Excel High School is a public high school in

Excel, Alabama Excel is a town in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 557. The current mayor is Jenny Countryman. Excel is the birthplace of former University of Alabama and Dallas Cowboys linebacker Lee Roy Jordan. Ex ...

. Panthers are the school mascot and black and gold the school colors. It has about 310 students. The school is located in a rural area and the largest ever graduating class was 79 students. In 1999 it was made a targeted assistance school and provided additional funding resources for additional instructional staff. In 2020 the student body was about 70 percent white and a quarter African American.

History

J. J. Benford was the principal in 1924.

Alumni

Lee Roy Jordan who played football at the University of Alabama as part of

Bear Bryant Paul William "Bear" Bryant (September 11, 1913 – January 26, 1983) was an American college football player and coach. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, and best known as the head coach of ...

's second recruiting class and in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys and coach Tom Landry is an alum. He was inducted into the

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after his NFL career wrapped up in 1976. W. C. Majors was his coach at Excel.

References

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