John Suther

John Henry "Flash" Suther (December 20, 1907 – March 15, 1984) was a college football player.

John Suther
Suther c. 1930
"Flash"
Alabama Crimson Tide
PositionHalfback
ClassGraduate
Career history
CollegeAlabama (1928–1930)
Bowl games
High schoolTuscaloosa
Personal information
Born:(1907-12-20)December 20, 1907
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Died:March 15, 1984(1984-03-15) (aged 76)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Career highlights and awards

Early years

He attended Tuscaloosa High School where he was "one of the finest running backs ever in Alabama prep circles"[1] and selected to the All-Southern high school team of the Orlando Sentinel.[2] He joined the Alabama national guard as a senior in high school, serving for 38 years.[3]

University of Alabama

Football

Suther was a prominent halfback for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the University of Alabama from 1928 to 1930.

1930

Suther was a member of its national champion 1930 team, selected All-Southern and All-American.[4][5] Coach Wallace Wade was under fire after lackluster seasons in 1928 and 1929, which included narrow losses to Robert Neyland's Tennessee Volunteers. Wade submitted his resignation on April 30, with the caveat that he coach next season. Suther described the feeling before the Tennessee game that year, which Alabama won 18–6. "Coach Wade was boiling mad. He was like a blood-thirsty drill sergeant anyway, and those critics made him more fiery ... He challenged us to help him shut up the loudmouths that were making his life miserable."[6]

Baseball

Suther was the manager of the 1935 Hopkinsville Hoppers.

References
  1. "THS Claimed 1926 National Grid Title". The Tuscaloosa News. April 25, 1969.
  2. "Orlando Sentinel All Southern Teams". Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  3. "John Henry Suther dies here". The Tuscaloosa News. March 16, 1984.
  4. "All-Southern". San Antonio Express. December 4, 1930.
  5. William Ritt (December 14, 1930). "College Football Captains Select Own All-American Eleven". Charleston Gazette.
  6. "Alabama-Tennessee: A Southern Tradition". October 23, 2008. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015.
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