Eben Wortham
| Sewanee Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Fullback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 22, 1897 Greenville, Mississippi |
| Died: | August 1, 1982 (aged 85) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 156 lb (71 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Sewanee (1916-1918) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Eben Alexander "Pep" Wortham (July 22, 1897 – August 1, 1982) was a college football player and educator.
Sewanee[edit]
Playing career[edit]
Wortham was a prominent fullback for the Sewanee Tigers of the University of the South.
1916[edit]
In 1916, Dick Jemison picked Bill Folger out of North Carolina as a halfback for his All-Southern team. Jemison said had he constrained his selections to the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Wortham would have taken his spot.
1917[edit]
In 1917, the year of Georgia Tech's great backfield, he made the All-Southern teams of Dick Jemison, sporting editor for the Atlanta Constitution, Fred Digby, sporting editor for the New Orleans Item, and Zipp Newman, assistant sporting editor for the Birmingham News.[1][2] He drop-kicked a 40-yard field goal in the game against LSU to win 3 to 0. Also he drop-kicked a 27-yard field goal in a 3 to 3 tie at Alabama.
Teaching career[edit]
After football, he signed on to the university's faculty to teach mathematics, history, tactics, and boxing.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Spalding Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1918.
- ^ "National and Southern Honors". Sewanee Football Media Guide: 31. 2011.
- ^ "Academy Notes". Sewanee Purple. March 7, 1919.
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