John C. Adams

This article is about the Ole Miss Rebels offensive lineman born in 1887. For the Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive lineman born in 1921, see John Adams (offensive lineman).
John C. Adams
Ole Miss Rebels
Position Center
Class Graduate
Major Medicine
Career history
College Ole Miss (19091912)
Personal information
Date of birth (1887-03-02)March 2, 1887
Place of birth Kosciusko, Mississippi
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Career highlights and awards

John Charles "Red" Adams (March 2, 1887 ?) was a college football player.

University of Mississippi

He was a prominent center for the Ole Miss Rebels football team of the University of Mississippi.[1] Adams was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.[2]

1912

Adams was captain of the 1912 team. He was selected All-Southern by Nathan Stauffer of Collier's Weekly.[3][4]

References

  1. "Foot Ball Team and Statistics".
  2. "U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team". Kingsport Post. July 31, 1969.
  3. Spalding's Football Guide. 1913. pp. 25, 65. Retrieved March 5, 2015 via archive.org.
  4. Nathan P. Stauffer. "Collier's All-Southern Football Team". Collier's Weekly 50: 13. Retrieved March 5, 2015 via Google books.
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