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1961 Ensley Yellow Jackets
1961 Ensley Yellow Jackets
Record: 9-1-0
Head Coach: Herbert Hanes
The 1961 Ensley Yellow Jackets were chosen Class A State Champions by the Birmingham Post Herald
The 1961 Ensley Yellow Jackets went undefeated, defeated Woodlawn twice and won the annual Dental Clinic game to claim a state championship.
Co-Captain Jim Ingle was voted Most Valuable Lineman, to the All-City and All-State teams and was chosen All-American by Scholastic Magazine. Larry Sinquefield was the other co-captain, was voted Most Valuable Back, to the All-State and All-City teams.
Also voted to the All-City team were Chester Parker, Tommy Wilson, Richard Gilmer, Ken Scarborough and Bill Braswell.