David Ariail

David Ariail
Auburn Tigers – No. 17
PositionEnd
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1910-12-29)December 29, 1910
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Died:February 10, 2001(2001-02-10) (aged 90)
Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight182 lb (83 kg)
Career history
CollegeAuburn (1932)
Career highlights and awards

David William "Gump" Ariail (December 29, 1910 – February 10, 2001) was a college football player.

College football

Ariail was an All-Southern end for the Auburn Tigers of Auburn University.[1][2][3] He was a teammate of College Football Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Hitchcock. One source wrote, "Other than Jimmy Hitchcock, back, and "Gump" Arial [sic], end, Auburn has no outstanding players."[4] He was selected All-American by the "captain's poll," selected by the captains of major college football programs.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "All-Southern 11 Is Picked". Ironwood Daily Globe. December 1, 1932.
  2. ^ Dillon Graham (December 1, 1932). "Zimmerman, Hitchcock, and Gracey Lead Poll Among Sport Writers". The Evening Independent.
  3. ^ Elizabeth D. Schafer (2004). Auburn Football. Arcadia. p. 51. ISBN 9780738516691.
  4. ^ "Dixie Grid Men Increase Fame". The Spokesman-Review. December 10, 1932.
  5. ^ William Ritt (December 5, 1932). "Middle West and East Lead in Central Press' All-American Selections: Mythical Eleven Is Named By Football Captains of U.S.". Evening Independent. Massillon, Ohio.
  6. ^ William Ritt (December 7, 1932). "Players Pick Own All-American: MID WEST-EAST PLACE FOUR ON MYTHICAL TEAM; Newman of Michigan Is Unanimous Selection For Quarterback". Burlington Hawk Eye.


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