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Alabama High School Football All State Team
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1959 Birmingham News 3A All-State Team
The following players were selected for the 1959 3A All-State football
team. First team players
are listed by position, name, school, height, weight and class.
Honorable mention selections are listed by name, school and class.
Birmingham News * First Team Offense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Jimmy Dill
Murphy
E
Sr.
180
Shannon Egge
Shades Valley
E
Sr.
180
Jerry Tucker
Gadsden
T
Sr.
215
Bobby Rogers
Gadsden
T
Sr.
220
Sonny Boggs
Woodlawn
G
Sr.
175
Kenneth Mitchell
Coffee
G
Sr.
200
Jim Blair
Coffee
C
Sr.
205
Jerry Beard
Tuscaloosa
B
Sr.
170
Ben Wood
Lee Montgomery
B
Sr.
180
Mickey Andrews
Carroll
B
Sr.
175
Stanton Lindsay
Ramsay
B
Sr.
160
Birmingham News * Second Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Reece Carr
Lee Montgomery
E
Sr.
190
Kenny McCain
Ramsay
E
Sr.
180
Ralph Boyer
Woodlawn
T
Sr.
215
Jerry Hollifield
Fairfield
T
Sr.
251
Glenn Stowe
Central Phenix City
G
Sr.
205
Charley Savage
Sidney Lanier
G
Sr.
180
Mike Godsey
Anniston
C
Sr.
175
Ray Mendheim
Dothan
B
Sr.
190
Jimmy Sidle
Banks
B
Jr.
175
Joe Marler
Etowah
B
Sr.
170
Hudson Harris
Tarrant
B
Sr.
170
Birmingham News * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Jeff Townsend
Tuscaloosa
E
Jr.
205
Bill Crane
Murphy
E
Charles Young
Coffee
B
Jr.
160
Clark Boler
Tuscaloosa County
T
Sr.
190
Richard Crum
Ramsay
T
Sr.
205
Archie Booth
Athens
T
Tommy Emmons
Sheffield
G
Sr.
190
Mike Hooper
Huntsville
G
Sr.
195
Dickie Smith
Hewitt-Trussville
G
Bill Alexander
Fairfield
B
Sandy Smith
Central Phenix City
C
Zack Roberson
Emma Sansom
C
Billy Knowles
Carroll
B
Sr.
165
Ed Donahoe
Ramsay
B
Jimmy Reese
Central Phenix City
B
Gilmore Brannon
Albertville
B
Sr.
Rodney Bell
Lee Montgomery
B
Sr.
170
Ronnie Mason
Hueytown
B
Reggie Allen
Jones Valley
B
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BAH - Birmingham Age-Herald
BNAH - Birmingham News Age-Herald
MAJ - Montgomery Advertiser-Journal
BN - Birmingham News
BPH - Birmingham Post-Herald
MA - Montgomery Advertiser
ASWA - Alabama Sports Writers Association
ACSA - Alabama Christian School Association
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.