NEWNAN HIGH FOOTBALL TEAM, 1927

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Title

NEWNAN HIGH FOOTBALL TEAM, 1927

Subject

Newnan High Football Team, 1927

Description

This group of young men formed the Newnan High School Football Team in 1927. The photo is provided by Ted O. Booke for his father, T.R. Brooke. Mr. Brooke remembered most of the players; and Theron Welch and Litt Glover, Sr., helped with some additional names. From left are, front, Warner Hammett, Ben Davis, Bill Sewell, Weddington Kelley, Pierce Hughes, W.L. Gilbert, Chuck Newman, Litt Glover Sr., Raymond Gilbert; second row, Manager Causey (first name unknown), J.T. "Casey" Jones, James Askew, Gene Brooke, Murray Duncan, R.W. Hughes, Henry Strozier, Ben Moseley, Gus Haney, Marvin Askew, Tobe Jones; back, James Wortham, Hugh Murray, (unknown), Bob Dent Pittman, James Brittan, Head Coach Geechee Varnedoe, Line Coach Red Wilson, J.W. Jackson, Tom Pickett, Theo Brooke and Harold Kieth.

Identification Given 1987.09.22: Hal Jones was able to identify the unknown player on the 1927 Newnan High School Football Team picture as Clifton Morgan. He was third from left on the back row in the photo published September 15.

Source

T.R. Brooke

Publisher

Newnan Times-Herald

Date

1927

Contributor

Ted O. Brooke

Rights

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright law. Permission for use must be cleared through the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society. Licensing agreement may be required.

Identifier

CCR 1987.09.15

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Photograph

Files

87.09.15.jpg
Date Added
December 2, 2016
Collection
Coweta County Remembered
Item Type
Still Image
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Citation
“NEWNAN HIGH FOOTBALL TEAM, 1927,” Newnan-Coweta History Center, accessed April 19, 2024, https://newnancowetahistoricalsociety.omeka.net/items/show/245.