George Morton (American football)

George Dudley Morton was a college football player.

George Morton
Georgia Bulldogs
PositionHalfback
ClassGraduate
Career history
CollegeGeorgia (19241926)
High schoolEpiscopal (Alexandria, VA)
Personal information
Born:c. 1904
Georgia
Career highlights and awards

Early years

George Dudley Morton was born c. 1904 in Georgia to John White Morton and Mary Lou Hinton.[1] Morton attended Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia; at the time of his graduation called "the best all-round athlete that The High School has ever produced."[2] He played football, baseball, track and basketball.

College football

Morton was an All-Southern halfback for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia,[3] captain of its 1926 team.[1] That year in the rivalry game at Grant Field with Georgia Tech, Georgia found itself down 13 to 0 at the half. Herdis McCrary and Morton led a comeback, winning 14 to 13.[4][5] In the upset of Vanderbilt in 1925 Morton passed for a touchdown.[6]

References

  1. "Leads Georgia Bulldogs On Gridiron In 1926". The Banner-Herald. November 27, 1925.
  2. "George Dudley Morton '23". September 2, 2009. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  3. "Alabama Places 4 Men On Newspaper All-Southern Team". The Kingsport Times. November 28, 1926.
  4. Rebecca Evans Stone. "UGA's "Ma" Hale". Archived from the original on 2013-02-10.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "1920s Football History".
  6. Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. p. 92. ISBN 9780810860407.
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