Dave McArthur
David Eriale McArthur Jr. was a college and professional athlete in the United States.
Born on November, 18 1904 in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee as son to David Eriale McArthur Sr., David Eriale McArthur Jr. grew up in Fountain City, Knoxville, became a Boy Scout, and graduated from Central High School, where he was the American football team captain.
McArthur played tackle for the Tennessee Volunteers' football program from 1925–1927. McArthur was one of three Volunteers chosen for the 1927 College Football All-Southern Team, alongside John Barnhill and Dick Dodson. Combative with Dodson, the two faced off after their senior season with an amateur boxing match at Knoxville's Lyric Theater. Knoxville Police Chief Joe Kimsey refereed, and when it was over, McArthur left the theater with a nasal fracture and. He graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1927. UT coach Robert Neyland called McArthur "one of the best tackles he ever coached."
After college, McArthur played professional gridiron football for the Akron Pros, Ashland Armcos, Memphis Tigers, and Newark Tornadoes. By 1940, he worked with his brother at an automobile repair shop in Pass-a-Grille, St. Pete Beach, Florida. On March 9, 1948, McArthur was found dead in a nearby building, having been shot in the head by the German pistol that was left nearby.
