Puss Derrick

Puss Derrick

Derrick c. 1905
Clemson Tigers
Position Tackle/Guard/Center
Class Graduate
Career history
College Clemson (19031906)
Personal information
Date of birth (1883-11-29)November 29, 1883
Place of birth Chapin, South Carolina
Date of death July, 1965
Place of death Bennettsville, South Carolina
Weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Oscar Luther "Puss"[1] Derrick (November 29, 1883 July, 1965)[2][3] was a college football player.

Clemson College

Derrick was a lineman for the Clemson Tigers of Clemson University from 1903 to 1906,[4][5] selected All-Southern every year he played.[6] Derrick was still mentioned for an all-time Clemson team in 1960.[7]

1903

He was a member of John Heisman's SIAA champion 1903 team with the likes of Hope Sadler and Carl Sitton

1905

In 1905, a year in which Derrick was captain, John de Saulles sums up Derrick's play; he "is a veteran player who, by steady improvement has put himself in the first rank of linesmen. He was the mainstay of the Clemson season and no other Southern player could so satisfactorily fill this important position; hence, to balance the team and utilize the best of the material available, he is shifted from center to guard."[8]

References

  1. Kyle King. Fighting Like Cats and Dogs (PDF). p. 33.
  2. Clemson College Annual. p. 50.
  3. South Carolina Delayed Births, 1766-1900 and City of Charleston, South Carolina Births, 1877-1901 [database on-line].
  4. "All-Time Lineups" (PDF).
  5. Sam Blackman (2001). Clemson: Where the Tigers Play. p. 6. Retrieved March 10, 2015 via Google books.
  6. e. g. W. R. Tichenor (December 3, 1905). "Football Experts Give Their Selections For An All-Southern Team". The Atlanta Constitution.
  7. "All-Time Team". The Index-Journal. January 8, 1960. p. 2. Retrieved March 10, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Official Foot Ball Rules. p. 45.
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