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1979 Birmingham Post Herald 3A All-State Team
The following players were selected for the 1979 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.
Andy Martin
Muscle Shoals
QB
Sr.
6-3
200
David Cofer
Thompson
QB
David Shaw
Hamilton
HB
Reginald Goodloe
Colbert County
HB
Sr.
5-8
160
Ken Roe
Pell City
E
Ed West
Colbert County
E
Sr.
6-2
218
Alan Underwood
Deshler
T
Sr.
6-4
247
Richard Wisener
Hanceville
G
Robert Moore
Hartselle
T
Tim Brannon
Boaz
T
Sr.
6-0
235
Wendell Washington
Chilton County
T
Sr.
6-3
280
Birmingham Post Herald * First Team Defense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Birmingham Post Herald * Coach of the Year
Coach
Team
David Bucky Pitts
Hartselle
Birmingham Post Herald * Second Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Alan Porter
Boaz
QB
Paul Fields
Gardendale
QB
Sr.
6-0
185
Stanley Gill
Hartselle
HB
Sr.
187
Bernard Badie
Dallas County
HB
Jeff McCulley
Muscle Shoals
E
David Moon
Hazel Green
T
Cedric Wright
Fayette County
T
Brad Glenn
Cullman
G
Sr.
205
David Jones
Stanhope Elmore
LB
Sr.
6-2
210
Jeff Jarrels
Glencoe
LB
Vincent Rivers
McAdory
LB
Birmingham Post Herald * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Phillip Norman
Hokes Bluff
B
Jim Kennemer
New Hope
B
Kyle Collins
Southside Gadsden
B
Leon Hattaway
Andalusia
B
Sr.
5-7
165
Mike Pope
Glencoe
B
Sr.
6-1
220
Mike Scoggins
Jemison
B
Tim Holt
Deshler
B
Robert Harris
Demopolis
B
Don Horstead
Elba
B
Jr.
5-10
180
Jay Grogan
Pell City
B
Sr.
6-2
170
Emmanuel Jones
LaFayette
B
Gene Hurst
Sheffield
B
Buddy Austin
Charles Henderson
B
Sr.
6-0
180
Chris Hand
Gardendale
B
Darron ONeal
Sylacauga
B
Billy Todd Gray
Glencoe
B
Arnie Rogers
Chilton County
B
Arthur Johnson
Shelby County
B
Allen Twilley
Hanceville
L
Andy Moore
Gardendale
L
Sr.
220
Anthony Smiley
Pinson Valley
B
Sr.
6-1
212
Chris Yeager
Fairview
L
Butch Roberts
Hartselle
L
Sr.
6-3
210
Bret Davenport
Thompson
L
Bryan Holiday
Hartselle
L
Jackie Box
Winfield
L
Jeff Bohannon
Litchfield
L
Sr.
6-6
268
David Steele
Colbert County
B
Jeff Wahler
Opp
L
Rodney Long
Southside Gadsden
L
Todd Bentley
Glencoe
L
Todd Kirkland
Deshler
L
Tommy Coffee
Lauderdale County
L
Keith Brown
West Point
L
Paul Shivers
Charles Henderson
L
Jr.
6-0
180
Steve Smitherman
Thompson
L
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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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