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Alabama Players in the National Football League Draft
1969
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
8 208
Cecil Leonard CB New York Jets Sylacauga
1968
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
1 20
Dennis Homan WR Dallas Cowboys Muscle Shoals
12 314
Jimmy Holifield CB/S New York Giants Abrams
2 40
Freddie Hyatt WR St. Louis Cardinals Sylacauga
2 52
Ken Stabler QB Oakland Raiders Foley
1967
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
1 14
Ron Billingsley DE/DT San Diego Chargers Gadsden
1 26
Les Kelley LB New Orleans Saints Cullman
16 398
Rex Keeling DB/K Houston Oilers Gadsden
4 91
Wayne Trimble DB San Francisco 49ers Cullman
1966
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
Terry Owens DE/OT/T San Diego Chargers Samson
10
Ceasar Belser LB/S Washington Redskins Carver Montgomery
15 230
Tommy Tolleson WR Atlanta Falcons Talladega
16
David Ray K Cleveland Browns Central Phenix City
7
Johnnie Robinson DB Detroit Lions Theodore
1965
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
Tom Neville OT/T Boston Patriots Sidney Lanier
Gene Jeter LB Denver Broncos B.T. Washington Montgomery
4
Jimmy Sidle FB Dallas Cowboys Banks
9
Wayne Swinford DB/SE San Francisco 49ers Munford
9
Tom Bleick DB Baltimore Colts Talladega
9 120
(0)
Frank McClendon T Minnesota Vikings Guntersville
1964
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
Benny Nelson DB Houston Oilers Huntsville
Charlie Parker OG Denver Broncos Blount
8 102
(4)
Bob Poole TE San Francisco 49ers Coffee
1963
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
Dave Watson OG Boston Patriots Eufaula
Buck Buchanan DE/DT Kansas City Chiefs Parker
Dave Hill T Kansas City Chiefs Lanett
Jerrel Wilson FB/LB/P/RB Kansas City Chiefs Murphy
1
Lee Roy Jordan LB Dallas Cowboys Excel
18 251
(13)
Al Greer E Detroit Lions Anniston
2
Butch Wilson TE Baltimore Colts Hueytown
1962
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
Dave Edwards LB Denver Broncos Abbeville
Bobby Hunt DB Dallas Texans Lanett
Tommy Brooker OE Dallas Texans Demopolis
Billy Neighbors G Boston Patriots Tuscaloosa County
John McGeever DB Denver Broncos John Carroll
11
Clifton McNeil FL/WR Cleveland Browns Central Mobile
3
Gary Barnes OE/SE Green Bay Packers Valley
1961
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
Jerry Burch OE Oakland Raiders McGill
Charlie Long OG/OT/RB/TE Boston Patriots Fyffe
13
Doug Elmore DHB/P Washington Redskins Pickens County
16
Wayne Frazier C Chicago Bears Evergreen
6 71
(0)
Jerry Burch WR-P Minnesota Vikings McGill-Toolen
7
George Hultz OT St. Louis Cardinals Grand Bay
8
Allen Green K New York Giants Hanceville
9
Bobby Bethune DB Chicago Bears Leeds
1960
Round Pick
Player Position Team
High School
George Herring P/QB Houston Oilers Hokes Bluff
Zeke Smith LB New York Titans Uniontown
2
Maxie Baughan LB Philadelphia Eagles Jess Lanier
Players must have played high school
football within the state to qualify.
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.