Ben Compton

Ben Compton
Alabama Crimson Tide
Position Guard
Career history
College Alabama (19221924)
Personal information
Born: April 2, 1901
Greensboro, Alabama
Died: October 18, 1946
Tuskegee, Alabama
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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