Dave Collings
American football player
 Collings, c. 1922 | |
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| Position | Halfback / Punter |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1901-11-04)November 4, 1901 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died: | December 8, 1982(1982-12-08) (aged 81) |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia (1919–1922) |
| High school | Boys High School (Atlanta) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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David Ayres Collings Jr.[a] (November 4, 1901 – December 8, 1982) was an American college football player. He played four seasons with the Georgia Bulldogs, 1919–1922.[1]
Biography
Collings was born in Atlanta in 1901.[2] He attended Boys High School there,[3] and played on the football team.[4]
Collings was a four-year letterman, 1919–1922, for the Georgia Bulldogs.[5] He was primarily a halfback and punter, and was part of the team's "ten second backfield"[b] in 1920. He made a 40-yard drop kick against South Carolina that season,[7] and in the 7–0 defeat of Furman, a punting duel between Collings and Milton McManaway featured throughout.[8] In 1922, Collings started the game against Vanderbilt at quarterback.[9] In recounting his senior season, Georgia's yearbook listed him as an end and quarterback,[10]: 301 and noted that he "rounded out his four years as a varsity back in a bright red cloak of glory."[10]: 309 He was a member of Chi Phi fraternity.[10]: 163
In 1924, sportswriter Morgan Blake included Collings as one of the two halfbacks in his selection of the greatest football players from Atlanta.[11]
As of November 1933, Collings was a district manager for The Coca-Cola Company,[12] and he was still employed by the company as of February 1942.[2] He apparently spent several years in the late 1930s living in Dallas.[13] Collings died in December 1982.[14]
Notes
References
- ^ "All-Time Georgia Football Lettermen". georgiadogs.com. July 24, 2006. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "Draft Registration Card". fold3.com. Selective Service System. February 1942. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Dave Collings To Enter Ga. Tech". The Atlanta Journal. December 2, 1918. p. 9. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boys High Football Team". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. March 2, 1958. p. 44 (Magazine). Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
Boys High Football Team just before being defeated, 7-6, by Tech High in November 1917
- ^ "All-Time Lettermen". Georgia Football Media Guide. Georgia Bulldog Athletics. 2024. p. 135. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via issuu.com.
- ^ "Advent has ten-second backfield". The Cincinnati Post. November 11, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Garbin, Patrick (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. ISBN 9780810860407 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ga. Barely Overcome Furman Crew". The Red and Black. October 22, 1920. p. 8.
- ^ "Mulvihill Out As Georgia Goes To Battle With Vandy". Athens Banner. November 18, 1922. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
- ^ a b c Pandora. University of Georgia. 1923. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via usg.edu.
- ^ McGill, R. E. (December 30, 2024). "The Sport Aerial (column)". Nashville Banner. p. 13. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Curtin, Gerald (November 15, 1933). "Riding Roundup (column)". The Guthrie Daily Leader. Guthrie, Oklahoma. p. 6. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Personals". The Atlanta Constitution. December 20, 1939. p. 21. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Social Security Death Index". fold3.com. Social Security Administration. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
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1920 Georgia Bulldogs football—national champions
- 1 Bum Day
- 3 Owen Reynolds
- 5 Dave Collings
- 9 Artie Pew
- 11 Joe Bennett
- 19 Buck Cheves
- 23 Dick Hartley
- 31 Sheldon Fitts
- 45 Hugh Whelchel
- T. L. Anthony
- Jim Taylor
- Head coach: Herman Stegeman
- Assistant coaches: Jimmy DeHart
*selected national champion by Clyde Berryman
