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J. Percy Given was a college football player and coach.

• Georgetown

• Player

• Coach

• References

He was an All-Southern center for the Georgetown Hoyas of Georgetown University,cite-ref-1[1] weighing 225 pounds.cite-ref-2[2]cite-ref-3[3] Georgetown authorities claimed it was Given, as opposed to Germany Schulz, who was the first "roving center" or linebacker in the game against Navy in 1902.cite-ref-4[4] Given was selected as the second team center for the Georgetown all-time football team.cite-ref-5[5] One writer called him "the greatest center that Georgetown has ever had."cite-ref-6[6]

Given assisted coaching the team in 1906 and 1908.cite-ref-7[7]cite-ref-8[8]cite-ref-9[9] He was inducted to the Georgetown Athletic Hall of Fame in 1953.cite-ref-10[10]

cite-note-11. ↑ "Southern Intercollegiate Football". Outing. 37: 726. 1902.

cite-note-22. ↑ "Georgetown Prospects on Football Gridiron". The Washington Times. September 18, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved March 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

cite-note-33. ↑ citereflouis-lee-arms1918Louis Lee Arms (January 2, 1918). "Carpenter Best Football Man Developed in South". New York Tribune. p. 13. Retrieved August 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.

cite-note-44. ↑ citerefalexander-m-weyand1962Alexander M. Weyand (1962). Football Immortals. p. 128.

cite-note-55. ↑ "Georgetown Football: History & Tradition The All-Time Team".

cite-note-66. ↑ "Dailey Athletic Boss". The Washington Post. December 16, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved June 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

cite-note-77. ↑ "SYSTEM OF DEFENSE OUTLINED BY COACH BROOKE". Washington Post. September 23, 1906. p. 40.

cite-note-88. ↑ "[1]". The Washington Post. November 13, 1908.

cite-note-99. ↑ "[No title]". The Washington Post. November 15, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved May 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

cite-note-1010. ↑ "Georgetown Athletic Hall of Fame".