Joseph H. "Ike" Boland was a college football player.
| Georgia Bulldogs – No. 18; 45; 43 | |
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| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | c. 1908 |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia (1927–1929) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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University of Georgia
editBoland was a prominent center for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia from 1927 to 1929. An All-Time Georgia All-Star Team published in 1935 had Boland as the second team center behind Bum Day.[1]
1927
editHe played center for the 1927 "dream and wonder team" which defeated Yale at the Yale Bowl on October 8.[2][3] He was selected All-Southern by Miss Emily Boyd, sports editor of the Griffin Daily News, the only woman sports editor in the south.[4]
1929
editBoland was captain of the 1929 team.[5][6] Georgia again defeated Yale, this time at home in Yale's first game played in the south. He was the first center to receive honorable mention on the Associated Press All-Southern team, placing behind Lloyd Roberts of Tulane and Julian Bealle of South Carolina of the first and second teams.
References
edit- ^ Trevor, George (1935). The Greenie - Georgia v. Tulane Game Program. p. 6.
- ^ "Erratic Elis Let Georgians Dash Through". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 9, 1927. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. p. 38. ISBN 9780810860407. Retrieved March 26, 2015 – via Google books.
- ^ "Girl Sports Editor In South Picks Her All-Star Eleven" (PDF). Jamestown Evening Herald. December 3, 1927.
- ^ "Ten Bulldogs Wind Up Football Career". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. December 3, 1929. Retrieved March 26, 2015 – via Google news.
- ^ "1929 Football Letterwinners".
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