John Graham Vowell (February 27, 1895 – November 17, 1963) was an American football player for the Tennessee Volunteers, of the University of Tennessee.[1] He was the school's first All-American.[2] Vowell was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame for 2017.[3]
 Vowell c. 1921 | |
| Profile | |
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| Position | End/Fullback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 27, 1895 Martin, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | November 17, 1963 (aged 68) Tennessee, U.S. |
| Listed weight | 184 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Tennessee (1914–1916; 1921) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Early years
editJohn Graham was born on February 27, 1895, in Martin, Tennessee, to John A. Vowell and Emma Floyd Wilson.
University of Tennessee
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Vowell scored the winning touchdown in the victory over Vanderbilt in 1916 immediately dubbed the upset of the season.[5] He was selected All-Southern in 1916,[6] a year in which he was captain and helped lead the Volunteers to an 8–0–1 record and a share of the SIAA championship. Walter Camp placed Vowell on his All-America third-team. His older brother Morris Vowell was a tackle on some of the same teams. Graham and his family worked in the lumber business.[7]
1921
editVowell came back in 1921, and was given a gold watch by Knoxville fans.[8]
Florida
editHe retired to Florida in 1954.
References
edit- 1 2 Davis, Parke H. (1916). "National Stars of the Gridiron". St. Nicholas:An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks. 43: 58–59 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Organ, Mike (November 1, 2016). "5 ex-Vols, 3 ex-Commodores in 2017 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame class". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ↑ "5 Vols Named To Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame's 2017 Class". University of Tennessee Athletics. November 3, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Athletics". The University of Tennessee Record. 18 (5): 65–68. 1915 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Defeat of Vandy Was Big Surprise". The Charlotte Observer. Out-Door Sports (section). November 13, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved March 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑
"All-Southern Football Team As Picked By Sport Writers". Augusta Chronicle. December 3, 1916 – via Newsbank.com. - ↑ "Vowell & Sons, Inc. History". Vowell and Sons. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
- ↑ "Knoxville Fans Present Watch Graham Vowell". The Tennessean. December 4, 1921. p. 13. Retrieved November 9, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.