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Position | Tackle |
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Date of birth | c. 1911 |
Weight | 202 lb (92 kg) |
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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.