Beard joined the staff of the Nashville American in 1896.[2][5] In 1897 he was the first to dub Vanderbilt the Commodores.[6][7][8] While at the American, Beard employed former Vandy player Bob Blake.[9]
Beard became the state news editor of the Banner in 1910, promoted to associated editor in 1933.[3]
Bibliographyedit
It Happened in Nashville. 1912.
The Battle of Nashville. 1913.
Red Letter Days in Nashville. 1925.
Nashville, the Home of History Makers. 1929.
Andrew Jackson: Man of Destiny. 1942.
Nashville, a memoir. 1943.
Men Make the Navy: Recruiting of 17-year-olds Recalls Fact Most American Naval Heroes Joined Service in 'teens. 1943.
Referencesedit
^"William Ewing Beard Papers, Addition" (PDF). Retrieved February 5, 2015.
william, beard, william, ewing, beard, july, 1873, december, 1950, college, football, player, soldier, journalist, correspondent, naval, historian, long, time, officer, tennessee, historical, commission, member, tennessee, historical, society, wrote, several, . William Ewing Beard July 12 1873 December 21 1950 was a college football player soldier journalist war correspondent naval historian and long time officer of the Tennessee Historical Commission and member of the Tennessee Historical Society 1 2 He wrote several books on Nashville and dubbed Vanderbilt University the Commodores William E BeardVanderbilt CommodoresPositionQuarterbackClassGraduatePersonal informationBorn 1873 07 12 July 12 1873Estill Springs Tennessee U S Died December 21 1950 1950 12 21 aged 77 Nashville Tennessee U S Career historyCollegeVanderbilt 1890 1893 Career highlights and awards1st Vanderbilt quarterback to play Tennessee Dubbed Vanderbilt the Commodores Contents 1 Early years 2 Writer 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editBeard was born on July 12 1873 in Estill Springs Tennessee to Richard Beard a Confederate captain and Marie Dromgoole of Estill Springs Tennessee 3 He attended Vanderbilt from 1890 to 1893 2 In 1892 Beard was the first Vanderbilt quarterback to play Tennessee 4 Writer editBeard joined the staff of the Nashville American in 1896 2 5 In 1897 he was the first to dub Vanderbilt the Commodores 6 7 8 While at the American Beard employed former Vandy player Bob Blake 9 Beard became the state news editor of the Banner in 1910 promoted to associated editor in 1933 3 Bibliography editIt Happened in Nashville 1912 The Battle of Nashville 1913 Red Letter Days in Nashville 1925 Nashville the Home of History Makers 1929 Andrew Jackson Man of Destiny 1942 Nashville a memoir 1943 Men Make the Navy Recruiting of 17 year olds Recalls Fact Most American Naval Heroes Joined Service in teens 1943 References edit William Ewing Beard Papers Addition PDF Retrieved February 5 2015 a b c William Ewing Beard Vanderbilt Caduceus of Kappa Sigma 20 425 a b Historical News and Notices WILLIAM EWING BEARD Tennessee Historical Quarterly 9 4 372 378 1950 JSTOR 42621057 Bill Traughber November 20 2013 Vanderbilt defeated Vols twice in 1892 Retrieved February 5 2015 Rice Beard Atlanta Constitution May 30 1909 p 2 Retrieved March 11 2016 via Newspapers com nbsp Vanderbilt Commodores History Retrieved February 5 2015 Bill Traughber Vanderbilt Football Tales of Commodore Gridiron History p 20 History of SEC School Mascots Retrieved February 5 2015 Bill Traughber November 23 2011 Vandy s gridiron Rhodes Scholars Retrieved February 5 2015 External links editWilliam E Beard at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William E Beard amp oldid 1211133720, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
