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1972 Birmingham Post Herald 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 Post Herald * First Team Offense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Phil Gargis
Colbert County
QB
Sr.
6-0
175
Paul Parker
Athens
B
Sr.
5-10
190
Mike Henley
Oxford
B
Sr.
6-2
190
Calvin Culliver
W.S. Neal
B
Sr.
6-1
195
John Wright
Sheffield
E
Sr.
6-1
195
Thad Flanagan
Colbert County
E
Sr.
6-2
175
Roger Davis
Tarrant
L
Sr.
6-0
225
David Schaffer
Cullman
L
Sr.
6-2
195
Mitch Knox
Oxford
L
Jr.
5-11
190
Pat LaRock
John Carroll
L
Jr.
6-0
190
Phillip Jennings
Athens
L
Sr.
6-2
215
Birmingham Post Herald * Second Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Les Fowler
Hartselle
QB
Sr.
6-2
180
Vann Willoughby
Cullman
B
Danny Maze
Arab
B
Sr.
6-0
175
Johnny Jones
Saks
B
Sr.
155
Butch Box
Tarrant
E
Sr.
5-11
180
John Pate
Fort Payne
E
Tim Hurst
Oxford
L
Sr.
6-3
247
Charles Huffman
Handley
L
Jerry Groce
Athens
L
Joe Street
Childersburg
L
Lynn Borden
B.B. Comer
L
Sr.
6-4
195
Birmingham Post Herald * Third Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Doyle Baker
Hanceville
QB
Sr.
180
Keith Barefield
Eufaula
B
Lee Hanson
Oxford
B
Mike Horton
Guntersville
B
Mike Layne
Hazel Green
E
Maurice Fields
Hanceville
E
Les Stamps
Boaz
L
George Dueitt
Citronelle
L
Greg Wilson
Hartselle
LB
Len Sellers
Robertsdale
LB
Mark Newhouser
Demopolis
LB
Birmingham Post Herald * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Marty Johnson
Gardendale
QB/B
Matt Miles
Cleburne County
QB/B
Mark Dearen
Hamilton
QB/B
Ricky Seale
Thompson
QB/B
Sr.
Steve Clemons
Boaz
QB/B
Steve Sanders
Geneva
QB/B
Walton Nickerson
Russell County
QB/B
Johnny Edwards
Smiths Station
QB/B
Ken Carter
Munford
QB/B
Larry Bryant
Hazel Green
QB/B
Jimmy Ennis
Smiths Station
QB/B
Jim Rea
Hamilton
QB/B
Jim Bailey
Elba
QB/B
Howard Grant
Choctaw County
QB/B
Jerome Lemon
Lincoln
QB/B
DeLanford Tryitt
Pleasant Grove
QB/B
Bill Cunningham
Carbon Hill
QB/B
Allen Jones
Charles Henderson
E
Dick Bagwell
Arab
E
Jim Bailey
Elba
E
Jim Wagner
Robertsdale
E
H.R. Theriot
Charles Henderson
IL
Adrian McGlawn
Thompson
IL
Bobby Weinacker
UMS
IL
Sr.
165
Danny Lanicek
Robertsdale
IL
Calvin Williams
W.S. Neal
IL
Ricky Horn
Choctaw County
IL
Sr.
196
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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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