Homer Grice

Homer Lamar Grice (April 12, 1883 – May 17, 1974) was a college football player, English professor, Baptist preacher and first secretary of the Vacation Bible School Department at the Sunday Schoolboard, Nashville, a position held for nearly 30 years.[1]

Homer Grice
Born
Homer Lamar Grice

(1883-04-12)April 12, 1883
Citra, Florida
DiedMay 17, 1974(1974-05-17) (aged 91)
Nashville, Tennessee
OccupationEnglish professor; preacher
College football career
Mercer Bears
PositionCenter
ClassGraduate
Career history
College
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Homer Grice was born on April 12, 1883 in Citra, Florida to Albert Grice and Sarah Lee Bennett.

Mercer University

Grice was a prominent center for the Mercer Baptists football teams of Mercer University.[2] Georgia Tech player and later Hall of Fame coach Bill Alexander called Grice "the meanest and toughest guy I ever ran across on a gridiron."[2][3]

1911

He was selected second-team All-Southern in 1911, behind Vanderbilt's unanimous selection Hugh Morgan.[4] Georgia tried to claim Grice was ineligible, to no avail.[5]

Educator

Ouachita Baptist College

Grice was a professor of English literature at Ouachita Baptist College.[1]

Washington High School

Grice coached the football team of Washington High School in Washington, Georgia in 1922 and 1923.[6][7]

References
  1. "Homer Lamar Grice Papers" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 14, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. Robert E. Wilder (2011). Gridiron Glory Days: Football at Mercer, 1892 –1942. p. 22. Retrieved March 11, 2015 – via Google books.
  3. Morgan Blake (1952). A Sports Editor Finds Christ. p. 95.
  4. "Heisman Picks 5 Commodores On His All-Southern Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. December 3, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  5. John F. Stegeman (September 1, 1997). The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron. p. 101. Retrieved March 11, 2015 – via Google books.
  6. Robert Marion Willingham (2000). Washington, Georgia. p. 86. Retrieved March 11, 2015 – via Google books.
  7. "Lanier Given Fine Battles". Atlanta Constitution. January 4, 1923. p. 9. Retrieved March 11, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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