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Cecil Creen
Alabama Crimson Tide
PositionQuarterback
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:c. 1897
Anniston, Alabama
Died:(1934-02-20)February 20, 1934
Anniston, Alabama
Career history
CollegeAlabama (1916)
Career highlights and awards

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

University of Alabama

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Creen was a prominent quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama.[1]

1916

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In an 80 to 0 win over Southern University in 1916, Goree Johnson and Cecil Creen each scored four touchdowns.[2] The next week, Creen ran in the touchdown to defeat Mississippi College 7 to 6.[3] 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."[4] He was selected All-Southern,[5] and was given honorable mention from Walter Camp.

Washington & Lee

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He transferred to Washington & Lee.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cecil Creen leaves Alabama for Washington & Lee". The Anniston Star. February 7, 1917. p. 5.
  2. ^ "1916". Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "Notable Comeback Victories" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "1916 season recap" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "All-Southern Football Team As Picked By Sport Writers". Augusta Chronicle. December 3, 1916.