He was captain of the 1923 Southern Miss team and is still considered one of the best football players in school history.
[2] The 1931 team, ranked #2 by the Dickinson Rating System,[3] featured Felts as a fullback in the backfield with Don Zimmerman.
[4] Felts was selected as a third-team All-American in 1931 on the "Captain's Poll" of the Central Press Association.
[9] Previously in 1927, Felts played baseball with the Hattiesburg Pinetoppers of the Cotton States League,[10] which resulted in his ineligibility ruled by the Southern Conference for the 1932 college football season.
[11][12][13] The Greenies lost "their great leader" Felts shortly before opening week against Texas A&M.