Harry Gilmer, Frank Thomas, Vaughn Mancha

University of Alabama head coach Frank Thomas, center, with quarterback Harry Gilmer, left, and center Vaughn Mancha, the coach's star players at the end of his career with the Crimson Tide in the mid-1940s.

Alabama coach Frank Thomas with players Harry Gilmer and Vaughn Mancha
Courtesy of the Paul W. Bryant Museum, University of Alabama
Alabama coach Frank Thomas with players Harry Gilmer and Vaughn Mancha