Rupert Colmore

Rupert Colmore
Sewanee Tigers No. 40
Position Tackle
Class 1937
Career history
College Sewanee (19341936)
High school Baylor
Personal information
Date of birth (1914-11-02)November 2, 1914
Place of birth Chattanooga, Tennessee
Date of death December, 1972
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • Baylor Sports Hall of Fame
  • Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame
  • All-SEC (1936)

Rupert McPherson Colmore, Jr. (November 2, 1914 December, 1972) was a college football player. A prominent tackle, he is the only All-Southeastern Conference selection in the history of the Sewanee Tigers football program.[1] Philadelphia coach Bert Bell selected Colmore for All-American.[2] His father Rupert Colmore, Sr. also played for Sewanee. Colmore turned down the chance to play professional football for Philadelphia and entered business.[3]

Early years

Colmore attended the Baylor School in his native Chattanooga. He is a member of its sports hall of fame.[3]

Sewanee

Colmore also ran track and played basketball.[4] He was inducted into the Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004.[5]

References

  1. "Associated Press Names All-Southeastern Eleven". St. Petersburg Times. December 1, 1936.
  2. "Colmore Honored". Sewanee Alumni News 3: 3.
  3. 1 2 "Rupert Colmore, Jr. '33".
  4. "Colmore Seeks Ninth Monogram". Tuscaloosa News. December 29, 1936.
  5. "Rupert Comore Jr. (sic)".


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