Ike Boland

Ike Boland
No. 18; 45; 43
PositionCenter
Personal information
Bornc. 1908
Listed weight
175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
CollegeGeorgia (1927–1929)
Awards and highlights

Joseph H. "Ike" Boland was a college football player.

University of Georgia

Boland was a prominent center for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia from 1927 to 1929. An All-Time Georgia All-Star Team published in 1935 had Boland as the second team center behind Bum Day.

1927

He played center for the 1927 "dream and wonder team" which defeated Yale at the Yale Bowl on October 8. He was selected All-Southern by Miss Emily Boyd, sports editor of the Griffin Daily News, the only woman sports editor in the south.

1929

Boland was captain of the 1929 team. Georgia again defeated Yale, this time at home in Yale's first game played in the south. He was the first center to receive honorable mention on the Associated Press All-Southern team, placing behind Lloyd Roberts of Tulane and Julian Bealle of South Carolina of the first and second teams.

References

  1. ↑ Trevor, George (1935). The Greenie - Georgia v. Tulane Game Program. p. 6.
  2. ↑ "Erratic Elis Let Georgians Dash Through". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 9, 1927. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ↑ Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. p. 38. ISBN 9780810860407. Retrieved March 26, 2015 – via Google books. Open access icon
  4. ↑ "Girl Sports Editor In South Picks Her All-Star Eleven" (PDF). Jamestown Evening Herald. December 3, 1927.
  5. ↑ "Ten Bulldogs Wind Up Football Career". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. December 3, 1929. Retrieved March 26, 2015 – via Google news. Open access icon
  6. ↑ "1929 Football Letterwinners". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.