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   The best of the best in Alabama High   
  School Football over the past 100 seasons.






Alabama High School Football Players

 
 Jimmy Sykes
 Awards
 Year   Award   Position   Class  Source 
 1968  All-Star Game B Sr.  
  
   
  Born: 
  High School: Lanett
  Position: Back
  Height/Weight: 5'11" / 185
  Senior Season: 1968
  College: Auburn
 
 

 High School Bio:

            Sykes carried the football nearly 200 times as a senior for almost 1,000 yards. He scored 11 touchdowns as a fullback his senior season. He was voted Most Valuable Player and Best Back twice.




Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first football game played by a high school team in Alabama was in 1892 when Central Birmingham (Phillips) lost to Alabama 56-0 on November 11.