Roach Stewart

Roach Stewart
Born(1881-01-28)January 28, 1881
Lancaster, South Carolina
DiedMarch 16, 1948(1948-03-16) (aged 67)
Columbia, South Carolina
Occupationattorney
College football career
North Carolina Tar Heels
PositionCenter
Career history
CollegeNorth Carolina (1902–1904)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Southern (1904)

Roach Sidney Stewart (January 28, 1881 – March 16, 1948) was a college football player and attorney. A native of Lancaster, South Carolina, he was the town's mayor from 1918 to 1922. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he co-founded the Order of the Golden Fleece, the oldest honorary society at the university.[1] As a member of the Tar Heels football team, Stewart was an All-Southern center.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Order of the Golden Fleece of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1904-2019".
  2. ^ "An All-Southern Football Team". The Cavalier Daily. December 14, 1904. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Google news. Open access icon