Frank Bennett (American football)

Frank Bennett, Jr. (March 8, 1879 January 5, 1936) was a college football player.

Frank Bennett
Depiction of Bennett c. 1900
North Carolina Tar Heels
PositionTackle
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1879-03-08)March 8, 1879
Wadesboro, North Carolina
Died:January 5, 1936(1936-01-05) (aged 56)
Wadesboro, North Carolina
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight173 lb (78 kg)
Career history
CollegeNorth Carolina (18961901)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Bennett was the son of a Confederate captain.[1]

University of North Carolina

He was a prominent tackle for the North Carolina Tar Heels football teams of the University of North Carolina.[2][3] He was selected third-team for an all-time Carolina football team of Dr. R. B. Lawson in 1934.[4]

1898

Bennett was selected All-Southern in 1898.[5] North Carolina won the South and posted its only undefeated record to date.

1900

Bennett was selected All-Southern in 1900.[6]

1901

He was captain of the 1901 team.[7]

References

  1. cf. "Capt. Frank Bennett". Confederate Veteran. 12: 453. 1904.
  2. Kemp Plummer Battle (1912). History of the University of North Carolina. p. 749.
  3. "Reception to the Team". The Raleigh Times. November 8, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved April 12, 2015 via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. "All-Time Carolina Football Team Selected". Carolina Alumni Review. 22 (6): 168. March 1934.
  5. W. A. Lambeth (1899). "Football In The South". Outing. Outing Publishing Company. 33: 527.
  6. "All-Southern Eleven for 1900". Outing. Outing Publishing Company. 37: 616. 1901. Retrieved March 10, 2015 via Google books. open access
  7. "[No title]". The Times. February 3, 1901. p. 18. Retrieved March 14, 2015 via Newspapers.com. open access
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