Name Roscoe Word | 1904-05 Tennessee Role American football player Positions Guard | |
Date of birth (1882-01-03)January 3, 1882 Date of death May 27, 1942(1942-05-27) (aged 60) Died May 27, 1942, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | ||
Roscoe "Piggy" Word (January 3, 1882 – May 27, 1942) was a college football player and coach and lawyer.
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University of Tennessee
Word was a prominent guard for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. He was its only three-time captain and was selected All-Southern in 1907. In 1906 he was an assistant coach, the team's first.
Law
Word was a member of the Knoxville firm of Smith, Word, & Anderson.
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