Peter Pund
American football player (1907–1987)
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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]
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Darien, Connecticut, U.S.
Pund, "The Yellow Assassin", c. 1929 | |
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| Position | Center |
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| Born | January 27, 1907 Augusta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | October 17, 1987 (aged 80) Darien, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Richmond Academy |
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Biography
A 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]
