FSTC Athletic Committee Which Proposed Football
Source Collection
University of North Alabama Archives and Special Collections, University Athletics Vertical Files – Drawer 3, "Athletic Department: Football (1920-1976)," Collier Library.
Description
News clipping from the Florence Times, which includes images of the Florence State Teachers College committee that proposed the introduction of football to the college. The committee included Dr. F.E. Lund (committee chairman), Charles Glock, H.A. Flowers (eventual athletic director), Dr. H.H. Floyd, R.C. Fuller, and Otis Peacock.
Date Created
2-27-2026
Date
March 25, 1949
Document Type
News Article
Recommended Citation
Florence Times, "FSTC Athletic Committee Which Proposed Football" (2026). Documents. 38.
https://roar.una.edu/una_athletics_docs/38
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Publication Title
Florence Times
''Norton Says [FSTC Football] Team will be Ready in Fall,'' from Florence Times, March 22, 1949.jpg (1583 kB)
The source collection for this file differs from the other two and is as follows: University of North Alabama Archives and Special Collections, University Athletics Vertical Files – Drawer 3, "Florence State College – The Lion Gridiron," Collier Library.
Comments
The attached additional files were published in the Florence Times around the same date, March 26 and 22, 1949, respectively, and pertain to the introduction of the football program at Florence State Teachers College.
The first attachment, the March 26th article, offers photographs and a small text summary of President E.B. Norton's announcement to the student body that a football team would be present in the 1949 season. Whereas, the second attachment, the March 22nd article, overs a more thorough explanation of the reestablishment of the team and a headshot of Norton.