Henry Rudolph "Peter" Pund (January 27, 1907 – October 17, 1987) was an American college football player. He was elected to the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1958, the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1977, and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963.[1][2][3][4] Pund was never penalized.[5] At Georgia Tech, he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.[6]
 Pund, "The Yellow Assassin", c. 1929 | |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – No. 15; 47; 71 | |
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| Position | Center |
| Class | 1928 |
| Major | Textile engineering |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 27, 1907 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died: | October 17, 1987 (aged 80) Darien, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
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| High school | Richmond Academy |
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| College Football Hall of Fame (1963) | |
Biography
editA native of Augusta,[7] Pund was captain of the national champion 1928 Golden Tornado. "I sat at Grant Field and saw a magnificent Notre Dame team suddenly recoil before the furious pounding of one man–Pund, center," said legendary coach Knute Rockne. "Nobody could stop him. I counted 20 scoring plays that this man ruined."[2][8] After the 1929 Rose Bowl, Pund called "Wrong way" Roy Riegels "the best center I have played against all year. He's a battler, and he never quit."[9]
Pund died September 17, 1987, in Darien, Connecticut. He was cremated. There is a marker for him at Magnolia Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Georgia Tech Hall of Fame". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Archived from the original on September 18, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2007.
- ^ a b "Henry R. "Peter" Pund". Inductees. Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved August 11, 2007.
- ^ "Rhino Named to Hall of Fame". Tech Topics. Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Summer 2002. Archived from the original on August 4, 2007. Retrieved August 11, 2007.
- ^ "Randy Rhino to Enter College Football Hall of Fame". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. May 7, 2002. Retrieved August 11, 2007.
- ^ "Henry R. "Peter" Pund". Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ The Blueprint (Georgia Tech Yearbook), 1929.
- ^ Garrett, Franklin M. (March 2011). Atlanta and Environs. ISBN 9780820339047.
- ^ Stout, Glenn (October 23, 2012). Against All Odds. ISBN 9780547985381.
- ^ Turner, Michelle L. (2010). The Rose Bowl. ISBN 9780738580586.
- ^ Augusta Chronicle
