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All Star Game 1948-1984

The Alabama High School Athletic Association in cooperation with the University of Alabama sponsored an All Star event in Tuscaloosa annually between 1948 and 1984. The event included week long coaching clinics that drew many of the great college coaches of the time to Tuscaloosa as mentors. The week of activities culminated with a football game held in late July of August at Denny Stadium which pitted the stars of north Alabama against the best south players. The game would draw crowds in excess of 15,000 fans many years.

The game saw most of the great high school football players take the field during this time. Such players as Pat Sullivan, Johnny Musso, Major Ogilvie, Linnie Patrick, Bo Jackson, Bobby Marlow, Cecil Ingram, Frank Warren, Bart Starr, Kenny Stabler, Joe Cribbs, Cornelius Bennett, Lee Roy Jordan, Scott Hunter, Terry Beasley, Richard Todd, Ozzie Newsome, Charlie Trotman and many others.

AHSFHS.org, through research, has put together a list of all the coaches and players that participated in the game.

Year	Score	Rosters	Head Coach	Assistants
1948	North 33	Rosters	H.L. Shorty Ogle (Decatur)	Pedro Black (Sylacauga) Ed Eubanks (Ramsay) Walton Wright (Sheffield)
1948	South 0	Rosters	J.E. Hot O'Brien (Tallassee)	Russell Taylor (Enterprise) Comer Sims (Selma) Everett Hart (Evergreen)

1949	North 7	Rosters	Billy Bancroft (Anniston)	Joe Gann (Jones Valley) Hal Self (Athens
1949	South 6	Rosters	Rip Hewes (Dothan)	Havis Dawson (Murphy) Sam Jones (Sumter County) Wilmot Brown (Valley)

1950	North 7	Rosters	Larry Hughes (Huntsville)	Estes Hudson (Winfield) Allen McNees (Lineville) Jim Glover (Etowah) Russell Inman (Fairfield)
	South 12		Hal Morgan (Lanett)	Ward Proctor (West End) John Simpkins (Jackson) Bill Moseley (Sidney Lanier) Jim Reynolds (Elba)

1951	North 0	Rosters	Jimmy Tarrant (Phillips Birmingham)	Joe Gambrell (Russellville) James Elmore (Athens) J.B. McClendon (Fayette County) Lou Scales (Alexandria)
	South 31		Tommy Garrett (Central Phenix City)	Aubrey Buchanan (Florala) Rot Knapp (Washington County) J.J. Schwerdt (Eutaw) Faban Canzoneri (John Carroll)

1952	North 7	Rosters	Ernest Teel	Jack Green (Gadsden) Grady Elmore (Cullman) Pete Gray (Russellville)
	South 7		Snitz Snider (Bessemer)	Teedy Faulk (Dothan) Sam Mason (Opelika) R.E. Hanks (U.M.S.)

1953	North 0	Rosters	Fulton Hamilton (Butler)	W.R. Kinzey (Aliceville) Bob Cummins (Leeds) Earl Warren (Fyffe) Bill Farrell (Piedmont)
	South 27		James Etheredge (Opp)	James Gunnin (Brookwood) Carl Cooper (Francis Marion) Randall Hammer (Fairhope) Lewis Beaird (Auburn)

1954	North 6	Rosters	K.O. Miller (Emma Sansom)	Oliver Woodard (Handley) Jack Cornelius (Carbon Hill) Milton Heath (Athens) Joe Chorba (Guntersville)
	South 7		L.C. Whetstone (Greenville)	James Thomas (Tuskegee) James Key (Greensboro) L.C. Garner (McAdory)

1955	North 26	Rosters	Ferman Elmore (Athens	Fred Knight (Cordova) Bill Harris (Sylacauga) Brooks Jones (Sulligent)
	South 7		Herb Chapman (Holtville)	J.R. Porch (Verbena) Theron Fisher (Montevallo) Arvel Holmes (Escambia County) Clarence Norton (Luverne)

1956	North 0	Rosters	Kenny Morgan (Woodlawn)	John Cox (Childersburg) Herman Scott (Haleyville) Homer Wesley (Cullman)
	South 0		Doug Moseley (Sidney Lanier)	Ivan Jones (Foley) Pearino Gaither (Elba) Chick Pinkington (LaFayette) Tom Banks (John Carroll)

1957	North 12	Rosters	Hayden Riley (Coffee)	MarvninRice (Corner) John Meadows (Hanceville Bill Nichols (Huntsville E.V. Newman (Jacksonville)
	South 7		Morris Higginbotham (West Blocton)	Doug Lockridge (Valley) Hub Hawkins (Enterprise) Gri Cashio (Shades Valley) Don Alexander (Frisco City)

1958	North 6	Rosters	Jerry Watford (Gadsden)	Jack Caldwell (Walker) James Paul Cain (Hartselle) J.T. Elmore (Pickens County) Tom Calvin (Sylacauga)
	South 20		Ralph Hutchinson (Choctaw County)	Sonny Queen (Troy) Jack Ray (Wetumpka) Morris Ward (Marengo County) Don Bulger (Shelby County)

