William Choice
American football player (1880–1942)
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Position | Guard |
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Born: | (1880-06-09)June 9, 1880 Spartanburg, South Carolina |
Died: | February 6, 1942(1942-02-06) (aged 61) Richland County, South Carolina |
Weight | 171 lb (78 kg) |
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William Choice Jr. (9 June 1880 – 6 February 1942) was a college football player. He served in the Spanish–American War.[1]
College football
VPI
In 1899 he was a prominent guard for Virginia Polytechnic Institute,[2] and selected for the All-Southern all-star team.[3]
University of Virginia
In 1900 he played for Southern champions, Virginia Cavaliers,[4][5] and was again selected for All-Southern.[6]
References
- ^ Landrum, John Belton O'Neall (1900). History of Spartanburg County: Embracing an Account of Many Important Events, and Biographical Sketches of Statesmen, Divines and Other Public Men. Franklin Prtg. and Publishing Company, Geo. W. Harrison, Gen. Mgr. p. 468.
- ^ "Virginia Tech Football - All Century Team". Virginia Tech Magazine. 14 (3). 1992.
- ^ "All-Southern Football Team". Outing. 35. Outing Publishing Company: 533. 1900. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Google books.
- ^ "All-time Letterwinners". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ^ "Virginia vs. Carolina . . ". Virginian-Pilot. November 18, 1900.
- ^ "All-Southern Eleven for 1900". Outing. 37. Outing Publishing Company: 616. 1901. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Google books.
External links
- William Choice at Find a Grave
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1899 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections
- QB Warbler Wilson†
- HB Arthur Feagin
- HB Henry Seibels
- FB Ormond Simkins
- E Bart Sims
- E Herman Koehler
- T W. Hamilton†
- T John Loyd
- G William Choice
- G Wild Bill Claiborne
- C Carlos A. Long
† = Unanimous selection
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