Homer Cogdell

Homer David Cogdell (April 5, 1888 October 8, 1956) was a college football player and US Army captain.

Homer Cogdell
Auburn Tigers
PositionFullback/End/Tackle
ClassGraduate
Career history
CollegeAlabama Polytechnic (19081911)
Personal information
Born:(1888-04-05)April 5, 1888
Inverness, Bullock County, Alabama
Died:(1956-10-08)October 8, 1956
Alexandria, Virginia
Weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Auburn University

Cogdell was a prominent fullback and end for the Auburn Tigers football team of Alabama Polytechnic Institute from 1908 to 1911.[1]

1909

Grantland Rice selected him All-Southern in 1909.[2][3]

1910-11

He was selected All-Southern again in 1910 and 1911.[4]

References

  1. Elizabeth D. Schafer. Auburn Football. p. 12.
  2. "All-Southern Selection". Charlotte Observer. November 29, 1909.
  3. Cap and Gown. p. 143.
  4. Dick Jemison (November 27, 1910). "Nine of the Football Stars Picked on Jemison's All Southern Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2015 via Newspapers.com.


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