Hunter Tops AP All-State Team in AAAA Selections
Vigor quarterback Scott Hunter led the Class AAAA AP All-State high school football team with votes on nearly every ballot. The selections feature standout players from Dothan, Huntsville, Anniston, Parrish, Gadsden, Florence, Banks, and other Alabama programs, highlighting top backs, linemen, and defensive stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Scott Hunter
Associated Press
Hunter
Tommy Wade
Dothan
John Pullen
Huntsville
Mike Tolleson
Anniston
Wayne Vardeman
Parrish
Selma
Banks
Allan Giradeau
Charles Dansky
Mike Kolen
Berry
Jefferson County
Wade
Pullen
Bulldogs
Danny Ford
Gadsden
Wayne Vardaman
Gary Bernauer
Coffee
Florence
Danny Speigner
Sidney Lanier
Allan Girardeau
Banks of
Charles Dansby
Vigor
Roger Mathis
Decatur
Charles Pauley
Parish of Selma
Alvin Samples
LSU Extends Mac's Pact for 1971
The LSU board of Supervisors extended head football coach Charles McClendon’s contract to 1971. It adds one year to the current deal with no salary change. McClendon faced criticism but remains in charge as the extension is approved.
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NEW Orleans
Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
Charles McClendon
McClendon
Ole Miss Faces Auburn in Liberty Bowl Bowl Bid
Ole Miss, led by quarterback Jimmy Heidel and playmaker Jody Graves, clashes with Auburn in the Liberty Bowl. Graves starred as he helped Ole Miss secure a bowl berth, part of the Rebels’ 13th postseason appearance, with seven wins in prior bowls. Auburn seeks a sixth postseason game with a 2-3 mark in such showdowns.
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Jimmy Heidel
Jody Graves
Tarrant
Birmingham Whiz
Carroll Walker
Graves
Ole Miss
Tennessee
Rebels
Auburn
Mathis Named Top Red Raider At Decatur Banquet
Roger Mathis was named the best all around football Red Raider at the Decatur High annual banquet. Other trophies went to Richard Jennings defensive lineman Raymond Ward offensive lineman Paul Wager defensive back and Richard Mackiewitz quarterback. Ward and Mathis also star on the Red Raider basketball team. Florence State coach Hal Self praised Decatur High football and cited changes since his playing days under Shorty Ogle.
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Roger Mathis
Decatur High
Mathis
Charles Darnell
Red Raider
Richard Jennings
Raymond Ward
Paul Wager
Richard Mackiewitz
Ward
Wes Thompson
Florence State
Hal Self
Decatur Red Raider
Alabama
Shorty Ogle
Florence
Ogle
Decatur
Raider
City Board of Education
Tigers coach keeps post after Cotton Bowl invite
Earlier this year after a rough three game slide, there was an effort to remove him. McClendon then steered the Tigers to seven wins and three losses and earned an invitation to meet Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on January 1.
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McClendon
Tigers
Arkansas
Dallas
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Tolleson
Vardaman
Ken Blankenship
Larry Wilson
Kolen
Mike Hall
Wilson
Larry Buchanan
Albertville
Jimmy Newell
Murphy
Bob White
Russ Lewis
Mickey Redd
Enterprise
Larry Helm
Woodlawn
Curtis Hillman
Ronnie Causey
Tuscaloosa
Glenn Walker
Harry Wayne Parrish
Tom Park
Jimmy Usry
Emma Sansom
John Strickland
Butch Welch
Ron Brewer
Bobby Murphy
Jerry Wright
Tuscaloosa County
Steve Duncan
Oxford
Russell Taliaferro
Etowah County
Greg Jennings
Tommy Yearout
Ramsay
Tony Zinn
Larry Young
Joe King
Talladega
Tommy Shell
LSU
Mac
Ann
Pont Uv
Tom C.ea
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Westgate Shopping Center
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