed". Times-Picayune. February 11, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899", Wikipedia, January 23, 2023, retrieved January 31, 2023


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