Edgar George David was a college football player.[1]

Edgar David
Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels
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Career history
CollegeOglethorpe (1920–1923)
Career highlights and awards

Oglethorpe

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David was a prominent baseball, basketball and football player for the Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels of Oglethorpe University. He was captain of the football team in 1922,[2] a year in which he was selected All-Southern.[3] He was inducted into the Oglethorpe Athletic Hall of Fame.[4] The Yamacraw, the school's yearbook, remarked his coach said "that no finer leader ever graced a southern gridiron than Ed David."

References

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  1. ^ http://www.beardenfuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/1348588/Lt-Col-Edgar-David-Jr-USArmy-Retired/obituary.php?Printable=true
  2. ^ "Ten Battles For Oglethorpe Ed David '22 Grid Captain". The Atlanta Constitution. December 18, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved October 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ Cliff Wheatley (December 10, 1922). "Al Staton, Davis, Whelchel Frye, Roberts, Covington, Bennett, Fletcher Picked". Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved March 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ "Oglethorpe".