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John Hamilton Fletcher Sr. (March 31, 1901 – June 4, 1977) was an American college football player.

College Football

Fletcher was a prominent fullback for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia, selected All-Southern in 1922. Walter Camp gave him honorable mention on his All-America team. In the game against Tennessee in 1923, one account reads "he rammed the ball almost the entire length of the field on two occasions." He was elected captain of the 1924 team, but went down with injury and had his place at captain filled by tackle Jim Taylor. At Georgia he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega.

References

1. "John Fletcher in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
2. "John Hamilton Fletcher Sr. (1901-1977) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
3. "Georgia Tech Has Four on All-Southern Team". Miami Herald. December 13, 1922.
4. "Camp's All America Stars Show Why They Are Winners; Have Brains, Power, Spirit". Harrisburg Telegraph. December 26, 1922. p. 15. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "John Hamilton Fletcher". Banner-Herald. November 16, 1923.
6. "Team Captains". Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
7. "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow". The Banner-Herald. October 12, 1924. p. 1.

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