John C. Adams

John C. Adams
Ole Miss Rebels
Position	Center
Class	Graduate
Major	Medicine
Personal information
Born:	March 2, 1887; Kosciusko, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:	August 28, 1969 (aged 82); Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career history
College	Ole Miss (1909–1912)
Career highlights and awards
	All-Southern (1912);

John Charles "Red" Adams (March 2, 1887 – August 28, 1969)^[1] was an American college football player and physician.

University of Mississippi

He was a prominent center for the Ole Miss Rebels football team of the University of Mississippi.^[2] Adams was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.^[3]

During World War I, he worked for Standard Oil in Maricopa, California.^[6] He was later a doctor in Greenwood.^[7] In 1924, he married Vivian Muller in New Orleans.^[8]

^ "John Adams". Fold3. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
^ "Foot Ball Team and Statistics".
^ "U-T Greats On All-Time Southeast Team". Kingsport Post. July 31, 1969.
^ Spalding's Football Guide. 1913. pp. 25, 65. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via archive.org.
^ Nathan P. Stauffer (1912). "Collier's All-Southern Football Team". Collier's Weekly. 50: 13. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Google books.
^ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Registration State: California; Registration County: Kern; Roll: 1530795; Draft Board: 2
^ Authority, United States Civil Aeronautics (June 5, 1929). "Air Commerce Bulletin". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
^ New Orleans, Louisiana, Marriage Records Index, 1831-1964