1959	North 10	Rosters	Harold Lutz (Fairfield)	Elbert Couch (Sylvania) Glendon Gibbs (Brilliant) Homer Smiles (Leeds) E.C. Wilson (Glencoe)
	South 7		Tom Jones (Lee Montgomery)	R.G. Cook (Bullock County) Charlie Douglas (Bessemer) W.C. Majors (Excel) Fred Bowers (Pike County)

1960	North 7	Rosters	Earl Webb (Arab)	Gilbert Adams (Oxford) Olan Cunningham (Red Bay) Durell Mock (Deshler) Charlie Richards (Tarrant)
	South 0		Jackie Davis (Tallassee)	Roy Davis (Carroll) Billy Henderson (Tuscaloosa) Connie McKelvey (Wilcox County) Glen Yancey (Vigor)

1961	North 13	Rosters	Vernon Wells (Fort Payne)	Bill Doty (Winston County) Jerry Lambert (Huntsville) Brayton Nail (Phi8llips Birmingham) Jack Stewart (Lineville)
	South 0		John Jennings (Baldwin County)	Kenneth Avinger (Lanett) Claude Ezell (Dallas County) Xalvin Jones (Rehobeth) Bob Norred (McAdory)

1962	North 14	Rosters	John Morgan (Fayette Caounty)	Herman Crider (Oakman) G.B. Beasley (Cherokee County) L.C. Fowler (Pickens County) Bill Isbell (Decatur)
	South 20		Bobby Wilson (Sidney Lanier)	James Allen (Monroe County) Allen Treadwell (Pike County) T.C. Britton (Smiths Station) Claude Saia (John Carroll)

1963	North 20	Rosters	Bud Mills (Cherokee)	Jim Cunningham (B.B. Comer) Hugh O'Shields (Cleveland) Travis Hudson (Curry) Ken Gunter (Cullman)
	South 6		J.D. Chesteen (Geneva County)	Edrick Godwin (Millry) Stan Frazier (Orrville) Duane Webster (Reeltown) Charles Martin (montevallo)

1964	North 7	Rosters	Billy Hudson (Boaz)	Ed Deupree (Anniston) Hugh Harrison (Lamar County) Geddes Self (Minor) Bill Rutherford (Cleburne County)
	South 34		Hamp Cook (Opp)	Johnny Johnston (Bessemer) Edward Taylor (Notasulga) Mac Champion (Hayneville) Doug Barfield (U.M.S.)

1965	North 13	Rosters	William Hawkins (Oneonta)	Hosea Collins (Oakman) S.E. Sullins (Red Bay) Gene Holcomb (Sardis) Bill Oliver (Guntersville)
	South 6		Glenn Daniel (Luverne)	Jackie Williams (Dadeville) Pete Henders (Linden) Jack Akin (W.S. Neal) John Tippins (Calera)

1966	North 13	Rosters	Joe Gabrell (Walker)	Virgil Holder (Piedmont) Larry Yancey (Sulligent) Tom Owen (Huntsville) Wayne Grubb (Cordova)
	South 7		Charles McCall (Dothan)	Charles Leverette (Mary Montgomery) Bobby McDonald (Sumter County) Ray Campbell (Opelika)

1967	North 10	Rosters	Bennie Storie (Ensley)	Max Ray (Hackleburg) Clell Hobson (Aliceville) Dennis Hicks (Collinsville) Ben Perkins (Sardis)
	South 14		Dan Pitts (Demopolis)	Bill Ricketts (Jackson) Terry Burt (Elmore County) R.L. Godsey (Abbeville) Lamar Cost (Shelby County)

1968	North 7	Rosters	J.P. Cain (Hartselle)	C.T. Manley (Colbert County) Bill Doty (Rusellville) James Chandler (Phillips) Gerald Stephens (Gadsden)
	South 27		Leon Akins (Elba)	Shorty White (Banks) Sentell Harper (Auburn) Billy Coleman (Citronelle) Reed Hughes (Wilcox County)

1969	North 0	Rosters	Bearl Whitsett (Austin)	Nolan Sherrill (Colbert Heights) James Hubbert (Curry) Lawrence Presley (Carver Gadsden) Bobby Joe Johnson (Cherokee County)
	South 16		Charles Lee (Benjamin Russell)	Mack Wood (T.R. Miller) Ostell Hamilton (St. Jude) John McAfee (Chilton County) Lavon Kelley (Dale County) Jimmy Jones (Vincent)

1970	North 9	Rosters	John O'Linger (Anniston)	Larry Patterson (Susan Moore) Haywood Scissom (East Highland) Aubrey Hicks (Addison) Hoyt Hammock (Minor)
	South 13		Jim Cahffin (Lee Montgomery)	Lyle Underwood (Baldwin County) Wayne Trawick (Andalusia) Bob Finley (Berry) Levi Washington (Williamson) Dan Washburn (Lanett)

1971	North 9	Rosters	Buddy Hearn (Tarrant)	C.D. Elliott (Sulligent) Ron Haushalter (Fyffe) Conrad Nix (Lincoln) R.F. Moseley (Cobb Anniston)
	South 7		Robert Smith (Opp)	Carvel Rowell (Thomasville) Earl Griffin (Dallas County) Conrad Henderson (Stanhope Elmore) Lifus Johnson (Tuskegee) Bob Haggard (West End)

