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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.






1940 Bessemer City Purple Tigers

 1940    Bessemer City Purple Tigers
 Record: 8-0-1
 Head Coach: Euil Snitz Snider
 
 The 1940 Bessemer City Purple Tigers were chosen State Champions.
 

 

1940  Season
 Site   PF   Opponent   PA   W/L/T 
 26   Jones Valley 0 W
 26   Anniston 0 W
 6   Holt 0 W
    OPEN  W
 13   West End 0 W
 0   Ramsay 0 T
 26   Hueytown 0 W
 20   Sidney Lanier 0 W
 10   Phillips Birmingham 6 W
  
127 8-0-1 6


1940 Bessemer All-State Players
 George LawleyHB A 1  
 GunninT A 2  
 HillT A HM  
 HunterG A HM  
 CainQB A HM  
 George LawleyB A 1  
 HutchinsonE A HM  
 HillT A HM  
 HunterG A HM  
 CainB A HM  


1940 Bessemer All-Star Players
 All Southern   
 George Lawley A  





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