'D' 1 Q COMPRISING THE l905 foofball feam wilh ifs odd assorlmenl of Ray Sheehan, Augusl Bringleson, Hugh McQuiggan, Roberl Hopltins, uniforms and equipmenl were-FRONT ROW: William Weigand, Mas- col' Phillips, Arno Daum. SECOND ROW: Manager E. V. H. Brown, Coach Jim Hayes. THIRD ROW: Roberl Sfevenson, Tom Sheehan, Reid Edwards, George Donahue, Orfhal Slark, H. Carroll Day. Football, Basketball Highlights in lfootball originatetl in .Xlbert I.ea sonielitne belore the turn ol' the century. 'lhroughout the years the teanis have won more than hall' ol' their games. ln the earlier years, lootball was not playetl eyery year because not enough interest coulcl be arousecl. lfootball was playetl eyery year starting in lSll7. In lfllf. the Bengals playetl Owatonna lor the state chatnpionship only to lose. lwo untleleatetl seasons were recorcletl in N27 ancl WEN. lhe Big liight chant- pionship louncl its way into .Xlbert l.ea in IEIIS2 antl lllfil. Between l!l2li ancl lllflti. the ligers won more than three- Iourths ol all their ganres. ln that era, it was lelt that it was better to lose to a goocl teznn than to wallop a poor teanl. More experience is gainetl lrotn playing a goocl teanl was the athletes' philosophy. Nlany tough ,junior college teains were playecl. COMPLETING THE l932 season with an 8-O record, lhe Bengals snatched lhe Big Eighl foolball crown. FRONT ROW: M. E. Wam- bach lcoachl, Ward Noland, Kenny Bowman, Rex Bowman, Perry Kidder, Bob Moore lcaplainl, Abe Greenberg, Fred Woolverfon, Virgil William, Larry Slolls. SECOND ROW: Marvin Armstrong lmanagerl, Fremonl' Henly, Frank Sorenson, Carl Smifh, Claylon Ros- .Xlbert I,ea's lootball coaches with the most enviable recorcls are llyron H. XX'ilburn and M. E. hvklllllliidl. Wilburn, who coachetl our griclsters during the micl- twenties, won 2l gatnes, lost 7 and tied li. Our only untleleatetl teanis were pilotecl by him. M. li. lvillllllilfll coachetl here lor lll years starting in lllfill. Between lllfillelllfii, thc Bengals neyer linishetl lower than thirtl in the Big Eight. ln l932 ancl lllflrl. hlvillllllilfll had championship teanis. ,Xccorcling to lX'ain- lrach, now a social studies instructor in Albert Lea, the right boys just all canie along at the same time. liquipnient ol the early clays ol' lootball was usually an assortment ol' various kinds ancl colors ol' jerseys antl pants. ln llllli, two ol' the players hacl factory-niacle unilornis antl were calletl prolessionals. coe, Harold Tideman, Chuclt Myre, Earl Parlter, Bob Van Noclter, Milte Gilpin, Fred Bauers. THIRD ROW: Don Boslrom lassislanl coachl, Ed Woolverlon, Russell Nelson, Harold Sladheim, Gordon Jensen, Max Noland, Herm Myre, Willard Sorenson, Glenn Anderson, Bob Carlson, M. A. Thompson lalhlelic direcforl.
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