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Alabama High School Football All State Team


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1942  Birmingham News  A  All-State Team


The following players were selected for the 1942 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. 
 Byron Chambless Woodlawn E   185
 Woody Clements Holt E   166
 Rex Billingsley Tallassee T   180
 Tom Whitley Phillips Birmingham T   185
 Arthur Triantos Ramsay G   170
 Hewlett Rainer Livingston G   185
 Herman Crider Bibb County C  Jr. 160
 Will Glover Hale County B   160
 John Mason Williams Greenville B   180
 Leon Cochrane Woodlawn B   190
 Billy Joe Rowan Huntsville B   190
  
Birmingham News  *  Second Team 
 Player   Team   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt. 
 Julius Williams Tallassee E  
 Taylor Miller Selma E  
 Jack Crawford Gadsden T  
 Floyd Miller Oneonta T  
 Bob Faulk Greenville G  
 Van De Granreid Shades Valley G  
 Charles Prentice Woodlawn C  
 Guy Sutterer West End B  
 Connie McKelvey Selma B  
 McAlpine Eutaw B  
 Travis Tidwell Woodlawn B  
  
Birmingham News  *  Third Team 
 Player   Team   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt. 
 Buck Weaver Central Phenix City E  
 Hardy Selma E  
 Cannady Dothan T  
 Winston Greene County T  
 Charles Rush Woodlawn G  
 Jim Shipley Hale County G  
 Frank Hayes Sidney Lanier C  
 Elmore Pickens County B  
 Bellanove McGill B  
 McDavid Ramsay B  
 Martin T.R. Miller 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




Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.