Dan Whelchel (August 26, 1894 – March 1, 1988) was a college football player and fruit horticulturalist.
 Whelchel as a member of the 1917 football team | |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 26, 1894 Dawson County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died: | March 1, 1988 (aged 93) West Helena, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1917–1919) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Early years
editDan Whelchel was born in Dawson County, Georgia on August 26, 1894, to Jordan Davis Whelchel and Amanda Jane Palmour. At the time of his enrollment at Tech he was living in Ashburn, Georgia.[1] Dan was a first cousin of All-Southern Georgia Bulldogs football player Hugh Whelchel.
Georgia Tech
editWhelchel was a prominent guard for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology.[1]
1917
editHe was a member of the school's first national championship team in 1917, having to join the American effort in the First World War before he got to celebrate.[2]
Horticulturalist
editWhelchel later was a fruit horticulturalist in Arkansas, specializing in nuts.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Football Prospects". The Technique. October 2, 1901. p. 6.
- ^ Heisman, John M. (2012). Heisman: The Man Behind The Trophy. Simon & Schuster. pp. 160, 164. ISBN 978-1451682915.
- ^ Year: 1930; Census Place: Hornor, Phillips, Arkansas; Roll: 87; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 832.0; FHL microfilm: 2339822.
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