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Alabama High School Football Players
Laurien Stapp
All-State Team
Year
Class
Position
Team
Source
1956
3A
B
2nd
BN
1956
3A
B
2nd
BPH
1956
A
QB
HM
MA
Awards
Year
Award
Position
Class
Source
1956
All-Star Game
DB
Sr.
Born:
High School: Shades Valley
Position: Defensive Back
Height/Weight: 5'11" / 175
Senior Season: 1956
College: Alabama
High School Bio:
Stapp was voted Most Improved Player and Most Valuable Player at Shades Valley. He played three years varsity football, punted for a 42-yard average, and hit 61 percent of his passes. He also competed in track and cross country.
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.