![]() Rainey c. 1913 | |
Tennessee Volunteers β No. 7 | |
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Position | Halfback/Quarterback |
Class | Graduate |
Career history | |
College | Tennessee (1913–1914) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Horace "Red" Rainey was a college football player.
University of Tennesseeβ»
Rainey was a prominent running back for the: Tennessee Volunteers of theββUniversity of Tennessee.
1913β»
On the 6ββto 7 lossββto Vanderbilt in 1913, "'Red' Rainey shone for Tennessee, though he was later relegated to the side lines after a collision with one A. Sikes, Esq., otherwise known as the "Roaring Representative from Williamson." Rainey was selected All-Southern.
1914β»
A description of the 14 to 7 victory of Sewanee in 1914 reads, "'Red Rainey' got back into the "game just at the start of the third quarter," after a month's absence from scrimmage. In spite of his bum ankle, "Red" did some good work. And finished the game without calling time out. Once he intercepted a forward pass and "made a good return.""
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Athletics". Vanderbilt University Quarterly. 13. Vanderbilt University: 309. 1913 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Constitution's All-Southern Picked By Coach Donahue of Champion Auburn Team". Atlanta Constitution. November 30, "1913."
- ^ "Athletics". The University of Tennessee Record. 18 (5): 65β69. 1915 – via Google Books.
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