Neil Edmond (American football)

Neil Smith "Chicot" Edmond (November 20, 1891 – August 19, 1981)[1] was a college football player and lieutenant colonel.

Neil Edmond
Edmond playing for Sewanee c. 1915
Sewanee Tigers
PositionEnd
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1891-11-20)November 20, 1891
Waco, Texas
Died:August 19, 1981(1981-08-19) (aged 89)
Waco, Texas
Career history
CollegeSewanee (1914–1916)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Edmond came from Waco, Texas.[2]

College football

Edmond was a prominent end for Harris G. Cope's Sewanee Tigers football teams,[2] captain of the 1916 team.[3][4] He was selected All-Southern in 1915.[5][6] Sewanee's yearbook the Cap and Gown notes "Neil Edmond has played stellar football for Sewanee for the past two seasons." Edmond also was the kicker. His play was often cited as "spectacular" in the 16 to 3 victory over his hometown Baylor.[7] In 1915 the Sewanee writers contended Edmond was "the best in Dixie in going down under punts."[3] Edmond was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Army

Edmond served in the Army as a lieutenant colonel in both World Wars.[8] After retiring from the Army he worked for the Amicable Life Insurance company.[9]

See also

References
  1. Dates confirmed via Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982.
  2. cf. Jinx Tucker (February 21, 1948). "Jinx's Hot Shots". The Waco News-Tribune. p. 8.
  3. "Edmond Elected Captain". The Sewanee Purple. December 2, 1915.
  4. "Year-by-Year Records". Sewanee Football Media Guide: 36. 2011.
  5. Dick Jemison (November 30, 1915). "Composite All-Southern Of Ten Of The Dopesters". Atlanta Constitution.
  6. "National and Southern Honors". Sewanee Football Media Guide: 31. 2011.
  7. "Sewanee Proves Too Much For Big Baylor". The Sewanee Purple. November 11, 1915.
  8. "Sewanee Men In Service ..." Sewanee Alumni News. 2 (1): 14. February 15, 1954.
  9. "Roll of Honor of Sewanee Men in the Armed Forces". Sewanee Alumni News: 15. 1945–46.
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