Cecil Creen
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| Alabama Crimson Tide | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | c. 1897 Anniston, Alabama |
| Died: | February 20, 1934 Anniston, Alabama |
| Career history | |
| College | Alabama (1916) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Cecil Lee Creen (c. 1897 – February 20, 1934) was a college football player.
University of Alabama
[edit]Creen was a prominent quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama.[1]
1916
[edit]In an 80 to 0 win over Southern University in 1916, Goree Johnson and Cecil Creen each scored four touchdowns.[2] The next week, Creen ran in the touchdown to defeat Mississippi College 7 to 6.[3] For the game against Ole Miss, Alabama's 1916 season recap reads "Alabama defeated the University of Mississippi at Tuscaloosa by the score of 27 to 0 with Creen again being the star on the offense."[4] He was selected All-Southern,[5] and was given honorable mention from Walter Camp.
Washington & Lee
[edit]He transferred to Washington & Lee.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cecil Creen leaves Alabama for Washington & Lee". The Anniston Star. February 7, 1917. p. 5.
- ^ "1916". Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ "Notable Comeback Victories" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ "1916 season recap" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ "All-Southern Football Team As Picked By Sport Writers". Augusta Chronicle. December 3, 1916.
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