Gil Reese
David Argillus "Gil" Reese (January 14, 1901 – May 30, 1993) nicknamed "the Tupelo Flash" was an American football, basketball, and baseball player for the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University. He was captain of all three his senior year, the first to do so at Vanderbilt. Gil was the brother of baseball player Andy Reese, playing with him on the Florence Independents in Alabama.
Reese in 1922 "The Tupelo Flash" | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 14, 1901 Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, 1993 (aged 92) Obion, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football: | |
| 1922–1925 | Vanderbilt |
| Baseball: | |
| 1922–1925 | Vanderbilt |
| Basketball: | |
| 1922–1925 | Vanderbilt |
| Position(s) | Halfback, forward, Outfielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1926 | UT Doctors |
| 1927 | New Bry's Hurricanes (AFL) |
| 1933 | Southern Rails baseball |
| 1936–? | Sacred Heart High School (Memphis, Tennessee) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football: 2 SoCon (1922, 1923) | |
| Awards | |
| Three-sport captain (1925) Porter Cup (1924) Football: 2x All-Southern (1923, 1924) third-team All-American (1923, 1924) 1934 All-time Vandy team | |
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