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ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME 1993 |
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Carvel Rowell played both football and baseball for West Alabama from 1962-66. Rowell ranked third in the nation for football in total offense in 1966 and led the Tigers in hitting four years. Rowell was All-Conference in both sports and led the Tigers to three straight conference crowns in baseball. He signed a free-agent contract with the Houston Oilers in 1966. He later coached nine years at the high school level, winning a State Championship in football at Excel High School in 1969 and a State Championship in baseball at Thomasville High in 1972.
Tony Holmes, a native of Lowndesboro, Ala., played football at UWA in 1971 and from 1973-75 at offensive guard. Holmes was a member of the 1971 NAIA National Championship team and the 1975 team that finished third in the nation. He was named All-GSC in 1973 and 1975 and was a member of UWA’s Team of the Decade for the 1970’s. He was an Honorable-Mention All-American in 1975, and was the recipient of the “Phil Puccio” Award, which goes to the football player that demonstrates the most leadership and dedication each season. Holmes spent one year as a coach at Shades Valley High School in Birmingham, Ala. |
