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1961 Foley 

1961 Foley 
 Record: 10-0
 Head Coach: Ivan Jones
 
 The 1961 Foley  were chosen as Class 2A  Region 4  State Champions by the Alabama Sports Writers Association.
 Summary:
 
The 1961 Foley Lions were a dominant team to say the least. They rolled through a perfect 10-0 season and along the way outscored their opponents 433-6. The closest game they played all season was a 31-0 victory over archrival Robertsdale. Hall of Fame Coach Ivan Jones had a cast of talented athletes led by future Foley coach Lester Smith at quarterback.

His backup was not bad either, sophomore Kenny Stabler. Running backs Don Foster and Anthony DeMarlo would score 20 and 21 touchdowns respectively on the season. The only touchdown allowed all season came against Alba late in the fourth quarter after Foley had built a 41-0 lead on a 65 yard pass play.

 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   W/L/T 
H 52   Theodore 0 W
A 34   UMS 0 W
H 41   Alba 6 W
A 31   Robertsdale 0 W
H 33   Escambia County 0 W
A 41   Baldwin County 0 W
H 59   Grand Bay 0 W
H 52   Baker 0 W
H 37   Fairhope 0 W
A 53   Catholic FL 0 W
  
43310-0-0 6
 Final Poll                           11/30/1961
 Rank   Team   Record   Votes   Source 
1       Foley (10-0)9 122  ASWA
2       Enterprise (9-1)3 115  ASWA
3       Sylacauga (9-1)3 110  ASWA
4       Deshler (8-1)1 88  ASWA
5       Tallassee (7-1-1) 77  ASWA
6       Scottsboro (9-1) 73  ASWA
7       Russellville (7-3) 71  ASWA
8       W.S. Neal (9-1) 68  ASWA
9       Eufaula (7-3) 55  ASWA
10       Fairfield (6-1-2) 28  ASWA


1961 Foley All-State Players
2A  Anthony DeMarloB Sr.172 1  BN
3A  Ivan JonesCoach 1  BPH
3A  Anthony DeMarloB Sr.170 1  BPH
2A  Don FosterB HM  BN
2A  Jay CrosbyT HM  BN
3A  Don FosterB HM  BPH
3A  Jay CrosbyT HM  BPH


1961 Foley Roster
NO. NAME POS.
10 Jimmy Paul QB
11 Lester Smith QB
12 Kenny Stabler QB
20 Anthony De Marlo HB
21 Nicky Jones HB
22 Wayne Chisenhall HB
23 Henry Malac G
30 Otis Reed HB
32 Tommy Underwood HB
33 Don Foster FB
40 Joe Wenzel HB
41 Rick Morris
42 Tommy Childress
50 Ricky Jensen C
51 Bill Rabon C
52 Sheldon Lipscomb
58 Kenny Helton C
60 Jay Crosby T
61 Henry Bruhn
63 Troy Flowers G
64 Charles Deese
66 Dicky Sute G
68 Ted Gibson G
70 Lenny Hayes
71 Gene Kinsey T
72 Joe Manning T
73 Gene Morris T
74 Arthur Anderson T
75 Charles Rockstall T
80 Thurston Lauder E
82 Glen Blackmon E
83 Dennis Crosby T
85 Ronnie Helton E




Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first football game played by a high school team in Alabama was in 1892 when Central Birmingham (Phillips) lost to Alabama 56-0 on November 11.