Name Froggie Morrison | ||
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College Georgia Tech (1915–1916) Date of birth (1893-02-09)February 9, 1893 Date of death April 26, 1973(1973-04-26) (aged 80) Died April 26, 1973, Dade County, Georgia, United States | ||
Place of death Dade County, Georgia Place of birth Dade County, Georgia | ||
Douglas Eaton "Froggie" Morrison (February 9, 1893 – April 26, 1973) was an American college football player and colonel. He attended Chattanooga Central High School.
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Georgia Tech
Morrison was a prominent running back for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was captain of the 1915 team, selected All-Southern. He led the team at quarterback for the 222–0 defeat of Cumberland in 1916. Morrison was a catcher on the baseball team. He returned to Tech as an assistant coach in 1933 after serving in World War I and a sixteen-year hiatus from college football.
Retirement
He retired to Trenton, Tennessee.
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