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Dave Collings

For the English actor, see David Collings.
Dave Collings
Collings, c. 1922
No. 5
PositionHalfback / Punter
Personal information
Born:(1901-11-04)November 4, 1901
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died:December 8, 1982(1982-12-08) (aged 81)
Career history
CollegeGeorgia (1919–1922)
High schoolBoys High School (Atlanta)
Career highlights and awards
  • SIAA Championship (1920, 1921)

David Ayres Collings Jr.[a] (November 4, 1901 – December 8, 1982) was an American college football player. He played four seasons with the Georgia Bulldogs, 1919–1922.[1]

Biography

Collings was born in Atlanta in 1901.[2] He attended Boys High School there,[3] and played on the football team.[4]

Collings was a four-year letterman, 1919–1922, for the Georgia Bulldogs.[5] He was primarily a halfback and punter, and was part of the team's "ten second backfield"[b] in 1920. He made a 40-yard drop kick against South Carolina that season,[7] and in the 7–0 defeat of Furman, a punting duel between Collings and Milton McManaway featured throughout.[8] In 1922, Collings started the game against Vanderbilt at quarterback.[9] In recounting his senior season, Georgia's yearbook listed him as an end and quarterback,[10]: 301  and noted that he "rounded out his four years as a varsity back in a bright red cloak of glory."[10]: 309  He was a member of Chi Phi fraternity.[10]: 163 

In 1924, sportswriter Morgan Blake included Collings as one of the two halfbacks in his selection of the greatest football players from Atlanta.[11]

As of November 1933, Collings was a district manager for The Coca-Cola Company,[12] and he was still employed by the company as of February 1942.[2] He apparently spent several years in the late 1930s living in Dallas.[13] Collings died in December 1982.[14]

Notes

  1. ^ His middle name appears in some sources as "Ayers".
  2. ^ The term "ten second backfield" generally refers to players capable (or thought to be capable) of running a 100-yard dash in 10 seconds—that is, fast runners.[6]

References

  1. ^ "All-Time Georgia Football Lettermen". georgiadogs.com. July 24, 2006. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Draft Registration Card". fold3.com. Selective Service System. February 1942. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dave Collings To Enter Ga. Tech". The Atlanta Journal. December 2, 1918. p. 9. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Boys High Football Team". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. March 2, 1958. p. 44 (Magazine). Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com. Boys High Football Team just before being defeated, 7-6, by Tech High in November 1917
  5. ^ "All-Time Lettermen". Georgia Football Media Guide. Georgia Bulldog Athletics. 2024. p. 135. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via issuu.com.
  6. ^ "Advent has ten-second backfield". The Cincinnati Post. November 11, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Garbin, Patrick (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. ISBN 9780810860407 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Ga. Barely Overcome Furman Crew". The Red and Black. October 22, 1920. p. 8.
  9. ^ "Mulvihill Out As Georgia Goes To Battle With Vandy". Athens Banner. November 18, 1922. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  10. ^ a b c Pandora. University of Georgia. 1923. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via usg.edu.
  11. ^ McGill, R. E. (December 30, 2024). "The Sport Aerial (column)". Nashville Banner. p. 13. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Curtin, Gerald (November 15, 1933). "Riding Roundup (column)". The Guthrie Daily Leader. Guthrie, Oklahoma. p. 6. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Personals". The Atlanta Constitution. December 20, 1939. p. 21. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Social Security Death Index". fold3.com. Social Security Administration. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
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