Greenville High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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ll I Qt? Fl GIS A U UUE 161 ' 5 1.1 li W ur ll vu F U I L 4 . s 1 d A ,A fi -fffittfffvgtf if an 2:f+'.,'f., Q' it n X. 1 113' . .. ,Hg HAROIJD Buck Mn.Li-:R 'rAeKm:, GUARD, CENTER When a football coach has several good men for any position on his team, he considers himself rather lucky. But, when he has one man who can play three posts equally as well, he is certain of getting a few more winks of sleep during the pig- skin season. Such a gridder was Buck Miller, who played with brilliance at tackle, guard, and center last year. Switching from one job to the other whenever Coach Speer gave the call, this hefty, two-fisted youth came through when the going was the toughest. Buck was a vital factor in the Red Raiders' 1938 victory march and will be sorely missed next campaign by Speedy Speer and his football contingent, as well as by his fellow students. lVION'l'ElTl-I MoN'rv ' ' BYERS BACK A halfback who is destined to go places during the coming grid cam- paign is Monteith Byers, brother of the redoubtable Bouncing Bill. Dark and handsome, Monty is a triple-threater, able to toss, boot, and scamper-especially scamper. He is particularly fast and is muscular as well as brainy-a great help to any coaching staff. Not used so very much last season, this versatile star should see a vast amount ot' duty in 1939. His name will be hard to omit from the All-State eleven next fall. r 1 Q S it

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I Q15 ID li ll ll lb ll ll ll I AU F ave nging' T N TI i I J ELBERT UELMORE ' LAVENDER END Elmore', took charge of one of the regular end positions on the Red and White eleven last season. He was the tallest man on the squad and used his height to good advantage, as he re- peatedly caught short passes over the line. His capable defensive play made the enemy think twice before coming his Way with the ball. Lav- ender has another year on the G.H.S. aggregation, but he is in doubt Whether he will be back in school next year. Elbert 's humor and good- natured jesting relieved the tension of many a tight spot that the fighting Raiders found themselves in last fall. JIMMY HFLOP ' RHODES END Flop is in little danger of losing his coveted end post, thanks to his outstanding Work at that position for the past two seasons. One generally thinks of a good fiankman as being one of those tall rangy fellows whom he reads about in the newspapers. But, contrary to popular belief, all good ends aren't built that Way. For instance, Jimmy is about as tall as the average man on the Red Raider squad, yet he can catch passes and perform other end chores without spotting any other endman who may oppose him any advantage. Jimmy blocks, tackles, smears interference, and intercepts opponents' passes as well as snagging those from his own backs with equal skill. He has upset many a team 's composure by block- ing a punt When least expected.

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HAROLD ' ' Hoss ' ' HARRISON END During his first year out, and, in- cidentally, his last, Harold garnered a reserve end position on the Raider outfit in 1938. Although he rarely started a game, he usually saw plenty of action in most of the important tilts. His ability to catch passes and his clean, hard tackling made him a dangerous man. Hess is a quiet sort of a chap with a pleasing per- sonality. He is a senior and will not be back next fall. As a one-year man, young Harrison showed marvel- ous development. JOHNNY HSTOPPERH HOWARD GUARD The heaviest man on this year's squad was Johnny Howard, who capably filled one of the guard posi- tions for Mentor Speedy Speer. This was Johnny is first season as a regular, coming up from the second- string eleven of 1937. Good-natured Stopper, as he was appropriately nicknamed, like so many rotund peo- ple, never seemed to get angry or lose his temper, although on the playing field he settled down in earnest to play real football. Charging like a wild bull, it was no pleasant matter to be bowled over by this short, 200- pounder who could change from a formidable gridster to a smiling Well- liked person in a remarkably short time. He has one more year on the Red and White eleven.