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Alabama High School Football Players

Jeff Blitz

All-State Team
Year	Class	Position	Team	Source
1968	4A	B	1st	BN
1968	4A	QB	1st	BPH

Awards
Year	Award	Position	Class	Source
1968	All American	QB	Sr.	SS
1968	All Southern	QB	Sr.	Orlando Sentinel
1968	All-Star Game	B	Sr.

Born:

High School: Sidney Lanier

Position: Back

Height/Weight: 5'11" / 182

Senior Season: 1968

College: Alabama


High School Bio: Sidney Lanier quarterback played two years of varsity football and was Captain of his team in 1968. He was All-American; Coach & Athlete Magazine- Honorable Mention; Scholastic Coach Magazine- All-American; All-Southern; U.P.I. Most Valuable Player; Birmingham News All-State; Birmingham All-State Most Valuable Player Award. Jeff played baseball, also. His specialty was holding for extra points. In 1968 he had 135 passes for 1,085 yards and 8 touchdowns and ran 86 times and gained 542 yards for five touchdowns.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Collinsville completed the 1931 season with a record of 1-4-5. The five ties will forever be a state record since all games are now decided by overtime.