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Malcolm Aitken

Malcolm Aitken
Tennessee Volunteers No. 11
Position Tackle
Career history
College
Personal information
Date of birth c. 1911
Weight 202 lb (92 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Malcolm Aitken (c. 1911 – ?) was a college football player.

He was a prominent tackle for coach Robert Neyland's Tennessee Volunteers football teams from 1930 to 1932, captain of the 1932 team. After learning coach Neyland's mother had died, Aitken organized a secret meeting with the team, and vowing to "go out and pay a debt of respect and gratitude o one of the greatest coaches football has ever known." The Vols then beat Florida 32–13. Aitken was selected All-Southern by the The Anniston Star. He earned the Torchbearer award in 1933.

Aitken married Dorothy Wright on September 24, 1934.



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