Oberlin High School - O High Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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DAVID COX, .IOHN VANDER PYL. and CHARLES BUTTS FOOTB LL- The football season of 1956 was a memorable one for the Oberlin Indians, as, with Rocky River and North Olmsted, they emerged co-champions of the Southwest Conference. With a record of 7 wins and 1 loss, Oberlin racked up 143 points against their opponents, 76. Backs Jack Coniam and Allen Chaney, and linemen Bob Berg and Ned Gott were placed on the all-league teams. After easy victories over Amherst, Medina, and Westlake, sparked by a strong running and passing attack, the Indians were faced with their first big test at Rocky River, where much pre-game publicity had favored the Pirates to win. However, with Oberlin coming from behind, one of the most exciting games of the season ended in an Indian victory, 13-7. Then came another thrilling victory against Fairview, a game which saw the Indians save the game by recovering a fumble on their own 4--yard line with less than a minute to go in the last quarter. After a disappointing defeat at North Olmsted, Oberlin bounced back with an easy victory over Olmsted Falls. The last game of the season was at Bay Village. Trailing by a touchdown going into the last quarter, the Indians tied it up with a long touchdown pass from Jack Coniam to Ron Crisp, and Oberlin scored the winning points a few minutes later. It was a fitting climax to the football careers of seniors ,lack Coniam, Allen Chaney, Bob Berg, Ned Gott, and Cliff Atkinson, and the end of a thrilling season. Managers MR. RUSSELL LYNCH MR. CHARLES BEDELL Assistant Coaches

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J. Stephens, D. Berg. H. Sodney, F. Dickinson. M. Atkins, C, Stung. D. Cox, L. Myers. .l. Vander Pyl. J. Elvin. T. Lrmyi. R. Brown. D. Buck. J. Crcen. R. Singleton, J. Hoffman, C. Podwalny, J. Coniam. SCHOOL PLAY The 1957 School Play Our Town by Thornton Wilder depicts life in an average American small town at the turn of the last century. Produced by Donald Maclennan and Mrs. Hettie Lou Clark and directed by Dale Huffington. Our Town was considered to he the finest production ever put on by Oberlin High School. Fred Dickinson, Marna Atkins, Howard Codney, Dot Berg. Gail Stang, Dave Cox, and John Stephens played the leading roles: freshmen. sophomores. juniors, and seniors alike took part in the performance. Our Town calls for no scenery and few props, but the excellent lighting and staging facilities of Hall Auditorium were used to their best advantage. The performances on March 27 and March 28 were Cail Stang, Helma Freitag Dorothy Berg. an artistic. as well as a dramatic, success. Marna Atkm Howard Codney, David Ignatg Producers Donald Nfaclcnnan and Mrs. Clark. John Vander Pyl Tony Lanyi John Elvin Raymond Brown David Buck l Taffy Koss Ida .lean Robinson Margaret Juvenile

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MR. PETER FANNING Head Coach Back row: Coach Pete Fanning. Coach Russ Lynch, R. Crisp, E. Clark, J. MacLaury, B. Hancock, E. Ellington, R. LeCraft, L. Townsell, P. Stofan, J. Durfee, A. Spiegelberg, N. Gott, S. Kilmer, R. Spiegelberg, .lack Coniam, A. Chaney. Coach Charles Bedell. Middle row: Manager D. Cox, A. Grills. P. Ross, D. Harris, R. Feakins, A. Bruehler, F. Wigginton, J. Harris, B. Bourne, R. Berg, G. Cowling, J. Kilmer, T. Atkinson, D. Chamberlain, Managers C. Butts and J. Vander Pyl. Front row: R. Clayton, D. Cloudt, J. Carpenter, C. Podwalny, J. Stephens, .lay Coniam, D. Johnson, G. Robinson, B. Robinson, l... Smith, C. Randleman, H. Reinhold, A. Comings. 2111.