John Beverly Pollard
Virginia Cavaliers | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Born: | Aylett, Virginia | November 9, 1880
Died: | October 2, 1960 Annapolis, Maryland | (aged 79)
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Virginia (1902–1905) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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John Beverly Pollard (November 9, 1880 – October 2, 1960) was a college football player and surgeon in the US Navy Medical Corps.
Early years
John Beverly Pollard was born November 9, 1880 in Aylett, Virginia to E. S. Pollard, Esq.[1]
University of Virginia
Pollard was an All-Southern quarterback for the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia,[2] and a member of the Virginia Glee Club.[3][4] He also played on the baseball teams. At Virginia he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Pollard was known for his speed.[5] He mentored the backup Oscar Randolph.[6] He was once University Demonstrator of Anatomy.[1] After university he became a captain and surgeon in the US Navy Medical Corps.
Davidson College
Pollard would go on to serve as a co-head coach at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina.[7]
References
- ^ a b Vignettes. Vol. 1. p. 70.
- ^ "District III". Caduceus of Kappa Sigma. 19: 219. 1904.
- ^ "Catalog of Students". University of Virginia annual announcements, with a catalog of the officers and students of the University of Virginia: 43. 1903–1904.
- ^ Corks and Curls. 1904. p. 132.
- ^ "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 97.
- ^ "Virginia? Carolina?". The Cavalier Daily. November 18, 1905.
- ^ Quips and Cranks. Davidson College. 1908. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- 1880 births
- 1960 deaths
- American football quarterbacks
- Virginia Cavaliers football players
- All-Southern college football players
- Players of American football from Virginia
- People from King William County, Virginia
- United States Navy personnel
- Virginia Cavaliers baseball players
- Davidson Wildcats football coaches
- College football player stubs