Vernon Sharp
American football player and coach (1906–1991)
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Vernon Hibbett Sharp, Jr. (November 30, 1906 – April 5, 1991) was a college football player and coach.
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Brentwood, Tennessee, U.S.
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| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 30, 1906 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 1991 (aged 84) Brentwood, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 181 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1926–1927) |
| Awards and highlights | |
| All-Southern (1927) | |
Early years
Vernon Sharp, Jr. was born in Nashville on November 30, 1906 to Vernon Hibbett Sharp and Lorene Seleney Dandridge. His older brother Alfred Sharp was also a Vanderbilt center.
Vanderbilt University
He was a prominent center for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University.[1] He was in the same class as the quarterback to whom he snapped the ball, College Football Hall of Fame member Bill Spears.[2]
1927
Sharp was captain of the 1927 team,[3] which included the nation's leading scorer in running back Jimmy Armistead.[4] Sharp received the second most All-Southern votes of any center, behind Elvin Butcher of Tennessee. Sharp arguably had the better season, but was seen as having been outperformed by Butcher in the Vanderbilt–Tennessee game.[5] Sharp was suffering from a knee injury at the time, including the week before against Georgia Tech and Peter Pund.[6] He was called by coach McGugin the greatest Vandy center since Stein Stone.[6]
Coaching career
In 1936, he coached Vanderbilt's freshmen team.
