Tom McLure
| Auburn Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Graduate |
| Major | Civil Engineering |
| Career history | |
| College | Auburn (1906–1908) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 1889 |
| Place of birth | Jacksonville, Alabama |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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John Thomas "Tom" McLure (1889 – ?) was a college football and baseball player who served in the First World War.[1]
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
- ↑ "Guide to the John Thomas McLure Papers".
- ↑ Elizabeth D. Schafer. Auburn Football. p. 48.
- ↑ "Auburn's Greatest Victory In Many Years". November 11, 1908: 204.
- 1 2 3 Spalding's Football Guide. 1909. p. 75.
- ↑ "Contributions". The Kappa Alpha Journal. 24 (3): 293.
- ↑ "From 'The LSU Football Vault': The 1908 Season".
- ↑ "Going Over Top Is Better Than Football" (PDF). The Herald. February 21, 1918. p. 8.
- ↑ "Letter from Penrose Vass Stout, stationed in France, to his mother, Zemmie Stout Lawton, in Hartsville, South Carolina".