by Brad Walsh | Aug 25, 2016
1946 Lineman of the Year, Bobby Greer. The 185 pound guard, helped to pave the way for the Tech High Smithies vaunted rushing attack of Pierce McWhorter, Bobby North, and Sid Williams.
by Brad Walsh | Aug 25, 2016
Bobby North, 1946 Back of the Year. from Charlie Roberts in the Atlanta Constitution from January 1947 about Bobby North: “North, who sparked Sid Scarborough’s unbeaten Smithies to a Southern Championship climaxed by the Peanut Bowl victory, led the GIAA...
by Brad Walsh | Aug 22, 2016
Halfback Pierce McWhorter – TCA Player of the Year in 1945 from Tech High in Atlanta. “Fierce Pierce” as his classmates called him, helped lead the Tech High Smithies to a 10-1 season. The 185 pound junior Halfback did all of the passing and most of the running...
by Brad Walsh | Jan 8, 2016
The Touchdown Club of Atlanta’s First Player of the Year: Gene Chandler The Touchdown Club of Atlanta was founded in 1938 by a group of football fans who were looking to promote the game of football in Atlanta. This group would get together each Monday in the fall of...
