Career
1918
Day enrolled in in Atlanta, Georgia, where he played center for coach John Heisman"s Golden Tornado in 1918. Day was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American following the 1918 season, when he was a first-team selection by Walter Camp. Day"s selection by Walter Camp as a first-team All-American was a historic first.
He was the first Southerner to be chosen for Camp"s annual All-America first team, which had been historically loaded with college players from Harvard, Yale, Princeton and other Northeastern colleges.
Day was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame in 1984. Day did not complete his college football career at, however.
He later enrolled in the in Athens, Georgia, where he played for coach Herman Stegeman"s Georgia Bulldogs football team in 1920 and 1921. At Georgia his jersey number was 1.
Day was recognized as a first-team All-Southern selection by the Atlanta Constitution and several other major newspapers following his 1920 and 1921 seasons playing for the Georgia Bulldogs.
He made an all-time Georgia Bulldogs football team picked in 1935. He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team