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Alabama High School Football All State Team
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1963 Birmingham News 3A All-State Team
The following players were selected for the 1963 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.
Kenny Stabler
Foley
B
Sr.
6-2
170
Benny Miller
Hokes Bluff
B
Sr.
170
David Chatwood
Fairhope
B
Sr.
175
Gary Cooper
Lanett
B
Sr.
5-10
180
Lee Burkhart
Hanceville
E
Sr.
6-1
195
Ron Tidmore
Shelby County
E
Sr.
190
Ronnie May
Dora
T
Sr.
195
Wayne Taylor
B.B. Comer
G
Sr.
6-1
195
Hugh Carter
Hamilton
G
Sr.
6-0
197
James Hall
Haleyville
C
Sr.
188
Joe Venable
Fort Payne
T
Sr.
255
Birmingham News * Second Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Dennis Homan
Muscle Shoals
B
Sr.
180
Charles Tuggle
Leeds
B
Sr.
167
Paul McClelland
Valley
B
Sr.
180
Mickey Collier
Fayette County
B
Sr.
6-2
165
Bobby Swafford
Cleburne County
E
Sr.
6-3
160
Ken McLaughlin
UMS
E
Sr.
215
Fran Collins
Geneva
T
Sr.
200
Brownie Sides
Notasulga
T
Jr.
215
Paul Glover
Lanett
C
Sr.
185
Paul Hodges
Ashford
G
Sr.
170
Wayne Veitch
Fairfield
G
Sr.
180
Birmingham News * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Sonny Williford
Charles Henderson
B
Jr.
Wayne McNutt
Haleyville
B
So.
Max Metcalf
Opp
B
Lloyd Heron
Walter Wellborn
B
Larry Riddle
Cleburne County
B
Richard Brewer
Sylacauga
B
Riddle
Prattville
B
Robert Dawson
Scottsboro
B
Rusty Anderson
UMS
B
Sr.
6-1
188
Auffant
Saks
B
Truman Duckett
Albertville
B
Dwayne Lewis
Hamilton
B
Donald Whitehead
Scottsboro
B
Jim Addison
Valley
B
Sr.
Jimmy Kent Israel
Haleyville
B
Sr.
Kenny Skelton
Shelby County
B
Sr.
6-1
165
Johnson
Georgiana
B
Herb McCarley
Piedmont
E
Herring
Holtville
E
Jimmy Sullivan
Andalusia
E
Sr.
Bobby White
Escambia County
E
Smith
Guntersville
E
Rod Tillman
Grand Bay
E
Melvin Callahan
Holt
E
Edwards
Eufaula
E
Wright
Walter Wellborn
E
Max Bobo
Fayette County
T
Jr.
A.C. McCullars
Hokes Bluff
T
Downs
Glenn
T
Frey
Childersburg
T
John Russell
Haleyville
T
Ken Borders
Saks
G
Givens
Robertsdale
G
Dwight Brown
Cherokee County
G
Cooper
Dora
G
Atkinson
Jemison
G
Aubry Dale
Sylacauga
G
Botts
Pike County
G
T.J. Morris
Geneva
G
Henry Smith
Foley
C
Sr.
Hinson
Pike County
C
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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
Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.
