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1949 Decatur Red Raiders
1949 Decatur Red Raiders
Record: 9-0-1
Head Coach: H.L. Shorty Ogle
The 1949 Decatur Red Raiders were chosen State Champions.
1949 Decatur Red Raiders Team Photo
1949 Season
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
W/L/T
7
Anniston
7
T
41
Phillips Birmingham
0
W
39
Athens
13
W
19
Deshler
0
W
33
Sheffield
6
W
34
Cullman
0
W
27
Huntsville
12
W
34
Coffee
6
W
48
Gadsden
12
W
55
Hartselle
14
W
337
9-0-1
70
1949 Decatur All-State Players
Roy Freeman
E
A
1
Wesley Thompson
T
A
1
Bob Freeman
B
A
2
Fred Horn
T
A
2
Roy Freeman
E
A
HM
Wesley Thompson
T
A
HM
Fred Horn
T
A
HM
Bob Freeman
B
A
HM
1949 Decatur All-Star Players
All Southern
Roy Freeman
E
A
Wesley Thompson
T
A
AHSAA-University of Alabama All-Star Game
Wesley Thompson
T
A
Roy Freeman
RE
A
Marvin Taylor
RHB
A
Fred Horn
RT
A
1949 Decatur Roster

NAME
POSITION
Joe Black
Bobby Frahn
Wayne Ridgeway
Jack Scott
Billy Joe Aycock
John Wilks
Marvin Taylor
B.G. Ryan
James Crane
Bob Bell
Joe Teague
Tommie Robbins
Ray Hess
George Clem
Sammy Pruett
Clyde Pace
Candler Crim
Marvin Golden
Bill Woods
Bob Connor
Harold McClemore
Wesley Thompson
37
Fred Horn
40
Roy Freeman
Eddie Harvey
Willard Freeman
Bob Freeman
Lewis Bethany
Lakin Garnett
Charles Horton
Billy Lovin
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.