Vernon Hibbett Sharp, Jr. (November 30, 1906 – April 5, 1991) was a college football player and coach.
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| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
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| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 30, 1906 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Died: | April 5, 1991 (aged 84) Brentwood, Tennessee |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1926–1927) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Early years
editVernon Sharp, Jr. was born in Nashville on November 30, 1906 to Vernon Hibbett Sharp and Lorene Seleney Dandridge. His older brother Alfred Sharp was also a Vanderbilt center.
Vanderbilt University
editHe was a prominent center for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University.[1] He was in the same class as the quarterback to whom he snapped the ball, College Football Hall of Fame member Bill Spears.[2]
1927
editSharp was captain of the 1927 team,[3] which included the nation's leading scorer in running back Jimmy Armistead.[4] Sharp received the second most All-Southern votes of any center, behind Elvin Butcher of Tennessee. Sharp arguably had the better season, but was seen as having been outperformed by Butcher in the Vanderbilt–Tennessee game.[5] Sharp was suffering from a knee injury at the time, including the week before against Georgia Tech and Peter Pund.[6] He was called by coach McGugin the greatest Vandy center since Stein Stone.[6]
Coaching career
editIn 1936, he coached Vanderbilt's freshmen team.
References
edit- ^ "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927.
- ^ "Vernon Sharpe, Vanderbilt Star Center". The Waco News Tribune. October 13, 1927. p. 7. Retrieved May 13, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt Trio of Underclassmen to Captain 2003 Squad; Team Without Senior Captain for First Time Since World War I". June 9, 2003. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- ^ Ernie Couch (30 July 2001). SEC Football Trivia. ISBN 9781418571788.
- ^ "Four Georgia Grid Stars Voted Places On United Press Conference Team". Banner-Herald. November 23, 1917.
- ^ a b "1927 Vanderbilt Commodores" (PDF).
