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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Banks Football Team History


Banks Jets
L.Frazier Banks High School

721 86th St. Birmingham, AL 35206
Stadium: Lawson Field
Colors: Red & Blue
Coach: George White
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1959  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 1988
1961 Season Highlights
 George White enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Banks.
 The Jets move from Class and into Region 0.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Sep. 14   Ensley    6   13   L       
 Wed., Sep. 20   Phillips Birmingham    27   12   W       
 Wed., Sep. 27   Sidney Lanier    7   27   L       
 Thu., Oct. 5   Bessemer    13   13   T       
 Thu., Oct. 12   Ramsay    0   6   L       
 Thu., Oct. 19   Shades Valley    13   12   W       
 Thu., Oct. 26   Lee Montgomery    7   7   T       
 Sun., Nov. 5  OPEN 
 Sun., Nov. 12   West End    27   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 16   Woodlawn    6   32   L       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record3-4 -2
  Points Scored106
  Scoring Average11.8
  Points Allowed122
  Defense Average13.6
  Opponents Record44-34 -8
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
1961 Class 4A Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Banks was not ranked.
  

1961 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Joel White T Sr.6-1194 All-Star Game  

1961 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Bob TarrantB HM  BN
 Gene AtkinsonE HM  BPH
 Jerry PopwellB HM  BN
 Jerry PopwellC HM  BPH
 Joel WhiteT HM  BN



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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.