A pair of former Memphis area high school head coaches will lead the teams in the 14th annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star Football Game presented by Conway Services/ARS and the Governor’s Highway Safety Office. Tom Nix, former head coach at Christian Brothers High School, will coach the Blue Team. Former South Side High School head coach Glenn Rogers, Sr. will coach the Red Team. The All-Star Game will feature the top players from Shelby County Schools and private schools in the Memphis area.
The game will be played Saturday, December 12 at Memphis University School. Kickoff is at 2:30 pm. Tickets cost $10, for kids 6 and under the cost is $5. The All-Star Game will be broadcast on radio by 87.7 FM.
“The All-Star Game is now well established as one of the marquee events on the local high school scene,” said AutoZone Liberty Bowl executive director Steve Ehrhart. “With two legendary coaches from Memphis leading the teams, we will continue the tradition of excellence the All-Star Game has created over the past thirteen years.”
Tom Nix was a head coach in Memphis for 32 years, 3 seasons at Whitehaven High School (1953-55) and 29 years at CBHS (1956-1984). Nix won three Shelby County Championships (1953, 54, 56); six City of Memphis Championships (1957, 58, 63, 64, 65, 69); one City of Memphis Co-Championship (1966); four (MIAA Championships (1967, 68, 69, 70) and one TSSAA State Championship in 1977. In all, Nix had a career record of 239-79-7.
“The AutoZone Liberty Bowl All-Star Game gives Memphis a chance to showcase the abundance of talent in the Memphis area,” said Nix. “It gives many seniors one last opportunity to go out as a winner intheir final high school game if they didn’t win the state championship. It’s a great way to kick-off the activities for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.”
Glenn Rogers, Sr. was a trailblazer his entire career as a player and coach. He was the first black football player at Humes High School and the first black football player at the University of Memphis.
Rogers served as head football coach at South Side for thirteen seasons (1976-88) developing such stars as his son Glenn Rogers, Jr. and Jerry Knowlton (University of Memphis), Carlton Peoples and Mark Studaway (University of Tennessee) and Frank Porter (Ole Miss). Rogers was named to the Vanguard Coaches Hall of Fame and in 2000 he received the Billy J. Murphy Award from the University of Memphis M Club.
“The AutoZone Liberty Bowl All-Star Game gives the fans an opportunity to see local talent that, in many cases, they have only heard or read about,” said Rogers. “Because of the exposure the game has created over the past years, there has been an increase in appreciation for the overall talent that Memphis and Shelby Countyhave at all levels.”
The All-Star teams will be chosen by a selection committee comprised of area head coaches and other football analysts.
Each player must have the recommendation of his coach and will be selected on the basis of his character, on-field achievement and classroom performance.
Red Team Assistant Coaches:
Glenn Rogers, Jr– MUS
Will Hudgens– Houston
Rahnmann Slocum– Southwind
Joe Rocconi– White Station
Greg Wallace– Northpoint Christian
Rodney Saulsberry – Whitehaven
Blue Team Assistant Coaches:
David Carter– St. George’s
Carl Coleman– Manassas
Anthony Jones– Cordova
Thomas McDaniel– CBHS
Carson Hunter– Rossville Christian
Teli White– Trezevant
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