1953
The South took a 3-1 lead in the series with a decisive 27-0 victory in the sixth annual All-Star game. Operating behind a massive, quick-striking line, the South backs took almost an entire quarter to score the first touchdown -- going 81 yards in 24 plays. The only time the North threatened to score came when Noojin Walker made the longest run of the game -- a 57-yarder -- only to see the South defense rise up and quell the drive at its own 30.
Walker, from Falkville, was voted the most outstanding back, while the South End Nolan Moore of Florala was named the top lineman.
The winning Southerners were coached by J. H. Etheredge, Opp, who headed the staff; James Qunnin, Brookwood; Lewis Beaird, Lee County, Auburn; Carl Cooper, Marion; and Randall Hamner, Fairhope. The North squad was led by Head Coach Fulton Hamilton, Butler High, Huntsville; assisted by Bob Cummins, Leeds; W. R. McKinzey, Aliceville; Earl Warren, Fyffe; and Bill Farrell, Piedmont.
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1953 |
| North Roster |
| Player |
Team |
Position |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
College |
| Frank Bonds |
Ensley |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Max Burleson |
Hackleburg |
HB | |
| Sr. |
Florence State |
| Raymond Calloway |
Alexandria |
FB | |
| Sr. |
|
| Fred Casey |
Jacksonville |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Arnold Coffey |
Lawrence County |
HB | |
| Sr. |
|
| Jerry Cole |
Jacksonville |
LT | |
215 | Sr. |
|
| Pete Cook |
Alexandria |
LE | |
192 | Sr. |
Alabama |
| Jim Curd |
Carbon Hill |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Larry Donaldson |
Phillips Birmingham |
C | |
| Sr. |
|
| R.L. Ellison |
Tuscaloosa County |
FB | |
| Sr. |
Alabama |
| Don Garrard |
Woodlawn |
QB | |
165 | Sr. |
|
| Johnny Golden |
Oak Grove |
| |
| Sr. |
Alabama |
| Larry Gray |
Huntsville |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Don Gregorn |
Glencoe |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Hoyt Harris |
Leeds |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Tom Jeff Henderson |
Winston County |
HB | |
| Sr. |
|
| Billy Hughes |
Elkmont |
FB | |
| Sr. |
Alabama |
| Bobby Irvin |
Sulligent |
LG | |
195 | Sr. |
Alabama |
| Glenn Johnson |
Cherokee |
G | |
| Sr. |
|
| Max Kelley |
Cullman |
RG | |
200 | Sr. |
Alabama |
| Oscar Knox |
Hartselle |
HB | |
| Sr. |
|
| Billy Lumpkins |
Coffee |
| |
| Sr. |
Alabama |
| Jimmy Lutrell |
Jacksonville |
G | |
| Sr. |
|
| Marvin Miller |
Butler |
LHB | |
180 | Sr. |
Alabama |
| Ray Minor |
Bibb County |
FB | |
185 | Sr. |
|
| John Mitchell. |
Haleyville |
C | |
182 | Sr. |
|
| Jerry Nabors |
Talladega |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Paul Putman |
Butler |
RE | |
195 | Sr. |
Alabama |
| J.D. Robinson |
Russellville |
T | |
| Sr. |
|
| Jimmy Sanderson |
Hamilton |
HB | |
| Sr. |
|
| Dick Shelby |
Hueytown |
| |
| Sr. |
Alabama |
| Harold Sisson |
Haleyville |
| |
| Sr. |
Alabama |
| Jimmy Strain |
Fairfield |
RT | |
195 | Sr. |
|
| Bobby Swearingan |
Athens |
G | |
| Sr. |
|
| Leon Vines |
Oak Grove |
| |
| Sr. |
Alabama |
| Noojin Walker |
Falkville |
RHB | |
185 | Sr. |
Alabama |
| Bruce Waters |
Piedmont |
| |
| Sr. |
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1953 |
| South Roster |
| Player |
Team |
Position |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Class |
College |
| Jerry Ashcraft |
Tuscaloosa |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Douglas Barfield |
Clarke County |
QB | |
165 | Sr. |
|
| Ferman Barnette |
Francis Marion |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Jimmy Bowdoin |
Elba |
FB | |
180 | Sr. |
Alabama |
| Kenneth Cherry |
Ashford |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Frank Christy |
Bessemer |
RT | |
200 | Sr. |
|
| Dan Coyle |
Ramsay |
RE | |
185 | Sr. |
Alabama |
| Roy Forbus |
Benjamin Russell |
LE | |
190 | Sr. |
Alabama |
| Hannon Hairston |
McGill |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Charles Helms |
Tuscaloosa |
G | |
| Sr. |
Alabama |
| David Hopkins |
Ashford |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Harry Jackson. |
Opp |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Kenneth Johns |
Vigor |
RG | |
200 | Sr. |
|
| Lawrence Meadows |
Benjamin Russell |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Pat Meagher |
Auburn |
LHB | |
166 | Sr. |
|
| Nolan Moore |
Florala |
| |
166 | Sr. |
McNeese State |
| Charles Roney |
Newville |
| |
| Sr. |
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| Dean Shepherd |
Troy |
| |
| Sr. |
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| Jimmy Shivers |
Francis Marion |
| |
| Sr. |
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| Willard Shoults |
Bibb County |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Fred Sington Jr. |
Ramsay |
LT | 6-2 |
235 | Sr. |
Alabama |
| E.G. Taylor |
Bessemer |
LG | |
185 | Sr. |
|
| Jimmy Thompson |
Bessemer |
RHB | |
155 | Sr. |
|
| Harry Tucker |
Opelika |
| |
| Sr. |
|
| Jim Wilson |
Sidney Lanier |
C | |
195 | Sr. |
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