La Revue 1924 (Birmingham-Southern College): John Rogers Thompson, A.B., of Trinity, Alabama
1924 · La Revue 1924, yearbook of Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama
Named here: John Rogers Thompson
The book at the Internet Archive
Transcription
From the archive.org text layer.
Seniors (scan n48):
JOHN ROGERS THOMPSON, A.B.
TRINITY, ALABAMA
Kappa Alpha; Kappa Phi Kappa; Belles Lettres Literary Society; Pan-Hellenic Council, '22–'24; Track Squad, '23; Football, '23; Class Football, '22; Senior Class Prophet, '24; Revue Elections, '24; "B" Club.
Behold our Class Prophet! Do you note that prophetic gleam in his eyes? We're all anxious to know what fate he has marked out for us. "Who could help liking John Rogers? He's such a jolly good fellow, always ready for a sure 'nough good time. […]
Senior class officers (scan n33): "John Rogers Thompson … Prophet".
Football (scan n101):
John Rogers Thompson, fullback
When the name of John Rogers is brought up there is no student of Birmingham-Southern but will recall that eventful day, November 23, as the half neared its close and the Panthers trailed the Bulldogs by three points. A pause in the play; time out; a man is sent to the side lines, another takes his place. The stillness of death reigns. Signals, the ball snaps back, a diminutive player receives it on the 15-yard line, a kick—the field goal—the half ends. The play earned for John Rogers Thompson a glamour that will ever surround his name on Sunshine Slopes. That game closed his career.
Citation: La Revue 1924 (yearbook of Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Ala., 1924), senior class, class officers and football pages; Internet Archive item larevue1924birm, scans n48, n33 and n101, https://archive.org/details/larevue1924birm/page/n48/mode/1up?q=Thompson.
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Rogers Thompson | Education | A.B., Birmingham-Southern College, class of 1924 | — | new (probably him) |
| John Rogers Thompson | Home | Trinity, Alabama | No birthplace or residence | new (probably him) |
| John Rogers Thompson | College life | Kappa Alpha fraternity; football (fullback, 1923; his field goal against the "Bulldogs" on 23 November [1923]); track; senior class prophet | — | context |