Alvah Tindal "Sub" Sublett (May 11, 1883 – September 23, 1961)U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Registration State: South Carolina; Registration County: Greenville; Roll: 1877665; Draft Board: 2South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1960 [database on-line] was a college football and baseball player.
Early life Though born in Texas, he grew up in Summerton, South Carolina.e. g. Annual Catalogue of Furman University for the Year ... with Announcements for .... (1898). United States: The University. p. 64 Alvah was the son of the Baptist Reverend Richard Anderson Sublette. The Sublettes were French Huguenots by ancestry.Baptist Biography. (1923). United States: Index printing Company. p. 264
College
Furman Sublett was a prominent fullback, punter and drop-kicker for the Furman Paladins of Furman University, captain of the 1901 and 1902 teams coached by Charles Roller. Sublett was also captain of the baseball team.
1902 He was selected for the All-Southern team of the Atlanta Constitution in 1902, a season in which Furman played five games in two weeks, and defeated South Carolina. Furman also defeated NC State (then North Carolina A & M) that year 5 to 2, "Captain Sublett, of the Furman team, really won the game with sensational kick of goal." Furman's football program was abolished for a decade after 1902.
Vanderbilt Sublett also attended Vanderbilt University in 1904 and 1905, a member of Phi Kappa Sigma.Alumni Directory, Vanderbilt University (1923). (n.p.): (n.p.). p. 481
Greenville He was later a real estate broker in Greenville.
See also 1902 College Football All-Southern Team
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