Travis Tidwell
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | February 5, 1929 Florence, Alabama,U.S. |
| Died | July 1, 2004(aged 75) Trussville, Alabama,U.S. |
| Alma mater | Auburn |
| Playing career | |
| 1946–1950 | Auburn |
| 1950–1951 | New York Giants |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Travis Vaughn Tidwell(February 5, 1929 – July 1, 2004) was anAmerican footballplayer and coach. Tidwell played high school football forWoodlawn High School.He playedcollege footballatAuburn Universityand then in theNational Football League(NFL) with theNew York Giants.[1]He was MVP of the1950 Senior Bowl.[2]Tidwell led Auburn in defeating Alabama in 1949.Zipp Newmanwrote "There has never been a sweeter Auburn victory in all the 58 years of football on the Plains than the Tigers 14–13 win over Alabama." Tidwell stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).[1][3]
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[edit]- ^ab"Travis Tidwell".pro-football-reference.Sports Reference LLC.RetrievedSeptember 17,2014.
- ^"Game Recaps: 1950s".
- ^John Anthony Adams (2004).Rialto.Arcadia. p. 104.ISBN9780738528922.
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