About John Fletcher
Lived 1901 – 1977 (aged 76). John Fletcher was an american football player.
John Fletcher shown starting an end run, which netted 20 yards in a Georgia-Virginia football game on November 10, 1923. John Hamilton Fletcher Sr. (March 31, 1901 – June 4, 1977) was an American college football player.
College football Fletcher was a prominent fullback for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia, selected All-Southern in 1922. Walter Camp gave him honorable mention on his All-America team. In the game against Tennessee in 1923, one account reads "he rammed the ball almost the entire length of the field on two occasions." but went down with injury and had his place at captain filled by tackle Jim Taylor. At Georgia he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega.
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Who was John Fletcher?
American football player
When was John Fletcher born?
John Fletcher was born on 31 March 1901 in Tifton.
When did John Fletcher die?
John Fletcher died on 4 June 1977.
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John Fletcher was an american football player.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: John Fletcher (fullback)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Fletcher. https://biography.guide/john-fletcher-american-football-player/
MLA: "John Fletcher." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/john-fletcher-american-football-player/.
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