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Bessemer Football Team History
Bessemer Purple Tigers
Bessemer City High School
1961 Season Highlights Euil Snitz Snider enters his 24th season as Head Coach at Bessemer. The Purple Tigers move from Class and into Region 0.
1961 Season
Date Opponent Score Thu., Sep. 7 @
Murphy
7
7
T
Fri., Sep. 15 OPEN Fri., Sep. 22 vs.
Tuscaloosa
0
27
L
Fri., Sep. 29 vs.
Ensley
6
0
W
Fri., Oct. 13 vs.
Woodlawn
13
13
T
Fri., Oct. 20 vs.
Banks
13
13
T
Fri., Oct. 27 vs.
Phillips Birmingham
34
0
W
Fri., Nov. 3 vs.
West End
21
0
W
Fri., Nov. 10 vs.
Anniston
0
6
L
Fri., Nov. 17 vs.
Ramsay
7
23
L
1961 Season Totals Record 3-3
-3
Points Scored 101 Scoring Average 11.2 Points Allowed 89 Defense Average 9.9 Opponents Record 37-41
-8
Home Record 3-3
-2
Away Record 0-0
-1
1961 Class 4A Rankings
Date Week Rank Record Votes Source
Bessemer was not ranked.
1961 Player Awards
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Award Team Source
Phil Dabbs
C
Sr. 6-0 215
All-Star Game
1961 All State Players
Player Position Class Ht. Wt. Team Source
Louie Borghese B
HM
BPH
Phil Dabbs C
Sr. HM
BPH
Phil Dabbs G
Sr. HM
BN
Tom Bain G
Sr. 185
2nd
BN
Tom Bain G
Sr. 190
1st
BPH
Tom Bain G
Sr. 190
1st
ASWA
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