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John ORear
All-State Team
Year
Class
Position
Team
Source
1971
3A
B
1st
BN
1971
3A
B
1st
BPH
Awards
Year
Award
Position
Class
Source
1971
All American
RB
Sr.
SS
1971
All Southern
HB
Sr.
Orlando Sentinel
1971
All American
B
Sr.
Coach & Athlete
1971
3A Player of the Year
QB
Sr.
Bham Post-Herald
1971
Super All-State
B
Sr.
Bham News
Born:
High School: Tarrant
Position: Back
Height/Weight: / 175
Senior Season: 1971
College: Alabama
High School Bio:
ORear rushed for 742 yards as a senior at Tarrant.
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.