About H. W. South
Lived 1877 – 1954 (aged 77). H. W. South was an American american football player and teacher.
Horace Walter South (January 11, 1877 – May 20, 1954) was an American college football coach and educator. He served as co-head football coach with Andrew M. Soule at Texas A&M University in 1896, compiling a record of 2–0–1. A native of Brazos County, Texas, South attended Sam Houston Normal Institute—now known as Sam Houston State University—and the University of Virginia. He taught at Texas A&M from 1896 to 1904. He later purchased an interest in Allen Academy in Bryan, Texas, where he remained in 1911. After working the oil business in Mexico, he taught in public schools in Houston, Texas. He died on May 20, 1954, in Laredo, Texas.
South was a student at the University of Chicago in 1904.
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Who was H. W. South?
American football coach and educator
When was H. W. South born?
H. W. South was born on 11 January 1877 in Brazos County.
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H. W. South died on 20 May 1954 in Laredo.
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H. W. South was an american football player and teacher.
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H. W. South was American.
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