William R. "Ray" Saunders was a college football player.
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| Tennessee Volunteers – No. 42 | |
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| Position | Tackle |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | c. 1910 |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Tennessee (1929–1931) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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College football
editSaunders was a tackle for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. Saunders suffered the first injury of 1930 with a minor knee injury.[1] Saunders was selected All-Southern in 1931 along with teammates and College Football Hall of Fame members Herman Hickman and Gene McEver.[2][3][4] He was also selected third-team All-American by the "Captain's Poll", selected by a poll of the captains of the major football teams[5]
References
edit- ^ "Tennessee Tackle Is Hurt In Scrimmage". St. Petersburg Times. September 3, 1930 – via Google News.
- ^ "Honors & Awards" (PDF). Tennessee Volunteers Athletics. 2006. p. 118.
- ^ "Tennessee U's Great Football Record Menaced; Loss of Veterans is Blow". The Stanford Daily. October 13, 1932.
- ^ Graham, Dillon (December 2, 1931). "Three Tulane Stars Picked for All-Southern Team". Fitchburg Sentinel.
- ^ Bitt, Bill (December 9, 1931). "Real 1931 All-American Team Selected by College Captains". The Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio).
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