Pat Patterson (American football)
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Position | Tackle/Fullback |
Class | 1912 |
Career history | |
College | Georgia Tech (1909–1911) |
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Date of birth | May 1, 1889 |
Place of birth | San Francisco, California |
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Place of death | Columbus, Georgia |
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Harman Wayne "Pat" Patterson (May 1, 1889 – March 31, 1987) was a college football player and engineer.
Early years
Harman Wayne Patterson, known as Wayne or "Pat," was born on May 1, 1889 in San Francisco, California. His father Colonel Robert Harman Patterson was an army officer and the family moved often.[1]
Georgia Tech
Patterson was a prominent tackle and fullback on John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football teams. He also kicked the extra points.[2] Patterson also played baseball at Tech.[1] He was inducted into the Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1977.[3]
1910
Patterson was selected All-Southern as a football player in 1910.[4]
1911
He was captain of its 1911 team which featured later coach William Alexander as a reserve quarterback.[5][6][7] He was selected All-Southern by Dick Jemison in the Atlanta Constitution.[8]
After college
Following graduation from Tech in 1912, Patterson worked for Stone and Webster, the firm building the Goat Rock Dam in Columbus, Georgia.[1] He was a veteran of the First World War.[1] In 1942 he became Vice President and Treasurer of the newly organized Home Builders Cooperative.[9] Patterson retired as an electrical engineer for Georgia Power Company.[1]
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- 1889 births
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- Players of American football from California
- American football tackles
- Sportspeople from San Francisco, California
- American football fullbacks
- All-Southern college football players
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball players
- American engineers