R.O.T.C. program at the University of Florida. From 1931 to 1934, he was in charge of organized reserves at Greensboro, North Carolina. Tipton retired from the military due to service-related disability in September 1934, holding the rank of lieutenant colonel. Family and later years Tipton was married at Newark, New Jersey, in September 1907 to Theodora Coe Tipton. They had two daughters. In his later years, Tipton resided in Saint Petersburg, Florida. In approximately 1937, he moved to Gainesville, Florida, where he had previously been the commandant of the R.O.T.C. program. Tipton died from a heart attack on January 15, 1942, at age 59 in Gainesville. References External links 1882 births 1942 deaths American football centers Army Black Knights football players All-American college football players United States Army personnel of World War I Regis University alumni People from Las Vegas, New Mexico People from Sparta, New Jersey Players of American football from New Mexico United States Army colonels Military personnel from New Jersey