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Benny Burtram
Football/Baseball
(1969-1972)
Benny Burtram was a two-sport
Tiger letterman, playing football from 1969-70 and baseball from
1969-72. He scored 105 points during his career on the gridiron,
and helped lead West Alabama to the NAIA Baseball World Series
in 1970, finishing his career with a .385 batting average. He
was a three-time baseball All-American and a four-time
All-Conference and NAIA All-District 27 selection. He also
spearheaded the fundraising drive for a new gymnasium in his
hometown of Corner, Ala. The facility was named the "Benny
Burtram Gymnasium" by the Jefferson County Board of Education in
recognition of his service to the Corner Community.
Vaughn Mancha
Head Football Coach
(1949-1951)
Vaughn Mancha was UWA's Head
Football Coach from 1949-51, departing with an overall record of
18-10-2 and leading the Tigers to a historic 13-6 win over
Florida State University. Following his tenure at UWA, Mancha
served as Florida State's Defensive Coordinator before taking
over as the school's athletic director in 1959. As a player,
Mancha was a two-time All-American at Alabama under Coach Frank
Thomas and a member of Alabama's Team of the Century selected in
1992. He is also an Alabama Sports Hall of Fame inductee, a
member of the National Football Hall of Fame, the NFL Hall of
Fame, the Florida State Athletic Hall of Fame and the Blue-Gray
All-Star Game Hall of Fame. |
