Marion "Abbie" Abercrombie

W. Marion Abercrombie was the all-time great Albertville High School football player. He was selected in the late 1950s as the only unanimous choice to the All-Time Great Aggie football team.

Marion “Junior” Abercrombie was a 5-foot, 10-inch, 195-pound runner. His ankles were in such bad shape, he had a year of inactivity as a junior. During the 1948 season, his ankles were taped so tightly he couldn’t cut sharply or fake. Abercrombie has been quoted as saying, “I had to try and run over anybody who got between me and the goal.” The captain of the All-Time Aggie Football Team was a fullback with speed and power, rushing for a school record of 1,008 yards. He was also recognized as never being tackled for a loss of yardage during his senior season.

The University of Alabama won the recruiting war, but “Abbie” was unable to pursue college due to family financial problems. His father was deceased, leaving his younger sister and mother’s only income as janitor of the First Baptist Church. While in school, “Abbie” was employed part-time at Whitten Auto Parts.

Abercrombie became an ultra-successful businessman and community leader. The 1996 Boaz Citizen of the Year is also a member of the Marshall-DeKalb Electric Board, Industrial Board of Boaz, Chairman of the Board of the First Bank of Boaz and a past long-time member of the Marshall County Hospital Board. He is an elder at Crestview Church of Christ. “Junior” Abercrombie has owned Abbie Auto Parts for 40 years.

Never as a senior did the youth wearing No. 55 lose one – not one – yard.