Dode Phillips

Biographical details
Born (1900-01-02)January 2, 1900
Bradley, South Carolina
Died December 29, 1965(1965-12-29) (aged 65)
Due West, South Carolina
Alma mater Erskine College
Playing career
1917–1921 Erskine
Position(s) Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1922 Boys High
1924–1927 Erskine
1928 Moultrie High
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern (1921)
Erskine Athletics Hall of Fame
South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame

David Gardiner "Dode" Phillips, III (January 2, 1900 – December 29, 1965) was a college football player and coach.[1] He coached at Anderson High School and then his alma mater.[2] He also played a year of minor league baseball before coaching at Moultrie High School in Georgia.[3] Moultrie High won the south Georgia title in 1928.[4]

In 1950, a pool of sportswriters named him the best athlete of the first half of the 20th century in South Carolina.[5] Phillips played for the Erskine Flying Fleet of Erskine College. He was inducted to the school's sports hall of fame.[6][7] Some writers picked him All-Southern in 1921.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Erskine Memorial Honors Immortal Dode Phillips". Herald-Journal. January 20, 1967.
  2. ↑ Woody, Howard (10 June 2003). "South Carolina Postcards, Volume IX:: Anderson County". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Hamer, Fritz P.; Daye, John (9 November 2009). "A History of College Football in South Carolina: Glory on the Gridiron". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Nelson, Jon (11 August 2011). "Georgia High School Football: Peach State Pigskin History". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Ernie Trublano. South Carolina Sports Legends. p. 35.
  6. ↑ "Hall of fame to include Abbeville County natives". The Index-Journal: 11. October 11, 1982. Retrieved September 1, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Erskine College - Hall of Fame".
  8. ↑ "Scribes Are Finding Material Plentiful For All-Star Machines". Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved March 13, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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