Horace Mann High School - Bearcat Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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OUR SENIOR FOOTBALL TEAM The departing seniors have lost to only one Arkansas opponent and helped the Bearcats to an undefeated season in 1961 and a Big 9,' championship in 1962. Leaving a great record for their three years of football at Mann High School. The Horace Mann uBearcats closed the season with a 10-3 record and a 9-0 conference record which brought the Big Nine Championship of 1962. Coach Fred D. Swinton, Coach A. C. Crater, and Coach O. B. Elders, have led the Bearcats to one undefeated season, two Big Nine Championships and one Co-champion in the seven year history of Horace Mann. During the season of 1962 the Bearcats made 45 touchdowns, gained 3,460 yards, attempted 107 passes and completed 58 passes and kicked 35 extra points. The Bearcats had the following schedule August 31 Mann 0 Sept. 8 39 Sept. 14. Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 6 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 27 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 22 Nov. 24 Page 122 for 1962: Carroll, Monroe, La. Jones, N. L. R. Douglas, Okla. City Lincoln, Camden Washington, El Dorado Pemberton, Texas Merrill, Pine Bluff Washington, Texarkana Langston, Hot Springs Yerger. Hope Southeast, Pine Bluff Jones, N. L. B. Washin,gton, Memphis, Tenn. 24 13 20 7 6 15 0 12 7 0 7 18 18

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ai PHYSICAL 'E I EDUCATION -PERIOD I Front Center-L to R-Ben Jordan, John Warnble. On parallel bar-Stanley Moore, Franciso Williams,. Front Row -L to R-Eddie Aycox, Warren Blakley, James Joshua, Michael Bailey, George McDuffie, Eugene Jones, Cleveland York, Billie Joe Harris. Back Row-Elbert Rice, Lindsey Cowan, Ronald Carpenter, Robert Watkins, Venus William- son, Leonard Tippen, Frederick Davis, Curtis Thompson Odell Hudson, Robert Simmons, Charles Bussey ion backl, William Cummins, Ruben Hawkins, Otis Strickland, James Rideout, John Bryant, Jimmy Horn. Middle Center- L to R-Roddy Collins, Fred Swinton, Instructoii SENIOR TRACK TEAM Front Row-L to R-Gerald Russell lSprinterJ, Louis Smith CHurdleJ, Ersell Beard fSprinterJ. Back Row L to R-Leon Johnson CHurdleJ, Marco Mumprey fllistancel.

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The Defensive Unit known as THE STO-P TEAMH was successful in holding our opponents to 146 and scored 72 points. Defensive play is fifty percent football. SENIOR FOOTBALL TEAM-L. to R., Marco Mumphrey, End 1541, James Rouse, End 1531: James Davis, Guard 1761, James Wade, Center 1801, Jerry Trotter, Guard 1721, Clifford Wilkins, Defensive nose man 1731, T. C. Hunter, Defensive Guard, 1771, T. Melhorne, Guard 1751 , Joe Craig, Student Manager, William, Backer 1501 , David Roper, Fullback 14-41, Leon Johnson, Halfback 1201, Herbert Smith, Halfback 1211, Ersell Beard, Right Safety, 1221, Harold Baldwin, Left Safety, 1111: Birdo Charles, Tackle 1601, Not shown, Gerald Russell 1311 Back. Page 123