Ben E. Compton was a

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player.

University of Alabama

He was a prominent

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for the

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team of the

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from

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ...

, playing opposite

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. Compton also kicked.

1924

Compton was a member of the 1924

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champion, playing opposite

. He was selected All-Southern on the second of two composite All-Southern selections.

References

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