Tuscumbia information

Tuscumbia is a city in and the county seat of Colbert County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census, the population was 7,856 and is included in The Shoals MSA. Tuscumbia is the hometown of Helen Keller and the location of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. Tuscumbia is also home to Deshler High School, whose football team currently holds the record for all-time winning percentage in the region. Deshler has won 3 4A state championships. Their first State Championship victory was in 1990 in an amazing game against T.R. Miller which was played at Deshler's home stadium. The team was down 21 to 13 with 30 seconds left in the game but managed to win the game 28 to 27 in overtime. Their other two state championship victories came in 1998 and 1999. The team went to 3 consecutive 4A state championships from 2002 to 2005 but lost all 3 of the games. The team had a bit of a down season in 2006, winning only 6 games and being eliminated in the first round of the Playoffs. Currently, the team is marching towards another State Championship appearance. On November 30th, 2007 the Tigers defeated the Brooks Lions to earn the right to play in the 2007 State Championship at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. (...) more....

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