Nollie Felts

Nollie C. "Papa" Felts (February 7, 1905 – November 1, 1974) was an American football player for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles of the University of Southern Mississippi and the Tulane Green Wave of Tulane University. Felts is a member of both schools' athletics hall of fame.

Nollie Felts
Tulane Green Wave – No. 37; 63
PositionEnd/Fullback
ClassGraduate
MajorMedicine
Career history
CollegeSouthern Miss (1922–1926)
Tulane (1930–1932)
Personal information
Born:(1905-02-07)February 7, 1905
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Died:November 1, 1974(1974-11-01) (aged 69)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • SoCon championship (1930, 1931)
  • All-Southern (1931)
  • third-team All-American (1931)
  • Southern Miss Athletics Hall of Fame
  • Tulane Athletic Hall of Fame

Southern Miss

He was captain of the 1923 Southern Miss team and is still considered one of the best football players in school history.[1]

Tulane

Felts then attended Tulane University. He studied medicine.[2]

1931

The 1931 team, ranked #2 by the Dickinson Rating System,[3] featured Felts as a fullback in the backfield with Don Zimmerman. He weighed 180 pounds.[4] Felts was selected as a third-team All-American in 1931 on the "Captain's Poll" of the Central Press Association.[5] Felts scored three touchdowns in the 27 to 0 victory over Auburn.[3] He scored in the 20 to 7 victory over Georgia, the school's first ever loss at Sanford Stadium.[6] Felts scored in every game of the season through the Sewanee game, leading the SoCon with 81 points at that moment.[7][8]

1932

Felts was captain-elect of the 1932 team.[9] Previously in 1927, Felts played baseball with the Hattiesburg Pinetoppers of the Cotton States League,[10] which resulted in his ineligibility ruled by the Southern Conference for the 1932 college football season.[11][12][13] The Greenies lost "their great leader" Felts shortly before opening week against Texas A&M.[14]

References
  1. John W. Cox (2004). Rock Solid: Southern Miss Football. p. 13. ISBN 9781578067091.
  2. ""Papa" Felts" (PDF). Elmira Star-Gazette. December 3, 1931.
  3. "The Scourge of Dixie" (PDF). College Football Historical Society. 9 (1). November 1995.
  4. "Notes of Sportdom". The Technique. November 21, 1930.
  5. Bitt, Bill (Central Sports Editor) (1931-12-09). "Real 1931 All-American Team Selected by College Captains". The Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio)
  6. Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. p. 52. ISBN 9780810860407.
  7. "Tulane Rolls Up Ninth Win Over Sewanee, 40 to 0". Chicago Tribune. November 22, 1931.
  8. "Greenie Holds Lead As Scorer". The Tuscaloosa News. November 24, 1931.
  9. "Tulane Conducts Probe of Felts". The Evening Independent. October 4, 1932. p. 6.
  10. "Nollie Felts Is Ineligible". Pulaski Southwest Times. October 14, 1932. p. 2.
  11. "Tulane Makes Appeal In Nollie Felts Case". The Tuscaloosa News. October 12, 1932.
  12. "Vols-Tide, Vandy-Wave Tilts Are Outstanding Offerings". Kingsport Times. October 14, 1932. p. 2.
  13. "November 19, 1932". Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  14. Jambalaya. 1933. p. 128.
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