Travis Tidwell

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1929–2004)}}

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| name = Travis Tidwell

| image = Travis Tidwell - 1950 Bowman.jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|2|5}}

| birth_place = Florence, Alabama, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=y|2004|7|1|1929|2|5}}

| death_place = Trussville, Alabama, U.S.

| alma_mater = Auburn

| player_years1 = 1946–1950

| player_team1 = Auburn

| player_years2 = 1950–1951

| player_team2 = New York Giants

| player_positions = Quarterback

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| awards =

• SEC Player of the Year (1949)
• First-team All-SEC (1949)
• Second-team All-SEC (1946)

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Travis Vaughn Tidwell (February 5, 1929 – July 1, 2004) was an American football player and coach. Tidwell played high school football for Woodlawn High School. He played college football at Auburn University and then in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TidwTr20.htm | title=Travis Tidwell | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | access-date=September 17, 2014}} He was MVP of the 1950 Senior Bowl.{{cite web|url=http://www.seniorbowl.com/game-history-1950s.php|title=Game Recaps: 1950s}} Tidwell led Auburn in defeating Alabama in 1949. Zipp Newman wrote "There has never been a sweeter Auburn victory in all the 58 years of football on the Plains than the Tigers 14–13 win over Alabama." Tidwell stood {{convert|5|ft|10|in}} tall and weighed {{convert|185|lb|kg}}.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ywwAbetM5JMC&pg=PA104|page=104|title=Rialto|author=John Anthony Adams|isbn=9780738528922|year=2004|publisher=Arcadia }}