 Thrash cropped from 1902 team picture | |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tackle |
| Class | 1903 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1880-10-21)October 21, 1880 Georgia |
| Died: | December 12, 1942(1942-12-12) (aged 62) Douglas, Georgia |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1902–1903) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jesse Little Thrash (October 21, 1880 – December 12, 1942) was a college football player and engineer.
Georgia Tech
Thrash was a prominent tackle for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football teams of the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame posthumously in 1962.
1902
He was selected All-Southern in 1902, listed by various sources as Tech's first ever All-Southern football player. Despite Tech losing every game, he began the season as a sub and closed it as the undisputed star of the Tech team.
1903
Thrash was captain of the 1903 team.
Personal life
Jesse's sons Kenneth Thrash and William G. Thrash also played football for Tech. His great niece Maria Thrash is a swimming coach, coaching the Tech swimming teams in 2003.
See also
References
- "The Clubs". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 40 (7): 34. May 1962.
- "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- "From Southeastern College Teams The Constitution Selects An Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. December 1, 1902.
- "All-Conference". Georgia Tech Football Information Guide: 147. 2011.
- ^ "Maria Thrash".
- "Deaths". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 21 (3): 51. 1943.
- ^ "JESSE THRASH MADE CAPTAIN". Atlanta Constitution. December 14, 1902. p. 35. Retrieved March 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tech and FSU Tangle First Time Since 1904". Panama City News-Herald. November 17, 1952. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Maria Thrash Joins Tech Swimming and Diving Staff". August 13, 2003.