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Alabama High School Football All State Team
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1984 Alabama Sports Writers Association 5A All-State Team
The following players were selected for the 1984 5A 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.
Alabama Sports Writers Association * First Team Offense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Jeff Isom
Jacksonville
QB
Sr.
6-1
185
Murray Hill
Escambia County
RB
Sr.
5-10
180
Anthony Simpson
Colbert County
RB
Sr.
5-10
185
Gene Jelks
Emma Sansom
RB
Sr.
5-10
175
Bobby Humphrey
Glenn
WR
Sr.
6-1
185
Roderick Green
Gardendale
WR
Sr.
5-11
170
Ronnie Nordan
Oxford
OL
Sr.
6-2
225
Jim Littrell
Hartselle
OL
Sr.
6-5
250
Chris Luckie
Greenville
OL
Jr.
5-10
192
Dexter Cunningham
Midfield
OL
Sr.
6-2
245
Jeff Bowling
Russellville
OL
Sr.
6-3
250
Johnny Clark
Homewood
PK
Sr.
5-11
170
Alabama Sports Writers Association * First Team Defense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Greg Wilson
Colbert County
DB
Sr.
6-0
180
Carlos Cheatham
Muscle Shoals
DB
Sr.
6-0
180
Darrell Malone
Jacksonville
DB
Jr.
5-11
175
Alfred Reeves
Eufaula
LB
Jr.
6-1
190
Paul Maxwell
Gardendale
LB
Sr.
6-2
205
Mike Newell
Jacksonville
LB
Sr.
6-2
198
Tommy Newton
Southside Gadsden
LB
Sr.
6-1
210
Willie Wyatt
Gardendale
DL
Sr.
6-2
230
Larry Rose
Emma Sansom
DL
Sr.
6-5
275
Carl Keenum
Colbert County
DL
Sr.
6-2
230
Darryl Hammonds
Sparkman
DL
Sr.
6-3
220
Bill Smith
Russellville
P
Sr.
6-1
210
Alabama Sports Writers Association * Coach of the Year
Coach
Team
Buster Gross
Emma Sansom
Alabama Sports Writers Association * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Marty Uptain
Gardendale
QB
Kevin Collins
Arab
QB
Sr.
6-0
175
Wayne Knight
Gadsden
QB
Jr.
Ryan Hollingsworth
Hamilton
QB
Rodney Thomas
Wenonah
QB
Steve Golden
Hartselle
QB
Steve Patrick
Pinson Valley
QB
Scooter Guyton
Gadsden
RB
Todd Harris
Thompson
RB
Gary Dorsey
Dora
RB
Sr.
6-1
185
Joey Matherson
Russellville
RB
Marvin Whited
Choctaw County
RB
Johnny Powell
Greenville
RB
Jr.
Paul Beckham
Jackson
RB
Sr.
5-9
165
Michael Kelly
Eufaula
RB
Rufus Cash
Bibb County
RB
Craig Davis
Fort Payne
RB
Donald Greeniea
Childersburg
RB
Henry Kinsler
Demopolis
RB
Sr.
Preston Hansford
Thompson
WR
Sr.
6-4
195
Reico Malone
Emma Sansom
WR
Sr.
5-8
170
Mike Coley
Escambia County
WR
Michael Hairston
Jackson-Olin
WR
Ulysses Haynes
Glenn
WR
William Kirksey
Leeds
WR
William Weaver
Arab
WR
Todd Sanspree
Escambia County
OL
Scott Fields
Pell City
OL
Sr.
6-0
230
Sammy Price
McAdory
OL
Samuel Hawkins
Wenonah
OL
Tim Johns
Pinson Valley
OL
Stanley Taylor
Wetumpka
OL
6-2
210
Michael Leoneill
Hamilton
OL
Rickey McGilvary
Eufaula
OL
Sr.
6-4
225
Rodney Russell
Athens
OL
Rodney Smith
Russellville
OL
Keith Glenn
Hartselle
OL
Leroy Miles
Banks
OL
Homer Threatt
Thompson
OL
Desmond Bates
Colbert County
OL
Jr.
Craig Napier
Colbert County
OL
Jr.
Darrell Johnson
Escambia County
OL
Billy Ray Cox
Emma Sansom
OL
Sr.
6-3
290
Hosea Lewis
Wenonah
PK
Sr.
Gerry Benson
Gadsden
PK
So.
Greg Turner
Eufaula
DB
Eric Johnson
Wenonah
DB
Fred Stotts
Escambia County
DB
Anthony Wright
Chilton County
DB
Sr.
6-0
180
Kevin Kidd
Southside Gadsden
DB
Kelly Harris
Russellville
DB
Sr.
6-3
180
Jim McGowan
Midfield
DB
Jerry Betts
Monroe County
LB
Mark Bush
Jackson
LB
Matt Hayes
Robertsdale
LB
Mike Lynch
Greenville
LB
Dematrious Jackson
Glenn
LB
Dennis Minor
Chilton County
LB
Frederick Goodwin
Colbert County
LB
Jr.
George Jones
Colbert County
LB
Jr.
Harold Taylor
Midfield
LB
Jr.
Jeff Burgess
Emma Sansom
LB
Sr.
6-0
185
Spencer Williams
Gadsden
LB
Ty Wilson
Arab
LB
Vincent Hoskey
Eufaula
LB
Weis Sharpe
Gardendale
LB
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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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