# Pup Phillips

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**George Marshall** "**Pup**" **Phillips** (September 24, 1895 – May 1, 1953) was an American [football](/source/American_football) player and coach.

## Early years

Phillips was born on September 24, 1895, in [Carnesville, Georgia](/source/Carnesville,_Georgia), to George Sullivan Phillips and Elizabeth Witaker Hunsinger.

## Georgia Tech

Phillips was a prominent [center](/source/Center_(American_football)) for [John Heisman](/source/John_Heisman)'s [Georgia Tech Golden Tornado](/source/Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets) of the [Georgia School of Technology](/source/Georgia_Tech). He was thrice selected All-Southern.[1]

### 1916

He was a starter for the [1916 Georgia Tech team](/source/1916_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team) which, as one writer wrote, "seemed to personify Heisman."[2] The season included the [222 to 0 rout](/source/1916_Georgia_Tech_vs._Cumberland_football_game) of [Cumberland](/source/Cumberland_University). Phillips that year was the first Tech [center](/source/Center_(American_football)) elected [All-Southern](/source/College_Football_All-Southern_Team).[3]

### 1917

He was a member of Tech's first [national championship](/source/FBS_National_Football_Championship) team in [1917](/source/1917_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team) which outscored opponents 491 to 17. Phillips received the Hal Nowell trophy for the most efficient play during the season. He left to join the American effort in the [First World War](/source/First_World_War) as a [marine](/source/United_States_Marines) just a week after celebrating the national championship.[4]

### 1919

Phillips played again in [1919](/source/1919_Georgia_Tech_Yellow_Jackets_football_team), when he was [captain](/source/Captain_(sports)).[5][6] [Dick Jemison](/source/Dick_Jemison) selected Phillips first-team [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team).[7]

## Coaching career

Phillips coached the University School for Boys (Stone Mountain).[8] His quarterback was [Johnny Broadnax](/source/Johnny_Broadnax).

## References

1. e. g.[*Spalding Football Guide*](https://archive.org/stream/officialfootball19181nati#page/n27/mode/2up/search/%22all-southern%22). Shawnee Mission, Kansas, NCAA Publishing Service. 1918.

1. Heisman, John M. (2 October 2012). [*Heisman: The Man Behind the Trophy*](https://books.google.com/books?id=yjYn6FVEqCQC&pg=PA144). Simon and Schuster. p. 144. ISBN 9781451682915.

1. Matt Winkeljohn (November 7, 2009). ["Page Ear-marked For Hall of Fame"](https://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110709aab.html)

1. Heisman, John M. (2012). [*Heisman: The Man Behind The Trophy*](https://books.google.com/books?id=yjYn6FVEqCQC&dq=%22Dan+welchel%22+%22georgia+tech%22&pg=PA164). Simon & Schuster. p. 164. ISBN 978-1451682915.

1. ["At Non Wednesday Tornado Letter Men Chose 1919 Leader"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2012651//). *Atlanta Constitution*. September 25, 1919. p. 18. Retrieved March 18, 2015. – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)

1. ["Football team 1919"](http://history.library.gatech.edu/items/show/7238)

1. ["All-America Addendum"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100613012901/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv19/CFHSNv19n3f.pdf). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. May 2006. Archived from [the original](http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv19/CFHSNv19n3f.pdf) on June 13, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

1. ["University School for Boys"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101927/http://ghsfha.org/statechamps.php?aChampID=386). Archived from [the original](http://ghsfha.org/statechamps.php?aChampID=386) on 2015-04-02.

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