Individual Details

Herbert Carl "Bummie" Roton

(28 Aug 1913 - 3 Aug 2002)

Professional football player. After graduating from Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, he went to Auburn. A tackle, he helped lead Auburn to an 8-2 record in 1935 and a 7-2-2 mark in 1936, including the Tigers' first bowl appearance in the Bacardi Bowl in Havana, Cuba. He signed with the Philadelphia Eagles and played nine regular season games with them in 1937. 

Events

Birth28 Aug 1913Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
Marriage23 Mar 1936Montgomery County, Alabama - Cordelia Holstun
Death3 Aug 2002Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama
BurialGreenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama

Families

SpouseCordelia Holstun (1915 - )

Notes

Burial

Plot: Section 2-A

Endnotes

1. "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-RVTV : accessed 8 June 2016), Herbert C Roton and Cordelia Holstun, 1936..

2. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRCN-Z2G : accessed 8 June 2016), Herbert C Roton, 03 Aug 2002; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..

3. Find A Grave Memorial# 23823884.