Jimmy Brewster
{{Short description|American football player (1902–1998)}}
{{for|the American record producer credited on some recordings as Jimmy Brewster|Milt Gabler}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
| name = Jimmy Brewster
| image = Jimm Brewster and Jack McDonough (c. 1922).jpg
| image_size=290px
| caption ="Brewster with ball. McDonough running interference."
| birth_date = {{birth-date|January 9, 1902}}
| birth_place = Newnan, Georgia, U.S.
| death_date = {{death-date and age|August 20, 1998|January 9, 1902}}
| death_place = Newnan, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 155
| position = Quarterback / Running back
| pastschools =
- Georgia Tech (1919–1923)
| highlights =
}}
James David Brewster Jr. (January 9, 1902 – August 20, 1998) was an American gridiron football player.
Biography
Brewster was born in Newnan, Georgia, in 1902. His father was the sheriff of Coweta County, and his mother, Margaret, was a homemaker.{{cn|date=March 2024}} He graduated from Newnan High School, then attended the Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech).
Brewster played college football during 1919–1923 for the Georgia Tech football team.{{cite web |url=http://www.library.gatech.edu/archives/finding-aids/view?docId=ead/MS394-ead/MS394-ead.xml;query=;brand=default |title=J. D. Brewster |website=gatech.edu}} His fancy footwork earned him the nickname "the Side-Stepping Wonder." He was selected to the 1922 College Football All-Southern Team by Billy Evans.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times-evans-all-southern/143471146/ |title=Evans' All-Southern Honor Roll |first=Billy |last=Evans |authorlink=Billy Evans |newspaper=Wichita Falls Times |location=Wichita Falls, Texas |page=10 |date=December 12, 1922 |accessdate=March 16, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}} A member of Alpha Tau Omega, he graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in textile engineering.
Brewster went on to play professionally in the 1926 American Football League for the Newark Bears,{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BREWSJIM01 |title=Jimmy Brewster |website=databasefootball.com |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017150254/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BREWSJIM01 |archivedate=2014-10-17 }} along with several other former Georgia Tech players including Vaughan Connelly, Ike Williams, and Doug Wycoff.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-hawk-eye-ing-sp/143547494/ |title=Hawk-Eye-ing Sports |first=Dick |last=Hawkins |newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution |page=4B |date=December 12, 1926 |accessdate=March 17, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}
Brewster served in the United States Army during World War II.{{cite web |url=https://www.fold3.com/record/88036512/james-d-brewster-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946 |title=Army Enlistment Record |agency=National Archives |via=fold3.com |url-access=subscription |accessdate=March 16, 2024}} He later worked in farm and pulpwood management. He died in his hometown in 1998, aged 96.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-herald-mr-james-david-brewste/143469714/ |title=Mr. James David Brewster Jr. |newspaper=The Times-Herald |location=Newnan, Georgia |page=3A |date=August 22, 1998 |accessdate=March 16, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}
References
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Category:Players of American football from Newnan, Georgia
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players