Ben Compton

Ben Compton
Alabama Crimson Tide
Position Guard
Career history
College Alabama (19221924)
Personal information
Place of birth Greensboro, Alabama
Date of death October 1946
Career highlights and awards

Ben E. Compton was a college football player.

University of Alabama

He was a prominent guard for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team of the University of Alabama from 1922 to 1924, playing opposite Bill Buckler.[1] Compton also kicked.[2]

1924

Compton was a member of the 1924 Southern Conference champion, playing opposite Bill Buckler. He was selected All-Southern on the second of two composite All-Southern selections.[3]

References

  1. "1924".
  2. Fuzzy Woodruff (1928). A History of Southern Football, 1890-1928. p. 66.
  3. "Two All-Dixie Teams Ignore Virginia Players". Washington Post. December 2, 1924.
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