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Bennett, Zollie G., 1905-1986

 Person

Biography

Zollie G. Bennett (1905-1986) is the son of George Clinton Bennett (1873-1924) and Ella May Ashcroft Bennett (1878-1957). Zollie attended Texas High School (Texarkana, Texas), played on the school’s football team, and graduated in 1923. In fall 1923, he enrolled at Centenary College of Louisiana and graduated in 1928. While at Centenary, he played on the college’s football and basketball teams. Bennett worked as a coach at Louisiana high schools – Winnfield High School (1928-1929), Baskin High School (1929-1930), and Wisner High School (1930-1931). According to Centenary alumni publications from the late 1940s and 1950s, he worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in Texarkana, Texas. In 1937, Bennett married Gertrude L. Baskins (1910-1982).

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Zollie G. Bennett scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: SC-Cent. Misc. Mss. 171
Scope and Contents The Zollie G. Bennett scrapbook primarily documents student life and athletics at Centenary College of Louisiana, where Bennett was enrolled from fall 1923 to spring 1928. Bennett played on the college’s football and baseball teams. The scrapbook includes many Centenary photographs depicting football, baseball, faculty members, students, cheerleaders, campus buildings, and the college’s May festival and carnival. Newspaper clippings document Centenary football, including the death of...
Dates: circa 1910 - 1931
Found in: Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections / Zollie G. Bennett scrapbook

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