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Alabama High School Football All State Team


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1961  Alabama Sports Writers Association  3A  All-State Team


The following players were selected for the 1961 3A All-State football team. First team players are listed by position, name, school, height, weight and class. Honorable mention selections are listed by name, school and class.

Alabama Sports Writers Association  *  First Team Offense 
 Player   Team   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt. 
 Ashly Cook Sidney Lanier B  Sr. 160
 Barry Cotney Dothan B  Jr. 185
 Don Lewis Decatur B  Sr. 185
 Charles Crysel Lee Montgomery B  Sr. 180
 Jim Ingle Ensley E  Sr. 182
 Lynwood Strickland Benjamin Russell E  Sr. 190
 Jimmy Wyatt Tuscaloosa T  Sr. 215
 Cecil Foster Lee Montgomery T  Sr. 210
 Larry Jeffries Coffee G  Jr. 205
 Tom Bain Bessemer G  Sr. 190
 Paul Crane Vigor C  Sr. 185
  
Alabama Sports Writers Association  *  Second Team 
 Player   Team   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt. 
 Frank Canterbury Ramsay B  Jr. 165
 Danny Lyons McGill B  
 Jerrell Moon Butler B  Jr.
 Jim Scott Sidney Lanier B  Sr. 180
 Wayne Cook Sidney Lanier E  Sr. 165
 Johnny Johnson Decatur E  Sr. 140
 Bill Braswell Ensley T  Jr. 210
 Gary Whitt Butler T  
 Bogue Miller Benjamin Russell G  
 Harold Steely Anniston G  Sr. 188
 James Richards Cullman C  


Some records may be incomplete. We have chosen to publish this information in hopes our visitors will participate in assisting us to complete every school.
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BAH  - Birmingham Age-Herald
BNAH  - Birmingham News Age-Herald
MAJ  - Montgomery Advertiser-Journal
BN  - Birmingham News
BPH  - Birmingham Post-Herald
MA  - Montgomery Advertiser
ASWA  - Alabama Sports Writers Association
ACSA  -  Alabama Christian School Association




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.