William Choice

William Choice
Choice at VPI in 1899.
Profile
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born(1880-06-09)June 9, 1880
Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedFebruary 6, 1942(1942-02-06) (aged 61)
Richland County, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed weight
171 lb (78 kg)
Career information
College
Awards and highlights

William Choice Jr. (9 June 1880 – 6 February 1942) was a college football player. He served in the Spanish–American War.

College football

VPI

In 1899 he was a prominent guard for Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and selected for the All-Southern all-star team.

University of Virginia

In 1900 he played for Southern champions, Virginia Cavaliers, and was again selected for All-Southern.

References

  1. ↑ Landrum, John Belton O'Neall (1900). History of Spartanburg County: Embracing an Account of Many Important Events, and Biographical Sketches of Statesmen, Divines and Other Public Men. Franklin Prtg. and Publishing Company, Geo. W. Harrison, Gen. Mgr. p. 468.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Tech Football - All Century Team". Virginia Tech Magazine. 14 (3). 1992.
  3. ↑ "All-Southern Football Team". Outing. 35. Outing Publishing Company: 533. 1900. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Google books. Open access icon
  4. ↑ "All-time Letterwinners". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Virginia vs. Carolina . . ". Virginian-Pilot. November 18, 1900.
  6. ↑ "All-Southern Eleven for 1900". Outing. 37. Outing Publishing Company: 616. 1901. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Google books. Open access icon