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1961 Birmingham Post Herald 4A All-State Team
The following players were selected for the 1961 4A 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.
Charles Crysel
Lee Montgomery
B
Sr.
180
Don Lewis
Decatur
B
Sr.
185
Larry Sinquefield
Ensley
B
Sr.
165
Wayne Trimble
Cullman
B
Jr.
180
Lynwood Strickland
Benjamin Russell
E
Sr.
190
Jim Ingle
Ensley
E
Sr.
182
Jimmy Wyatt
Tuscaloosa
T
Sr.
210
Terry Mitchell
Deshler
T
Sr.
195
Tom Bain
Bessemer
G
Sr.
190
Larry Jeffries
Coffee
G
Jr.
205
Paul Crane
Vigor
C
Sr.
185
Bobby Wilson
Sidney Lanier
Coach
Birmingham Post Herald * Second Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Barry Cotney
Dothan
B
Jr.
185
Ashby Cook
Sidney Lanier
B
Sr.
160
Frank Canterbury
Ramsay
B
Jr.
165
Jim Scott
Sidney Lanier
B
Sr.
180
Wayne Cook
Sidney Lanier
E
Sr.
165
Gilbert Sanders
Anniston
E
Sr.
170
Cecil Foster
Lee Montgomery
T
Sr.
210
Audie Mays
Coffee
T
Sr.
210
Clifford Winefordner
Deshler
G
Sr.
185
Harold Steely
Anniston
G
Sr.
190
Chester Parker
Ensley
C
Sr.
188
Birmingham Post Herald * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Leslie Kelley
Cullman
B
Jr.
Louie Borghese
Bessemer
B
Kirby Sims
Selma
B
Jimmy Mitchell
Decatur
B
Joe Haynie
Emma Sansom
B
Tommy Loveless
Woodlawn
B
Wayne Beasley
Lee Montgomery
B
Rennie Porter
Tuscaloosa
B
Jim Little
UMS
B
Jim Little
UMS
B
Jerrell Moon
Butler
B
Jr.
Jerry Glover
Etowah
B
Chester Hicks
Gadsden
B
Bogue Miller
Benjamin Russell
B
Carter Howard
Decatur
B
Bill Sharpe
UMS
E
Barry Willis
Coffee
E
Gene Atkinson
Banks
E
Harold Morgan
Woodlawn
E
Sr.
171
John Rickett
Tuscaloosa
E
Johnny Johnson
Decatur
E
Sr.
140
Joe Strickland
Anniston
T
Knox Kershaw
Sidney Lanier
T
Roger Yancey
Gadsden
T
Jr.
Tim Newell
Dothan
T
Fred Weygand
Emma Sansom
T
Gary Whitt
Butler
T
James McMillin
Benjamin Russell
T
Bill Belue
Coffee
T
Bill Braswell
Ensley
T
Jr.
210
Ben McDavid
Sidney Lanier
G
Bill Belue
Coffee
G
J. Williams
Dothan
G
Ray Bethea
Woodlawn
G
Webster Madison
Gadsden
G
Mack Moseley
Benjamin Russell
G
Jimmy Wakefield
Huntsville
G
Jimmy Cornwell
Benjamin Russell
C
Marvin Smith
Butler
C
Tim Bates
Tarrant
C
Sr.
165
Phil Dabbs
Bessemer
C
Sr.
Ralph Quarles
Tuscaloosa
C
James Richards
Cullman
C
Jerry Popwell
Banks
C
Buddy Weaver
UMS
C
Don Elkins
Emma Sansom
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
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