Smack Thompson

Smack Thompson
Georgia Bulldogs
Position End
Class Graduate
Career history
College Georgia (19211922; 19241925)
Personal information
Date of birth (1900-05-30)May 30, 1900
Place of birth Atlanta, Georgia
Date of death October 31, 1981(1981-10-31) (aged 81)
Career highlights and awards

Ralph Sandford "Smack" Thompson (May 30, 1900 October 31, 1981) was a college football player. He was the brother of Charlie Thompson.[1]

College football

Thompson was an All-Southern end for Kid Woodruff's Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia, captain of its 1925 team.[2][3] That team defeated Auburn 34 to 0 in Columbus.[4]

References

  1. "Georgians Win From Petrels". Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved March 26, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "All Southern Grid Team Compiled By The Associated Press". Kingsport Times. November 30, 1925.
  3. "1925 Football Letterwinners".
  4. "1925".


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