Lex Stone
Andrew Alexis "Lex" Stone[1] (May 19, 1885 – March 22, 1925)[2] was an American football player, a coach of football and basketball, and a politician.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 19, 1885 Dellrose, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 22, 1925 (aged 39) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1906–1907 | Sewanee |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1910 | Tennessee |
| Basketball | |
| 1910–1911 | Tennessee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–5–1 (football) 7–9 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern 2nd All-Time Sewanee football team | |
Sewanee edit
Stone was a prominent tackle for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee:The University of the South.[3] At Sewanee he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. Stone was picked as a second-team tackle on Sewanee's All-time football team.[4] He stood some 6'2" and 172 pounds.
1907 edit
Stone was selected All-Southern in 1907. Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin wrote "Lex Stone, of Sewanee, at left tackle was also an exceptional man. He is strong, fast, heavy and good running with the ball or stopping an opponent who has it. He, too, is a line man of a decade for a SIAA college."[5] He was given honorable mention by Walter Camp.[6]
Tennessee edit
Stone served as the head football coach at the University of Tennessee for one season in 1910, compiling a record 3–5–1. He also coached the Tennessee Volunteers basketball team during the 1910–11 season, tallying a mark of 7–9. Stone also served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1913 to 1915.
Head coaching record edit
Football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Volunteers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Tennessee | 3–5–1 | 1–4 | 13th | |||||
| Tennessee: | 3–5–1 | 1–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–5–1 | ||||||||
Basketball edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Volunteers () (1910–1911) | |||||||||
| 1910–11 | Tennessee | 7–9 | |||||||
| Tennessee: | 7–9 (.438) | ||||||||
| Total: | 7–9 (.438) | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ The Volunteer (yearbook) p. 28
- ^ "Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. The catalogue of the Phi delta theta fraternity online. (page 138 of 217)".
- ^ McBride, Robert Martin; Robison, Dan Merritt; Cornwell, Ilene J. (1975). "Stone, Andrew Alexis". Biographical Directory of the Tennessee General Assembly: 1901-1931: 631. ISBN 9780874020083.
- ^ "Sewanee's All-Time Football Team". Sewanee Alumni News. February 1949.
- ^ Dan McGugin (1907). "Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Foot Ball". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide. National Collegiate Athletic Association: 71–75.
- ^ "Camp Selects Team". The Washington Herald. December 27, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved March 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.