Jesse Thrash

Jesse Thrash
	Thrash cropped from 1902 team picture
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Position	Tackle
Class	1903
Personal information
Born:	October 21, 1880; Georgia
Died:	December 12, 1942 (aged 62); Douglas, Georgia
Career history
College	Georgia Tech (1902–1903)
Career highlights and awards
	1st All-Southern at Georgia Tech; All-Southern (1902); Tech Athletics Hall of Fame;

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.^[1]^[2]

1902[]

He was selected All-Southern in 1902,^[3] listed by various sources as Tech's first ever All-Southern football player.^[4]^[5]^[6] Despite Tech losing every game, he began the season as a sub and closed it as the undisputed star of the Tech team.^[7]

1903[]

Thrash was captain of the 1903 team.^[7]^[8]

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.^[5]^[9]

References[]

^ "The Clubs". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 40 (7): 34. May 1962.
^ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
^ "From Southeastern College Teams The Constitution Selects An Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. December 1, 1902.
^ "All-Conference". Georgia Tech Football Information Guide: 147. 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Maria Thrash".
^ "Deaths". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 21 (3): 51. 1943.
^ ^a ^b "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.

External links[]

Jesse Thrash at Find a Grave

[1] "The Clubs". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 40 (7): 34. May 1962.

[2] "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2015-01-01.

[3] "From Southeastern College Teams The Constitution Selects An Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. December 1, 1902.

[4] "All-Conference". Georgia Tech Football Information Guide: 147. 2011.

[maria-5] "Maria Thrash".

[6] "Deaths". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 21 (3): 51. 1943.

[jesse-7] "JESSE THRASH MADE CAPTAIN". Atlanta Constitution. December 14, 1902. p. 35. Retrieved March 18, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Tech and FSU Tangle First Time Since 1904". Panama City News-Herald. November 17, 1952. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Maria Thrash Joins Tech Swimming and Diving Staff". August 13, 2003.

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