1926 Georgia Tech Name Mack Tharpe | Positions Tackle | |
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Born July 12, 1903
Georgia, USA ( 1903-07-12 ) 1928-1941 Georgia Tech (assistant) Died February 21, 1945, Iwo Jima, Japan Alma mater Georgia Institute of Technology | ||
Mercer McCall "Mack" Tharpe (July 12, 1903 – February 21, 1945) was a college football player and coach, bomber pilot, and insurance salesman. He was killed in action during the Second World War.
Georgia Tech
Tharpe was a prominent tackle for William Alexander's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, selected All-Southern in 1926.
He returned to his alma mater to coach in 1928, promoted to line coach in 1934. In 1931, he sought a scouting report on North Carolina, and Robert Neyland had Bobby Dodd explain the defense to him.
Along with Alexander he is the namesake of the Alexander-Tharpe fund. Tharpe was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1961.
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