14 Facts About Pooley Hubert

Allison Thomas Stanislaus "Pooley" Hubert was an American football player and coach of football and basketball.

Pooley Hubert was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1964.

Pooley Hubert earned a scholarship to play football at Princeton University, but arrived too late for the entrance exams.

Pooley Hubert tried a few other schools including Georgia Tech, for which he was one day late, before ultimately enrolling at the University of Alabama as a 20-year-old freshman.

Pooley Hubert initially played tackle in college, but was eventually put in the backfield where he excelled at fullback and quarterback.

Pooley Hubert was captain of the 1924 team which netted Alabama's first conference championship, as members of the Southern Conference.

Pooley Hubert threw two touchdowns in the win over Georgia to secure the conference.

At year's end Pooley Hubert was chosen for the composite All-Southern team.

Pooley Hubert played a key role in helping Alabama win the 1925 national championship.

Johnny Mack Brown returned a punt for the deciding touchdown, and Pooley Hubert cleared two Tech players out of the way.

Pooley Hubert hit Brown on a 59-yard touchdown pass next to take the lead.

Pooley Hubert connected with Brown for yet another after a fumble.

Pooley Hubert later coached football at Waynesboro High School in Waynesboro, Georgia, where he owned a peach orchard.

Pooley Hubert died on February 26,1978, at a Veterans Administration Hospital in Augusta, Georgia, following a lengthy illness.