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George V. "Shorty" Chalmers (November 19, 1907 – March 1984) was an American college athlete. He served as the quarterback of the University of Maryland football team from 1929 to 1931. Chalmers also played basketball and baseball at Maryland. He has been inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame and the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame. ==College career== A native of New Castle, Delaware, Chalmers attended the University of Maryland, where he was a multi-sport athlete. He competed in football as a back, basketball as a forward, and baseball as an infielder.〔 On the football team, Chalmers was a wingback and played a pivotal passing role in head coach Curley Byrd's high-powered double-wing offense, with his primary receiver being Boze Berger.〔(Engineers Of Maryland Pass Attack ), ''The Sun'', December 3, 1929.〕 In ''Tales From The Maryland Terrapins'', author David Ungrady called that tandem "one of the most dangerous pass-catch combinations in Maryland history."〔David Ungrady, (''Tale From The Maryland Terrapins'' ), p. 41, Sports Publishing LLC, 2003, ISBN 1-58261-688-4.〕 Chalmers played on the freshman football team in 1928 before he "graduated" to the varsity, where he helped replace the loss of Gerald Snyder and Gordon Kessler to graduation.〔(Maryland Grid Mentor Seeks Driving Power ), ''St. Petersburg Times'', September 25, 1929.〕 During the 1929 season, he was one of the "heroes of Maryland's dramatic finish" in its upset 13–13 tie against , alongside Moon Evans and Bosey Berger. Chalmers tallied one of the Old Liners' touchdowns on a pass to Berger.〔(Yale Tied By Marylanders; Old Eli Surprised Once More By Southern Eleven ), ''The Pittsburgh Press'', November 10, 1929.〕 In 1931, Chalmers and Berger helped lead the Old Liners to an 8–1–1 record, and one of the best seasons of Coach Byrd's 24-year tenure.〔Ted Patterson, (''Football In Baltimore: History and Memorabilia'' ), p. 45, JHU Press, 2000, ISBN 0-8018-6424-0.〕 That season, Chalmers was one of four Maryland backs named to ''The Baltimore Sun'' He graduated from Maryland in 1932 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of Education. He earned a total of 12 letters during his college tenure, four each in football, basketball, and baseball. Chalmers was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity, the Omicron Delta Kappa honor society,〔(1932 ''Reveille'' ), p. 54, University of Maryland, 1932.〕 the Student Congress,〔(1932 ''Reveille'' ), p. 105, University of Maryland, 1932.〕 and the "M" Club athletic alumni organization.〔(1932 ''Reveille'' ), p. 147, University of Maryland, 1932.〕 The school yearbook named him the "Best Senior Athlete" in 1932.〔(1932 ''Reveille'' ), p. 290, University of Maryland, 1932.〕 As a student, Chalmers raised pigeons as a hobby, and at one point boasted more than 110 of the birds.〔David Ungrady, p. 42.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George V. Chalmers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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