Dick Dodson

Richard B. Dodson was a college football player.

Dick Dodson
Tennessee Volunteers – No. 13
PositionHalfback/Fullback
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career history
CollegeTennessee (1925–1927)
High schoolPeabody Academy
Career highlights and awards

University of Tennessee

Football

Dodson was a running back for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee from 1925 to 1927.[1]

1927

Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores led 7–0 until a late Dick Dodson run tied the score.[2] He was selected All-Southern in 1927.[3] Dodson was considered the best of Southern backfields along with Bill Spears and Herdis McCrary.[4] That year Dodson set a record with a 91 yard run versus Transylvania.[5][6] It's still the second longest run in Tennessee history, broken with a 99-yard run by Kelsey Finch against Florida in 1977.[7] In the Tennessee-Vanderbilt game of '27, Dodson carried the ball but four times, yet was the main reason for Tennessee keeping the game a tie.[4]

References
  1. "Digital Collections - Libraries: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville". University of Tennessee.
  2. Edwin Pope (1956). Football's Greatest Coaches. p. 340.
  3. "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927 – via Google News.
  4. "Backfielders In South Get Real Mention". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 15, 1927 – via Google News.
  5. "TENNESSEE VS. MEMPHIS -- GAME PREVIEW". Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  6. "Vols Down Marshall On A Stormy Day". Greeneville Publishing Company. September 25, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  7. Ramey, Grant (July 4, 2020). "Tennessee Fireworks: The most explosive plays in Vols history". 247Sports. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
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