American football player and coach (1898–1955)
Orville Melville "Tiny" Hewitt (September 5, 1901 – October 29, 1955) was a college football player and coach. He played for both the Pittsburgh Panthers and Army Cadets as a 200-pound fullback.[1] Hewitt coached for the Alabama Crimson Tide.[2]
Biography
Orville Hewitt was born on September 5, 1901.[3]
He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1927.[3]
He died in Avery County, North Carolina, near Asheville, on October 29, 1955, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[4]
References
- ^ "The Stanford Daily 12 December 1922 — The Stanford Daily".
- ^ Bowling, Lewis (August 28, 2012). Alabama Football Tales. ISBN 9781614236634.
- ^ a b Cullum, George Washington (1930). Donaldson, William H. (ed.). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. From Its Establishment, in 1802, to 1890. Vol. VII: 1920–1930. Association of Graduates, United States Military Academy. p. 2059. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Tiny Hewitt, Star Fullback for Army in 1920s, Dead". The Evening Star. October 31, 1955. p. 18. Retrieved January 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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