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Bessemer Football Team History
Bessemer Purple Tigers
Bessemer City High School
1952 Season Highlights Euil Snitz Snider enters his 17th season as Head Coach at Bessemer. First 10-0 regular season. The Purple Tigers move from Class and into Region 0.
1952 Season
Date Opponent Score Fri., Sep. 12
Anniston
28
0
W
Thu., Sep. 18 @
West End
27
0
W
Legion Field
Fri., Sep. 26 vs.
Ensley
27
6
W
Fri., Oct. 3 vs.
Gadsden
35
0
W
Fri., Oct. 17 vs.
Woodlawn
20
6
W
Fri., Oct. 24 @
Phillips Birmingham
27
0
W
Fri., Oct. 31
Fairfield
21
6
W
Thu., Nov. 6 @
Ramsay
12
0
W
Legion Field
Fri., Nov. 14
Jones Valley
48
14
W
Thu., Nov. 20
Butler
27
6
W
1952 Season Totals Record 10-0
Points Scored 272 Scoring Average 27.2 Points Allowed 38 Defense Average 3.8 Opponents Record 52-40
-5
Home Record 3-0
Away Record 3-0
1952 Class 2A Rankings
Date Week Rank Record Votes Source
Final
1 (10-0) 132
BN
1952 Player Awards
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Award Team Source
E.G. Taylor
G
Sr. 185
All Southern Orlando Sentinel
E.G. Taylor
LG
Sr. 185
All-Star Game
Frank Christy
T
Sr. 185
All Southern Orlando Sentinel Frank Christy
RT
Sr. 200
All-Star Game
Jimmy Thompson
RHB
Sr. 155
All-Star Game
1952 All State Players
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Team Source
Don Jones G
3rd
BPH
Don Stevenson C
2nd
BPH
E.G. Taylor G
Sr. 185
1st
BN
E.G. Taylor G
2nd
BPH
Frank Christy T
1st
MA
Frank Christy T
Sr. 185
1st
BN
Frank Christy T
Sr. 185
1st
BPH
Harold Argo B
2nd
BPH
Jimmy Stagge B
3rd
BPH
Jimmy Thompson B
Sr. 155
1st
BPH
Jimmy Thompson B
Sr. 150
1st
BN
Jimmy Thompson B
1st
MA
Red Roberson E
Sr. 170
1st
BPH
Red Roberson E
1st
MA
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