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Roscoe Word (American football guard)

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Roscoe Word
Tennessee Volunteers
Date of birth(1882-01-03)January 3, 1882
Place of birthMarianna, Arkansas
Date of deathMay 27, 1942(1942-05-27) (aged 60)
Place of deathKnoxville, Tennessee
Career information
Position(s)Guard
US collegeUniversity of Tennessee
Career history
As coach
1906Tennessee (assistant)
As player
1904–1905Tennessee
1907Tennessee
Career highlights and awards

Roscoe "Piggy" Word (January 3, 1882 – May 27, 1942)[1] was a college football player and coach and lawyer.

University of Tennessee

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Word was a prominent guard for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee.[2] He was its only three-time captain[3][4] and was selected All-Southern in 1907.[5] In 1906 he was an assistant coach, the team's first.

Law

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Word was a member of the Knoxville firm of Smith, Word, & Anderson.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874–1955." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index
  2. ^ Epling, Robert Thomas (August 1994). "Seasons of Change". Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. p. 53. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Stewart, Jeffery (January 9, 2004). "NFL's Loss Boosts Tennessee's Game". Scout.com. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "Trio of Fast Tennesseans". Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved March 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Memphis Commercial Appeal's All-Southern". Atlanta Georgian. December 7, 1907.
  6. ^ John Trotwood Moore (1923). Tennessee:The Volunteer State, 1769-1923. Vol. 4. p. 164 – via Google Books.