Malcolm Aitken

Malcolm Aitken (c. 1911 – ?) was a college football player.

Malcolm Aitken
Tennessee Volunteers – No. 11
PositionTackle
Career history
College
Personal information
Born:c. 1911
Weight202 lb (92 kg)
Career highlights and awards

University of Tennessee

Aitken was a prominent tackle for coach Robert Neyland's Tennessee Volunteers football teams from 1930 to 1932, captain of the 1932 team.[1] After learning coach Neyland's mother had died, Aitken organized a secret meeting with the team, and vowing to "go out and pay a debt of respect and gratitude o one of the greatest coaches football has ever known." The Vols then beat Florida 32–13.[2] Aitken was selected All-Southern by The Anniston Star.[3] He earned the Torchbearer award in 1933.[4]

Personal life

Aitken married Dorothy Wright on September 24, 1934.[5][6]

References
  1. Albert Guerard (October 13, 1932). "Tennessee U's Great Football Record Menaced: Loss Of Veterans Is BLow". The Stanford Daily. 82 (9).
  2. McMinn, Ed (July 24, 2007). God Bless the Vols: Devotions for the Die-Hard Tennessee Fan. ISBN 9781416541899.
  3. Mark (November 23, 1932). "This N That". The Anniston Star. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. http://www.utsports.com/genrel/041012aab.html
  5. "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH7-3SFM : accessed September 29, 2015), Malcolm Aitken and Dorothy Irene Wright, 1934.
  6. "Former Vol To Wed". Herald-Journal. September 7, 1934.


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