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Alabama Players in the National Football League Draft
1959
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
1
Jackie Burkett LB Baltimore Colts Andalusia
12
Dick Wood QB Baltimore Colts Lanett
2
Jerry Wilson DE Chicago Cardinals Phillips Birmingham
7
Bobby Jackson DB Green Bay Packers Murphy
1958
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
1
Jim Phillips OE Los Angeles Rams Benjamin Russell
5
Billy Atkins DB San Francisco 49ers Millport
1957
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
11
Andy Nelson S Baltimore Colts Athens
1956
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
1
Joe Childress HB Chicago Cardinals Robertsdale
17
Bart Starr QB Green Bay Packers Sidney Lanier
2
M.L. Brackett DE Chicago Bears Etowah
5
Bobby Freeman DB Los Angeles Rams Decatur
1955
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
1
Dave Middleton OE Detroit Lions Ensley
15
George Atkins OG Detroit Lions Shades Valley
6
Bobby Luna DB San Francisco 49ers Huntsville
7
Robert Clemens FB Green Bay Packers Scottsboro
1954
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
15
Harlon Hill DHB/OE Chicago Bears Lauderdale County
1952
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
11
Jack Spinks FB/G Pittsburgh Steelers Stevenson
8
Billy Shipp OT New York Giants Murphy
1951
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
1
Clarence Avinger FB Pittsburgh Steelers Sidney Lanier
2
Ed Salem QB Washington Redskins Ramsay
25
Tom Calvin HB Pittsburgh Steelers Athens
6
Herb Hannah OT New York Giants West Limestone
1950
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
1
Travis Tidwell QB New York Giants Woodlawn
Players must have played high school
football within the state to qualify.
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Ken Stabler, Bart Starr, Ozzie Newsome, John Stallworth, John Hannah and Buck Buchanan are all members of the NFL Hall of Fame and played high school football in Alabama.