Dick Dodson

Dick Dodson
No. 13
PositionHalfback/Fullback
Personal information
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolPeabody Academy
CollegeTennessee (1925–1927)
Awards and highlights

Richard B. Dodson was a college football player.

University of Tennessee

Football

Dodson was a running back for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee from 1925 to 1927.

1927

Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores led 7–0 until a late Dick Dodson run tied the score. He was selected All-Southern in 1927. Dodson was considered the best of Southern backfields along with Bill Spears and Herdis McCrary. That year Dodson set a record with a 91 yard run versus Transylvania. It's still the second longest run in Tennessee history, broken with a 99-yard run by Kelsey Finch against Florida in 1977. In the Tennessee-Vanderbilt game of '27, Dodson carried the ball but four times, yet was the main reason for Tennessee keeping the game a tie.

References

  1. ↑ "Digital Collections - Libraries: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville". University of Tennessee.
  2. ↑ Pope, Edwin (1956). Football's Greatest Coaches. p. 340 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927 – via Google News.
  4. 1 2 "Backfielders In South Get Real Mention". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 15, 1927 – via Google News.
  5. ↑ "TENNESSEE VS. MEMPHIS -- GAME PREVIEW". Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Vols Down Marshall On A Stormy Day". Greeneville Publishing Company. September 25, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  7. ↑ Ramey, Grant (July 4, 2020). "Tennessee Fireworks: The most explosive plays in Vols history". 247Sports. Retrieved February 25, 2024.