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W. T. McLain

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W. T. McLain
Vanderbilt Commodores
PositionGuard/Center
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:(1885-06-04)June 4, 1885
Arkansas, U.S.
Died:July 4, 1938(1938-07-04) (aged 53)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career history
CollegeVanderbilt (1906–1908)
Career highlights and awards

William Tyler "Fatty" McLain[1] (June 4, 1885 – July 4, 1938) was a college football player, lawyer, and politician. McLain was once Attorney-General of Tennessee's Fifteenth District, Shelby County.[2]

Vanderbilt

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McLain was an All-Southern college football guard for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores.[3] He was captain-elect for 1909.[4] At Vanderbilt, he was a member of Kappa Alpha.

References

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  1. ^ Recent Tennessee History in Memphis. May 19, 1967. p. 6.
  2. ^ "McLain, W. T."
  3. ^ Spalding's Football Guide. Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1909. p. 75.
  4. ^ Vanderbilt University (1909). "The Football Banquet of 1908". Bulletin: 29.