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 (19061908)
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

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

  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.


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