Alfred_M._Boone

Alfred M. Boone

Alfred M. Boone

American football player, baseball player, athletics administrator, insurance executive

Alfred Morgan "Dan" Boone (July 23, 1893 – March 1, 1961) was an American college football and college baseball player, athletics administrator, and insurance executive. Boone played football and baseball at the University of Alabama. He served as the acting athletic director for the university during the 1919–20 academic year, following the resignation of B. L. Noojin.[1]

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Boone was selected to the 1917 College Football All-Southern Team as an end and the 1919 College Baseball All-Southern Team as a pitcher.[2][3] A native of Berry, Alabama, he graduated from the University of Alabama in 1919 with a Doctor of Law degree.[4] Boone assisted Xen C. Scott in coaching the 1919 Alabama Crimson Tide football team.[5]

Boone later managed Birmingham, Alabama office of USF&G. He died on March 1, 1961, in New York City.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Newman, Zipp (May 9, 1920). "Boone Foresakes Athletic World To Hang Out His Law Shingle". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. p. 1, sport section. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "Noojin Names Five Alabama Players on All-Southern". The Atlanta Constitution. May 25, 1919. p. 3. Retrieved November 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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    H. J. Stegeman (May 18, 1919). "Coach Stegeman Picks All-Southern College Team From S. I. A. A." Atlanta Constitution. p. 2. Retrieved November 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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    "Degree In Law". The Birmingham Age-Herald. Birmingham, Alabama. May 27, 1919. p. 2. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "University Team Is Being Moulded Into Condition". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. September 22, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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    "A. M. Boone Dies In N. Y." Birmingham Post-Herald. Birmingham, Alabama. March 2, 1961. p. 18. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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