Class Graduate Positions Center | Name Homer Grice | |
Full Name Homer Lamar Grice Born April 12, 1883 ( 1883-04-12 ) Citra, Florida Occupation English professor; preacher Died May 17, 1974, Nashville, Tennessee, United States College Mercer Bears football (1909–1912) | ||
Homer Lamar Grice (April 12, 1883 – May 17, 1974) was a college football player, English professor, Baptist preacher and first secretary of the Vacation Bible School Department at the Sunday Schoolboard, Nashville, a position held for nearly 30 years.
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Early years
Homer Grice was born on April 12, 1883 in Citra, Florida to Albert Grice and Sarah Lee Bennett.
Mercer University
Grice was a prominent center for the Mercer Baptists football teams of Mercer University. Georgia Tech player and later Hall of Fame coach Bill Alexander called Grice "the meanest and toughest guy I ever ran across on a gridiron."
1911
He was selected second-team All-Southern in 1911, behind Vanderbilt's unanimous selection Hugh Morgan. Georgia tried to claim Grice was ineligible, to no avail.
Ouachita Baptist College
Grice was a professor of English literature at Ouachita Baptist College.
Washington High School
Grice coached the football team of Washington High School in Washington, Georgia in 1922 and 1923.