Class Graduate Name Artie Pew Place of birth Damascus, Georgia Date of death December 1, 1959 | Place of death Paris, France Positions Tackle Weight 195 lb (88 kg) | |
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Date of birth (1898-03-26)March 26, 1898 College Georgia Bulldogs football team (1918–1921) | ||
Arthur "Artie" Pew, Jr. (March 26, 1898 – December 1, 1959) was a college football and basketball player.
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Early years
Arthur Pew, Jr. was born on March 26, 1898 in Damascus, Georgia to Arthur Pew, Sr. and Bessie Harvey.
Football
Pew was an All-Southern tackle for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia. Pew was a member of teams which over two years did not lose to a single southern opponent. The line was strong, with 4 All-Southerns: Pew along with Bum Day, Puss Whelchel, and Owen Reynolds. Joe Bennett was there as well, and Jim Taylor was on the bench. Pew graduated early, and had expected to leave football a year before his eligibility was up. He changed his mind when a referee banished him unjustly in the Auburn game: "Just for that I'll be back next year," he told his Auburn aggressor, "and we will fight it out on the same field." He was also an outstanding placekicker. Pew was captain of the 1919 team. He made an all-time Georgia Bulldogs football team picked in 1935. He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.
Basketball
Pew was also a member of the school's basketball team. During his time there the Bulldogs won a basketball game by the largest margin of victory in school history, 122 to 2 over S.E. Christian. The same team beat Mercer by 65. That year the team's only loss was to North Carolina led by former Georgia coach Howell Peacock.