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Alabama High School Football All State Team
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1978 Birmingham Post Herald 2A All-State Team
The following players were selected for the 1978 2A All-State football
team. First team players
are listed by position, name, school, height, weight and class.
Honorable mention selections are listed by name, school and class.
Birmingham Post Herald * First Team Offense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Merv Romine
Phil Campbell
QB
Sr.
6-0
182
Rocky ODell
Hazlewood
QB
Sr.
5-10
150
Greg Thomas
West Morgan
HB
Sr.
6-2
185
Gary Brown
Hazlewood
FB
Dexter Rutherford
Hatton
T
Sr.
6-5
230
Mike Gilley
Phil Campbell
E
6-3
195
Nathaniel Ledbetter
Plainview
LB-G
5-11
190
Steve Lambert
Oneonta
T
Sr.
6-2
235
Bobby Penchion
Hazlewood
G
Jr.
Lynnwood Fuqua
Hazlewood
T
Sr.
5-10
175
Tommy Ledbetter
Beauregard
TE-LB
Birmingham Post Herald * First Team Defense
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Birmingham Post Herald * Coach of the Year
Coach
Team
Jackie Ferguson
Hazlewood
Birmingham Post Herald * Honorable Mention Team
Player
Team
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Alvin Freeman
Elmore County
B
Sr.
Willie Gardner
Pickens County
B
Scotty Hyche
Cordova
B
Jay Johnson
Brooks
B
Jr.
6-0
180
Joe Lee Lewis
Handley
B
Scott McFall
Plainview
B
Sr.
5-9
160
Randy McKinney
Oneonta
B
Donnell Miller
Choctaw County
B
Gerald Turner
Good Hope
B
Clay Williams
Hazlewood
B
Ronald Boston
Hazlewood
L
Tim Box
Addison
L
Darrell Eller
Elmore County
L
James Garner
Hazlewood
L
Fred Hill
Lincoln
L
Hubert Hurst
Thomasville
L
Sr.
6-4
265
Tim Neighbors
Good Hope
L
Sr.
5-10
230
Oscar Stanfield
Parrish
L
Fritz Vaughn
Colbert Heights
L
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BAH - Birmingham Age-Herald
BNAH - Birmingham News Age-Herald
MAJ - Montgomery Advertiser-Journal
BN - Birmingham News
BPH - Birmingham Post-Herald
MA - Montgomery Advertiser
ASWA - Alabama Sports Writers Association
ACSA - Alabama Christian School Association
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