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1974 Birmingham Post Herald 3A All-State Team
The following players were selected for the 1974 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 Post Herald * First Team Offense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Buddy Holt
Demopolis
QB
Sr.
6-3
190
Randy Sittason
Guntersville
RB
Sr.
6-2
215
Sam Fife
Cherokee County
RB
Jr.
5-11
177
Wayne McCoy
Pell City
RB
Jr.
5-11
185
Harris Rabren
Andalusia
E
Sr.
6-3
225
Joey Dobbs
Shades Valley
E
Sr.
6-0
180
John Williams
Jacksonville
IL
Jr.
6-0
265
Greely Kyle
Buckhorn
IL
Sr.
6-1
235
Ray Dyer
Hanceville
LB
Sr.
6-0
210
Birmingham Post Herald * First Team Defense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Kelsey Finch
Sheffield
LB
Sr.
6-2
200
Billy Knapp
Saks
LB
Sr.
5-10
195
Birmingham Post Herald * Coach of the Year
Coach
Team
Glen Latham
Escambia County
Birmingham Post Herald * Second Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Phillip Callahan
Hanceville
QB
Sr.
6-0
175
Lou Ikner
Escambia County
RB
Sr.
5-11
178
Vernon Warren
Fairfield
RB
Sr.
6-0
200
Jimmy Creel
Mortimer Jordan
RB
Sr.
5-11
180
Calvin Parker
Munford
E
Sr.
6-1
185
Manuel Wallace
Sparkman
E
Sr.
6-3
225
Bobby Glass
McAdory
LB
Sr.
6-1
240
Erving Mastin
Hazel Green
IL
Sr.
6-3
225
Jimmy Sissa
John Carroll
IL
Sr.
5-11
200
Dale Stripling
Hewitt-Trussville
LB
Jr.
5-11
180
Billy Gothard
Shades Valley
LB
Sr.
6-0
180
Birmingham Post Herald * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Eddie Wells
Saks
B
Mark Jordan
Gardendale
B
Mike Beshears
Tarrant
B
R.E. Vann
New Hope
B
Wardell Wright
Fayette County
B
David Gossett
West Point
B
Greg Pickett
Leeds
B
Hal Riddle
Hewitt-Trussville
B
Lennis Lightfoot
Courtland
B
Jeff Brown
Gardendale
E
David Parker
Pickens County
E
Elmo Alexander
Central Florence
E
Charles Kirkland
Walter Wellborn
E
Mike Watts
Hamilton
E
Thomas Newsome
Colbert County
E
David Albright
Haleyville
E
Cecil Hill
Sheffield
IL
Kenny Marshall
Wetumpka
E
Sr.
6-3
175
John Bartlett
Monroe County
E
John Gargis
Colbert County
LB
John Marshall
Athens
IL
Jerry Hasty
Guntersville
LB
Jack Roberts
Southside Gadsden
LB
Charles Hubert
Hazel Green
LB
Barry Smith
Saks
IL
David Brand
Fayette County
IL
Dennis Wadell
Southside Gadsden
IL
Steve Billy
T.R. Miller
IL
Ray Grimes
Deshler
LB
Mike McManus
Smiths Station
LB
Mike Sears
Fairview
LB
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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
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.