2002 CONNECTION
Senior tailback
Named as the senior tailback in the preseason feature.
The season-ending account gives Birdwell 1,121 rushing yards, making Greenbrier a two-1,000-yard-back team with Curt Williams.
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2001 · receiver and runner
A touchdown before the 2002 rushing season
The 2001 region capsule lists Birdwell among the players expected to step up.
He caught a five-yard touchdown from Roger Herndon at White House, then returned as the senior tailback on the 2002 playoff-breakthrough team.
