Rube Barker
 Barker in Ole Miss yearbook. | |
| Virginia Cavaliers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tackle |
| Class | Graduate |
| Major | Medicine |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Oakland, Illinois |
| Career history | |
| College | Ole Miss (1911–1912) University of Virginia (1914; 1916–1917) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Reuben Allen "Rube" Barker was an American football player and track athlete for the Ole Miss Rebels of the University of Mississippi and Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia.[1]
Early years
Barker was a native of Oakland, Illinois.[2]
Ole Miss
He was selected an All-Southern tackle in 1911 and 1912,[3] "Rube" was the captain of the Ole Miss team in 1912.
University of Virginia
He was selected All-Southern again by Dick Jemison in 1914. He graduated with an M. D. from the University of Virginia in 1917. Barker was often split between his medical studies and football.[4]
References
- ^ "Football At University". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 20, 1916. p. 3.
- ^ Lawrence Wells (1980). Ole Miss Football. p. 14.
- ^ Spalding's Football Guide. 1913. pp. 25, 65.
- ^ W. C. Dowd, Jr. (October 27, 1916). "Pans, Punts, and Passes". The Charlotte News. p. 11. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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