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Alabama High School Football All State Team


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1978  Birmingham News  3A  All-State Team


The following players were selected for the 1978 3A 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. 
 Greg Burney Hanceville B  Sr.6-0 185
 Randy Campbell Hartselle QB  Sr.6-0 172
 Reggie Brown T.R. Miller B  Sr.5-11 190
 Thomas Coffey Colbert County B  Sr.6-2 180
 Russ Wood Elba E  Sr.6-3 200
 Gino English Walter Wellborn E  Sr.5-11 160
 Doug Collins Andalusia T  Sr.6-4 256
 Danny Maxwell Gardendale T  Sr.6-3 212
 Jeff Ellis Eufaula G  Jr.6-0 215
 Robert Russell Demopolis G  Sr.6-2 220
 Steve Crow B.B. Comer C  Sr.6-2 210
  
Birmingham News  *  Second Team 
 Player   Team   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt. 
 Paul Fields Gardendale QB  Jr.6-0 180
 Nakita Williams St. Clair County B  Sr.5-11 202
 Larry Mason McAdory B  Sr.6-0 185
 Tony Dykes Eufaula B  Sr.6-0 195
 Carl Worthy Lanett E  6-0 215
 Charles White Southside Selma E  6-2 185
 James Sego Central Florence T  6-3 230
 Tim Brannon Boaz T  Sr.6-0 235
 David Markham Hamilton G  5-10 170
   G  
 Dowe Aughtman T.R. Miller C  Sr.5-3 230
  
Birmingham News  *  Honorable Mention Team 
 Player   Team   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt. 
 Eddie Ray Foreman Clarke County B  
 Gurley Madison County B  
 Mike Stevenson Deshler B  Sr.6-0 165
 Milton Nance Lauderdale County B  
 Morrow West Point B  
 Bodie Dallas County B  
 Bret Whiteside Haleyville B  Sr.
 Paul Alexander Cullman B  
 Alford Henderson Cherokee County B  
 Bernard Pugh Clarke County B  
 David Shaw Hamilton B  
 Dennis Collier Sheffield B  6-0 175
 Vaughan  B  
 Walter Lewis T.R. Miller B  Jr.
 Thomas Eufaula B  
 Thomas Mortimer Jordan E  
 David Muncher Dora E  Sr.
 Billy Anthony Andalusia E  
 Cain Curry E  
 Marty Lively Piedmont E  
 McMillen T.R. Miller E  
 Jackie Box Winfield E  So.
 Jones Stanhope Elmore E  
 Lee Ricks Colbert County T  Sr.6-0 190
 Alan Underwood Deshler T  Jr.
 Chris Yeager Fairview T  
 David Bishop Cherokee County T  
 Shafer Southside Gadsden T  
 Ricky Fuller Haleyville T  Sr.


Some records may be incomplete. We have chosen to publish this information in hopes our visitors will participate in assisting us to complete every school.
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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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