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Bessemer Football Team History
Bessemer Purple Tigers
Bessemer City High School
1954 Season Highlights Euil Snitz Snider enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Bessemer.
1954 Season
Date Opponent Score Fri., Sep. 10 @
McGill
28
13
W
Fri., Sep. 17 @
Anniston
19
13
W
Thu., Sep. 23 @
West End
22
0
W
Legion Field
Fri., Oct. 1 vs.
Gadsden
27
7
W
Fri., Oct. 8 vs.
Phillips Birmingham
20
0
W
Fri., Oct. 15 vs.
Woodlawn
13
0
W
Thu., Oct. 28 @
Ensley
35
7
W
Legion Field
Thu., Nov. 11 @
Ramsay
25
0
W
Legion Field
Fri., Nov. 19 @ Little Rock AR
20
7
W
Thu., Nov. 25 vs.
Shades Valley
19
0
W
1954 Season Totals Record 10-0
Points Scored 228 Scoring Average 22.8 Points Allowed 47 Defense Average 4.7 Opponents Record 39-38
-8
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 6-0
1954 Class 3A Rankings
Date Week Rank Record Votes Source
Final
1 425
BPH
1954 Player Awards
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Award Team Source
Roy Johnston
C
Sr. 5-11 180
All-Star Game
Tommy Lorino
HB
5-10 165
All American SS
Tommy Lorino
B
All American WW
Tommy Lorino
B
All Southern Orlando Sentinel
1954 All State Players
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Team Source
Curren B
HM
MA
Dollar E
HM
MA
Grommon G
HM
MA
Johnston C
HM
MA
Pete Curren B
2nd
BPH
Pete Curren B
Sr. 2nd
BN
Pete Reaves E
3rd
BPH
Roy Johnston C
2nd
BPH
Tommy Lorino B
1st
MA
Tommy Lorino B
Sr. 165
1st
BN
Tommy Lorino B
Sr. 163
1st
BPH
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