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Rick Neel

Awards
Year	Award	Position	Class	Source
1970	All-Star Game	SE	Sr.

Born:

High School: Banks

Position: Split End

Height/Weight: 5'10" / 175

Senior Season: 1970

College: Auburn


High School Bio: Played running back and safety on the varsity football team three years and was captain last year. Also ran track and played basketball. Earned All-State, All-Metro, All-City, 1970 Birmingham Touchdown Club, Outstanding Player honors. Gained 1,043 yards in 212 carries, scored 78 points, and intercepted 8 passes as defensive safety during 1970.

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.