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1944 Birmingham News Age-Herald A All-State Team
The following players were selected for the 1944 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 Age-Herald * First Team Offense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Billy Jordan
Gadsden
B
140
Dick Flourney
West End
B
160
Joe Hicks
Ramsay
B
160
Robert Hood
Emma Sansom
B
195
Ted Ivey
B.B. Comer
E
Sr.
175
Rebel Steiner
Ensley
E
Sr.
176
Jim Burns
West End
T
Sr.
198
Lewis Lawley
Woodlawn
T
180
Buck Brown
West End
G
185
Hayes McKinney
Gadsden
G
185
Earl Stover
Huntsville
C
205
Birmingham News Age-Herald * Second Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
J.D. Reynolds
Arab
B
Sr.
195
James Patton
Bessemer
B
Jr.
165
Leroy Propst
Central Phenix City
B
Sr.
190
Tom Lucia
Emma Sansom
B
Jr.
162
Mack Brown
Selma
E
Jr.
170
Bobby Weaver
Talladega
E
Sr.
180
Robert Cannon
Emma Sansom
T
Sr.
190
Sam Fuirell
Coffee
T
Sr.
185
Sandy Goldstein
Huntsville
G
Sr.
190
Jimmy Nelson
Phillips Birmingham
G
Sr.
180
Buddy Matthews
Florala
C
Sr.
163
Birmingham News Age-Herald * Third Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Bob Roberts
Guntersville
B
Jessie Leroy Heaton
Crossville
B
Jones
Phillips Birmingham
B
Thomason
Leeds
B
Lehman
Huntsville
E
Gerald Fields
Decatur
E
Paxton
Ensley
T
Stanford
Sheffield
T
Christianson
Tuscaloosa
G
Grant
Ramsay
G
Bill Prentice
Woodlawn
C
Ezell
Troy
B
Hart
Coffee
B
McRae
West End
B
Ray Laney
Woodlawn
B
Phillips
Anniston
E
Sullivan
West End
E
Reagan
Geneva County
T
Sr.
Hyde
Sidney Lanier
T
Jack Marley
Dothan
G
Cecil Gaines
Woodlawn
G
Lockridge
Walker
C
Birmingham News Age-Herald * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Kenan
Selma
B
Commander
Geneva County
B
Berry
Arab
B
Meade
Coffee
B
Hamilton
Sheffield
B
Otis Garrard
Marion County
B
Hyde
Carbon Hill
B
Dennis
Tallassee
B
Jarvis
Valley
B
Logan
Ensley
B
Folmar
Luverne
B
Craft
Aliceville
B
Loftin
Geneva County
E
Baba
Cleveland
E
Hogan
Sylacauga
E
Dodd
Carbon Hill
E
Clements
Gadsden
E
Wiggonton
Emma Sansom
E
Spinks
Thomasville
E
Goodson
Leeds
E
Whitley
Albertville
E
Avant
Andalusia
E
Ragsdale
Woodlawn
E
Cline
Etowah
T
Hamilton
Decatur
T
Alexander
Ramsay
T
Sherer
Walker
T
George
Jackson
T
Hammond
Murphy
T
Owens
Shades Valley
T
Blanton
Troy
T
Smalley
Arab
G
Davis
Samson
G
Buchanan
Selma
G
Byrum
Emma Sansom
G
Mizerany
Ramsay
G
Charles Moore
B.B. Comer
C
Clinard
Gadsden
C
Griffis
Bessemer
C
Bohorfoush
Ramsay
C
Brown
Arab
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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