Fred Sington

Bio

You name it, Fred Sington did it. To say the gifted Alabama tackle was a man for all seasons would be an understatement. You might call Sington a "heady" individual, particularly when you consider his Phi Beta Kappa standing in the classroom. At 6-2 and 215-pounds, Sington was a workhorse for coach Wallace Wade's Crimson Tide teams at the close of Southern football's Golden Twenties. The 1930 team was undefeated beating Washington State in the Rose Bowl as Sington gained unanimous All-America status. An outstanding student-athlete, Sington laid claim to virtually every academic and athletic award at Alabama while serving as president of the student body his senior year. Sington starred in football, baseball, basketball, and track. After graduation from Alabama, Sington played baseball for the Washington Senators and Brooklyn Dodgers until 1940. In World War II, Sington rose to the rank of Lt. Commander. After the war, the `Bama gridiron great became a respected Southeastern Conference official and prominent businessman in Birmingham, where he was chairman of the first Hall of Fame Bowl game in 1977.

Career Highlights

• 1930 Unanimous All-America
• 1929 Second Team All-America