Frank Bennett (American football)

Frank Bennett

Depiction of Bennett c. 1900
North Carolina Tar Heels
Position	Tackle
Class	Graduate
Career history
College	North Carolina (1896–1901)
Personal information
Date of birth	March 8, 1879
Place of birth	Wadesboro, North Carolina
Date of death	January 5, 1936 (aged 56)
Place of death	Wadesboro, North Carolina
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	173 lb (78 kg)
Career highlights and awards
SIAA championship (1898) All-Southern (1898, 1900)

Frank Bennett, Jr. (March 8, 1879 – January 5, 1936) was a college football player.

Early years

Bennett was the son of a Confederate captain.^[1]

University of North Carolina

He was a prominent tackle for the North Carolina Tar Heels football teams of the University of North Carolina.^[2][3] He was selected third-team for an all-time Carolina football team of Dr. R. B. Lawson in 1934.^[4]

1898

Bennett was selected All-Southern in 1898.^[5] North Carolina won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) and posted its only undefeated record to date.

1900

Bennett was selected All-Southern in 1900.^[6]

1901

He was captain of the 1901 team.^[7]

References

1. cf. "Capt. Frank Bennett". Confederate Veteran. 12: 453. 1904.
2. Kemp Plummer Battle. History of the University of North Carolina. p. 749.
3. "Reception to the Team". The Raleigh Times. November 8, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved April 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "All-Time Carolina Football Team Selected". Carolina Alumni Review. 22 (6): 168. March 1934.
5. W. A. Lambeth (1899). "Football In The South". Outing. Outing Publishing Company. 33: 527.
6. "All-Southern Eleven for 1900". Outing. Outing Publishing Company. 37: 616. 1901. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Google books.
7. "[No title]". The Times. February 3, 1901. p. 18. Retrieved March 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Frank Bennett at Find a Grave