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Alabama High School Football All State Team
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1949 Birmingham News Age-Herald A All-State Team
The following players were selected for the 1949 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.
Charles Little
Andalusia
B
Sr.
190
Joe Fulghum
Lanett
B
Sr.
180
John Baumgartner
Ramsay
B
Sr.
190
Jackie Nelson
Opp
B
Sr.
195
Raymond Newman
Dadeville
E
Sr.
204
Roy Freeman
Decatur
E
Sr.
178
Jack Smalley
Tuscaloosa
T
Sr.
178
Wesley Thompson
Decatur
T
Sr.
210
Neil Galloway
West End
G
Sr.
165
G.B. Beasley
Etowah
G
Sr.
180
Bob Farris
Sidney Lanier
C
Sr.
185
Birmingham News Age-Herald * Second Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Bob Freeman
Decatur
B
Bob Burns
Lineville
B
Charles Hataway
Troy
B
Bob Woods
Athens
B
Bobby Mattox
Marion County
E
Lester McCullough
Lanett
E
Kiker
West End
T
Fred Horn
Decatur
T
Sr.
James Emmons
Escambia County
G
Harold Willingham
Anniston
G
Sr.
Bobby Harris
Oxford
C
Sr.
Birmingham News Age-Herald * Third Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
John Chesser
Brookwood
B
Wyman Townsel
Etowah
B
Jr.
Sargeant Prickett
Alexandria
B
Jr.
Steve Hunter
Tuscaloosa
B
Smallwood
Valley
E
Powell
Cherokee County
E
Riley
Childersburg
T
Charles McCurley
Opp
T
Bill Kilpatrick
Bessemer
G
Jim Davis.
Hamilton
G
Sr.
Dees
West End
C
Birmingham News Age-Herald * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Elmore
Pickens County
B
Esco
Camp Hill
B
Crawford
Tuscaloosa
B
Crowson
Sheffield
B
Davis
Fairhope
B
Mabron Alford
Sumter County
B
Bankston
Cordova
B
Eddie Britt
Tallassee
B
Bryan
Jacksonville
B
Burbank
West End
B
Bobby Luna
Huntsville
B
Jake Kilpatrick
Dadeville
B
Kines
Cherokee County
B
Jim Kitchens
Lanett
B
Lawrence
Fayette County
B
McDonald
Fort Deposit
B
Mitcherson
Winfield
B
Norman Lee
Hayneville
B
Tommy Lewis
Greenville
B
Jones
Phillips Birmingham
B
Hill
Huntsville
B
Walter Golson
Prattville
B
Gerald Brogden
Thompson
B
Roebuck
Eutaw
B
Naughton
John Carroll
B
John Greel Rawls
Evergreen
B
Madison
Escambia County
B
Nelson
Randolph County
B
Owen
Calhoun
B
Partridge
Red Bay
B
Partridge
McGill
B
Eacle Welch
Starke University Academy
B
Rew
Sumter County
B
Skates
Hueytown
B
Tacon
Murphy
B
Tharp
Ramsay
B
Thompson
Deshler
B
Thrasher
Anniston
B
Sharer
Valley
B
Sala
West End
B
Robert Seaborn
Hamilton
B
Wood
Cleburne County
B
White
Troy
E
Bobby Popwell
Troy
E
Pruitt
Anniston
E
Quinlevan
McGill
E
Golson
Fort Deposit
E
Gray
Eufaula
E
Hood
UMS
E
Lindsey
Phillips Birmingham
E
Dickie Bozeman
Evergreen
E
Ezell
Livingston
E
DeYampert
Ensley
E
Fulmer
Coffee
E
Fitts
Troy
T
Carroll
Sheffield
T
Chapman
Anniston
T
Cliff Bradford
Wilcox County
T
Bradley
Cherokee County
T
Brasher
Fayette County
T
Lee
Phillips Birmingham
T
Lawrence
Winfield
T
Cluron Kilpatrick
McKenzie
T
Bobby Griffin
Bullock County
T
Elliott
West End
T
Jake Renfroe
Troy
T
Underwood
Cordova
T
Vinson
Deshler
G
James Ward
Prattville
G
Bill Shotts
Hamilton
G
Sr.
Tom Danner
Tuscaloosa
G
Rutherford
Francis Marion
G
Woods
Woodlawn
G
LeCroy
Anniston
G
Lowery
UMS
G
Ken Money
Bullock County
G
Crocker
Marengo County
G
Chicken Crowder
Valley
G
John Dunn
Sidney Lanier
G
Covington
Lauderdale County
C
Cannon
Fayette County
C
Nat Harris
Francis Marion
C
Heaton
Gadsden
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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