Cecil Creen
Alabama Crimson Tide | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Graduate |
Personal information | |
Born: | c. 1897 Anniston, Alabama |
Died: | Anniston, Alabama | February 20, 1934
Career history | |
College | Alabama (1916) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Cecil Lee Creen (c. 1897 – February 20, 1934) was a college football player.
University of Alabama[]
Creen was a prominent quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama.[1]
1916[]
In an 80 to 0 win over Southern University in 1916, Goree Johnson and Cecil Creen each scored four touchdowns.[2] The next week, Creen ran in the touchdown to defeat Mississippi College 7 to 6.[3] For the game against Ole Miss, Alabama's 1916 season recap reads "Alabama defeated the University of Mississippi at Tuscaloosa by the score of 27 to 0 with Creen again being the star on the offense."[4] He was selected All-Southern,[5] and was given honorable mention from Walter Camp.
Washington & Lee[]
He transferred to Washington & Lee.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5250197/cecil-creen-leaves-alabama-for/
- ^ "1916". Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ "Notable Comeback Victories" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ "1916 season recap" (PDF). Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ "All-Southern Football Team As Picked By Sport Writers". Augusta Chronicle. December 3, 1916.
Categories:
- Alabama Crimson Tide football players
- American football quarterbacks
- All-Southern college football players
- Players of American football from Alabama
- Sportspeople from Anniston, Alabama
- 1934 deaths
- College football player stubs