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Tuscaloosa Football Team History

Tuscaloosa Black Bears

Tuscaloosa High School

Tuscaloosa, AL 0
Stadium: Van deGraaf Field
Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Frank Swede Kendall

1908 <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 1978

1952 Season Highlights

Frank Swede Kendall enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Tuscaloosa.

1952 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Bibb County	26	9	W
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Holt	33	6	W
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Sidney Lanier	20	7	W
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Ramsay	6	33	L
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Ensley	7	12	L
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Parrish Selma	20	12	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Tuscaloosa County	21	7	W
Fri., Oct. 31	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 7	@ Deshler	34	7	W
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. Bay Panama City FL	34	14	W

1952 Season Totals
Record	7-2
Points Scored	201
Scoring Average	22.3
Points Allowed	107
Defense Average	11.9
Opponents Record	47-28 -5
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-0

1952 Class Rankings
Date	Week	Rank	Record	Votes	Source
	Final	9	(7-2)	61	BN

1952 Player Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Charles Helms	G	Sr.			All-Star Game
Jerry Ashcraft		Sr.			All-Star Game
Jimmy Helms	G				All Southern		Orlando Sentinel

1952 All State Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Charles Helms	G	Sr.		175	1st	BPH
Charles Helms	G				1st	MA
Frazier	G				HM	MA
Jimmy Helms	G				HM	MA
Jimmy Helms	G	Sr.		170	1st	BN
Jimmy Woodard	B				3rd	BPH
John Joyner	E				1st	MA
John Joyner	E				3rd	BPH

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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.