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1956 Pickens County Tornados
1956 Pickens County Tornados
Record: 9-0-1
Head Coach: J.T. Elmore
The 1956 Pickens County Tornados were chosen Class A State Champions by the Birmingham Post Herald
1956 Season
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
W/L/T
28
Gordo
0
W
38
Aliceville
13
W
26
Kennedy
7
W
47
Palmetto
0
W
51
Sumter County
7
W
38
Carrollton
0
W
25
Millport
6
W
44
Lamar County
13
W
40
Gordo
14
W
14
Holt
14
T
351
9-0-1
74
1956 Pickens County All-State Players
Doug Elmore
G
A
1
Birmingham Post Herald
Doug Elmore
B
A
1
Birmingham Post Herald
Ed Heritage
E
A
3
Birmingham Post Herald
Lyles
E
A
HM
Birmingham Post Herald
Doug Elmore
HB
A
HM
Birmingham Post Herald
1956 Pickens County All-Star Players
Back of Year
Doug Elmore
FB
A
Birmingham Post Herald
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.