Smith Cotton High School - Archives Yearbook (Sedalia, MO)

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BILI. MCDOWELL . Iunior . 6 ft. . . . 185 lbs .... played both guard and tackle this year . . . good blocker and good defensive ball player . . . made second varsity letter . . . should be one of mainstays in the line next year . . . made honorable mention on the conference team. ROGER GATES . lunior . 6 ft. 1 in .... 165 lbs .... clown cf the team . . . made first letter and started at end . . . good pair of hands . . . should do well next year. ootball ' Q l 9 . :ff , PERRY FAIRFAX . Iunior . 6 ft. . . . 150 lbs .... was known as laughing boy by teammates . . . started at guard . . . good blocker . . . very fast . . , should hold down guard next year . . . good sportsmanship. ettermen M91 ., Q ..., . ' - r K ' , - nf BILL POYNTER . Sophomore . 6 ft. 1 in .... 200 lbs .... held down left tackle spot on defense for Tigers . . . shows great pro- mise for the future . . . earned his first varsity letter this season . , . made honorable mention on the all-conference team. 1 avi- 9 Q Id. Q 1 ,MM-f-pn,-:A 5 s BOBBY GARRISON . Sophomore ,.5ft.10in .... 153lbs.... played linebacker on defense . . . quarterback on offense . . . good passer and faker . . . filled in for the injured Bryan and did a good job . . . good man to have next year. GUY SMITH . Sophomore . 5 ft. 7 in .... 140 lbs .... made first varsity letter this year . . . gained valuable experience at linebacker and center this year . . . should be asset to Tigers in years to come. Q . :I cl-V 1. BILL NOLAND . Sophomore . 5 ft. 11 in .... 175 lbs .... held down middle guard position on defense . . . hard to move . . , earned valuable experience for the future . . . has two more years of varsity competition. I 4

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A -.Q ' suv- L' A y L, F I :Qi-ll Q QQ of i. ,, X ,,1, t 4. , V.-A. as a.ai.'l-.au ' ' 5 xiripi es IIM GOODRICH . Senior . 5 ft. ll in .... 174 lbs .... starting fullback for Smith-Cotton delega- tion . . . leading ground-gainer for Tigers with 5.7 yards a carry . . . lettered Sophomore and Iunior year . . . played rough defensive game . . . landed a backfield berth on the conference second team. QQ 1 Q if 5 I 1' E, - ' H .ff 1 ' -, 1 ,, 9' id ' 5 O -- J -1 ' -- ,.'.- 'sw 'Nf .Lam' L DICK SKLAH . Iunior . 5 ft. ll in .,.. 158 lbs ,... was of- fensive center and defensive linebacker for Tigers . . . dis- located shoulder caused him trou- ble this year . . . good competitor . , . made second letter . . . should be asset to the team next year. LARRY SHEPHERD . Senior . 6 ft. 1 in .... 165 lbs .... was regular left end for Tigers this season . . . played first year of varsity ball this year . . . desire and determination made up for his inexperience . . . was award- ed an end position on the con- ference first team . . , received honorable mention on the district squad. .m, , VERNON MEANS . Senior . 5 ft. 7 in .... 127 lbs .... played linebacker and center for Tigers . . . good competitor . . . despite small size never let up against bigger opponents . . . made se- cond letter this year. Football Lettermen cub.. -wil MARSHALL BRYAN . lunior . 5 ft. 8 in .... 148 lbs .... regular left halfback for the Tigers . . . good pass receiver and ball car- rier . . . averaged 4.1 yards a carry . . . broken hand in Ray- town game made him finish his season early . . . should spark the Tiger backfield next year. an '2- 3' in .1 ,K 4 ' - A-Tfi.1-,715 , ,. ,,,w, , , . L . :Lf if r 1 , ev 'L -vu o atb- .-2. 3 . Al-. .Cir robs.: CHARLES ARNEST . Senior . 5 ft. 9 in. , . . 138 lbs ..,. played outside linebacker on defense . . . opponents found it hard to go around him . . . a good blocker from his end position on offense . . . good steady ball player . . . received honorable mention on conference team . . . earned se- cond varsity letter this year. lima-ii IAMES MURRAY . Senior . 5 ft. 9 in .... 146 lbs .... was start- ing quarterback . . . lettered lunior year at fullback . . . did terrific job despite lack of ex- perience . . . passing pulled the Smith-Cotton ll out of a hole more than once. 1 TOM BOHHM . Senior . 5 ft. 9 in .... 160 lbs .... played right guard on offense . . . good com- petitive spirit . . . turned in many creditable performances for Ti- gers . . . made first varsity letter this year . . . received honorable mention on conference team. 25 J -O

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