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The '''Porter Cup''' was a [[sterling silver]] trophy once awarded by the Porter Clothing Company to the best all-around athlete from a major southern university, including the [[University of Alabama]], [[Birmingham-Southern College]],<ref>http://www.bscsports.net/information/history</ref> [[Tulane University|Tulane]] and [[Tennessee]]'s three major universities: [[Vanderbilt Commodores|Vanderbilt]], [[Sewanee Tigers|Sewanee]] and [[Tennessee Volunteers|Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite journal|page=286|url=https://www.motardsdu11septembre.be.tf/stream/sigmaphiepsilonj224sigm#page/286/mode/2up/search/porter|journal=Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal|year=1925|title=Sig Epics}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Atlanta Constitution|title=Kuhn Given Porter Cup|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1997560/the_atlanta_constitution/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate=March 20, 2015|date=June 1, 1923|page=10}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h83OAAAAMAAJ|title=Register|last=University|first=Tennessee|date=1921-01-01|language=en}}</ref> The three in Tennessee were given by Alf Porter, and Alabama's was given by Henry Porter Loving.<ref>http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/20-m-footbl-recaps.pdf</ref> Alabama's is thus also called the "Porter Loving Cup".
The '''Porter Cup''' was a [[sterling silver]] [[loving cup]] trophy once awarded by the Porter Clothing Company to the best all-around athlete from a major southern university, including the [[University of Alabama]], [[Birmingham-Southern College]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bscsports.net/information/history|title=Birmingham-Southern Athletic History}}</ref> [[Tulane University|Tulane]] and [[Tennessee]]'s three major universities: [[Vanderbilt Commodores|Vanderbilt]], [[Sewanee Tigers|Sewanee]] and [[Tennessee Volunteers|Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite journal|page=286|url=https://www.motardsdu11septembre.be.tf/stream/sigmaphiepsilonj224sigm#page/286/mode/2up/search/porter|journal=Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal|year=1925|title=Sig Epics}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Atlanta Constitution|title=Kuhn Given Porter Cup|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1997560/the_atlanta_constitution/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=March 20, 2015|date=June 1, 1923|page=10}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h83OAAAAMAAJ|title=Register|last=University|first=Tennessee|date=January 1, 1921|language=en}}</ref> The three in Tennessee were given by Alf Porter, and Alabama's was given by Henry Porter Loving.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/20-m-footbl-recaps.pdf |title=Recap |website=grfx.cstv.com |format=PDF}}</ref> Alabama's is thus also called the "Porter Loving Cup".


==List of trophy winners==
==List of trophy winners==
The following is a list of winners since the award started shortly after the [[First World War]]:
The following is an incomplete list of winners since the award started shortly after the [[First World War]]:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
!Year
!Year
!Alabama
! Alabama
!Auburn
! Auburn
!Birmingham-Southern
! Birmingham-Southern
!Howard
! Howard
!Tulane
! Tulane
!Vanderbilt
! Vanderbilt
!Sewanee
! Sewanee
!Tennessee
! Tennessee
!VMI
! VMI
|-
|-
|1918
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|1919
|
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|
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|Mike Slovensky
|Claude Carr
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|-
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|1919
|
|
|Charles Scott
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|
|James Shelley Jackson
|
|
|[[Dooch Sherman]]
|[[Dooch Sherman]]
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|Julian Thomas
|Julian Thomas
|Charles Satterlee
|Charles Satterlee
|Willis McCabe
|[[Willis McCabe]]
|
|
|-
|-
|1922
|1922
|Al Clemens
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|Ed Sherling
|Ed Sherling
|Aubrey A. Miller
|Aubrey A. Miller
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|1923
|1923
|Clyde Propst
|Clyde Propst
|Ed Sherling
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|Milton Griffin
|Milton Griffin
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|-
|1925
|1925
|Clyde Propst
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|Red Farr
|Red Farr
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|-
|1927
|1927
|Ray Pepper
|[[Ray Pepper]]
|Forest James
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|Edgar Lott
|Edgar Lott
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|[[Orin Helvey]]
|[[Orin Helvey]]
|[[John Barnhill (American football)|John Barnhill]]
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|-
|1928
|1928
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|William Everett James
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|Shorty Ogle
|Shorty Ogle
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|Wop Glover
|[[Wop Glover]]
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|1931
|1931
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==See also==
==See also==
[[Norris Cup]]
* [[Norris Cup]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:56, 3 October 2024

Porter Cup
Awarded for"Best all-around athlete" at a major university.
LocationSouthern United States
CountryUnited States
Presented byPorter Clothing Company

The Porter Cup was a sterling silver loving cup trophy once awarded by the Porter Clothing Company to the best all-around athlete from a major southern university, including the University of Alabama, Birmingham-Southern College,[1] Tulane and Tennessee's three major universities: Vanderbilt, Sewanee and Tennessee.[2][3][4] The three in Tennessee were given by Alf Porter, and Alabama's was given by Henry Porter Loving.[5] Alabama's is thus also called the "Porter Loving Cup".

List of trophy winners

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The following is an incomplete list of winners since the award started shortly after the First World War:

Year Alabama Auburn Birmingham-Southern Howard Tulane Vanderbilt Sewanee Tennessee VMI
1918 Mike Slovensky Claude Carr
1919 Charles Scott James Shelley Jackson Dooch Sherman Frank Callaway
1920 Riggs Stephenson Ed Sherling Josh Cody Bill Coughlan
1921 Al Clemens Ed Sherling Aubrey A. Miller Julian Thomas Charles Satterlee Willis McCabe
1922 Al Clemens Ed Sherling Aubrey A. Miller Thomas Ryan Blood Miller Roe Campbell
1923 Clyde Propst Ed Sherling Milton Griffin Doc Kuhn
1924 Clyde Propst O. Stanton Gandy Ellis Henican Gil Reese
1925 Clyde Propst Red Farr Lester Lautenschlaeger George H. Barker
1926 Jake Hall Eddie Morgan Delmas Gooch
1927 Ray Pepper Forest James Edgar Lott Orin Helvey John Barnhill
1928 William Everett James Shorty Ogle Johnny Menville Charles Malcom Moss
1929 Earle Smith John King Sam Bradley Virgil Grow
1930 Wop Glover Roy Franklin Dunn
1931
1932 Shug Jordan Daniel Ward Phillips, Jr

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Birmingham-Southern Athletic History".
  2. ^ "Sig Epics". Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal: 286. 1925.
  3. ^ "Kuhn Given Porter Cup". Atlanta Constitution. June 1, 1923. p. 10. Retrieved March 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ University, Tennessee (January 1, 1921). Register.
  5. ^ "Recap" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com.


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