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   The best of the best in Alabama High   
  School Football over the past 100 seasons.






Alabama High School Football Players

 
 Buster Gross
 All-State Team
 Year   Class   Position   Team   Source 
1953 3A B 2nd  BN
1953 A B HM  MA
1984 5A Coach 1st  ASWA

 Awards
 Year   Award   Position   Class  Source 
 1953  All-Star Game HB Sr.  
  
   
  Born: 
  High School: Emma Sansom
  Position: Halfback
  Height/Weight: 5'8" / 155
  Senior Season: 1953
  College: Auburn
 
 

 High School Bio:

            Buster Gross represented Emma Sansom at halfback in the 1954 All-Star game. Buster hailed from East Gadsden and was coached by K.O. Hiller. He played four years varsity football and was captain of his team.




Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.