Rainey Cawthon

Rainey Cawthon
Cawthon in 1956
Florida Gators – No. 40
PositionHalfback/Fullback
Class1929
Personal information
Born:(1907-10-30)October 30, 1907
Florida
Died:November 11, 1991(1991-11-11) (aged 84)
Tallahassee, Florida
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career history
CollegeFlorida (1927–1929)
High schoolTallahassee (FL) Leon
Career highlights and awards

Rainey Blackwell Cawthon (October 30, 1907 – April 11, 1991) was an American football player and coach for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida. Cawthon was a member of Florida's "Phantom Four" backfield with Clyde Crabtree, Carl Brumbaugh, and Royce Goodbread in 1928 which led the nation with 336 points scored.[1] He was also captain of the 1929 Florida team,[2][3][4] and selected second-team for the composite All-Southern that year.[5] He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great."[6] Cawthon was also active in the affairs of Florida State University, and was elected to the FSU Hall of Fame in 1987.[7]

  1. ^ "Cawthon to Coach [sic]". The Rattle of Theta Chi. 19: 37. 1930.
  2. ^ "'Gator Squad Has Four Benedicts". Altoona Tribune. November 15, 1929. p. 20. Retrieved September 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Wealth of Backfield Talent Awaits Gator Grid Coach This Fall". The Evening Independent. August 20, 1929. p. 9.
  4. ^ "Capt. Cawthon Out For While, 2 Others Down". Miami News. September 19, 1929.
  5. ^ "Tulane, Alabama, Vandy, and Tennessee Win Two Positions On Honor Team". The Bee. December 4, 1929.
  6. ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  7. ^ "Rainey Cawthon Bio". December 3, 2018.