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Derrick McCall
All-State Team
Year
Class
Position
Team
Source
1978
4A
B
HM
BPH
Awards
Year
Award
Position
Class
Source
1978
All-Star Game
QB
Sr.
Born:
High School: Blount
Position: Quarterback
Height/Weight: 6'1" / 187
Senior Season: 1978
College: Jackson State
High School Bio:
Played quarterback on varsity for 3 years and was captain. Earned Crichton Optimist Club Back of the Week, Crichton Optimist Club Runner-Up Offensive Back of the Year, and Blount High Schools Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the Year. He completed 45 out of 81 passes for 810 yards, 7 touchdown passes and 2 2-point conversions, attempted 75 rushes for 714 yards, 8 touchdowns, and averaged 9.5 yards a carry.
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Bart Starr received coaching from Kentucky great Babe Parilli his senior season at Sidney Lanier in hopes of joining Bear Bryant at Kentucky. He had to settle for Alabama.