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Bessemer Football Team History
Bessemer Purple Tigers
Bessemer City High School
1955 Season Highlights Euil Snitz Snider enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Bessemer. The Purple Tigers move from Class 3A and into Region 0.
1955 Season
Date Opponent Score Fri., Sep. 9 vs.
West End
19
0
W
Fri., Sep. 16 vs.
Anniston
0
20
L
Thu., Sep. 22 @
Phillips Birmingham
13
7
W
Legion Field
Fri., Sep. 30 vs.
Gadsden
20
0
W
Thu., Oct. 6 @
Woodlawn
0
6
L
Legion Field
Thu., Oct. 20 @
McGill
24
7
W
Wed., Oct. 26 vs.
Ensley
6
12
L
Fri., Nov. 11 vs.
Ramsay
6
6
T
Fri., Nov. 18 vs. Little Rock AR
0
13
L
Thu., Nov. 24 vs.
Shades Valley
7
0
W
1955 Season Totals Record 5-4
-1
Points Scored 95 Scoring Average 9.5 Points Allowed 71 Defense Average 7.1 Opponents Record 45-32
-10
Home Record 3-3
-1
Away Record 2-1
1955 Class Rankings
Date Week Rank Record Votes Source
Bessemer was not ranked.
1955 Player Awards
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Award Team Source
John Rockert
HB
Sr. All-Star Game
Max Baughn
DT
Sr. 6-0 205
All-Star Game Pete Curren
LB
Sr. 5-11 180
All-Star Game
1955 All State Players
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Team Source
Baughn C
HM
MA
Pete Curren B
Sr. HM
MA
Pete Curren B
Sr. 2nd
BPH
Pete Curren B
Sr. 2nd
BN
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