Ammie Sikes
Sikes c. 1912
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| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
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| Position | Fullback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1911–1914) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | July 26, 1892 |
| Place of birth | Smyrna, Tennessee |
| Date of death | September 1, 1963 (aged 71) |
| Place of death | Tennessee |
| Weight | 164 lb (74 kg) |
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Ammie Thomas Sikes (July 26, 1892 – September 1963) was a college football player.
Ammie Sikes was born on July 26, 1892 in Smyrna, Tennessee to Jessie Sikes and Jennie James.
Sikes was a prominent fullback for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University from 1911 to 1914. He was thrice selected All-Southern.
The 1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) championship team outscored opponents 259 to 9, suffering its only loss by a single point to Michigan. Edwin Pope's Football's Greatest Coaches reads "A lightning-swift backfield of Lew Hardage, Wilson Collins, Ammie Sikes, and Ray Morrison pushed Vandy through 1911 with only a 9-8 loss to Michigan." The Atlanta Constitution voted it the best backfield in the South.
The 1912 team lost only to national champion Harvard and outscored opponents 393 to 19. The Commodores scored 100 points in both of its first two games.
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