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1959 Percy Julian Phoenix
1959 Percy Julian Phoenix
Record: 9-1-0
Head Coach: Tom Jones
The 1959 Lee Montgomery Phoenix were chosen Class A State Champions by the Birmingham News
1959 Season
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
W/L/T
41
Greenville
0 W
26
Tallassee
6 W
25
Anniston
0 W
26
Phillips Birmingham
6 W
13
Parrish Selma
7 W
33
Benjamin Russell
0 W
28
Dothan
18 W
14
Ramsay
13 W
20
Woodlawn
6 W
6
Sidney Lanier
14 L
232
9-1-0
70
1959 Lee Montgomery All-State Players
Ben Wood B
A
1
Birmingham News
Reece Carr E
A
2
Birmingham News
Rodney Bell B
A
HM
Birmingham News
Ben Wood B
A
1
Birmingham News
Allen James T
A
2
Birmingham News
Rodney Bell B
A
2
Birmingham News
Reese Carr E
A
1
Birmingham News
Allen James T
A
1
Birmingham News
Ben Wood B
A
1
Birmingham News
Craig Hopson C
A
2
Birmingham News
Rodney Bell B
A
2
Birmingham News
Pilgreen G
A
HM
Birmingham News
Crysel B
A
HM
Birmingham News
1959 Lee Montgomery All-Star Players
All Southern
Ben Wood
B
A
Birmingham News
AHSAA-University of Alabama All-Star Game
Ben Wood
FB
A
Birmingham News
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.