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| End, tackle | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: January 12, 1900 | |
| Place of birth: Douglasville, Georgia | |
| Date of death: March 11, 1984 (aged 84) | |
| Career information | |
| College: Georgia | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| *Georgia Bulldogs (1916–17, 1919–21) | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
*SIAA champion (1920, 1921)
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| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Owen Gaston Reynolds (January 12, 1900 – March 11, 1984) was an American football player in the National Football League (NFL).[1] Reynolds played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia, receiving All-Southern honors in 1919, 1920, and 1921.[2] In the 1920 season, he was only knocked off his feet once. Virginia used three men to knock him down.[3] He was captain of the 1921 team. He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.[4] In 1925 he played for the New York Giants in their inaugural season, making him the first Bulldog to play in the NFL.[5]
References[]
- ↑ "Owen Gaston Reynolds". https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/ReynOw20.htm.
- ↑ 2013 Georgia Bulldogs Football Media Guide. p. 175. http://issuu.com/georgiadogs/docs/2013-fb-mediaguide-web/177.
- ↑ "Picking All-Southern Aggregation Is Hardest Task Ever Confronting Perspiring Scriveners of Section". Atlanta Constitution: p. 3. November 28, 1920. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2409660/the_atlanta_constitution/. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ↑ "U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team". Kingsport Post. July 31, 1969. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1242&dat=19690731&id=TkdTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YoYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2604,3160960.
- ↑ Magill, Dan (August 30, 2008). "Magill: Kasay about to start a Georgia-record 18th NFL year". http://onlineathens.com/stories/083008/foo_324196282.shtml.
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