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Alabama High School Football All State Team
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1983 Alabama Sports Writers Association 3A All-State Team
The following players were selected for the 1983 3A All-State football
team. First team players
are listed by position, name, school, height, weight and class.
Honorable mention selections are listed by name, school and class.
Alabama Sports Writers Association * First Team Offense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Tony Branner
Hazel Green
QB
Sr.
6-6
205
Willie Goodloe
Colbert County
RB
Sr.
5-7
155
Gene Jelks
Emma Sansom
RB
Jr.
5-11
160
Roger Cowlin
Childersburg
RB
Sr.
5-10
170
Freddy Weygand
Emma Sansom
WR
Sr.
6-2
175
Wendell Phillips
Colbert County
WR
Sr.
6-0
175
Walter Reeves
Eufaula
TE
Sr.
6-4
210
Jake Powell
Greenville
OL
Sr.
6-4
300
Bill Austin
Brooks
OL
Sr.
6-4
240
Bobby Montague
Buckhorn
OL
Sr.
6-2
245
Brett Nance
Hartselle
OL
Sr.
6-4
248
Marty Williams
Eufaula
OL
Sr.
6-3
235
Rod Parker
Brooks
PK
Sr.
6-1
175
Alabama Sports Writers Association * First Team Defense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Rod Knight
Tarrant
DB
Sr.
6-2
175
Greg Staples
Escambia County
DB
Sr.
6-1
185
Gary Dorsey
Dora
DB
Jr.
5-11
175
George Hill
Eufaula
LB
Sr.
6-2
210
Greg Howard
Demopolis
LB
Sr.
5-10
170
Allen Underwood
Litchfield
LB
Sr.
6-1
195
Anthony Bishop
Escambia County
LB
Sr.
6-2
195
Jay Anderson
Pinson Valley
DL
Sr.
6-3
225
Jimmy Stanford
Demopolis
DL
Sr.
6-3
240
Rodney Gardner
Leeds
DL
Sr.
6-1
255
John Jurichich
Oxford
DL
Sr.
6-1
225
Scott Eagecomb
Brookwood
DL
Sr.
5-11
170
Alabama Sports Writers Association * Coach of the Year
Coach
Team
Buck Powell
Escambia County
Alabama Sports Writers Association * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Bobby Mintz
Southside Gadsden
QB
Peter Tom Willis
Mortimer Jordan
QB
Jr.
Keith Taylor
Oxford
QB
Leroy Knight
Escambia County
QB
Sr.
6-0
200
Steve Golden
Hartselle
QB
Luvell Bivins
Thompson
RB
Sr.
5-8
165
Marvin Ray Baker
Thomasville
RB
Kevin Woods
Fultondale
RB
Sr.
6-1
190
Howard Earl Jackson
Deshler
RB
Prince Boswell
Chilton County
RB
Michael Scott
Elba
RB
Jr.
Murray Hill
Escambia County
RB
Jr.
Steve Barnett
Hartselle
RB
Ronnie McKinney
UMS-Wright
RB
Sam Dawkins
Citronelle
RB
Curtis Williams
Eutaw
RB
Calvin Thomas
Eufaula
RB
Sr.
Carnell Bird
East Lawrence
RB
Anthony Parker
Dora
RB
Andreall Tabb
Bibb County
RB
Joe Mickles
Gardendale
RB
Sr.
5-11
195
Henry Kinsler
Demopolis
RB
Jr.
Darron Jenkins
Escambia County
RB
Charles Steele
Colbert County
WR
Sr.
George Malone
Bob Jones
WR
6-3
200
Eric Moore
Muscle Shoals
WR
Kevin Blue
Alexandria
WR
Jr.
Spence McGee
Thomasville
WR
Terry Jones
Andalusia
WR
Sr.
6-3
190
Tim Donahue
Hillcrest Tuscaloosa
WR
Steve Holcomb
Litchfield
OL
Tracy Gilbert
Southside Gadsden
OL
Vincent Gaddy
Thomasville
OL
Sr.
6-2
200
Rodney Hall
Eutaw
OL
Sr.
6-3
230
Richard Dobbs
Emma Sansom
OL
5-9
210
Larry Rose
Emma Sansom
OL
Jr.
Lenny Vanzandt
Guntersville
OL
Sr.
6-4
240
Michael Harrison
Colbert County
OL
Sr.
6-1
195
Darrell Nicholson
Boaz
OL
Sr.
6-5
255
Charles Staples
Escambia County
OL
Bill Evans
Hartselle
OL
Homer Threatt
Thompson
OL
David Covington
Lauderdale County
OL
Sr.
6-4
195
Don WIlson
Russellville
DB
Sr.
6-2
185
Bernard Grant
Escambia County
DB
Michael Ricks
Colbert County
DB
Sr.
Kerry Stumpe
Saks
DB
Sr.
6-1
170
Keith Bonner
Oxford
DB
Rhett McCullough
Elba
DB
Nate Nelson
Abbeville
LB
Mike Young
Brookwood
LB
Sr.
6-2
205
Seaon Carter
Greenville
LB
Sr.
310
John Smith
Ashford
LB
Marcus Crews
Brooks
LB
B.F. Stokes
UMS-Wright
LB
Andre Haley
Emma Sansom
LB
5-9
220
DeWayne Hooks
Elba
LB
Jeff Best
Saks
LB
Bill Smith
Russellville
K
Jr.
Mark Eddy
Hartselle
K
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BAH - Birmingham Age-Herald
BNAH - Birmingham News Age-Herald
MAJ - Montgomery Advertiser-Journal
BN - Birmingham News
BPH - Birmingham Post-Herald
MA - Montgomery Advertiser
ASWA - Alabama Sports Writers Association
ACSA - Alabama Christian School Association
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.
