SJR50 Summary

• Mourns the death of Dr. Donald J. Salls of Fairhope, Alabama, who died on January 2, 2021, at age 101 as the oldest living University of Alabama football letterman.

• Recognizes his football career at University of Alabama (1940-1942), where he lettered at fullback and linebacker, scored eight touchdowns, and played in the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl.

• Acknowledges his military service in World War II with the U.S. Army, where he was wounded in France on September 19, 1944, and received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and other medals before being honorably discharged as a captain in 1945.

• Honors his career as head football coach at Jacksonville State University for 19 years with a 95-57-11 record, followed by 18 years as a professor, and his induction into multiple halls of fame including the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.

• Notes his pioneering work in 1962 on isometric exercises (XSXIM) and his 1995 book "Live and Love to Be 100," and extends sympathy to his survivors including his wife of 33 years and four children.