John Owsley Manier
Manier c. 1906 | |
| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
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| Position | Fullback, halfback |
| Class | 1907 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 18, 1887 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died: | September 1, 1956 (aged 69) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 166 lb (75 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Wallace University School |
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John Owsley Manier (March 18, 1887 – September 1, 1956) was an American college football player and coach and physician. He played at Vanderbilt University as a Fullback from 1904 to 1906 and at the University of Pennsylvania in 1908 as a halfback. Manier was a third-team selection on the 1906 College Football All-America Team and was named to the College Football All-Southern Team in 1904, 1905, and 1906. After graduating from Penn with a medical degree, he return to Vanderbilt and an assistant medical professor and assistant football coach.