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Alabama High School Football All State Team
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1972 Birmingham News 3A All-State Team
The following players were selected for the 1972 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.
Phillip Jennings
Athens
E
Sr.
6-1
215
Thad Flanagan
Colbert County
E
Sr.
6-2
175
Tim Hurst
Oxford
T
Sr.
6-3
247
Byron McDougald
Andalusia
T
Jr.
205
Donnie Cole
Hamilton
G
Sr.
6-1
180
David Schaffer
Cullman
G
Sr.
6-1
190
Pat Tully
John Carroll
C
Sr.
190
Paul Parker
Athens
B
Sr.
5-11
190
Les Fowler
Hartselle
B
Sr.
6-2
180
Mike Henley
Oxford
B
Sr.
6-1
175
Calvin Culliver
W.S. Neal
B
Sr.
6-4
198
Birmingham News * Second Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Bobby Weinacker
UMS
E
Sr.
165
Butch Box
Tarrant
E
Sr.
5-11
180
Lynn Borden
B.B. Comer
T
Sr.
6-4
195
Willie Tyson
Elba
T
Sr.
230
Ricky Marsh
Guntersville
G
Sr.
216
Robert Ivy
Thompson
G
Sr.
185
Tim Cumuze
Charles Henderson
C
Sr.
185
Phil Gargis
Colbert County
B
Sr.
6-1
175
Johnny Jones
Saks
B
Sr.
155
Danny Maze
Arab
B
Sr.
6-0
175
Doyle Baker
Hanceville
B
Sr.
180
Birmingham News * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
James Fields
Hanceville
E
Marler
Gardendale
E
McArthur
W.S. Neal
E
Stokes
T.R. Miller
E
Wyatt
Chilton County
E
Tindell
W.S. Neal
T
Smith
Cherokee
T
Dean
Boaz
T
James Young
Hamilton
T
Joe Benson
Russellville
T
Cox
Winfield
T
Coale
T.R. Miller
T
Cox
Winfield
G/C
Adrian McGlawn
Thompson
G/C
Bernard Finch
Sheffield
G/C
Crumpton
Eufaula
G/C
Joe Benson
Russellville
G/C
Joe Street
Childersburg
G/C
Yeager
Arab
G/C
Ricky Marsh
Guntersville
G/C
Sr.
216
Schultz
Gardendale
G/C
Ricky Seale
Thompson
B
Sr.
Wiggins
Andalusia
B
Keith Barefield
Evergreen
B
Larry Parker
Lauderdale County
B
Sr.
5-9
165
Lee Hanson
Oxford
B
Don Finlayson
Chilton County
B
Sr.
Mark Dearen
Hamilton
B
Mike Horton
Guntersville
B
Flemming
John Carroll
B
Flowers
Elba
B
Bill Cunningham
Carbon Hill
B
Boss
Winfield
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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