Smack Thompson
Thompson in 1925
Georgia Bulldogs
PositionEnd
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1900-05-30)May 30, 1900
Atlanta, Georgia
Died:October 31, 1981(1981-10-31) (aged 81)
Career history
CollegeGeorgia (19211922; 19241925)
Career highlights and awards

Ralph Sandford "Smack" Thompson (May 30, 1900 October 31, 1981) was a college football player. He was the brother of Charlie Thompson.[1]

College football

Thompson was an All-Southern end for Kid Woodruff's Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia, captain of its 1925 team.[2][3] That team defeated Auburn 34 to 0 in Columbus.[4] Allegedly, Thompson would yell out in his sleep. On the eve of a 3–0 loss to Georgia Tech, he screamed out "Kill the SOB", referring to Doug Wycoff. Once during the game both were knocked unconscious.[5] "He was absolutely poison" wrote Morgan Blake about Thompson, "with reckless disregard for life and limb, he plunged into the thick of every play."[5]

References

  1. "Georgians Win From Petrels". Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved March 26, 2015 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. "All Southern Grid Team Compiled By The Associated Press". Kingsport Times. November 30, 1925.
  3. "1925 Football Letterwinners".
  4. "1925". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Walsh, Christopher J. (July 18, 2006). Where Football is King: A History of the SEC. ISBN 9781461734772.


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