Newman Townsend

Newman Alexander "Nat" Townsend (May 1, 1882 – April 11, 1951) was a college football player and attorney.[1]

Newman Townsend
North Carolina Tar Heels
PositionEnd
ClassGraduate
Career history
CollegeNorth Carolina (1902–1905)
Personal information
Born:(1882-05-01)May 1, 1882
Raynham, North Carolina
Died:April 11, 1951(1951-04-11) (aged 68)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Newman Townsend was born on May 1, 1882 in Raynham, North Carolina to the reverend Jackson Townsend and his wife Sarah Melissa Oliver. The Townsend family had emigrated from the parish of Raynham in Norfolk, England.[1][2]

University of North Carolina

Townsend graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1905, and was a prominent member of its football team, selected for All-Southern teams in 1904.[1][3] John Longer de Saulles disputed those who would call his year lucky, "Townsend, of Carolina, has attrackted (sic) more attention than any Southern end during the season. It was Townsend's work for Carolina that defeated Virginia Polytechnic and it was his good office that took advantage of Pollard misplay in Richmond, giving Carolina her touchdown. These accidents happen repeatedly only with those who are playing up to the limit, and while the newspapers may call his playing accidental, it is impossible to disassociate these accidents from earnest intelligent and successful endeavors."[3]

Career in law

Townsend served as executive counsel to another former football star, governor Oliver Max Gardner, in 1930–31.[1]

References
  1. Powell, William S. (9 November 2000). "Townsend, Newman Alexander". Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. 6: 49. ISBN 9780807866993.
  2. "Townsend, Newman Alexander".
  3. "De Saulles' Choice for the All-Southern". The State. July 28, 1905.
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