Whitey Urquhart
Whitey Urquhart
Full Name:  Marvin A. Urquhart, Jr.
     Born:  March 7, 1928, Pensacola, Fla.
     Died:  June 29, 2015, Lynn Haven, Fla.
   School:  Bonifay High School in Bonifay, Florida
            Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama


FSU Career
Football
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1948  37  QB      6-1  185  Jr   *   Bonifay                     
1949  37  QB      6-1  182  Sr   *   Bonifay                     
Baseball
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  B  T  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1949      P       6-1  185        Jr       Bonifay               
1950      P       6-1  185        Sr       Bonifay               


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Obituary for M. A. “Whitey” Urquhart
Published in Panama City News Herald on July 1, 2015

M. A. "Whitey" Urquhart of Lynn Haven, Florida, died on Monday, June 29, 2015 at age of 87.

Whitey was born on March 7, 1928, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Pensacola, Florida, to M. A. "Gus" Urquhart and Sallie Spann Urquhart. He was the oldest of twelve children. After the death of his mother in 1939, he was raised by his grandparents, Martha and Henry Urquhart, in Bonifay, Florida.

He is preceded in death by two brothers, Donald "Pug" Urquhart and Joe Bill Urquhart; and his first wife, Jonnie Sue Boswell Urquhart. They were married in 1953 at Gulf Beach Presbyterian Church in Panama City Beach, Florida. Sue died February 12, 1997.

He is survived by his loving wife, Linh. They were married at his home in Lynn Haven, Florida, on February 18, 2001. Whitey and Sue had three children, Terri Sue Urquhart Pensacola, Florida; Toni Nicole Urquhart, Tallahassee, Florida, and Steven Anthony Urquhart, who died in an automobile accident in 1979. His two grandchildren are Sally Augusta Jesmonth, San Francisco, CA; John Steven "Jack" Jesmonth, Pensacola. Whitey's surviving sisters and brothers are Larry (Sarah), Jerry (Carolyn), Rose June Broxson (Alvin), Joe Bob (Betty), Richard "Snookie" (Norma), Neal (Sharon), Janice Merident (Joel), John Paul, and Kathy Stringer (Scott). He is also survived by a brother-in-law, Paul Boswell, and his wife, Annette, next-door neighbors for many years and by many nephews, nieces, cousins, and friends.

Whitey attended grades one through three in Bethlehem Elementary School, Holmes County, Florida, grades four through six in Central Riverside Elementary School, Jacksonville, Florida, and grades seven through twelve at Bonifay High school, Bonifay, Florida. During his senior year in high school, he received offers of football scholarships from the University of Alabama and the University of Florida. In 1945, he attended the University of Alabama where he played football, went to the Rose Bowl and won over Southern California on January 1, 1946. He joined the U.S. Navy from which he was honorably discharged January 2, 1948. He went back to the University of Alabama, but transferred to Florida State University from which he graduated in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in economics. While at FSU, he was quarterback for the football team for the years 1948 and 1949. The team won the Cigar Bowl on January 1, 1950. He attended the University of Florida Law School and graduated January 1959. He became a civil trial lawyer in Panama City, Florida, and followed that career until retirement.

He was on the Advisory Board at Gulf Coast Community College, and later served as lawyer for the Board for many years. He was appointed and was a charter member of the State Board for community colleges. Whitey loved football and was an avid bird hunter. He had two close friends, Bill Perry and Jimmy Patronis, along with many other friends who enjoyed these activities with him. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, (formerly Wallace Memorial), Panama City, where he served in various positions.



