Career
Sington was a prominent tackle for Wallace Wade"s Alabama Crimson Tide football teams. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955. Sington was chosen for an Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1920–1969 era.
He would also play professional baseball as an outfielder with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Washington Senators.
He is buried in Birmingham"s Elmwood Cemetery.