The Twelfth Man - College Station, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 30° 36.784 W 096° 20.439
14R E 754941 N 3389735
Football player in front of Rudder Fountain on A&M Campus.
Waymark Code: WM11142
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn
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Smithsonian Art Inventories

"Standing figure of E. King Gill. Proper right hand holds a football helmet at his side.

On Jan. 22, 1922 during a post season game, E. King Gill was called from the stands to help the football team. Because of the numerous injuries in the first half, coach D.X. Bible feared he would not have enough men to finish the game. Gill, a reserve who had left the football team after the regular season to play basketball, was the only man left on the bench when the game ended. Texas A&M won 22-14. The sculpture, in memory of Gill who died in the summer of 1978, was a gift from the Class of 1980."

TITLE: The Twelfth Man

ARTIST(S): Patrick Foley

DATE: 1980

MEDIUM: Bronze on granite base

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000470

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PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Rudder Plaza near the Fountain

DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Statue is no longer in front of Kyle Stadium. It is now in Rudder Plaza.
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