Georgie Ratterman

Not to be confused with George Ratterman.
Georgie Ratterman

Ratterman cropped from 1920 team picture
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Position End
Class Graduate
Career history
College Georgia Tech (1920)
High school Spring Hill College
Personal information
Date of birth (1898-08-28)August 28, 1898
Place of birth San Francisco, California
Date of death November 9, 1961(1961-11-09) (aged 63)
Place of death California
Career highlights and awards

George Henry "Georgie" Ratterman (August 28, 1898 – November 9, 1961) was a college football player.

Early years

Ratterman grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. He prepped at Spring Hill College in Alabama, entering in 1912.[1] There he played center and guard.

Georgia Tech

Ratterman was a prominent end for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology. In 1938, Ratterman was selected as an end for an all-time Tech football team 1892-1921 "prehistoric era" published in its yearbook.[2]

1920

The 1920 season was William Alexander's first as head coach. The Tech team went 8–1 with its only blemish a controversial 10–3 loss to Pitt.[3][4] Ratterman caught appendicitis[5] or had some stomach pain he experienced a German war prison[6] yet still managed to play the last two games; and was selected All-Southern by various selectors including Charley Moran.[7] Ratterman caught appendicitis and still managed to play the last two games.

References

  1. ↑ The Springhillian. pp. 254–255.
  2. ↑ "THE BLUE PRINT'S ALL TIME GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL TEAM" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Chris Yandle. "GT Vault: It's Been Awhile". Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ Walter Coxe (1953). "The Tornado of '20". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 32 (2): 22.
  5. ↑ cf. "Old Enemies In Annual Contest". The Evening Independent. November 6, 1920.
  6. ↑ Wallace George (November 7, 1920). "In Featureless Game Tornado Second String Bests Clemson Tigers". Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved June 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "All-Southern Elevens". Spalding Football Guide. 1920. pp. 41, 69; 27, 67.


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