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  School Football over the past 100 seasons.






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 W
 26   Tallassee W
 25   Anniston W
 26   Phillips Birmingham W
 13   Parrish Selma W
 33   Benjamin Russell W
 28   Dothan 18 W
 14   Ramsay 13 W
 20   Woodlawn W
   Sidney Lanier 14 L
  
232 9-1-0 70


1959 Lee Montgomery All-State Players
 Ben WoodB A 1  Birmingham News
 Reece CarrE A 2  Birmingham News
 Rodney BellB A HM  Birmingham News
 Ben WoodB A 1  Birmingham News
 Allen JamesT A 2  Birmingham News
 Rodney BellB A 2  Birmingham News
 Reese CarrE A 1  Birmingham News
 Allen JamesT A 1  Birmingham News
 Ben WoodB A 1  Birmingham News
 Craig HopsonC A 2  Birmingham News
 Rodney BellB A 2  Birmingham News
 PilgreenG A HM  Birmingham News
 CryselB 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.