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American football player (1914–1972) For his father, the college football player and physician, see Rupert Colmore Sr.

Rupert Colmore
Sewanee Tigers – No. 40
PositionTackle
Class1937
Personal information
Born:(1914-11-02)November 2, 1914
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Died:December 27, 1972(1972-12-27) (aged 58)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career history
CollegeSewanee (1934–1936)
High schoolBaylor
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SEC (1936)
  • Baylor Sports Hall of Fame
  • Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame

Rupert McPherson Colmore Jr. (November 2, 1914 – December 27, 1972) was a college football player. A prominent tackle, he is the only All-Southeastern Conference selection in the history of the Sewanee Tigers football program. Philadelphia coach Bert Bell selected Colmore for All-American. His father Rupert Colmore, Sr. also played for Sewanee. Colmore turned down the chance to play professional football for Philadelphia and entered business.

Early years

Colmore was the son of Rupert Colmore Sr. He attended the Baylor School in his native Chattanooga. He is a member of its sports hall of fame.

Sewanee

Colmore also ran track and played basketball. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He was inducted into the Sewanee Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004.

Personal

Colmore married Virginia Guild. He worked for Simplicity System Company in Chattanooga.

References

  1. "Associated Press Names All-Southeastern Eleven". St. Petersburg Times. December 1, 1936.
  2. "The SEC began with 13 schools, including three in Tennessee". timesfreepress.com. August 26, 2018.
  3. "Colmore Honored". Sewanee Alumni News. 3: 3.
  4. https://dspace.sewanee.edu/bitstream/handle/11005/2554/sewaneealumninewsv3193637.pdf?sequence=1
  5. ^ "Detail - Baylor School". www.baylorschool.org. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  6. "Colmore Seeks Ninth Monogram". Tuscaloosa News. December 29, 1936.
  7. "Sewanee Athletics". Sewanee Athletics.
  8. "Virginia Dale Guild - Rupert McPherson Colmore, Jr, Wedding announcement". The Tennessean. October 15, 1938. p. 7 – via newspapers.com.
  9. The History of Hamilton County and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Lookout Publishing Company. 1931.
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