Osborne Helveston
 Osborne Helveston, 1935 | |
| Date of birth | December 5, 1913 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Ocean Springs, Mississippi |
| Date of death | September 2, 1961 (age 47) |
| Place of death | Zachary, Louisiana |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| US college | Louisiana State University |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Osborne Milsted "Butch" Helveston, Sr. (December 5, 1913 – September 2, 1961), sometimes listed as Osborn Helveston, was an American football player.
Biography[edit]
Helveston was born in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, in 1913. He graduated from Biloxi High School in 1932.[1]
He attended Louisiana State University and played college football at the guard position for the LSU Tigers football team.[2] He was selected by the Central Press Association as a first-team guard on the 1935 All-America college football team.[3][4] He graduated from LSU in 1936.[1]
After graduating from LSU, Helveston served as a coach and principal at Baton Rouge High School.[1] He began as assistant coach and was promoted to head coach in 1938.[5] He was later the personnel director for the Baton Rouge school system. He died in September 1961 at age 47 after suffering a heart attack at his family camp near Baton Rouge.[1] He was posthumously inducted into the Louisiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1976.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Heart Attack Fatal To O. M. Helveston". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. September 5, 1961. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Osborne "Butch" Helveston". The Rayne Tribune. Rayne, Louisiana. October 11, 1935. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Braucher (1935-12-08). "South Leads Other Secions - All-America: 54~Captains Select Central Press All-American Teams". Kingsport Times.
- ^ Bill Braucher, "Lutz Again Chosen For All-America Honors In Poll of Grid Captains," Berkeley Daily Gazette (December 13, 1935). Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "Helveston Named Baton Rouge Coach". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. February 4, 1938. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU Athletic Hall of Fame Members". LSU Athletics.
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