| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1879-08-09)August 9, 1879 Marion County, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 1942(1942-10-01) (aged 63) Winfield, Alabama, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | |
Clovis Marvin "Babe" Pearce (August 9, 1879 – October 1, 1942) was an American college football player for both Alabama and Auburn. At Auburn, he played under coach John Heisman.[1][2] He was the father of James Pearce and Clark Pearce.[3] Marvin's father was the Confederate general James P. Pearce.[4] He enrolled at Alabama in 1895,[5] after traveling to Tuscaloosa from Marion County in a horse-drawn buggy. He then transferred to Auburn for 1896 and 1897. Marvin was the first man to own a gasoline-powered vehicle in Marion County.[6]
References
- Moore, A. B. (1927). History of Alabama and Her People. United States: American historical society, Incorporated. p.153
- Photographer, Michael E. Palmer Staff. "Believe it or not: Player was a Tider, then a Tiger". The Tuscaloosa News.
- "Grid Heroes' Father, Marvin Pearce, Dies". The Birmingham News. October 1, 1942. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Player". The Tuscaloosa News. November 28, 2008.
- Pearce, J. (1982). The Pearces, Persons of Quality. United States: J. Pearce. p. 93
- "Pearce's Mill: A fading monument to the past |". Journal-Record. June 4, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2026.