Vernon Sharpe

Vernon Sharpe
Biographical details
Born (1906-11-30)November 30, 1906
Nashville, Tennessee
Died April 5, 1991(1991-04-05) (aged 84)
Brentwood, Tennessee
Playing career
19261927 Vanderbilt
Position(s) Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1936 Vanderbilt (freshmen)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern (1927)

Vernon Hibbett Sharpe, Jr. (November 30, 1906 April 5, 1991) was a college football player and coach.

Early years

Vernon Sharpe, Jr. was born in Nashville on November 30, 1906 to Vernon Hibbett Sharpe and Lorene Seleney Dandridge. His older brother Alf Sharpe was also a Vanderbilt center.

Vanderbilt University

He was a prominent center for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University.[1] He was in the same class as the quarterback to whom he snapped the ball, College Football Hall of Fame member Bill Spears. Sharpe stood 6 feet 1 inches and weighed 180 pounds.[2]

1927

Sharpe was captain of the 1927 team,[3] which included the nation's leading scorer in running back Jimmy Armistead.[4] Sharpe received the second most All-Southern votes of any center, behind Elvin Butcher of Tennessee. Sharpe arguably had the better season, but was seen as having been outperformed by Butcher in the VanderbiltTennessee game.[5] Sharpe was suffering from a knee injury at the time, including the week before against Georgia Tech and Peter Pund.[6] He was called by coach McGugin the greatest Vandy center since Stein Stone.[6]

References

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