FSU Statistics
Football
Season Statistics
Defense
         |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
Year  GP |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1948   8 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
1949   9 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   1-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot   17 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   1-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  2 |  12
Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
         |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
Year  GP |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1948   8 |   3   13  4.3  1     |   3   27  9.0  0     |   4- 16 - 2    58  1     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   40
1949   9 |  21   23  1.1  0     |   3   55 18.3  0     |   3-  7 - 1    45  0     |   5  105 21.0  0      |   0   12  0.0  1  12t |  195
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot   17 |  24   36  1.5  1     |   6   82 13.7  0     |   7-  23- 3   103  1     |   5  105 21.0  0      |   0   12  0.0  1  12t |  235
Football
Game Participation
                            |      Starts
1948                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Oct  9 Cumberland           |  1           
Oct 16 Erskine College      |  1           
Oct 23 Millsaps College     |  1           
Oct 30 Stetson              |  1           
Nov 13 Mississippi College  |  1           
Nov 20 Livingston State     |  1           
Nov 27 Troy State           |  1           
Dec  4 Tampa                |  1  QB   DB  
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  8   1    1

                            |      Starts
1949                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Oct  1 Whiting Field        |  1  LE   LE  
Oct  8 Mississippi College  |  1           
Oct 15 Erskine College      |  1  LE   LE  
Oct 22 Sewanee              |  1  QB   DB  
Oct 29 Stetson              |  1  QB   DB  
Nov  5 Livingston State     |  1  QB   DB  
Nov 12 Millsaps College     |  1  LE   LE  
Nov 18 Tampa                |  1  LE   LE  
Nov 26 Troy State           |  1  QB   DB  
Jan  2 Wofford College      |  1  QB   DB  
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         | 10   9    9

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Career Tot                  | 18  10   10
Football
Game Statistics
                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1948                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Oct  9 Cumberland           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 13 Mississippi College  |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Nov 20 Livingston State     |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 27 Troy State           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Dec  4 Tampa                |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  1 |   6

                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1949                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Oct 15 Erskine College      |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 18 Tampa                |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Nov 26 Troy State           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Jan  2 *Wofford College     |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  1 |   6

* Bowl Game stats not included
                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1948                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Oct  9 Cumberland           |   2    2  1.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    2
Nov 13 Mississippi College  |   1    1  1.0  1     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   1- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    1
Nov 20 Livingston State     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1   22 22.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   22
Nov 27 Troy State           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    9  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0         |   0    0  0.0  0      |    9
Dec  4 Tampa                |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1-   1- 0    35  1     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   3    3  1.0  1     |   1   31 31.0  0     |   1-   2- 0    35  1     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   34

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1949                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Oct 15 Erskine College      |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   1   23 23.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   23
Nov 18 Tampa                |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1   20 20.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   1   12 12.0  1      |   32
Nov 26 Troy State           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2-   2- 0    31  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    0
Jan  2 *Wofford College     |   2   12  6.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2-   2- 0    34  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   12
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1   20 20.0  0     |   2-   2- 0    31  0     |   1   23 23.0  0      |   1   12 12.0  1      |   55

* Bowl Game stats not included
Baseball
Pitching Statistics
Year   ERA  W  L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV  IP    H   R   ER  BB  SO  2B  3B  HR  AB  B/AVG  WP HBP BK SFA SHA
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1949        0  0   1  0  0   0          0.2   0   1       1   0                                          
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Tot   0.00  0  0   1  0  0   0   0  0   0.2   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0  0   0   0
Batting Statistics
YEAR   AVG  GP  GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR RBI  TB   SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB% SF SH  SB ATT
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1949  .000   1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0            0      0    
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Tot   .000   1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0   0   0  .000  0  0   0   0
Fielding Statistics
Year   PO  AST  E   FLD%  DP
----------------------------
1949    0    0  0   .000    
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Tot     0    0  0   .000   0
Baseball
Game Statistics
1949
Date  Opponent              W  L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV   IP    H   R  ER  BB  SO
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Apr 30 Tampa                       1                    0.2   0   0       1   0
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Tot                         0  0   1  0  0   0   0  0   0.2   0   0   0   1   0
1949
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Apr 30 Tampa                  9a .000  1      0   0   0            0   0                      0            
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                                 .000  1  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0   0    0   0  0