Mack Tharpe
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | July 12, 1903 Georgia, USA |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. At sea, near Iwo Jima |
| Alma mater | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Playing career | |
| 1926 | Georgia Tech |
| Position(s) | T |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1928-1941 | Georgia Tech (assistant) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern (1926) Tech Athletic Hall of Fame |
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Mercer McCall "Mack" Tharpe (July 12, 1903 – February 21, 1945) was a college football player and coach, bomber pilot, and insurance salesman.[1] He was killed in action during the Second World War.[2]
Georgia Tech
Tharpe was a prominent tackle for William Alexander's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, selected All-Southern in 1926.[3] He returned to his alma mater to coach in 1928, promoted to line coach in '34.[1] Along with Alexander he is the namesake of the Alexander-Tharpe fund.[4] Tharpe was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1961.[5]
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