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The best of the best in Alabama High
School Football over the past 100 seasons.

Scholastic Magazine All-Americans

In 1951 Scholastic Magazine published their first High School All-American Team. They selected a group of approximately 85 players per year concluding with the 1972 team.

Player	Team	Position	Ht.	Wt.	Team	College
1951
Bart Starr	Sidney Lanier	QB	6-0	177		Alabama

1952
Dan Coyle	Ramsay	E	6-0	190		Alabama

1954
Tommy Lorino	Bessemer	HB	5-10	165		Auburn
Dave Sington	Shades Valley	T	6-3	236		Alabama

1955
Roy Swift	Fairfield	HB	5-10	180

1956
Don Fuell	Guntersville	QB	6-1	205		Southern Miss

1957
Don Downs	Ensley	E	6-2	185		Auburn

1958
Bill Battle	West End	E	6-0	180		Alabama

1959
Shannon Egge	Shades Valley	E		180		Alabama
Larry Wall	Valley	HB		180		Alabama

1960
Jimmy Sidle	Banks	HB		170		Auburn
Ernest Pilgreen	Lee Montgomery	G	6-0	195		Auburn
Doster Griffith	Hokes Bluff	HB	5-11	178		Auburn

1961
Jim Ingle	Ensley	E	6-1	180		Auburn

1962
Wayne Trimble	Cullman	QB	6-0	185		Alabama
Bill Braswell	Ensley	T	6-2	220		Auburn

1963
Stan Moss	Ensley	B	6-0	200		Alabama
Spud Davis	Talladega	T	6-1	215		Alabama

1964
Vic Royal	Woodlawn	C	6-0	202		Alabama
Mike Hall	Tarrant	G	5-11	205		Alabama
David Beddingfield	Gadsden	QB	6-0	189		Alabama

1965
Scott Hunter	Vigor	QB	6-2	194		Alabama

1966
Danny Speigner	Sidney Lanier	OL	6-1	210		Auburn
Alvin Bresler	Shades Valley	E	6-1	175		Auburn

1967
Pat Sullivan	John Carroll	QB	6-0	180		Auburn
Jimmy Rosser	Jones Valley	OL	6-1	215		Alabama

1968
John Croyle	Gadsden	E	6-6	210		Alabama
Jeff Blitz	Sidney Lanier	QB	5-11	180		Alabama

1969
Paul Spivey	Lee Montgomery	RB	5-11	175		Alabama
Bucky Phillippi	T.R. Miller	QB	6-2	180		Auburn
Bob Davis	Huntsville	C	6-1	195		Auburn

1970
Ralph Stokes	Lee Montgomery	RB	6-0	175		Alabama
Mike Dubose	Opp	DL	6-0	210		Alabama
Lee Gross	Lee Montgomery	OL	6-3	220		Auburn

1971
John ORear	Tarrant	RB	6-2	174		Alabama

1972
Greg Hubbell	Central	QB	5-11	175
Chris Vacarella	Ramsay	QB	6-3	190		Auburn
Calvin Culliver	W.S. Neal	RB	6-4	202		Alabama
Bill Evans	Jeff Davis	OL	6-5	230		Alabama

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.