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1962 Percy Julian Phoenix
1962 Percy Julian Phoenix
Record: 10-0-0
Head Coach: Tom Jones
The 1962 Lee Montgomery Phoenix were chosen Class 3A State Champions by the ASWA
1962 Season
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
W/L/T
27
Woodlawn
7 W
34
Tallassee
7 W
28
Anniston
0 W
10
Etowah
7 W
40
Parrish Selma
13 W
21
Tuscaloosa
7 W
29
Banks
6 W
40
Shades Valley
0 W
14
Ramsay
7 W
7
Sidney Lanier
0 W
250
10-0-0
54
ASWA
Final Poll
11/27/1962
Rank
Team
Record
Votes
1 Lee Montgomery
(10-0) 7 142
2 Cullman
(10-0) 9 138
3 Ensley
(8-0-2) 0 99
4 Fort Payne
(9-0-1) 0 86
5 Decatur
(8-2) 0 83
6 Sidney Lanier
(6-2-2) 0 74
7 Etoawh
(8-2) 0 63
8 Oxford
(7-1-2) 0 56
9 Theodore
(8-2) 0 46
10 Shades Valley
(7-1-1) 0 29
1962 Lee Montgomery All-State Players
John Beasley HB
3A
1
ASWA
Walter Warren FB
3A
1
ASWA
Ronnie Milligan C
3A
2
ASWA
Tim Dillard E
3A
2
ASWA
Don Barnhill E
3A
1
ASWA
Walter Warren B
3A
1
ASWA
John Beasley B
3A
HM
ASWA
Ronnie Milligan C
3A
HM
ASWA
Walter Warren B
3A
1
ASWA
Don Barnhill E
3A
2
ASWA
Ronnie Beaird G
3A
3
ASWA
1962 Lee Montgomery All-Star Players
All Southern
Walter Warren
B
3A
ASWA
AHSAA-University of Alabama All-Star Game
Ronnie Milligan
LB
3A
ASWA
John Beasley
DB
3A
ASWA
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.