Tom Dutton (American football)

Tom Whited Dutton (March 22, 1893 – December 1, 1969) was an American college football player.

Tom Dutton

LSU Tigers
Position	Guard/Tackle
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	(1893-03-22)March 22, 1893 Arcadia, Louisiana
Died:	December 1, 1969(1969-12-01) (aged 76) New Orleans, Louisiana
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College	LSU (1912–1913; 1919)
High school	Minden
Career highlights and awards
All-Southern (1912, 1913, 1919) Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame LSU Athletic Hall of Fame

Early years

He attended Minden High School but did not play on the school's football team.^[1][2]

LSU

Dutton was a prominent guard for the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University. He was thrice selected All-Southern.^[3][4] James Dwyer showed him the sport, and even used Dutton for a "kangaroo play" in which back Lawrence Dupont would crawl between Dutton's legs; supposedly very effective in short yardage situations.^[1]

Dutton was later a key member of the university's Board of Supervisors,^[5] which hired and fired football coaches,^[6] and president of LSU Alumni.^[7] He is a member of both the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Louisiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame.^[1][8][9] He was nominated, though not selected, for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869–1919 era team.^[10]

1913

Dutton was captain in 1913.^[11]

1919

Although he graduated in 1914, rules in effect at the time allowed Dutton one more year of eligibility and he returned in 1919 for post-graduate work and a final football season.^[1] He was again captain of the team; coached by Irving Pray.

Personal life

He married Thelma Opdenweyer at Prairieville, Louisiana on May 8, 1917.^[12]