Roscoe "Piggy" Word (January 3, 1882 – May 27, 1942)"Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874–1955." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index was a college football player and coach and lawyer.
University of Tennessee Word was a prominent guard for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. He was its only three-time captain and was selected All-Southern in 1907. In 1906 he was an assistant coach, the team's first.
Law Word was a member of the Knoxville firm of Smith, Word, & Anderson.
See also 1907 College Football All-Southern Team
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