Austin Downes
Austin Downes
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| Georgia Bulldogs No. 1; 20; 41 |
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| Position |
Quarterback |
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| Class |
Graduate |
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| Career history |
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| College |
Georgia (1930–1931) |
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| Personal information |
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| Date of birth |
c. 1907 |
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| Place of birth |
Chicago, Illinois |
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| Height |
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
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| Weight |
156 lb (71 kg) |
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| Career highlights and awards |
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Austin Downes was a college football player.
Early years
Downes came from Chicago.[1][2]
University of Georgia
Downes was a prominent quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia from 1929 to 1931. He was twice All-Southern.[1][3] He led the team in 1930 to wins over NYU and Yale.[4] The Georgia tradition of rubbing the head of Harry "Squab" Jones to some degree starts with Downes, who refused to rub it. After finally doing so, he returned a kick in the Yale game for a touchdown.[5][6] The 1931 team of which he was captain[2][7][8] suffered just two losses, one to national champion USC, and the other to the team USC beat in the Rose Bowl, Southern champion Tulane.
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