1. Everett Strupper played halfback for Georgia Tech from 1915 to 1917.
40 Facts About Everett Strupper
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Everett Strupper starred as part of a renowned backfield including Joe Guyon, Judy Harlan, and Al Hill.
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Everett Strupper was the star of the school's football team in 1913; and is a member of the school's sports hall of fame.
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Everett Strupper enrolled at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta in 1914.
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Everett Strupper was a multi-sport athlete competing for Georgia Tech in basketball, football, and track and field.
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In 1914, Everett Strupper played for the freshman football team at Georgia Tech.
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Everett Strupper then played halfback for Georgia Tech's varsity football teams under head coach John Heisman from 1915 to 1917.
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Everett Strupper was deaf, and because of his deafness, he called the signals instead of the team's quarterback.
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Everett Strupper was a small man, with his height being stated in varying accounts to be between five-feet seven inches and five-feet, ten inches.
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Georgia Tech never lost a game in which Everett Strupper played, compiling three consecutive undefeated seasons from 1915 to 1917.
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Everett Strupper was small, but he was put together like a high-powered motor.
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Everett Strupper could have played quarterback fine, but his enunciation wasn't clear enough for him to call the plays.
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When Everett Strupper tried out for the team, he noticed that the quarterback would shout the signals every time Everett Strupper was to carry the ball.
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Everett Strupper first starred in a game against Transylvania, scoring four touchdowns.
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Everett Strupper was injured the next week against LSU, and blamed LSU's Phillip Cooper.
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Everett Strupper started around left end, then cut back into the center of the field, away from his blockers.
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In 1916, Everett Strupper had a 92-yard punt return for a touchdown on opening day against Mercer.
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Everett Strupper scored eight touchdowns in the game, six rushing and two on punt returns.
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Everett Strupper scored from 20 yards out on Tech's first offensive play and went on to be lord high executioner with eight touchdowns and a conversion for a total of 49 points.
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Everett Strupper chose to allow others to share in the scoring.
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Everett Strupper ranked third in the nation in scoring, including 16 touchdowns.
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Everett Strupper played on the 1917 team then considered the greatest the South ever produced, including one of the greatest backfields.
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Everett Strupper scored five touchdowns against Carlisle, including a 32-yard fumble return for a touchdown.
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Quarterback Albert Hill was first with 23 touchdowns, and Everett Strupper was second with 20 touchdowns.
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Everett Strupper rushed for some 1,150 yards on a little over 100 carries.
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Everett Strupper was named as one of four backs on Georgia Tech's "All-Era" team for the Heisman era covering the years from 1904 to 1919.
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On December 8,1917, Everett Strupper was elected by his teammates to be the captain of the 1918 Georgia Tech football team.
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However, Everett Strupper enlisted in the US Army on August 28,1918, and was assigned to the First Replacement Regiment at Camp Gordon in Chamblee, Georgia.
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In October 1918, Everett Strupper transferred to Camp Hancock and promoted to the rank of sergeant.
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Everett Strupper played football for Camp Gordon and Camp Hancock teams.
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The war ended in November 1918, and Everett Strupper was discharged from the Army on December 20,1918, as part of the post-war demobilization.
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Everett Strupper next led the Columbus High School football team.
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Everett Strupper was an assistant coach under Josh Cody at Mercer in 1922.
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Everett Strupper was married in approximately 1920 to his wife, Odelle.
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Everett Strupper worked with former teammate, Pup Phillips, at Massachusetts Mutual.
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Everett Strupper later became a general agent for the Volunteer State Life Insurance Company, and by 1948, he became the president of the Piedmont Life Insurance Co.
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Everett Strupper died at his home in Atlanta's Georgian Terrace Hotel in February 1950 from thrombosis.
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Everett Strupper was age 57 at the time of his death.
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Everett Strupper was survived by a wife and a step-daughter, Gwyneth Oliver.
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Everett Strupper was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1956 and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1974.