John Henry "Flash" Suther (December 20, 1907 – March 15, 1984) was a college football player.

He attended Tuscaloosa High School where he was "one of the finest running backs ever in Alabama prep circles"[1] and selected to the All-Southern high school team of the Orlando Sentinel.

[2] He joined the Alabama national guard as a senior in high school, serving for 38 years.

Suther was a member of its national champion 1930 team, selected All-Southern and All-American.

[4][5] Coach Wallace Wade was under fire after lackluster seasons in 1928 and 1929, which included narrow losses to Robert Neyland's Tennessee Volunteers.