William Choice

American football player (1880–1942)
William Choice
Choice at VPI in 1899.
Virginia Cavaliers
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born:(1880-06-09)June 9, 1880
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Died:February 6, 1942(1942-02-06) (aged 61)
Richland County, South Carolina
Weight171 lb (78 kg)
Career history
College
  • VPI (1899)
  • Virginia (1900)
Career highlights and awards

William Choice Jr. (9 June 1880 – 6 February 1942) was a college football player. He served in the Spanish–American War.[1]

College football

VPI

In 1899 he was a prominent guard for Virginia Polytechnic Institute,[2] and selected for the All-Southern all-star team.[3]

University of Virginia

In 1900 he played for Southern champions, Virginia Cavaliers,[4][5] and was again selected for All-Southern.[6]

References

  1. ^ Landrum, John Belton O'Neall (1900). History of Spartanburg County: Embracing an Account of Many Important Events, and Biographical Sketches of Statesmen, Divines and Other Public Men. Franklin Prtg. and Publishing Company, Geo. W. Harrison, Gen. Mgr. p. 468.
  2. ^ "Virginia Tech Football - All Century Team". Virginia Tech Magazine. 14 (3). 1992.
  3. ^ "All-Southern Football Team". Outing. 35. Outing Publishing Company: 533. 1900. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Google books. Open access icon
  4. ^ "All-time Letterwinners". Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
  5. ^ "Virginia vs. Carolina . . ". Virginian-Pilot. November 18, 1900.
  6. ^ "All-Southern Eleven for 1900". Outing. 37. Outing Publishing Company: 616. 1901. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Google books. Open access icon

External links

  • William Choice at Find a Grave
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  • QB Warbler Wilson†
  • HB Arthur Feagin
  • HB Henry Seibels
  • FB Ormond Simkins
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