Joe Bennett (American football)

Joe Bennett
Georgia Bulldogs No. 11
Position Tackle
Class 1923
Major Law
Career history
College Georgia (1920-1923)
Personal information
Date of birth (1901-04-09)April 9, 1901
Place of birth Statesboro, Georgia
Date of death October 23, 1975(1975-10-23) (aged 74)
Place of death Alameda, California
Weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Joseph Johnston Bennett, Jr. (April 9, 1901 October 23, 1975)[1] was an American football and basketball player for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia. Bennett was captain of the 1923 team, and considered one of the best kick-blockers in the south.[2] "Prior to the 1960s, Bennett is likely Georgia's most outstanding tackle."[3] After university, he became an executive with Coca-Cola in Atlanta and Los Angeles. Bennett was inducted into the State of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.[4][5]

Early years

Joseph Johnston Bennett, Jr. was born on April 1, 1901 in Statesboro, Georgia to Joseph Sr., a Baptist minister, and Mary Conyers.

University of Georgia

Bennett was a prominent tackle for coaches Herman Stegeman and Kid Woodruff's Georgia Bulldogs football team from 1920 to 1923. During his playing years Georgia's football team compiled a record of 2594. The team shared Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) titles in 1920 and 1921. Bennett received Walter Camp All-America honorable mention in 1922.[6] An All-Time Georgia All-Star Team published in 1935 had Bennett as a first-team tackle.[7]

See also

References

  1. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP65-Y28 : accessed 7 July 2015), Joseph J Bennett, 23 Oct 1975; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
  2. "Georgia Team Trains". Lawrence Daily Journal-Herald. September 22, 1923.
  3. Patrick Garbin. About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. p. 30.
  4. "Joseph J. Bennett, Jr.". Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  5. "UGA All Americans".
  6. "Camp's All America Stars Show Why They Are Winners; Have Brains, Power, Spirit". Harrisburg Telegraph. December 26, 1922. p. 15. Retrieved March 8, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Trevor, George (1935). The Greenie - Georgia v. Tulane Game Program. p. 6.
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