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Tony Baird
All-State Team
Year
Class
Position
Team
Source
1971
1A/2A
B
2nd
BN
Awards
Year
Award
Position
Class
Source
1971
All-Star Game
S
Sr.
Born:
High School: Marion County
Position: Safety
Height/Weight: 6'0" / 180
Senior Season: 1971
College: Jacksonville State
High School Bio:
Played varsity football three years; also played baseball. Earned Head Hunter Award for most tackles two years, All-W.A.C. two years, and All-State 2nd Team one year. Gained 878 yards rushing last season, made 83 tackles in 10 games.
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.