John Acosta | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Jacksonville, Florida | December 13, 1898
Died | July 18, 1929 Waverly, Georgia | (aged 30)
Playing career | |
Position(s) | Guard |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards All-American (1920) |
John Sidney Acosta (December 13, 1898 – July 18, 1929) was a college football player and coach from Jacksonville.[1] He was a prominent guard for the Yale Bulldogs,[2] selected first-team All-American in 1920 by Walter Eckersall.[3] He then took up coaching. Acosta was the freshman coach for the Florida Gators in 1922, leading them to a southern title.[4] He died in an automobile accident.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Harry Gardner Cutler (1923). History of Florida : Past and Present, Historical and Biographical. 2. p. 330. https://books.google.com/books?id=S9sBAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA330#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C05E1DC1E3DE533A25755C0A9679D946195D6CF
- ↑ "Weston on Second All-American Team". Janesville Daily Gazette. 1920-12-13.
- ↑ "Baby Gators Defeat Tech". St. Petersburg Times. November 5, 1922. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19221105&id=PRFPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v0wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4837,2848190&hl=en.
- ↑ http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1925_1952/1929-30.pdf
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