George Morton (American football) explained
George Dudley Morton was a college football player.
Early years
George Dudley Morton was born c. 1904 in Georgia to John White Morton and Mary Lou Hinton.[1] Morton attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia; at the time of his graduation called "the best all-round athlete that The High School has ever produced."[2] He played football, baseball, track and basketball.
College football
Morton was an All-Southern halfback for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia,[3] captain of its 1926 team.[1] That year in the rivalry game at Grant Field with Georgia Tech, Georgia found itself down 13 to 0 at the half. Herdis McCrary and Morton led a comeback, winning 14 to 13.[4] [5] In the upset of Vanderbilt in 1925 Morton passed for a touchdown.[6]
Notes and References
- News: Leads Georgia Bulldogs On Gridiron In 1926. The Banner-Herald. November 27, 1925. December 1, 2014. March 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305025140/http://athnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/athnewspapers-j2k/view?docId=bookreader/adb/adb1925/adb1925-0873.mets.xml#page/1/mode/1up. dead.
- Web site: George Dudley Morton '23. September 2, 2009. December 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010113245/http://www.episcopalhighschool.org/news/item/index.aspx?LinkId=991&ModuleId=168. October 10, 2016. dead.
- News: Alabama Places 4 Men On Newspaper All-Southern Team. The Kingsport Times. November 28, 1926.
- Web site: UGA's "Ma" Hale . Rebecca Evans Stone . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20130210122840/http://www.alumni.uga.edu/alumni/index.php/site/heritage/c/103/20574 . 2013-02-10 .
- Web site: 1920s Football History. 2014-12-01. 2015-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040654/http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072407aah.html. dead.
- Book: About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. 92. Patrick Garbin. 2008. 9780810860407.