1972	North 13	Rosters	Larry McCoy (Athens)	Bill Rayburn (Marion County) Regan Clark (Ohatchee) Bob Kimbrell (Northside) Sylvester Campbell (Hayes)
	South 14		Shelton Darnell (Wetumpka)	Wayne Phillips (Vincent) David Barnes (Prattville) William Jesse (Toulminville) Robert Shaw (Murphy)

1973	North 22	Rosters	Lyle Darnell (Glencoe)	L.C. Fowler (Hamilton) Jackie Ferguson (West Morgan) Danny Salmon (Hueytown) John Allen (Geraldine)
	South 15		David Salter (W.S. Neal)	Paul Terry (Enterprise) Donald Hand (Chilton County) Dwight Sanderson (Notasulga) Richard Conkle (Chelsea)

1974	North 6	Rosters	Bill Hawkins (Mortimer Jordan)	Bill Bryan (Weaver) Eugene Cooper (Ardmore) Bucky Pitts (Hartselle) Paul Prestage (Red Bay)
	South 18		Tom Walls (Auburn)	John McNally (John Carroll) Lee Holladay (Excel) Paul Godwin (Florala) Nolan Atkins (Sweet Water) James McNally (John Carroll)

1975	North 7	Rosters	Bobby Overton (B.B. Comer)	Jim Lovette (Fairfield) Charles Griffies (A.S.D.) Jimmy Mayfield (Hatton) Larry Reed (Hanceville)
	South 6		Davis Brock (Carver Montgomery)	Robert Shaw (Murphy) Crawford Drake (Ashford) Larry Gore (Opelika) George Miller (Shades Valley)

1976	North 14	Rosters	Danny Salmon (Hueytown)	Harlen Robinson (Ranburne) Buddy Moore (Coffee) Ray Talley (Falkville) Gene Ellison (Pell City)
	South 6		Richard Gilliam (Montevallo)	Fred Schoenrock (Demopolis) Glen Latham (Escambia County) Tom Vickers (Wicksburg) Harry Scott (South Macon)

1977	North 7	Rosters	Earl Webb (Decatur)	Ron Phillips (Athens) Pat Prestage (Red Bay) Allen Stephenson (Addison)
	South 17		Rick Rhoads (Mountain Brook)	Wayne Brunson (Jackson) Terry Burt (Elmore County) Mike Sasser (Brantley)

1978	North 14	Rosters	Jackie Ferguson (Hazlewood)	Don Creasy (Colbert County) Max Burleson (J.O. Johnson) Ed Swan (West Jefferson)
	South 21		Nolan Atkins (Sweet Water)	Buddy Anderson (Vestavia Hills) Dwight Tew (Slocomb) George Cochran (Eufaula)

1979	North 0	Rosters	Jackie Ferguson (Hazlewood)	Don Creasy (Colbert County) Max Burleson (J.O. Johnson) Ed Swan (West Jefferson)
	South 3		Nolan Atkins (Sweet Water)	Dwight Tew (Slocomb) George Cochran (Eufaula) Buddy Anderson (Vestavia Hills)

1980	North 7	Rosters	Bill Ken McKinney (Stevenson)	Wayne Robinson (West End WG) Don Creasy (Colbert County) John Inman (J.O. Johnson)
	South 20		Bill Bacon (Enterprise)	Randy Boggs (Southern Choctaw) Mason Porterfield (McKenzie) Barry Pennington (Jackson)

1981	North 14	Rosters	Waldon Tucker (Fayette County)	Cecil Leonard (Parker) Don Woods (Hartselle) George Bennett (Madison Academy)
	South 6		Bill Bacon (Enterprise)	Nathaniel Kelley (Akron) Randy Boggs (Southern Choctaw) Jimmy Foshee (Stanhope Elmore)

1982	North 3	Rosters	David Hogan (Hazlewood)	Ken McKinney (Stevenson) Don Woods (Hartselle) Willie Peake (Carver Birmingham)
	South 0		Wayne Parrish (Northview)	Sam Dour (McKenzie) Wayne Keahey (Dadeville) Larry Simmons (Thompson)

1983	North 7	Rosters	Raymond Weaver (Collinsville)	Ed Bruce (Gardendale) Alan Brooks (Lincoln) Mark Dearon (Hamilton) Lee Holloday (Appalachian)
	South 34		Larry Simmons (Thompson)	Bill Bacon (Enterprise) Harold Clark (Vigor) Nolan Atkins (Sweet Water) Jimmy Foshee (Stanhope Elmore)

1984	North	Rosters	Tom Calvin (Austin)	Bruce Evans (Sylacauga) Don Creasy (Colbert County) Jerry Wright (Brookwood) Buster Gross (Emma Sansom)
	South		Larry Henderson (Murphy)	Wayne Trawick (Central Phenix City) Charles Lee (Jeff Davis) Robert Higgenbotham (Shades Valley) Wayne Woodham (Greenville)

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.