Jack Hovater

Jack Hovater
Alabama Crimson Tide
Position	Halfback, quarterback, tackle
Personal information
Born:	August 31, 1897; Russellville, Alabama, U.S.
Died:	April 9, 1965 (aged 67); Dothan, Alabama, U.S.
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
College	Alabama (1916–1917; 1919–1922)
Career highlights and awards
	All-Southern (1919; 1922);

Jack Hovater (August 31, 1897 – April 9, 1965) was an American college football player and high school football coach.^[1]^[2] He was also once president of the Alabama State League.^[3] Hovater was a prominent running back and tackle for the Alabama Crimson Tide; twice selected All-Southern^[4] and captain of the 1917 team. He played with two other Hovater brothers on the 1916 team. He and Ike Boone were ends on the 1919 team.^[5]

Hovater later coach football and taught at Dothan High School in Dothan, Alabama. He died on April 9, 1965, at his home in Dothan.^[6]

References

^ "Jack Hovater". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
^ "Dothan Tigers".
^ "Postponement of Play-Off Games Brings Reprimand". Times Daily. October 8, 1947.
^ "Teams Selected By Various Scribes". Atlanta Constitution. December 3, 1922. p. 5. Retrieved March 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Fuzzy Woodruff. A History of Southern Football. Vol. 2. p. 100.
^ "Hovater Dies; Funeral Today". Dothan Eagle. Dothan, Alabama. April 11, 1965. p. 1. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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