Title
Compton Award, Calvary Baptist Church, 1975
Subject
Compton, Charlie (d. 1971)
Bryant, Paul W., 1913-1983
Fraley, Robert, 1953-1999
Calvary Baptist Church (Tuscaloosa, AL)
Churches
Dietzel, Paul F., 1924-2013
Thigpen, Richard Ashley, 1943-
Description
Robert Fraley is presented the Compton Award by Calvary Baptist Church.
Left is Paul F. Dietzel; Robert Fraley; and Alabama Coach Paul W. Bryant. The person on the right is unidentified.
The Charlie Compton Award was presented annually to a senior athlete at the University of Alabama who had demonstrated outstanding Christian character and leadership. Charlie Compton is a former Bama football player who later became a missionary to Brazil. He died in a car accident in 1971. Dietzel was a football player and a coach. He coached at LSU and South Carolina and was an assistant coach under Paul "Bear" Bryant at Kentucky. Dietzel spoke at the church that day. Richard Thigpen, on the right, a lawyer and law professor, was the acting president of the University of Alabama from 1975 to 1977.
Fraley, a quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide, was the 1975 recipient of the award. He became a sports agent after graduation. He was killed in a plane crash in 1999 at age 46.
Left is Paul F. Dietzel; Robert Fraley; and Alabama Coach Paul W. Bryant. The person on the right is unidentified.
The Charlie Compton Award was presented annually to a senior athlete at the University of Alabama who had demonstrated outstanding Christian character and leadership. Charlie Compton is a former Bama football player who later became a missionary to Brazil. He died in a car accident in 1971. Dietzel was a football player and a coach. He coached at LSU and South Carolina and was an assistant coach under Paul "Bear" Bryant at Kentucky. Dietzel spoke at the church that day. Richard Thigpen, on the right, a lawyer and law professor, was the acting president of the University of Alabama from 1975 to 1977.
Fraley, a quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide, was the 1975 recipient of the award. He became a sports agent after graduation. He was killed in a plane crash in 1999 at age 46.
Creator
Tuscaloosa News
Source
Tuscaloosa News Archive
Publisher
Tuscaloosa News
Date
1975
Contributor
Betty Slowe (Description)
Type
Photograph
Identifier
2588
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
8 inches by 10 inches