Warner Mizell

American football player (1907–1971)

American football player

Warner Mizell

No. 67
Position:| Halfback
Personal information
Born:| (1908-03-22)March 22, 1908
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died:| October 2, 1962(1962-10-02) (aged 54)
Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:| 207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:| Miami Senior
College:| Georgia Institute of Technology
Career history

* Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1927–28)
* Frankford Yellow Jackets (1931)
* Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) (1931)

Career highlights and awards
Championships

* National (1928)
* 2 Southern (1927, 1928)

Honors

* First-team All-American (1928)
* 2x All-Southern (1927, 1928)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Luke Warner Mizell (March 22, 1908 – October 2, 1962) was an American football player. He played at the halfback position for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and was selected by the Associated Press,[1] United Press,[2] and Central Press[3] as a second-team player on their 1928 College Football All-America Teams. He also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Frankford Yellow Jackets and Brooklyn Dodgers.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Alan J. Gould (December 8, 1928). "Associated Press Gives Views on America's Best Gridders". The Salt Lake Tribune.
2. ^ Frank Getty, "Getty Picks Stars," The Pittsburgh Press, p. 36 (december 3, 1928). Retrieved Jul 30, 2010.
3. ^ "Ten Schools Picked On All-American Team By Popular Vote". The Davenport Democrat And Leader. December 9, 1928.
4. ^ "Warner Mizell NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.

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1928 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado football—national champions

* 5 Tom Jones
* 10 Raleigh Drennon
* 15 Peter Pund
* 38 Vance Maree
* 48 Frank Speer
* 59 Father Lumpkin
* 67 Warner Mizell
* 70 Frank Waddey
* 71 Stumpy Thomason

Head coach
William Alexander
Assistant coaches
Bill Fincher
Don Miller
Mack Tharpe

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1928 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections

Backfield|

* QB Clyde Crabtree
* HB Warner Mizell
* HB Bill Banker
* FB Gerald Snyder

Line|

* E Dale Van Sickel
* E Dick Abernathy
* T Frank Speer
* T Jess Tinsley
* G Fred Vaughan
* G Raleigh Drennon
* C Peter Pund

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