| Georgetown Hoyas | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Georgetown (1901–1904) |
| Awards and highlights | |
| All-Southern (1901, 1902) Second team All-time Georgetown football team Georgetown Athletic Hall of Fame | |
John Percy Given was a college football player and coach. He later sold cigars in Buffalo, New York.
Georgetown
Player
He was an All-Southern center for the Georgetown Hoyas of Georgetown University,1 weighing 225 pounds.23 Georgetown authorities claimed it was Given, as opposed to Germany Schulz, who was the first "roving center" or linebacker in the game against Navy in 1902.4 Given was selected as the second team center for the Georgetown all-time football team.5 One writer called him "the greatest center that Georgetown has ever had."6
Coach
Given assisted coaching the team in 1906 and 1908.789 He was inducted to the Georgetown Athletic Hall of Fame in 1953.10
References
References
- "Southern Intercollegiate Football". Outing. 37: 726. 1902.
- "Georgetown Prospects on Football Gridiron". The Washington Times. September 18, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- Louis Lee Arms (January 2, 1918). "Carpenter Best Football Man Developed in South". New York Tribune. p. 13. Retrieved August 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- Alexander M. Weyand (1962). Football Immortals. p. 128.
- "Georgetown Football: History & Tradition The All-Time Team".
- "Dailey Athletic Boss". The Washington Post. December 16, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- "SYSTEM OF DEFENSE OUTLINED BY COACH BROOKE". Washington Post. September 23, 1906. p. 40.
- "[1]". The Washington Post. November 13, 1908.
- "[No title]". The Washington Post. November 15, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved May 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgetown Athletic Hall of Fame".