Front Row: L-R  Danny Burt, Billy Sparks, Dale Croft, Charles Chandler,

Woody Troupe, John Cochran, Don Israel  2nd Row: Anthony Morgan,

Dan Ridgeway, Bo Henderson, Wayne Clayton, Barry Gilbreath, Jimmy Cooper,

Gene Hulgan, Mike Colvin, Jimmy Stone, 3rd Row: Joe Tully, Randall Black,

Thomas Elrod, Dwight Halcomb, Charles Martin, Thomas White, Jimmy Malone,

Ricky Todd, Max Scott  Back Row: Coach Herman Bittenger, Coach Jackie

McDaniel, Warren Holland, Boyce Plunkett, Bobby Johnston, Tommy Hinton,

Richard Cole, Jim Bruce, Charles Shirley and coach Charles "Buddy" Hearn

* If anyone has an 8X10 and can scan one for me, please do so. This

came out of an annual and I would love to get a good scan of an original

picture.

1961

10 wins 	0  losses

Class AA Runner Up (Birmingham News Poll)

Head Coach-Charles "Buddy" Hearn  Coach of the Year

Assistant Coach- Jackie McDaniel

Lineman of the Year- Woody Troupe

All State- John Cochran

Back Of the Year- John Cochran

All South Team- John Cochran

All American- John Cochran

All-County-Richard Cole, Charles Martin, John Cochran

Woody Troupe

2nd Team - Jim Bruce, T. Hinton, Charles Shirley, Charles 

Chandler

Crossville  34

Ider  7

Crossville  12

Geraldine  6

Crossville  33

Collinsville  6

Crossville  39

Plainview  0

Crossville  40

Valley Head  0

Crossville  26

Fyffe  6

Crossville  20

Sylvania  19

Crossville  44

Boaz  0

Crossville 34

Cleburne County  7

                County Championship

Crossville  33

Sylvania  0

Crossville finished the 1961 season with a perfect 10-0 record, it's first undefeated, untied season in school history. Crossville would be ranked in the polls for most of the season. Sidney Lanier would be awarded the championship recognized by the State even though it had a loss to finish 9-1-0. Crossville would enter the Cleburne County game with an 8-0 record and the State's No.1 Ranking in the AA Poll. However, they only led Lineville by .01%.

When the final poll would be released, Lineville would edge out Crossville in a razor thin poll to win the State Championship while leaving Crossville to have to settle for Runner-Up. Crossville not being around a big media hub certainly hurt them with pollsters who didn't play even get to see Crossville play. Coach Hearn would win coach of the year. Crossville would be proud, but disappointed by coming so close and being left out of the championship mix. Crossville would have to wait 25 years for another such chance at the title.

Coach Hearn would later coach Tarrant and Etowah. He won a state championship in 1971 with a 13-0 season.