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Alabama High School Football All State Team
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1943 Birmingham News A All-State Team
The following players were selected for the 1943 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.
Ned Anderson
Decatur
E
165
Paul Arthur
Woodlawn
E
155
Lewis Lawley
Woodlawn
T
177
Luther Busby
Ensley
T
185
Tom Banks.
Phillips Birmingham
G
185
Hayes McKinney
Gadsden
G
175
Buddy Royal
Gadsden
C
170
Alton Richards
Lawrence County
B
150
Bob Roberts
Guntersville
B
155
Ed White
Anniston
B
165
Harry Gilmer
Woodlawn
B
150
Birmingham News * Second Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Pyburn
Murphy
E
Roberts
Hueytown
E
Reagan
Geneva County
T
Jr.
Mandy
Shades Valley
T
Humphries
Selma
G
Ivan Leonard
Woodlawn
G
Frank Hayes
Sidney Lanier
C
Hamner
Selma
B
Fieselman
Ensley
B
Trussell
Tallassee
B
Hodges
Hueytown
B
Birmingham News * Third Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Morrow
Phillips Birmingham
E
Russell
Ensley
E
Mark Shuttleworth
Tuscaloosa County
T
England
Oneonta
T
Wilson
Dothan
G
Rose
Coffee
G
Herman Crider
Bibb County
C
Sr.
J.D. Reynolds
Arab
B
Hatcher
Bessemer
B
George Albright
Tuscaloosa
B
Ed Lary
Tuscaloosa County
B
Fr.
Birmingham News * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Rutledge
Talladega
B
Holmquist
Shades Valley
B
Collins
Sylacauga
B
Smith
Escambia County
B
Caudill
Decatur
B
McDaniels
Aliceville
B
Stewart
Oneonta
B
Simmons
Scottsboro
B
Lucia
Emma Sansom
B
Christopher
Crossville
B
Worthington
Sheffield
B
Chitwood
Fort Payne
B
Langner
Woodlawn
B
Pettus
Woodlawn
B
Enman
Ensley
B
Stewart
Ensley
B
McDaniel
Ensley
B
Dean
Bessemer
B
Blackerby
Bessemer
B
Hicks
Ramsay
B
Martin
UMS
B
Johnson
Gadsden
B
Todd
Decatur
B
Behr
Talladega
B
LeRoy Propst
Central Phenix City
B
Bowles
Tallassee
B
Hunter
Athens
B
Brooks
Tallassee
E
Phillips
Anniston
E
Harris
Deshler
E
Neal
Livingston
E
Freguson
Lawrence County
E
Atkins
Tuscaloosa County
E
Hardy
Jones Valley
E
Jobe
Scottsboro
E
Spitznagle
Fairfield
T
Pearson
Anniston
T
Thomason
Carrollton
T
Vines
Pell City
T
Calhoun
Greenville
T
Goldstein
Huntsville
T
Threis
Murphy
T
Jefferies
Starke University Academy
T
Edwards
Etowah
T
Paxton
Ensley
T
Florence
Woodlawn
T
Slauson
Sidney Lanier
G
Wilson
Dothan
G
Edwin Taylor
Fort Payne
G
Driver
Aliceville
G
Strickland
Oneonta
G
Mask
Dadeville
G
Thomas
Luverne
G
Proctor
Scottsboro
G
Stover
Huntsville
C
Calhoun
Hueytown
C
Harris
Ensley
C
Sexton
Tuscaloosa
C
Prentice
Woodlawn
C
Dollar
Athens
C
Weems
Hokes Bluff
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
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
The first football game played by a high school team in Alabama was in 1892 when Central Birmingham (Phillips) lost to Alabama 56-0 on November 11.
