Vernon Sharpe
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| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1926–1927) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | November 30, 1906 |
| Place of birth | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Date of death | April 5, 1991 (aged 84) |
| Place of death | Brentwood, Tennessee |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Vernon Hibbett Sharpe, Jr. (November 30, 1906 – April 5, 1991) was a college football player and coach.
Early years
Vernon Sharpe, Jr. was born in Nashville on November 30, 1906 to Vernon Hibbett Sharpe and Lorene Seleney Dandridge. His older brother Alf Sharpe was also a Vanderbilt center.
Vanderbilt University
He was a prominent center for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University.[1] He was in the same class as the quarterback to whom he snapped the ball, College Football Hall of Fame member Bill Spears.[2]
1927
Sharpe was captain of the 1927 team,[3] which included the nation's leading scorer in running back Jimmy Armistead.[4] Sharpe received the second most All-Southern votes of any center, behind Elvin Butcher of Tennessee. Sharpe arguably had the better season, but was seen as having been outperformed by Butcher in the Vanderbilt–Tennessee game.[5] Sharpe was suffering from a knee injury at the time, including the week before against Georgia Tech and Peter Pund.[6] He was called by coach McGugin the greatest Vandy center since Stein Stone.[6]
Coaching career
In 1936, he coached Vanderbilt's freshmen team.
References
- ↑ "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927.
- ↑ "Vernon Sharpe, Vanderbilt Star Center". The Waco News Tribune. October 13, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved May 13, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Vanderbilt Trio of Underclassmen to Captain 2003 Squad; Team Without Senior Captain for First Time Since World War I". June 9, 2003.
- ↑ Ernie Couch. SEC Football Trivia.
- ↑ "Four Georgia Grid Stars Voted Places On United Press Conference Team". Banner-Herald. November 23, 1917.
- 1 2 "1927 Vanderbilt Commodores" (PDF).