Walker Carpenter
American football player (1893–1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Walker Glenn "Bill" "Big Six" Carpenter (June 3, 1893 – September 24, 1956) was an American football tackle for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He and teammate Everett Strupper were the first players from the Deep South selected to an All-America team, in 1917.[1] Carpenter was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1965.[2] He is also a member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and the Helms Football Hall of Fame.
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Position | Tackle/End |
Class | 1918 |
Major | Mechanical engineering |
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Born: | (1893-06-03)June 3, 1893 Newnan, Georgia, U.S. |
Died: | September 24, 1956(1956-09-24) (aged 63) Newnan, Georgia, U.S. |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Georgia Tech (1914–1917) |
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