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Alabama High School Football Players
Hayward Nixon
All-State Team
Year
Class
Position
Team
Source
1954
2A
T
2nd
BPH
1956
2A
G
1st
BN
1956
2A
G
1st
BPH
Awards
Year
Award
Position
Class
Source
1956
All-Star Game
MG
Sr.
Born:
High School: Hamilton
Position: Middle Guard
Height/Weight: 5'10" / 205
Senior Season: 1956
College: Alabama
High School Bio:
Nixon played varsity football four years and was All-State in 1954 and 1956. His specialty was defense, but played offensive fullback. Grid statistics: for seven games he averaged over 100 yards per game.
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
The first football game played by a high school team in Alabama was in 1892 when Central Birmingham (Phillips) lost to Alabama 56-0 on November 11.