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Humphrey Foy

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Humphrey Foy
Auburn Tigers
PositionFullback/Tackle
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1886-07-04)July 4, 1886
Eufaula, Alabama
Died:May 2, 1956(1956-05-02) (aged 69)
Eufaula, Alabama
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career history
CollegeAuburn (1903–1906)
Career highlights and awards

William Humphrey Foy (July 4, 1886 – May 2, 1956) was a college football player.

Alabama Polytechnic

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Foy was a prominent fullback for the Auburn Tigers of Alabama Polytechnic Institute.[1] The Auburn media guide also lists his position as a tackle.[2]

1903

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He was injured in the 1903 season, suffering a broken collarbone.[3]

1904

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He made the All-Southern team in 1904, Mike Donahue's first season as head coach. Auburn was the undefeated SIAA co-champion with Vanderbilt and its first year coach Dan McGugin. He was the second Auburn player ever selected All-Southern, behind only James Elmer.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Football in the South". The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide: 161. 1904.
  2. ^ "All-Time Lettermen" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Seventeen Were Killed On Football Field Of '03". Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "2008 Auburn Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 180. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.