Claire Frye
Frye cropped from team picture, 1922 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 10, 1899 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US |
| Died | October 16, 1971 (aged 72) Fairfax, Virginia, US |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1920–1923) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Claire Alanson Frye (May 10, 1899 – October 16, 1971) was an American college football player.
College football
Frye played football for many years. In 1917 and 1918 he was All A. E. F. center in France. He scrubbed at Tech a year and won letters in 1921, 1922, and 1923.[1] Frye was selected All-Southern in 1922 and 1923. In 1922 he received more votes at the center position than the likes of Clyde Propst and Ed Kubale.[2]
He and two other men were once accused of severely assaulting a man, then forcing him to kneel in apology before a well-known society girl for an alleged insult.[3]
References
- ^ "Athletics".
- ^ "Georgia Tech Has Four on All-Southern Team". Richmond Times Dispatch. December 10, 1922 – via Chronicling America.
- ^ "Forced Apology To Girl and Beat Him, Youth Says". Chicago Tribune. February 27, 1923 – via Newspapers.com.