Tom Dutton
| LSU Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard/Tackle |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
| College | LSU (1912–1913; 1919) |
| High school | Minden |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | March 22, 1893 |
| Place of birth | Arcadia, Louisiana |
| Date of death | December 1, 1969 (aged 76) |
| Place of death | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Tom Whited Dutton (March 22, 1893 – December 1, 1969) was a college football player.
He attended Minden High School but did not play on the school's football team.
Dutton was a prominent guard for the LSU Tigers of Louisiana State University. He was thrice selected All-Southern.James Dwyer showed him the sport, and even used Dutton for a "kangaroo play" in which back Lawrence Dupont would crawl between Dutton's legs; supposedly very effective in short yardage situations.
Dutton was later a key member of the university's Board of Supervisors, which hired and fired football coaches, and president of LSU Alumni. He is a member of both the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Louisiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame. He was nominated, though not selected, for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869–1919 era team.
Dutton was captain in 1913.
Although he graduated in 1914, rules in effect at the time allowed Dutton one more year of eligibility and he returned in 1919 for post-graduate work and a final football season. He was again captain of the team; coached by Irving Pray.
He married Thelma Opdenweyer at Prairieville, Louisiana on May 8, 1917.
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