| School: | Ole Miss Rebels |
| Currentposition: | Tackle, End |
| Pastschools: | Mississippi (1925 - 1927) |
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Austin "Ap" Applewhite was a college football player for University of Mississippi, captain of the 1927 team,[1] and selected All-Southern.[2] Applewhite played for coach Homer Hazel's teams as a tackle in 1925 and 1926, and an end in 1927.[3] When Ole Miss won the Egg Bowl in 1927, Applewhite was presented the trophy and carried by students off the field. The 1927 team was nicknamed the "Mighty Mississippians".[4]
Applewhite played with the Clarence Saunders Tigers.[3]
Applewhite was also a boxer, notably once defeating Soldier Coleman in four rounds.[5] [6] [7]