He was captain of the 1917 Gordon College football team.
Georgia Techedit
As the University of Georgia did not have a football team,[4] Day enrolled at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, where he played center for coach John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado in 1918.[5] He was a key two-way lineman during the team's 1918 season when the Yellow Jackets finished first in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) with a win–loss record of 6–1.[5] Day was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American following the 1918 season, when he was a first-team selection by Walter Camp.[5][6] Day's selection by Walter Camp as a first-team All-American was a historic first; he was the first Southerner to be chosen for Camp's annual All-America first team, which had been historically loaded with college players from Harvard, Yale, Princeton and other Northeastern colleges.[7][8] Day was inducted into the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.[5]
University of Georgiaedit
Day did not complete his college football career at Georgia Tech, however. He later enrolled at the University of Georgia in Athens, where he played for coach Herman Stegeman's Georgia Bulldogs football team in 1920 and 1921.[9] He played in every minute of 1921. At Georgia his jersey number was 1. Day was recognized as a first-team All-Southern selection by the Atlanta Constitution and several other major newspapers following his 1920 and 1921 seasons playing for the Georgia Bulldogs. He made an all-time Georgia Bulldogs football team picked in 1935.[10] He was nominated, though not selected, for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.[11]
Buck Cheves said "I never saw a better center than Bum Day...He would snap the ball and then make the tackle on kicks".[12]
^Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Ashel M. Day, last residence, 84402 Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA, born 3 Aug 1898, died 30 Jan 1988, SSN issued Connecticut (Before 1951).
^Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Ashel Monroe Day, born August 3, 1898, student at Ga. Tech.
^Ancestry.com. Georgia, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 [database on-line]. Ashel M Day, born 3 Aug 1898 at Nashville, Georgia, enlistment Date 1 Oct 1918, residence Douglas, Coffee, Georgia.
^Garbin, Patrick (August 2007). "Then Vince Said to Herschel... ": The Best Georgia Football Stories Ever Told. ISBN9781617490446.
^ abcd2013 Georgia Tech Football Information Guide, Georgia Tech Athletic Association, Atlanta, Georgia, pp. 170, 178, 180 (2013). Retrieved August 20, 2014.
^2014 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 2, 4, 14 (2014). Retrieved August 20, 2014.
^Joe Williams, "Joe Williams Says," El Paso Herald-Post, p. 10 (November 12, 1935). Retrieved August 20, 2014.
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2015 – via LA84.
^The Greenie: Tulane vs. Georgia, Tulane University Athletics Department, New Orleans, Louisiana, p. 6 (November 9, 1935). Retrieved August 23, 2014.
^George Trevor. "All-Time All-Star Team". Tulane University Football Program-The Greenie; Georgia Vs. Tulane.
^"U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team". Kingsport Post. July 31, 1969.
ashel, monroe, august, 1898, january, 1988, nicknamed, american, college, football, player, center, both, georgia, tech, yellow, jackets, georgia, institute, technology, georgia, bulldogs, university, georgia, first, southern, player, ever, selected, first, te. Ashel Monroe Day August 3 1898 January 30 1988 1 2 3 nicknamed Bum Day was an American college football player who was a center for both the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia He was the first Southern player ever selected first team All America by Walter Camp who had historically selected college players from Harvard Yale Princeton and other Northeastern colleges Bum Day Bum with Tech in 1918Georgia Bulldogs No 1PositionCenterPersonal informationBorn 1898 08 03 August 3 1898Nashville Georgia U S Died January 30 1988 1988 01 30 aged 89 Ogden Utah U S Height5 ft 10 in 1 78 m Weight190 lb 86 kg Career historyCollegeGordon 1916 1917 Georgia Tech 1918 Georgia 1919 1921 High schoolPorter Military AcademyCareer highlights and awardsSIAA championship 1918 1920 1921 Consensus All American 1918 1st Walter Camp All American from the South All Southern 1919 1920 1921 Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame 1984 Contents 1 Gordon 2 Georgia Tech 3 University of Georgia 4 See also 5 ReferencesGordon editHe was captain of the 1917 Gordon College football team Georgia Tech editAs the University of Georgia did not have a football team 4 Day enrolled at Georgia Tech in Atlanta where he played center for coach John Heisman s Georgia Tech Golden Tornado in 1918 5 He was a key two way lineman during the team s 1918 season when the Yellow Jackets finished first in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA with a win loss record of 6 1 5 Day was recognized as a consensus first team All American following the 1918 season when he was a first team selection by Walter Camp 5 6 Day s selection by Walter Camp as a first team All American was a historic first he was the first Southerner to be chosen for Camp s annual All America first team which had been historically loaded with college players from Harvard Yale Princeton and other Northeastern colleges 7 8 Day was inducted into the Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1984 5 University of Georgia editDay did not complete his college football career at Georgia Tech however He later enrolled at the University of Georgia in Athens where he played for coach Herman Stegeman s Georgia Bulldogs football team in 1920 and 1921 9 He played in every minute of 1921 At Georgia his jersey number was 1 Day was recognized as a first team All Southern selection by the Atlanta Constitution and several other major newspapers following his 1920 and 1921 seasons playing for the Georgia Bulldogs He made an all time Georgia Bulldogs football team picked in 1935 10 He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All Time Southeast 1869 1919 era team 11 Buck Cheves said I never saw a better center than Bum Day He would snap the ball and then make the tackle on kicks 12 See also editGeorgia Bulldogs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets List of Georgia Institute of Technology alumni List of University of Georgia peopleReferences edit Ancestry com U S Social Security Death Index 1935 2014 database on line Ashel M Day last residence 84402 Ogden Weber Utah USA born 3 Aug 1898 died 30 Jan 1988 SSN issued Connecticut Before 1951 Ancestry com U S World War I Draft Registration Cards 1917 1918 database on line Ashel Monroe Day born August 3 1898 student at Ga Tech Ancestry com Georgia World War I Service Cards 1917 1919 database on line Ashel M Day born 3 Aug 1898 at Nashville Georgia enlistment Date 1 Oct 1918 residence Douglas Coffee Georgia Garbin Patrick August 2007 Then Vince Said to Herschel The Best Georgia Football Stories Ever Told ISBN 9781617490446 a b c d 2013 Georgia Tech Football Information Guide Georgia Tech Athletic Association Atlanta Georgia pp 170 178 180 2013 Retrieved August 20 2014 2014 NCAA Football Records Book Award Winners Archived 2014 10 06 at the Wayback Machine National Collegiate Athletic Association Indianapolis Indiana pp 2 4 14 2014 Retrieved August 20 2014 Joe Williams Joe Williams Says El Paso Herald Post p 10 November 12 1935 Retrieved August 20 2014 Early Georgia Tech Football PDF Archived from the original PDF on March 4 2016 Retrieved July 29 2015 via LA84 The Greenie Tulane vs Georgia Tulane University Athletics Department New Orleans Louisiana p 6 November 9 1935 Retrieved August 23 2014 George Trevor All Time All Star Team Tulane University Football Program The Greenie Georgia Vs Tulane U T Greats On All Time Southeast Team Kingsport Post July 31 1969 Bolton Clyde July 1982 Silver britches ISBN 9780932520081 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bum Day amp oldid 1182910789, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
