Robert Nelson MacCallum (November 5, 1888 – August 24, 1956)[1] was a college football player and reverend.
 MacCallum in football uniform c. 1913 | |
| Sewanee Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Major | Theology |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 5, 1888 New York City, New York |
| Died: | August 24, 1956 (aged 67) El Paso, Texas |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Sewanee (1910–1913) |
| High school | Mt. Vernon |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years
editMacCallum attended Mt. Vernon High School.[2]
Sewanee
editHe was an All-Southern guard for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee:The University of the South, captain of the 1913 team.[3][4][5] He graduated with a theology degree.[6]
Reverend
editMacCallum was a seminarian who served parishes in Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, New Mexico, and South Carolina.[7] He was admitted as a candidate for Holy Orders on June 23, 1914 in Savannah, Georgia.[8]
References
edit- ^ Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA
- ^ University of the South (1911). "Register of Students". Catalogue and Announcements: 39.
- ^ "Consolidated All-Southern Chosen by Ten Scribes; Eleven Like Innis Brown's". Atlanta Constitution. December 3, 1912. p. 10.
- ^ "1913 Football Program - UT vs Sewanee (at Chattanooga)". October 18, 1913.
- ^ "1913".
- ^ "University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn". The Chronicle: 267. 1915.
- ^ "Deaths". Sewanee Alumni News. 22: 23. February 1956.
- ^ "Bishop's Diary of 1914-1915". Retrieved February 9, 2015.