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Alabama Players in the National Football League Draft
| | | |
| 1959 |
| Round | Pick |
Player | Position | Team |
High School |
| 1 |
|
Jackie Burkett | LB | Baltimore Colts | Andalusia |
| 12 |
|
Dick Wood | QB | Baltimore Colts | Lanett |
| 2 |
|
Jerry Wilson | DE | Chicago Cardinals | Phillips Birmingham |
| 7 |
|
Bobby Jackson | DB | Green Bay Packers | Murphy |
| | | |
| 1958 |
| Round | Pick |
Player | Position | Team |
High School |
| 1 |
|
Jim Phillips | OE | Los Angeles Rams | Benjamin Russell |
| 5 |
|
Billy Atkins | DB | San Francisco 49ers | Millport |
| | | |
| 1957 |
| Round | Pick |
Player | Position | Team |
High School |
| 11 |
|
Andy Nelson | S | Baltimore Colts | Athens |
| | | |
| 1956 |
| Round | Pick |
Player | Position | Team |
High School |
| 1 |
|
Joe Childress | HB | Chicago Cardinals | Robertsdale |
| 17 |
|
Bart Starr | QB | Green Bay Packers | Sidney Lanier |
| 2 |
|
M.L. Brackett | DE | Chicago Bears | Etowah |
| 5 |
|
Bobby Freeman | DB | Los Angeles Rams | Decatur |
| | | |
| 1955 |
| Round | Pick |
Player | Position | Team |
High School |
| 1 |
|
Dave Middleton | OE | Detroit Lions | Ensley |
| 15 |
|
George Atkins | OG | Detroit Lions | Shades Valley |
| 6 |
|
Bobby Luna | DB | San Francisco 49ers | Huntsville |
| 7 |
|
Robert Clemens | FB | Green Bay Packers | Scottsboro |
| | | |
| 1954 |
| Round | Pick |
Player | Position | Team |
High School |
| 15 |
|
Harlon Hill | DHB/OE | Chicago Bears | Lauderdale County |
| | | |
| 1952 |
| Round | Pick |
Player | Position | Team |
High School |
| 11 |
|
Jack Spinks | FB/G | Pittsburgh Steelers | Stevenson |
| 8 |
|
Billy Shipp | OT | New York Giants | Murphy |
| | | |
| 1951 |
| Round | Pick |
Player | Position | Team |
High School |
| 1 |
|
Clarence Avinger | FB | Pittsburgh Steelers | Sidney Lanier |
| 2 |
|
Ed Salem | QB | Washington Redskins | Ramsay |
| 25 |
|
Tom Calvin | HB | Pittsburgh Steelers | Athens |
| 6 |
|
Herb Hannah | OT | New York Giants | West Limestone |
| | | |
| 1950 |
| Round | Pick |
Player | Position | Team |
High School |
| 1 |
|
Travis Tidwell | QB | New York Giants | Woodlawn |
|
|
| Players must have played high school
football within the state to qualify. |
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Since 1966 the Colbert County Indians have made the state playoffs a record 37 times.
