Fleming Cayce Burns (August 31, 1890 – July 22, 1915) was a superintendent of the Oneonta Oil & Fertilizer Company. He was a

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

player for the

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and was selected All-Southern in 1912. He died from

tetanus Tetanus, also known as lockjaw, is a bacterial infection caused by ''Clostridium tetani'', and is characterized by muscle spasms. In the most common type, the spasms begin in the jaw and then progress to the rest of the body. Each spasm usually ...

New Decatur, Alabama Albany, Alabama, also known as New Decatur, Alabama, was a city in Morgan County, Alabama, United States, situated immediately to the southeast of the city of Decatur near the Tennessee River. New Decatur/Albany existed as a city from 1887 until ...

, on July 22, 1915, after an oil mill construction accident which injured two fingers on his left hand.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burns, F. C. American football guards 1915 deaths 1890 births Sportspeople from Florence, Alabama Auburn Tigers football players All-Southern college football players Deaths from tetanus Industrial accident deaths