Roscoe Word (American football guard)

Roscoe Word
Tennessee Volunteers
Born: (1882-01-03)January 3, 1882
Marianna, Arkansas
Died: May 27, 1942(1942-05-27) (aged 60)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Career information
Position(s) G
College University of Tennessee
Career history
As coach
1906 Tennessee (assistant)
As player
1904–05 Tennessee
1907 Tennessee
Career highlights and awards

Roscoe "Piggy" Word (January 3, 1882 – May 27, 1942)[1] was a college football player and coach and lawyer.

University of Tennessee

Word was a prominent guard for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee.[2] He was its only three-time captain[3][4] and was selected All-Southern in 1907.[5] In 1906 he was an assistant coach, the team's first.

Law

Word was a member of the Knoxville firm of Smith, Word, & Anderson.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874–1955." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index
  2. ↑ Robert Thomas Epling. "Seasons of Change". p. 53.
  3. ↑ Jeffery Stewart (January 9, 2004). "NFL's Loss Boosts Tennessee's Game". Archived from the original on December 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Trio of Fast Tennesseans". Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved March 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Memphis Commercial Appeal's All-Southern". Atlanta Georgian. December 7, 1907.
  6. ↑ John Trotwood Moore (1923). Tennessee:The Volunteer State, 1769-1923. 4. p. 164.
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