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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





West End Football Team History


West End Lions
West End High School

1840 Pearson Ave. SW Birmingham, AL 35211
Stadium: Lawson Field
Colors: Royal Blue & Orange
Coach: Ward Proctor
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1930  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2007
1953 Season Highlights
 Ward Proctor enters his 9th season as Head Coach at West End.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 11  @ Bessemer    20   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 18   Ensley    20   6   W    Legion Field   
 Thu., Sep. 24   Jones Valley    34   0   W    Legion Field   
 Fri., Oct. 2  @ Sidney Lanier    7   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9   Woodlawn    7   13   L    Legion Field   
 Fri., Oct. 16  @ Butler    19   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30   Phillips Birmingham    18   0   W    Legion Field   
 Thu., Nov. 5   Hueytown    14   0   W    Legion Field   
 Fri., Nov. 20   Ramsay    21   0   W    Legion Field   
 Thu., Nov. 26   Ramsay    6   7   L    Legion Field   
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored166
  Scoring Average16.6
  Points Allowed47
  Defense Average4.7
  Opponents Record61-34 -2
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record3-0
1953 Class  Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
Final 1(8-2)136 BPH
  

1953 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Keith Wilson B Sr.145 All Southern  Orlando Sentinel
 Keith Wilson HB Sr.5-7150 All-Star Game  
 Ted Thomas T Sr.6-1195 All-Star Game  

1953 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 FloydT 2nd  BPH
 Keith WilsonB 1st  MA
 Keith WilsonB Sr.150 1st  BPH
 Keith WilsonB Sr.150 1st  BN
 Pat GreenG HM  MA
 Ted ThomasT HM  MA
 Ted ThomasT 2nd  BPH
 Tommy JonesG HM  MA
 Tommy JonesT Sr.170 1st  BN
 Tommy JonesG Sr.170 1st  BPH



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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.