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   The best of the best in Alabama High   
  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Bessemer Football Team History


Bessemer Purple Tigers
Bessemer City High School

100 High School Dr. Bessemer, AL 35022
Stadium: Bessemer City Stadium
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Euil Snitz Snider
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1910  <-- 1939 <- 1940 -> 1941 --> 2024
1940 Season Highlights
 Euil Snitz Snider enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Bessemer.
 Allowed 6 points in the 9 games.
 
1940 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 27   Jones Valley    26   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 4   Anniston    26   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 11   Holt    6   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 18  OPEN 
 Fri., Oct. 25   West End    13   0   W       
 Thu., Oct. 31   Ramsay    0   0   T       
    Hueytown    26   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 15   Sidney Lanier    20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23   Phillips Birmingham    10   6   W       
 
1940 Season Totals
  Record7-0 -1
  Points Scored127
  Scoring Average15.9
  Points Allowed6
  Defense Average0.8
  Opponents Record38-28 -4
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
1940 Class  Rankings
 Date   Week   Rank   Record   Votes   Source 
 Bessemer was not ranked.
  

1940 Player Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 George Lawley All Southern  Orlando Sentinel

1940 All State Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 CainQB HM  BN
 CainB HM  MA
 George LawleyHB 180 1st  BN
 George LawleyB 1st  MA
 GunninT 2nd  BN
 HillT HM  BN
 HillT HM  MA
 HunterG HM  MA
 HunterG HM  BN
 HutchinsonE HM  MA



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