William Clarke Mathes (August 9, 1897 – September 26, 1934) was an American football player for the Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He graduated with an M. E. Mathes was a member of Tech's first national championship team in 1917, which outscored opponents 491 to 17. Mathes enlisted in the United States Marines and joined the First World War soon after that season finished.[1]
 Mathes as a member of the 1917 football team | |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Major | Engineering |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 9, 1897 Jonesboro, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died: | September 26, 1934 (aged 37) Jonesboro, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1914–1917) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
editWilliam was born on August 9, 1897, in Jonesboro, Georgia, to Nathaniel Beecher Mathes and Cora Blanche Clarke.
Later years
editMathes died unexpectedly on September 26, 1934, at his home in Jonesboro.[2]
References
edit- ^ Heisman, John M. (2012). Heisman: The Man Behind The Trophy. Simon & Schuster. p. 164. ISBN 978-1451682915.
- ^ "Deaths". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 13 (2). 1934.
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