On June 1, 1938, Speer became ill but still participated in a wrestling match with Dorv Roche at Atlanta's Warren Arena.[8] Following the match, he developed a fever and was taken to a hospital, where he died June 10 of bronchial pneumonia.[1] He is interred at Atlanta's Hollywood Cemetery.[9]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Frank Speer, wrestler, dies of pneumonia". The Chicago Tribune. June 12, 1938. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^Alan J. Gould (1928-12-08). "Associated Press Gives Views on America's Best Gridders". The Salt Lake Tribune.
^"Meet the Georgia Tech Varsity". Berkeley Daily Gazette. December 26, 1928.
^Davis, Ralph (October 10, 1930). "Tech Leader Awaiting Test". The Pittsburgh Press.
^. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
^"Speer of Georgia Tech Loses To The Big Nag". The Milwaukee Journal. April 17, 1934.
^"Dempsey Knocks Out Tech Wrestling Star". The Miami News. October 9, 1934.
^Wrestlingdata.com - Match Statistics for Frank Speer
frank, speer, frank, speer, 1907, june, 1938, college, football, player, wrestler, speer, 1929georgia, tech, yellow, jackets, 17positiontackleclass1930personal, informationborn, 1907, 1907atlanta, georgia, died, june, 1938, 1938, aged, atlanta, georgia, height. Frank R Speer May 27 1907 June 10 1938 was a college football player and wrestler 1 Frank SpeerSpeer c 1929Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets No 48 12 17PositionTackleClass1930Personal informationBorn 1907 05 27 May 27 1907Atlanta Georgia U S Died June 10 1938 1938 06 10 aged 31 Atlanta Georgia U S Height6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight205 lb 93 kg Career historyCollegeGeorgia Tech 1927 28 1930 Bowl gamesRose Bowl 1929 Career highlights and awardsNational champion 1928 SoCon champion 1927 1928 First team All American 1928 All Southern 1927 1928 Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame Tech All Era Team William Alexander Era College football editSpeer was an All American tackle for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology 2 part of its national championship team of 1928 He first made the All Southern team as a sophomore in 1927 3 One writer in 1930 said Vance Maree and Frank Speer had the reputation as the toughest pair of tackles in the south 4 Speer is a member of the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame 5 Wrestling editSpeer once lost in a wrestling match with Bronko Nagurski due to a kneeing foul 6 In another wrestling match he caused former World Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey who was officiating the contest to knock him out 7 On June 1 1938 Speer became ill but still participated in a wrestling match with Dorv Roche at Atlanta s Warren Arena 8 Following the match he developed a fever and was taken to a hospital where he died June 10 of bronchial pneumonia 1 He is interred at Atlanta s Hollywood Cemetery 9 References edit a b Frank Speer wrestler dies of pneumonia The Chicago Tribune June 12 1938 Retrieved January 31 2016 Alan J Gould 1928 12 08 Associated Press Gives Views on America s Best Gridders The Salt Lake Tribune Meet the Georgia Tech Varsity Berkeley Daily Gazette December 26 1928 Davis Ralph October 10 1930 Tech Leader Awaiting Test The Pittsburgh Press Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 2017 11 07 Retrieved 2014 11 10 Speer of Georgia Tech Loses To The Big Nag The Milwaukee Journal April 17 1934 Dempsey Knocks Out Tech Wrestling Star The Miami News October 9 1934 Wrestlingdata com Match Statistics for Frank Speer Frank R Speer 1907 1938 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Speer amp oldid 1213964450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
