Jim Senter
American football player (1892–1968)
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James Corbett Senter (June 10, 1892 – March 1968) was an American college football player.
Clintwood, Virginia, U.S.
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Senter, c. 1915 | |
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| Position | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 10, 1892 Clintwood, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | March 1968 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Listed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1914–1916) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Georgia Tech
Football
Senter was a prominent end for John Heisman's Georgia Tech Golden Tornado of the Georgia Institute of Technology.[1] he was selected for Tech's All-Era team of the Heisman era.[2] He was selected All-Southern in 1914 and 1915.[3]
Senter was a starter for the 1916 Georgia Tech team which, as one writer wrote, "seemed to personify Heisman".[4] Senter played and scored in the 222–0 defeat of Cumberland University.[5][6]
Baseball
Senter also pitched on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball team.
Cornell
In 1918, Senter completed his ground school training in the school of aeronautics at Cornell University.[7]
