Charlie Thompson (American football)

Charles Eugene Thompson Jr. was a college football player and high school football coach.[1][2]

Charlie Thompson
Thompson c. 1915
Georgia Bulldogs
PositionEnd
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1894-01-07)January 7, 1894
Atlanta, Georgia
Died:August 10, 1949(1949-08-10) (aged 55)
Weight174 lb (79 kg)
Career history
CollegeGeorgia (1912–1915)
High schoolBoys
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Thompson attended Boys High School.[3]

College football

Charlie Thompson was an All-Southern end for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia,[4] switching to that position from the backfield.[5] He was elected captain in 1916, but was ruled ineligible.[6] Smack Thompson was his brother.

Thompson starred in an all-star game in Savannah on Christmas Day. One account reads "On an intended forward pass Thompson made a run of thirty-five yards around left end with no interference for a touchdown. He missed goal."[7]

High school football

Thompson coached football for the old Tech High School 'Smithies' in Atlanta.[8]

References
  1. "Pandora volume XXVIII 1915 - Digital Library of Georgia".
  2. "Charles Thompson Heads Georgia Team". The Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1915. p. 10. Retrieved December 15, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. Triumph Books (September 2006). Echoes of Georgia Football: The Greatest Stories Ever Told. p. 36. ISBN 9781617490484.
  4. Dick Jemison (November 30, 1915). "Composite All-Southern Of Ten Of The Dopesters". Atlanta Constitution.
  5. "They Face Yellow Jackets Saturday". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1914. p. 3.
  6. "Jemison Charges That Thompson Is Ineligible". Athens Daily Herald. December 1, 1915. p. 1.
  7. "Charles Thompson Stars In Savannah". Athens Daily Herald. December 28, 1915. p. 1.
  8. "Two Games Saturday For Football Fans". Athens Banner. October 8, 1920. p. 1.
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