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| Positions | Halfback,quarterback,tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1897-08-31)August 31, 1897 Russellville, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 1965(1965-04-09) (aged 67) Dothan, Alabama, U.S. |
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Alabama (1916–1917; 1919–1922) |
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Jack Hovater (August 31, 1897 – April 9, 1965) was an Americancollege football player and high school football coach.[1][2] He was also once president of theAlabama State League.[3] Hovater was a prominentrunning back andtackle for theAlabama Crimson Tide; twice selectedAll-Southern[4] andcaptain of the1917 team. He played with two other Hovater brothers on the1916 team. He andIke Boone were ends on the 1919 team.[5]
Hovater later coach football and taught at Dothan High School inDothan, Alabama. He died on April 9, 1965, at his home in Dothan.[6]
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