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Alabama Players in the National Football League Draft
1949
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
1
Bobby Thomason QB Los Angeles Rams Leeds
15
Kenneth Cooper G Green Bay Packers Lauderdale County
9
Hal Herring LB Chicago Cardinals Lanett
1948
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
1 1
Harry Gilmer QB Washington Redskins Woodlawn
23
Rebel Steiner DB Detroit Lions Ensley
8
Ralph Hutchinson T New York Giants Southern Choctaw
1947
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
6
Hank Harris G/T Washington Redskins Wilcox Central
1944
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
0 0
(0)
Charlie Ware T Citronelle
8 66
Red Cochran FB/HB Chicago Bears Hueytown
1943
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
14
George Weeks DE Dothan
23
David Brown HB New York Giants Ensley
1942
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
2
Rufus Deal FB Washington Redskins Hale County
3 21
(0)
Rufus Deal B Washington Redskins Tuscaloosa County
1940
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
5
Walt Merrill T Brooklyn Dodgers Andalusia
1939
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
8 68
(8)
Bo Russell T Washington Woodlawn
9
Lew Bostick G Cleveland Rams Ramsay
1937
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
2 14
Tarzan White G New York Giants Escambia County
1935
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
Bo Kirkland G Dothan
Players must have played high school
football within the state to qualify.
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.