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Louis Hasslock
Louis Whorley "Red" Hasslock (February 8, 1888 – April 5, 1974) was a college football player, colonel, and regimental instructor.[1]
| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 8, 1888 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Died: | April 5, 1974 (aged 86) Santa Barbara, California |
| Weight | 173 lb (78 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1907–1908) |
| High school | Montgomery Bell Academy |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College football edit
Hasslock was a guard for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University.[2] He was selected All-Southern in 1908, a year in which he had to contend for a spot with College Football Hall of Fame member Nathan Dougherty.[3] Before Vanderbilt played Michigan in 1908, Hasslock had been on duty at Reelfoot Lake with a militia who were to guard against night riders. When he learned he could be granted a leave of absence if he were to join his football team, he walked a distance of twenty miles through a country infested with night riders, and caught a train at Union City.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "MALONE AND AIDES PASS TESTS POSTS QUALIFIED". The Bakersfield Californian. August 27, 1940. p. 8.
- ^ "Wearers of the "V."". Vanderbilt University Quarterly. 9: 189. 1909.
- ^ Spalding's Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1909. p. 75.
- ^ "Walks Many Miles To Join Football Team". The Winchester News. October 30, 1908.
- ^ Night Riders of Reelfoot Lake. University of Alabama Press. 23 June 2003. ISBN 9780817350390.
External links edit
- Louis Hasslock at Find a Grave