Nampa High School - Sage Yearbook (Nampa, ID)

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Blu. Snuwom Kiwrum Dum: lluss lion IAIYICKHNHA lIulfhu1'L' llulflmrlr Cen lcr nally removing the jinx of arriving at co-championships for two straight ars, the Nampa Bulldogs emerged from their lf?-1-9 campaigns as undis- ted champs of the Big Six Conference. Although the Bulldogs were tagged as pre-season winners, with Twin lls closely following., the conference crown wasn't just handed to them. It long hours of work under the excellent tutelage of Babe Brown accom- shcd astounding results. Nam ra o rened the conference season a ainst a veteran-loaded team I l nm Twin Falls. Sparked hy .lack Cross. the Bruin team was termed the ly major stumhling block in Nampa's path. On the first play of the second quarter Dale lluss fired a hullet pass to erh Day, right end. for the initial score. lluss converted the extra point. Dick King plunged over for the second score in the third period and to kicked the extra point. Midway in the fourth period Bus Eoff waded through the center and ook off would-he tacklers as he sprinted 58 yards for Nampa's final tally. ng again converted. With only a minute remaining Cross romped 14 yards for Twin's only J, and Merlin lloward kicked the extra point. which posted a final score 21-7. The dedication of the new Bulldog Bowl brought 4,000 fans to view e Nampa-Pocatello hattle. R0lllt'llllll'2iI100 of two previous ties for conference champsiand last ar's disastrous defeat hy the lndians hrought about a 27-0 Nampa lead half-time. A rejuvenated Poky team scored three TD's to the Bulldogs' one in c second half hut they were still not enough to top the 34-20 final score. The cellar-dwelling ldaho Falls Tigers provided only an afternoonis rimmage, heing routed 40-0. Armistice Day hrought the invading Caldwell Cougars to Nampa. A 'gc crowd saw the flanines power to a 26-0 victory. Boise was the site of the annual Turkey-Day hattle and the Bulldogs ere ready to chew a hig hunk out of the Braves' prestige. The graduating niors left a good impression on many a Boise hoy as they romped over em in a 41-13 massacre. This was the second worst defeat Boise has ever ffered at Nampa's hands and it. closed out a perfect season for Bahe 'own's battling boys. 75

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Busnan Hon' Dum Kim: Bon Ronwsu. Rxufn Nuzmn. Fulllmrlr Ounrlr-rblu-lr Cen lrr I I ul f hurl: 4 ? The hot afternoon of August 20 found about 75 potential football players beginning to develop into ldahois top team of 1949 under the coaching of J. A. Babe,' Brown and Dean Lewis. The work often became tedious but it paid off as the Bulldogs rang up nine straight wins over opponents from Idaho, Montana, Nevada., and Oregon. ' The new football stadium, aptly called Bulldog Bowl, must also have provided some inspiration as the Canines knocked over all conference foes to give themselves the only clear- cut Big Six Championship in the schoolis history. Statistics show that the Nampans were definitely superior in all fields as they piled up 2706 yards in total offense to their opponents' 1220. Under the accurate arm of Dale liuss, they completed 36 of 91 attempted passes for a 4-0 per cent completion average. ln the department that counts most the Bulldogs scored an amazing 285 points to 47 for the opposition. Dick King led the Nampa scoring with 62 points, followed closely by Dale Huss with 61. Huss tallied 40 points in Bix Six play to King's 38. ,lay Dean, right end, and Bill Shannon, right halfback, were elected co-captains for next year's battles. Third Row: Coach Lewis. B. Luekenga. G. Keim. D. Clark, C. Tidwell, B. Sinner. D. Iluss. B. Eoff. B. Miller, J. Dean, W. Blickenstalf. .l. Nichols, B. Rodwell, F. Nichol. G. Burt, Coach Brown . . . Second Razr: H. Day. L. Maravilla. V. Urwin, C. Bort, N. Kinney, li. Clay, D. Wilkerson. D. Price. B. Morgan. D. James. N. Marchbanlua, P. Cronin. L. Agenbroad. R. Phelps . . . First Raw: B. White, D. King, N. Miuldlebrook. S. Goto, R. Swindell. L. Hrnska, R. Nichol. B. Shannon. R. Olson. J. Cornilles, D. Dodd, J. Jones, B. Harrison. J. Osborn. 74

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Nomvuw Kmwm' Www: Blmclu-:Ns1',tFr Ju' IJEAN Hmmv Du' Tm-lrlr ,.l'fI Emi Riuhl Enrl lmfl End I 6 I I Although the statc of ldaho doesn't provide for a state championship in football, the Nampa Bulldogs laid a claim, that was generally agreed upon by everyone, to the mythical title. llaving played all their conference games except the traditional Boise game, the Canines were slated to meet the unbeaten Kellogg eleven. The Northerners, having defeated everyone in that part of the state, were termed as a power house, with a 200-pound line average and a speedy backfield. Pre-game publicity didn't mean much to the Bulldogs as they literally mopped up the field with Kellogg, almost scoring at will to post a terrific 34-0 final score. llonors came thick and heavy as the team from N.H.S. was rated one of ldabo's all-time greats. Louie Nlaravilla, Dale Huss, Buster Hoff, and Wayne Blickenstaff were unanimous choices for the Big Six first team, accompanied by George Keim and Bob Luekenga, who also rated first team berths. Jay Dean, Dick King, and Norman Kinney were selected to the second squad, and llerb Day, Bill Miller, and Ralph Nichol were given honorable mention. Bus Eoff gained an additional honor when selected on the All-American football team. This distinction earns him the right to play in the annual national all-star football game, which will probably be played in Memphis, Tennessee, next August. llerb Day catches a pass and heads for Caldwell's goal. Buster drives for that extra yard against Boise. 76