LeRoy Abernethy
Not to be confused with Roy Abernethy.
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Position | Fullback |
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North Carolina A&M (1904) North Carolina (1905) |
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LeRoy F. Abernethy was a college football player.
NC State
1904
Abernethy played first for North Carolina A&M, selected All-Southern by W. S. Kimberly.[1][2]
University of North Carolina
Abernethy was a prominent fullback for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the University of North Carolina. He was selected for the position on an all-time Carolina football team of Dr. R. B. Lawson in 1934.[3] On the all time team of Joel Whitaker he was noted as the "probably the best line plunger that has ever been."[4]
1905
He was selected All-Southern by coach R. R. Brown of Washington and Lee University.[5] A fullback did not score three touchdowns again for UNC until Mike Faulkerson in 1992.[6]
By 1914 Abernethy is engaged in the hardware business at Hickory.[7]
References
- ↑ "For All Southern Football Team". The Morning Post. December 11, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "The All-Southern Eleven". December 25, 1904. p. 11. Retrieved March 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "All-Time Carolina Football Team Selected". Carolina Alumni Review. 22 (6): 168. March 1934.
- ↑ Kemp Plummer Battle. History of the University of North Carolina. p. 752.
- ↑ "Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Football". The Washington Post. February 18, 1906. p. 13. Retrieved March 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tech Coach Dislikes Rules For NFL Scouts". September 10, 1992.
- ↑ The Alumni Review. May 1914. p. 168.
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