George H. Barker

George H. Barker
Sewanee Tigers
Position	Quarterback
Career history
College	Sewanee (1922–1925)
Personal information
Date of birth	1901
Place of birth	Falling Water, Tennessee
Career highlights and awards
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (1983) Porter Cup (1925)

George H. "Zaney" Barker was an athlete and coach, inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.

Early years

Barker was born near Falling Water, Tennessee and attended Baylor School. Dr. Guerry persuaded Barker to enter Sewanee:The University of the South.^[1]

Barker played football, basketball, baseball, and golf. He played for the Sewanee Tigers football team as a quarterback from 1922 to 1925, and was captain of the 1925 team.^[1] The high-point of his football career was the defeat of Vanderbilt in 1924.^[1] He won the Porter Cup in 1925.^[1]

Barker returned in 1926 to the Baylor School as a member of the coaching staff and a teacher.^[1]

Sewanee Tigers starting quarterbacks

Ellwood Wilson Alexander Blacklock Oscar Wilder Warbler Wilson Harris G. Cope Frank M. Osborne John Scarbrough C. Logan Eisele Walter Barrett Chigger Browne John Myers Frank M. Gillespie Lee Tolley William Herring Thomas Harper William K. Powers Bill Coughlan George H. Barker Jack Todd Harold Eustis John Shoop

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