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Alabama All-Star Game




         
1960

      A bruising North line held the South to 28 net yards rushing and didn't yield a first down until late in the third period to hand the underdog Yanks a 7-0 win in the thirteenth annual All-Star football game -- witnessed by a record crowd of 16,498. Halfback Hudson Harris of Tarrant High scored the lone touchdown on a dive from the one during the second period.

      The North had been bruised so badly during the ten days' practice that it was, at times, impossible to scrimmage. That, along with the fact that the South boasted a zippy backfield which operated from both the "T" formation and the single wing, caused the Rebs to be a big favorite. But the line play of such as Harvey Morris of Decatur (named Most Outstanding Lineman) was the key. Hueytown Halfback Ronnie Mason, a 145-pounder, was named the top back.

      The North was coached by Arab's Earl Webb, who was assisted by Gilbert Adams of Oxford, Alan Cunningham of Red Bay, Durell Mock of Deshler, and Charlie Richards of Tarrant. South coaches were Head Coach Jackie Davis of Tallassee, Billy Henderson of Tuscaloosa, Roy Davis of Ozark (Carroll High), Connie McKelvey of Camden, and Glen Yancey of Vigor.





 1960 
 North Roster 
 Player   Team   Position   Ht.   Wt.   Class   College 
 Bob Bain  Pell City QB6-2 180Sr.  Alabama
 Jim Blair  Coffee C6-1 203Sr.  Alabama
 Clark Boler  Tuscaloosa County E6-4 180Sr.  Alabama
 Ralph Boyer  Woodlawn T6-0 210Sr.  Auburn
 Gilmore Brannon  Albertville HB5-10 185Sr.  Auburn
 Ronald Burnham  Pell City C6-3 210Sr.  Alabama
 Ronald Cox  Gadsden HB5-11 185Sr.  
 Eugene Deal  Fayette County C6-0 202Sr.  Auburn
 Buddy French  Decatur QB6-3 190Sr.  Alabama
 Gus Garrard  Haleyville HB6-1 177Sr.  Alabama
 Rowe Hall  Guntersville T6-4 230Sr.  Alabama
 Hudson Harris  Tarrant HB5-11 175Sr.  Alabama
 Melvin Holland  Deshler T6-0 185Sr.  Vanderbilt
 Tommy Jacoway  Fort Payne QB6-0 165Sr.  Alabama
 Billy Keeton  Red Bay HB6-1 165Sr.  
 Ernie Landers  Oxford G5-9 175Sr.  
 Freddie Langdon  Pickens County HB5-11 170Sr.  Alabama
 Dale Layton  B.B. Comer FB6-2 190Sr.  Alabama
 Mike Mann  Guntersville G6-0 215Sr.  Alabama
 Ronnie Mason  Hueytown HB5-9 145Sr.  Alabama
 Kenneth Mitchell  Coffee G5-8 205Sr.  Alabama
 James Moore  Sheffield E6-4 180Sr.  
 Wayne Ponder  Arab E6-2 185Sr.  
 Dickie Smith  Hewitt-Trussville G6-3 210Sr.  Ole Miss
 Leon Stancil  Gadsden E6-2 190Sr.  
 Bob Sullins  Huntsville FB5-11 180Sr.  Vanderbilt
 Gary Tucker  Gadsden T6-1 225Sr.  Alabama


 1960 
 South Roster 
 Player   Team   Position   Ht.   Wt.   Class   College 
 Mickey Andrews  Carroll Ozark HB5-10 170Sr.  Alabama
 Jerry Beard  Tuscaloosa HB5-10 170Sr.  Alabama
 Davis Brock  Sidney Lanier T6-3 197Sr.  Auburn
 Doug Christian  Tallassee HB5-10 163Sr.  Alabama
 Jimmy Dill  Murphy E6-1 175Sr.  Alabama
 Shannon Egge  Shades Valley E5-11 190Sr.  Alabama
 Danny Faulk  Dothan HB6-0 170Sr.  Georgia Tech
 Henry Frazier  Valley C6-1 188Sr.  Florida State
 Don Green  Jones Valley G5-10 198Sr.  Southern Miss
 Butch Henry  Selma E6-3 190Sr.  Alabama
 Reese Hunt  Ramsay QB5-11 180Sr.  Alabama
 Ronny Kirkland  W.S. Neal T5-10 210Sr.  Ole Miss
 Billy Knowles  Carroll Ozark FB5-11 169Sr.  Georgia
 Jimmy Meadows  Valley E6-1 175Sr.  Alabama
 Claude Neilson  Demopolis G6-3 210Sr.  Alabama
 Johnny Nix  Baldwin County HB5-10 170Sr.  Georgia Tech
 Mac Searcy  Enterprise C5-10 190Sr.  Auburn
 Mickey Sherrer  Valley T6-1 230Sr.  
 Maynard Skipworth  Clarke County G6-1 190Sr.  Auburn
 Coy Sorrell  Lanett QB5-11 170Sr.  
 Charles Stephens  Thomasville QB6-1 175Sr.  Alabama
 Glynn Stowe  Central Phenix City G5-11 208Sr.  
 Bobby Stuart  Fairhope T6-3 195Sr.  Alabama
 Larry Wall  Valley FB5-11 180Sr.  Alabama
 Ben Wood  Lee Montgomery FB5-10 180Sr.  Auburn
 Harry Wright  Tuscaloosa C5-10 180Sr.  Alabama




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In 1969 the two point conversion was adopted for play following a touchdown. Until that time all conversions were worth one point.