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词条 William E. Beard
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  1. Early years

  2. Writer

  3. Bibliography

  4. References

  5. External links

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|name=William E. Beard
|birth_date={{birth date|1873|7|12}}
|birth_place=Estill Springs, Tennessee
|death_date={{Death date and age|mf=y|1950|12|21|1873|7|12}}
|death_place=Nashville, Tennessee
|currentposition=Quarterback
|class=Graduate
|school=Vanderbilt Commodores
|pastschools=
  • Vanderbilt (1890–1893)

|highlights=
  • 1st Vanderbilt quarterback to play Tennessee.
  • Dubbed Vanderbilt the Commodores

}}

William Ewing Beard (July 12, 1873 – December 21, 1950) was a college football player, soldier, journalist, war correspondent, naval historian, and long-time officer of the Tennessee Historical Commission and member of the Tennessee Historical Society.[1][2] He wrote several books on Nashville and dubbed Vanderbilt University the Commodores.

Early years

Beard was born on July 12, 1873 in Estill Springs, Tennessee to Richard Beard, a Confederate captain, and Marie Dromgoole, of Estill Springs, Tennessee.[3] He attended Vanderbilt from 1890 to 1893.[2] In 1892 Beard was the first Vanderbilt quarterback to play Tennessee.[4]

Writer

Beard joined the staff of the Nashville American in 1896.[2][5] In 1897 he was the first to dub Vanderbilt the Commodores.[6][7][8] While at the American, Beard employed former Vandy player Bob Blake.[9]

Beard became the state news editor of the Banner in 1910, promoted to associated editor in 1933.[3]

Bibliography

  • {{cite book|title=It Happened in Nashville|year=1912}}
  • {{cite book|title=The Battle of Nashville|year=1913}}
  • {{cite book|title=Red Letter Days in Nashville|year=1925}}
  • {{cite book|title=Nashville, the Home of History Makers|year=1929}}
  • {{cite book|title=Andrew Jackson: Man of Destiny|year=1942}}
  • {{cite book|title=Nashville, a memoir|year=1943}}
  • {{cite book|title=Men Make the Navy: Recruiting of 17-year-olds Recalls Fact Most American Naval Heroes Joined Service in 'teens|year=1943}}

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov/tsla/history/manuscripts/findingaids/ths587.pdf|title=William Ewing Beard Papers, Addition|accessdate=February 5, 2015}}
2. ^{{cite journal|journal=Caduceus of Kappa Sigma|volume=20|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_AQTAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA425#v=onepage&q&f=false|page=425|title=William Ewing Beard (Vanderbilt)}}
3. ^{{cite web|jstor=42621057|title=Historical News and Notices: WILLIAM EWING BEARD|publisher=}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/historycorner/spec-rel/112013aac.html|title=Vanderbilt defeated Vols twice in 1892|accessdate=February 5, 2015|author=Bill Traughber|date=November 20, 2013}}
5. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1073300/the_atlanta_constitution/|date=May 30, 1909|page=2|work=Atlanta Constitution|title=Rice-Beard|accessdate=March 11, 2016|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
6. ^{{cite web|accessdate=February 5, 2015|url=http://www.college-basketball-tickets.net/vanderbilt_commodores/history.htm|title=Vanderbilt Commodores History}}
7. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V5bBm8HW328C&pg=PA20#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Vanderbilt Football: Tales of Commodore Gridiron History|author=Bill Traughber|page=20}}
8. ^{{cite web|accessdate=February 5, 2015|title=History of SEC School Mascots|url=http://www.secsportsfan.com/sec-school-mascots.html}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vucommodores.com/sports/historycorner/spec-rel/112311aaa.html|title=Vandy's gridiron Rhodes Scholars|accessdate=February 5, 2015|author=Bill Traughber|date=November 23, 2011}}

External links

  • {{findagrave|125036829}}
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