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Alabama High School Football All State Team
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1961 Birmingham News 3A All-State Team
The following players were selected for the 1961 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.
Birmingham News * First Team Offense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Jim Ingle
Ensley
E
Sr.
180
Jimmy Strickland
Benjamin Russell
E
Sr.
190
Jimmy Wyatt
Tuscaloosa
T
Sr.
215
Cecil Foster
Lee Montgomery
T
Sr.
210
Clifford Winefordner
Deshler
G
Sr.
185
Larry Jeffries
Coffee
G
Jr.
198
Paul Crane
Vigor
C
Sr.
180
Charles Crysel
Lee Montgomery
B
Sr.
180
Don Lewis
Decatur
B
Sr.
185
Frank Canterbury
Ramsay
B
Jr.
163
Ashby Cook
Sidney Lanier
B
Sr.
160
Birmingham News * Second Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Jim Fuller
Fairfield
E
Jr.
190
Harold Morgan
Woodlawn
E
Sr.
171
Johnny Johnson
Decatur
T
Sr.
140
Bill Braswell
Ensley
T
Jr.
210
Harold Steely
Anniston
G
Sr.
188
Tom Bain
Bessemer
G
Sr.
185
Tim Bates
Tarrant
C
Sr.
165
Wayne Trimble
Cullman
B
Jr.
180
Larry Sinquefield
Ensley
B
Sr.
165
Jim Scott
Sidney Lanier
B
Sr.
180
Barry Cotney
Dothan
B
Jr.
185
Birmingham News * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Barry Willis
Coffee
E
David Craddock
Butler
E
Gilbert Sanders
Anniston
E
Sr.
170
Wayne Cook
Sidney Lanier
E
Sr.
165
Ross Wood
Coffee
E
Terry Mitchell
Deshler
T
Sr.
195
Tim Newell
Dothan
T
Jimmy Whitten
Jones Valley
T
Joel White
Banks
T
Gary Whitt
Butler
T
Bill Belue
Coffee
T
Bogue Miller
Benjamin Russell
T
Ken Scarbrough
Ensley
T
Jimmy Wakefield
Huntsville
T
Ray Bethea
Woodlawn
T
Phil Dabbs
Bessemer
G
Sr.
Chester Parker
Ensley
G
Sr.
188
James Richards
Cullman
G
Jerrell Moon
Butler
B
Jr.
Jerry Popwell
Banks
B
Jim Little
UMS
B
Kirby Sims
Selma
B
Carter Howard
Decatur
B
Bob Tarrant
Banks
B
George Patton
Deshler
B
Doug Setliff
Minor
B
Don Hopper
Emma Sansom
B
Chester Hicks
Gadsden
B
Leslie Kelley
Cullman
B
Jr.
Marvin Smith
Butler
B
Tommy Loveless
Woodlawn
B
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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
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