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1951 Bessemer City Purple Tigers

 1951    Bessemer City Purple Tigers
 Record: 8-0-1
 Head Coach: Euil Snitz Snider
 
 The 1951 Bessemer City Purple Tigers were chosen Class 3A State Champions by the Birmingham News
 

 
 

Team Captains Joe Autry and Jimmy Adams accepted the Birmingham News State Championship trophy from Cliff Harper, executive secretary of the Alabama High School Athletic Association following the 1951 season.

The Purple Tigers were also led by junior All-State and All-Southern player Frank Christy who starred at tackle for the team.



1951  Season
 Site   PF   Opponent   PA   W/L/T 
 0   West End 0 T
 34   Anniston 13 W
 57   Jones Valley 13 W
 33   Gadsden 0 W
 19   Woodlawn 6 W
 14   Phillips Birmingham 6 W
    OPEN  
 6   Ramsay 0 W
 38   Fairfield 0 W
 27   Hueytown 0 W
  
228 8-0-1 38
 Birmingham News 
 Final Poll                           
 Rank   Team   Record   Votes    
1       Ramsay 0 109 
2       Bessemer 0 101 
3       Sidney Lanier 0 94.5 
4       Coffee 0 91.5 
5       Sheffield 0 86 
6       Woodlawn 0 79.5 
7       Gadsden 0 77.5 
8       Murphy 0 58.5 
9       Etowah 0 54 
10       Decatur 0 52 
11       Central Phenix City 0 49 
12       Athens 0 44 
13       West End 0 42.5 
14       Selma 0 41 
15       Anniston 0 39.5 
16       Tuscaloosa 0 34 
17       Butler 0 29.5 
18       Deshler 0 23 
19       Shades Valley 0 22 
20       Hueytown 0 21 
20       McGill 0 21 
22       Phillips Birmingham 0 20.5 
23       Cullman 0 16.5 
24       Tuscaloosa County 0 13 
25       Dothan 0 12 
26       Walker 0 11 
27       Ensley 0 11 
28       Emma Sansom 0 10.5 
29       Tarrant 0 10 
30       Vigor 0 10 
31       Valley 0 7 
32       Huntsville 0 6 
33       Minor 0 0 
33       Scottsboro 0 0 


1951 Bessemer All-State Players
 Frank ChristyT 3A 1  Birmingham News
 Johnny AdamsB 3A 1  Birmingham News
 Frank ChristyT 3A 2  Birmingham News
 Johnny AdamsB 3A 2  Birmingham News
 Frank ChristyT 3A HM  Birmingham News


1951 Bessemer All-Star Players
 All Southern   
 Johnny Adams B 3A  Birmingham News
 Frank Christy T 3A  Birmingham News
 AHSAA-University of Alabama All-Star Game   
 Johnny Adams RHB 3A  Birmingham News
 Joe Autrey LT 3A  Birmingham News




1951 Bessemer Roster
 
Ends: Finch, Howell, Clark, Roberson, Larry Ward
Tackles: Johnson, Sokol, Etheridge, Brabson, Malis, Frank Christy
Guards: Jones, House, Peterson, Langford, E.G. Taylor
Centers: Sandy, Stevenson, Staggs
Backs: Parks, Johnny Adams, Joe Autry, Gerald Bunn, Charles Talbert, Thompson, Harold Argo


Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The Alabama High School Athletic Association was first organized in 1921.