Tom McLure

John Thomas "Tom" McLure (1889 – ?) was a college football and baseball player who served in the First World War.[1]

Tom McLure
Auburn Tigers
PositionQuarterback
ClassGraduate
MajorCivil Engineering
Career history
CollegeAuburn (1906–1908)
Personal information
Born:1889
Jacksonville, Alabama
Career highlights and awards

Auburn University

McClure was a prominent quarterback for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University.

1908

In 1908, a year in which he was captain,[2][3] he was selected All-Southern;[4][5] Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin describes his play: "McClure was not particularly fast, but a spirited leader, an excellent general and a sure tackler."[4] LSU won the SIAA championship, but amidst fears of many players being ineligible under SIAA rules most sportswriters did not include them for All-Southern selection.[4] LSU rival Tulane, which was also undefeated in conference play, accused many LSU players of professionalism.[6] Auburn is one team listed as an alternative southern champion, for LSU was its only loss.

World War I

McClure served in the First World War. He declared that going over the top in France beats charging into an opposing eleven.[7] Such an attitude did eventually get him wounded.[8]

References
  1. "Guide to the John Thomas McLure Papers".
  2. Elizabeth D. Schafer. Auburn Football. p. 48.
  3. "Auburn's Greatest Victory In Many Years". November 11, 1908: 204. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Spalding's Football Guide. 1909. p. 75.
  5. "Contributions". The Kappa Alpha Journal. 24 (3): 293.
  6. "From 'The LSU Football Vault': The 1908 Season".
  7. "Going Over Top Is Better Than Football" (PDF). The Herald. February 21, 1918. p. 8.
  8. "Letter from Penrose Vass Stout, stationed in France, to his mother, Zemmie Stout Lawton, in Hartsville, South Carolina".


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.