He was a prominent player on the Vanderbilt Commodores football team from 1894 to 1897[2] – "one of the best guards developed in the United States during his athletic career."[3][4] Burch was selected first team for an all-time Vanderbilt football team in 1912.[5] One writer opines "Captain Keller...was the greatest football expert that ever played on a southern field. I think also that Luke Burch was the greatest guard and that Phil Connell was the greatest fullback that has ever played on a southern field."[6]
1897edit
The 1897 team went undefeated allowing no points and had the first conference championship for the school.
Medical practiceedit
Burch practiced briefly in Bear Spring, Tennessee before studying surgery at St. George's Hospital in London. He joined the Vanderbilt School of Medicine in 1904 as Professor of Gynecology before becoming dean ten years later.[7]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Lucius E. Burch Papers". Retrieved February 13, 2015.
^"Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had". Atlanta Constitution. February 19, 1911. p. 52. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^Henry Jay Case (1914). "Vanderbilt–A University of the New South". Outing. 64: 327.
^cf. Vanderbilt University (1906). "The "Famous" Class of '96". Vanderbilt University Quarterly. 6: 246.
^Vanderbilt University (1913). Vanderbilt University Quarterly. Vol. 13. p. 56.
lucius, burch, lucius, edward, luke, burch, december, 1874, october, 1959, college, football, player, prominent, surgeon, south, once, dean, vanderbilt, university, medical, school, father, born, 1874, december, 1874nashville, tennesseediedoctober, 1959, 1959,. Lucius Edward Luke Burch December 10 1874 October 15 1959 was a college football player and prominent surgeon in the South who was once Dean of Vanderbilt University Medical School 1 He was the father of Lucius E Burch Jr Lucius E BurchBorn 1874 12 10 December 10 1874Nashville TennesseeDiedOctober 15 1959 1959 10 15 aged 84 Nashville TennesseeKnown forProfessor Emeritus Obstetrics amp GynecologyCollege football careerVanderbilt CommodoresPositionGuardClass1896Career historyCollegeVanderbilt 1894 1897 Career highlights and awardsSIAA championship 1897 All time Vanderbilt first team 1912 Contents 1 Early years 2 Vanderbilt University 2 1 Football 2 1 1 1897 3 Medical practice 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editBurch attended the Webb School in Bell Buckle Tennessee 1 Vanderbilt University editBurch received his M D Degree in 1896 Football edit He was a prominent player on the Vanderbilt Commodores football team from 1894 to 1897 2 one of the best guards developed in the United States during his athletic career 3 4 Burch was selected first team for an all time Vanderbilt football team in 1912 5 One writer opines Captain Keller was the greatest football expert that ever played on a southern field I think also that Luke Burch was the greatest guard and that Phil Connell was the greatest fullback that has ever played on a southern field 6 1897 edit The 1897 team went undefeated allowing no points and had the first conference championship for the school Medical practice editBurch practiced briefly in Bear Spring Tennessee before studying surgery at St George s Hospital in London He joined the Vanderbilt School of Medicine in 1904 as Professor of Gynecology before becoming dean ten years later 7 References edit a b Lucius E Burch Papers Retrieved February 13 2015 Brown Calls Vanderbilt 06 Best Eleven South Ever Had Atlanta Constitution February 19 1911 p 52 Retrieved March 8 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp Henry Jay Case 1914 Vanderbilt A University of the New South Outing 64 327 cf Vanderbilt University 1906 The Famous Class of 96 Vanderbilt University Quarterly 6 246 Vanderbilt University 1913 Vanderbilt University Quarterly Vol 13 p 56 Vanderbilt University Quarterly 1906 Lucius Edward Burch External links editLucius E Burch at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lucius E Burch amp oldid 1083469489, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
