Vance Maree

George LaVance "Vance" "Dutch" Maree (December 20, 1909 – November 20, 1976) was an American football and basketball player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Vance Maree
Maree at the '29 Rose Bowl.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – No. 38; 23
PositionTackle
Class1931
Career history
CollegeGeorgia Tech (1928–1931)
Bowl games
Personal information
Born:(1909-12-20)December 20, 1909
Savannah, Georgia
Died:November 20, 1976(1976-11-20) (aged 66)
Marietta, Georgia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight204 lb (93 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Vance Maree was born on December 20, 1909 in Savannah, Georgia to Andrew Morgan Maree and Frances Ann Johstoneaux.

Georgia Tech

Football

He was a prominent tackle on William Alexander's football teams. Maree is a member of the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame.[1]

1928

Maree was a member of the 1928 team which was national champion. Maree blocked the punt in the 1929 Rose Bowl which led to an 8 to 7 Tech victory over Cal after Roy Riegels ran 65 yards in the wrong direction.

1930

One writer in 1930 said Vance Maree and Frank Speer had the reputation as "the toughest pair of tackles in the south."[2] Maree was selected All-Southern.[3] He was selected as a third-team All-American by the International News Service in 1930.[4]

References
  1. "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame".
  2. Davis, Ralph (October 10, 1930). "Tech Leader Awaiting Test". The Pittsburgh Press.
  3. "All-Southern". San Antonio Express. December 4, 1930.
  4. James Kilgallen (1930-12-01). "ALL-AMERICAN TEAM SELECTED: Two Notre Dame Men, Carideo and Schwartz, Are Named". Chester Times.


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