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| College(s): Furman (1919–1921) | |
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*All-Southern (1921)
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Milton E. McManaway was a college football player. He later coached high school football before becoming a successful attorney in Chicago.[1] He also spent time as an insurance agent in Spartanburg, South Carolina.[2]
Furman[]
He was a prominent quarterback for Billy Laval's Furman Purple Hurricane of Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. He was also a star on defense and was noted for his ability to intercept and break up forward passes. He also never had a punt blocked.[1] He was inducted into the Furman Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986.[1]
1920[]
McManaway was quarterback and Speedy Speer halfback on the 1920 team which suffered its only loss to SIAA champion Georgia. McManaway was elected captain at year's end.[3]
1921[]
Furman did not lose to an opponent from South Carolina for 3 years from 1919 to 1921, outscoring opponents 485 to 32.[4] "In Captain McManaway, quarter-back, Furman had a man who could run, punt and pass from punt formation as good as the best."[4] He was selected All-Southern by Ed Danforth of the Atlanta Georgian.[5] McManaway was called by Scoop Latimer "one of two best quarterbacks in the South," presumably behind Centre's Bo McMillin.[1]
High School Coaching[]
McManaway's first high school coaching position after Furman was at Batesburg-Leesville (SC) High School. In 1922 he led the Twins to a 6-3-1 record as they fell to Charleston (SC) High School in the Lower State Championship 40-0. Charleston would win the championship over Gaffney.
In 1923 the Twins again would go 6-3-1 as they fell to Columbia (SC) High School in the Lower State Championship 14-0. Columbia would lose to Thornwell in the championship game. Through 1925 there was only a single classification in South Carolina High School football with Batesburg-Leesville being a much smaller school than Charleston and Columbia, two of the largest cities in the state. Following the 1923-24 school year McManaway would leave Batesburg-Leesville with a record of 12-6-2.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Furman Athletic Hall of Fame". http://www.furmanpaladins.com/paladin_club/Hall_of_Fame/HOFBio#McManaway.
- ↑ "[No title"]. Insurance Newsweek (Vantage Enterprise) 27: 7. 1926. https://books.google.com/books?id=fLkjAQAAMAAJ&q=mcmanaway+furman+football&dq=mcmanaway+furman+football&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cHMXVaL5MqW0sAT49YGwAg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAw.
- ↑ "Furman Elects Captain". The Washington Post: p. 10. December 17, 1920. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2090251/the_washington_post/. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide. 1922. p. 125. https://books.google.com/books?id=9CDwAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Scribes Are Finding Material Plentiful For All-Star Machines". Atlanta Constitution: p. 12. November 29, 1921. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1983593//. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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