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West End Football Team History
West End Lions
West End High School
1840 Pearson Ave. SW Birmingham, AL 35211
Stadium: Lawson Field Colors: Royal Blue & Orange Coach: Ward Proctor
1949 Season Highlights
Ward Proctor enters his 5th season as Head Coach at West End.
1949 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 OPEN Sat., Sep. 24
Hueytown
50
6
W
Legion Field
Fri., Sep. 30
Phillips Birmingham
21
0
W
Legion Field
Thu., Oct. 6 @
Gadsden
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Bessemer
12
13
L
Fri., Oct. 21
Ramsay
35
7
W
Legion Field
Fri., Oct. 28 @ Pensacola FL
19
6
W
Fri., Nov. 11
Ensley
6
0
W
Legion Field
Sat., Nov. 19
Woodlawn
14
7
W
Legion Field
Thu., Nov. 24
Ramsay
21
6
W
Legion Field
1949 Season Totals
Record 8-1
Points Scored 192
Scoring Average 21.3
Points Allowed 45
Defense Average 5.0
Opponents Record 35-34
-6
Home Record 0-0
Away Record 2-1
1949 Class Rankings
Date
Week
Rank
Record
Votes
Source
11/14/1949 8
4
AJ
11/28/1949 Final
3
AJ
1949 Player Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Bill Burbank
QB
Sr. 178
All-Star Game
Claude Sala
B
Sr.
All-Star Game
Neil Galloway
LG
Sr. 175
All-Star Game
1949 All State Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Burbank B
HM
BNAH
Burbank B
HM
MA
Charles C
HM
MA
Dees C
3rd
BNAH
Elliott T
HM
BNAH
Kacken T
HM
MA
Kiker T
2nd
BNAH
Neil G
HM
MA
Neil Galloway G
Sr. 165
1st
BNAH
Sala B
HM
BNAH
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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Foley outscored their opponents 433-6 in 1961. The Lions were named state champions by the Alabama Sports Writers Association that season.