Christie Jean Baptiste "Kit" DeCamps (1878 – 24 August 1951) was a war veteran, civil engineer and college football player who played for the Virginia Tech Hokies football team of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Kit DeCamps
DeCamps c. 1899
Virginia Tech Hokies
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born:1878
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Died:(1951-08-24)August 24, 1951
Career history
CollegeVirginia Tech (1899–1901)
Career highlights and awards

Early life

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DeCamps was born in 1878 in Greenville, South Carolina, the son of Ghislain Modeste Decamps (1834–1896) and Mary E. Hahn (1854–1947).[1]

Football career

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DeCamps was a prominent quarterback for the Virginia Tech Hokies football team of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.[2] He was considered very fast.[3] He also spent three years at Furman University and a year at Richmond College.[4]

1901

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DeCamps was captain in 1901.[5][6][7] He was selected a substitute on the All-Southern team.[8][9]

Military career

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DeCamps was a quartermaster sergeant of Company B, second South Carolina regiment.[10] DeCamps served in the Spanish–American War.[11]

Family

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On November 23, 1907, DeCamps married Lois Catherine Sykes (1881–1924), daughter of Tiberius Constantine Sykes and Alice E. Luke, in Portsmouth, Virginia.[1] They had three children.

DeCamps died on August 24, 1951.

References

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  1. ^ a b Family Search Retrieved 6 May 2015
  2. ^ "Virginia Tech Football - All Century Team". Virginia Tech Magazine. 14 (3). 1992.
  3. ^ "Blacksburg Eleven". The Times. October 7, 1900.
  4. ^ Chi Psi (1902). The Sixth Decennial Catalogue. p. 345.
  5. ^ "Coaches, Captains, Records" (PDF). p. 258. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  6. ^ Walter Camp (1902). Spalding's Football Guide. p. 104.
  7. ^ "Bugle" (PDF). 1936. p. 373.
  8. ^ ""All Southern" Eleven". The State. February 7, 1902.
  9. ^ Oscar P. Schmidt (1902). "Football in the Southern Colleges". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 129.
  10. ^ The Purple and Gold. Chi Psi Fraternity. 1898. p. 152.
  11. ^ "Christie J. B. Decamps".
  12. ^ DDay Overlord.com Retrieved May 2015
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