Cecil Creen

Cecil Creen
Alabama Crimson Tide
Position Quarterback
Class Graduate
Career history
College Alabama (1916)
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1897
Place of birth Anniston, Alabama
Date of death February 20, 1934(1934-02-20)
Place of death Anniston, Alabama
Career highlights and awards

Cecil Lee Creen (c. 1897 February 20, 1934) was a college football player.

University of Alabama

Creen was a prominent quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama.

1916

In an 80 to 0 win over Southern University, Goree Johnson and Cecil Creen each scored four touchdowns.[1] The next week, Creen ran in the touchdown to defeat Mississippi College 7 to 6.[2] For the game against Ole Miss, Alabama's 1916 season recap reads "Alabama defeated the University of Mississippi at Tuscaloosa by the score of 27 to 0 with Creen again being the star on the offense."[3] He was selected All-Southern,[4] and was given honorable mention from Walter Camp.

References

  1. "1916". Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  2. "Notable Comeback Victories" (PDF).
  3. "1916 season recap" (PDF). Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  4. "All-Southern Football Team As Picked By Sport Writers". Augusta Chronicle. December 3, 1916.


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