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Jesse Thrash
American football player and engineer (1880–1942)
Jesse Little Thrash (October 21, 1880 – December 12, 1942) was a college football player and engineer.
Thrash cropped from 1902 team picture | |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tackle |
| Class | 1903 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1880-10-21)October 21, 1880 Georgia |
| Died: | December 12, 1942(1942-12-12) (aged 62) Douglas, Georgia |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1902–1903) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Thrash was a prominent tackle for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football teams of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame posthumously in 1962.[1][2]
1902
He was selected All-Southern in 1902,[3] listed by various sources as Tech's first ever All-Southern football player.[4][5][6] Despite Tech losing every game, he began the season as a sub and closed it as the undisputed star of the Tech team.[7]
1903
Jesse's sons Kenneth Thrash and William G. Thrash also played football for Tech. His great niece Maria Thrash is a swimming coach, coaching the Tech swimming teams in 2003.[5][9]
- "The Clubs". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 40 (7): 34. May 1962.
- "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- "From Southeastern College Teams The Constitution Selects An Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. December 1, 1902.
- "All-Conference". Georgia Tech Football Information Guide: 147. 2011.
- "JESSE THRASH MADE CAPTAIN". Atlanta Constitution. December 14, 1902. p. 35. Retrieved March 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tech and FSU Tangle First Time Since 1904". Panama City News-Herald. November 17, 1952. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Maria Thrash Joins Tech Swimming and Diving Staff". August 13, 2003.
