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1939 Birmingham News A All-State Team
The following players were selected for the 1939 A 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.
Everette Harwell
Phillips Birmingham
E
Sr.
176
Ted Cook
West End
E
Sr.
175
Jack Aland
Ramsay
T
Sr.
200
Lewis Godfree
Alexander City
T
Jr.
198
Ernest Rockwell
Selma
G
Sr.
160
Bobby Long
Woodlawn
G
Sr.
180
J.C. Gann
West End
C
Jr.
180
Mackey McCoy
Shades Valley
HB
Sr.
165
Buck Jenkins
Ramsay
HB
Sr.
170
Carl Mims
B.B. Comer
FB
Sr.
168
Harvey Smith
Sidney Lanier
QB
Sr.
180
Birmingham News * Second Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Gordon Glasscock
Hartselle
E
Cox
Bridgeport
E
Bradshaw
Opelika
T
Wesley
Emma Sansom
T
Black
Woodlawn
G
Merrill Girardeau
Sidney Lanier
G
Richards
Central Phenix City
C
Cox
Huntsville
QB
Butch Butler
Tallassee
HB
Bargainer
Opelika
HB
James Dyer
Marion County
FB
Birmingham News * Third Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Otts
Sulligent
E
Smith
Pell City
E
Clyde Mason
Hartselle
T
Hollingsworth
Tuscaloosa
T
Don Whitmire
Decatur
G
Frazier
Hueytown
G
Lockridge
Gadsden
C
John Christopher
Choctaw County
B
Glenn Hatfield
Eufaula
B
Frey
Sheffield
B
Ted Hamner
Tuscaloosa County
B
Sr.
Birmingham News * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Townsend
Falkville
C
Shipley
Hale County
C
Gamble
Talladega
C
Good
Huntsville
C
Dockery
Troy
C
Chancey
Dale County
C
Chapman
Holtville
C
Connell
Clay County
C
Johnson
Thompson
C
James Bradshaw
Sidney Lanier
C
Houston
Thompson
C
Jones
Valley Head
C
Matheny
Dothan
C
Reeves
Auburn
C
Plant
Opelika
G
Marvin
Holtville
G
Logan
Etowah
G
Junior
Eutaw
G
Jones
Phillips Birmingham
G
Lambert
Sheffield
G
Hollingsworth
Lincoln
G
Corey
Fort Payne
G
Crenshaw
Lanett
G
Bearden
Montevallo
G
Berger
Gadsden
G
Billings
Greene County
G
Crowe
Anniston
G
Hanley
Berry Fayette
G
Glover
Hale County
G
Haynie
Elmore County
G
Head
Hanceville
G
Shires
Geraldine
G
Sharpe
Madison County
G
Sr.
Smith
Falkville
G
Romine.
Coffee
G
Rawlinson
Marbury
G
Tubbs
Russellville
G
Vickers
Alexander City
G
Waits
Billingsley
G
Buddy Terry
Sylacauga
G
Thomas
Dadeville
G
Whitmore
Decatur
G
Herman Wilkerson
Handley
G
White
Lincoln
T
Wesley
Emma Sansom
T
Robert Sullivan
Dadeville
T
Tate
Fort Payne
T
Sharpe
Madison County
T
Sr.
Schuler
Phillips Birmingham
T
Smitherman
Bibb County
T
Edgeworth
Gordo
T
Exelle
Southern Choctaw
T
Ezelle
Hayneville
T
Brook
Bridgeport
T
Boswell
Geneva
T
Crenshaw
Lanett
T
Crowdy
Valley
T
Cook
Maplesville
T
Flavus Cagle
Marion County
T
Freeman
Fairfield
T
Holley
Holtville
T
J.T. Hopper
Tuscaloosa
T
John L. Carter
Sweet Water
T
Legg
Athens
T
Leo Williams
Piedmont
T
Kirkpatrick
Falkville
T
Lomax Weeks
Hamilton
T
Moore
Sidney Lanier
T
Nayler
Etowah
T
McMurtrie
Coffee
T
Meadows
Greene County
T
Rice
Berry Fayette
T
Tom Jeff Roberson
Sylacauga
E
Prestier
Sidney Lanier
E
Nixon
Marbury
E
Nolen
Eufaula
E
Norrell
Woodlawn
E
McKay
Clay County
E
McLain
Opelika
E
Miller
Carbon Hill
E
Louis Marler
Tuscaloosa
E
Jones
Coffee
E
Kirby
Oxford
E
Leavelle
Aliceville
E
James Abernathy
Tuscaloosa County
E
Sr.
Chester
Selma
E
Christian
Tallassee
E
Cookson
Fairfield
E
Brown
Talladega
E
Fletcher
Emma Sansom
E
Ellis
Valley Head
E
Hill
Marbury
E
Harper
Dadeville
E
Gentles
Scottsboro
E
Smallwood
Valley
E
Shaddix
Lanett
E
Rumley
Sumter County
E
Russell
Wetumpka
E
Sprayberry
Lineville
E
Thornburg
Houston County
E
Wright
West End
E
Williamson
Montevallo
E
West
Collinsville
E
Watley
Dothan
E
Jimmy Webb
Ramsay
E
Windsor
Central Phenix City
B
Roger White
Sylacauga
B
Tillery
Woodlawn
B
Billy Stephenson
Hartselle
B
Robert Sullivan
Dadeville
B
Tatum
Holtville
B
Walden
Guntersville
B
Walker
Selma
B
Walter Todd
Decatur
B
Watkins
Hale County
B
Sanders
Madison County
B
Runt Lewis
Linden
B
Snead
Troy
B
Snell
Valley Head
B
Fuller
Notasulga
B
Harry Gilmer
Woodlawn
B
Hogan
Holtville
B
Johnny Haynes
Sylacauga
B
Donohue
Sidney Lanier
B
Daniels
Marbury
B
Dean
Hanceville
B
Dement
Montevallo
B
Dewey Northington
Sulligent
B
Sr.
Dill
Woodlawn
B
Freeman
Dadeville
B
Bruce Little
Piedmont
B
Burns
Alexander City
B
Busby
Emma Sansom
B
Birchfield
Clay County
B
Ashley
Eufaula
B
Ashley
Gadsden
B
Bill Clements
Holt
B
Sr.
Cox
Lincoln
B
Cicero
Oakman
B
Cecil Thrash
Choctaw County
B
Jenkins
Talladega
B
Johnson
Phillips Birmingham
B
Howell
Haleyville
B
Lawhen
Sulligent
B
Leonard
Wetumpka
B
Linard
Wetumpka
B
Klinner
Isabella
B
Kelsoe
Enterprise
B
Kent
Thompson
B
Lyon
Hayneville
B
McCurdy
Fort Payne
B
Jr.
Nichols
Jackson
B
Melton
Chilton County
B
OBrien
Anniston
B
Payne
Huntsville
B
Perry
Winfield
B
Perry
Scottsboro
B
Perry Ernest
Tuscaloosa County
B
Sr.
Price
Dale County
B
Rainer
Livingston
B
Robertson
Lanett
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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