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Vance Maree
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 Maree at the '29 Rose Bowl. | |
| No. 38; 23 | |
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| Position | Tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 20, 1909 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | November 20, 1976 (aged 66) Marietta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1928–1931) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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George LaVance "Vance" "Dutch" Maree (December 20, 1909 – November 20, 1976) was an American football and basketball player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Early years
[edit]Vance Maree was born on December 20, 1909, in Savannah, Georgia, to Andrew Morgan Maree and Frances Ann Johstoneaux.
Georgia Tech
[edit]Football
[edit]He was a prominent tackle on William Alexander's football teams. Maree is a member of the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame.[1]
1928
[edit]Maree was a member of the 1928 team which was national champion. Maree blocked the punt in the 1929 Rose Bowl which led to an 8 to 7 Tech victory over Cal after Roy Riegels ran 65 yards in the wrong direction.
1930
[edit]One writer in 1930 said Vance Maree and Frank Speer had the reputation as "the toughest pair of tackles in the south."[2] Maree was selected All-Southern.[3] He was selected as a third-team All-American by the International News Service in 1930.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame".
- ^ Davis, Ralph (October 10, 1930). "Tech Leader Awaiting Test". The Pittsburgh Press.
- ^ "All-Southern". San Antonio Express. December 4, 1930.
- ^ James Kilgallen (1930-12-01). "ALL-AMERICAN TEAM SELECTED: Two Notre Dame Men, Carideo and Schwartz, Are Named". Chester Times.
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