Rupert Colmore

Rupert Colmore
Sewanee Tigers – No. 40
Position Tackle
Class 1937
Career history
College Sewanee (1934–1936)
High school Baylor
Personal information
Born: (1914-11-02)November 2, 1914
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died: December, 1972
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • Baylor Sports Hall of Fame
  • Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame
  • All-SEC (1936)

Rupert McPherson Colmore, Jr. (November 2, 1914 – December, 1972) was a college football player. A prominent tackle, he is the only All-Southeastern Conference selection in the history of the Sewanee Tigers football program.[1] Philadelphia coach Bert Bell selected Colmore for All-American.[2][3] His father Rupert Colmore, Sr. also played for Sewanee. Colmore turned down the chance to play professional football for Philadelphia and entered business.[4]

Early years

Colmore attended the Baylor School in his native Chattanooga. He is a member of its sports hall of fame.[4]

Sewanee

Colmore also ran track and played basketball.[5] He was inducted into the Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Associated Press Names All-Southeastern Eleven". St. Petersburg Times. December 1, 1936.
  2. ↑ "Colmore Honored". Sewanee Alumni News. 3: 3.
  3. ↑ https://dspace.sewanee.edu/bitstream/handle/11005/2554/sewaneealumninewsv3193637.pdf?sequence=1
  4. 1 2 "Rupert Colmore, Jr. '33".
  5. ↑ "Colmore Seeks Ninth Monogram". Tuscaloosa News. December 29, 1936.
  6. ↑ "Rupert Comore Jr. (sic)".


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