Troy University - Palladium Yearbook (Troy, AL)

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£! . r. -• Assistant Coaches Top Row Jeff Inerney — Linebackers. John Fulkerson — Outside Linebackers. Kenny Jones — Defensive Ends, Bobby Fiveash — Tight Ends. Turner Cooper — Offensive Line. David Wilson — Wide Receivers Bottom Row Robert Maddox — Defensive Backfield. Rick Rhoades — Defensive Coordinator, Chan Gailey — Head Coach, Jay Jefcoat — Offensive Coordinator. Willie Slater — Offensive Backs Roster 1 Donnie Arnold DB 32 Freddie Thomas DB 60 Buck Hanson OG 2 Rufus Cox WR 33 Willie Miller RB 62 Norm Klemschmidt OT 3 Yong Gilroy K 35 Harold Jackson RB 64 Mike Rodgers OG 4 Donnie Van Wie K 36 Mike Haynes DB 66 Marty Gilley OL 5 John McKinnon QB 37 Robert Bradley LB 70 Steve Couihas OG 6 Jamie Hand P 38 Gerald Mayfield RB 71 Morgan Callaway OL 7 Doug Crane P 39 Fred Mixon RB 72 Pat O Mara DT 9 Doug Brown QB 40 Roderick Young DB 74 Joey Denison OL 11 Carey Chnstenson QB 41 Willie Sullivan LB 76 Mitch Geier OG 13 Lee Hollingsowrth WR 42 Gene Houston DB 78 Darryl Williams DT 14 Dickey Lillard QB 43 Greg Walls RB 79 Craig Stevens OT 15 Danny O ' Toole QB 44 Curtis Reynolds RB 83 Bennie Smith TE 16 Ernie Terry RB 45 Ted Horstead RB 85 Mike Shernll TE 17 Tommie Robinson DB 46 Greg Harris WR 86 Clarence White DE 18 Chuck Leano DB 47 Brad Woodham RB 87 Jeff Soweli OLB 19 Anthony Parks DB 48 Ron Gibbs DB 88 Anthony Henton OLB 21 Jerry Beverly RB 49 Bruce Harmon RB 89 Barry Golden DT 22 Carl Smith WR 50 Bart Williams C 90 Greg Stewart DL 23 Jimrmie Haywood RB 51 Jon Bjorgan OT 92 Bubba Muller DT 24 Bobby Barrett DB 52 Glen Corley LB 93 Kurt Smeltzer DE 25 Dwayne Thompson RB 54 Stewart Lowery LB 96 Rick Burgess DL 27 Tommy Dugosh RB 55 Jim Kremer C 97 Gary Bradshaw DE 28 Bobby Hooten FB 56 Willie Collins DT 98 Gary Rumph DL 29 Thomas Clark LB 58 Harold Carswell LB 31 Todd Hutsko DB 59 Charles Lundy NG f S3

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The Men Behind The Lines Head Coach Chan Gailey A new era began during the 1983 football season with Chan Gailey serving as Troy State University ' s eleventh head coach. Do everything the right way was the slo- gan that Coach Gailey and his staff chose. Hard work, great effort, enthusiasm, and discipline defined the right way. The new coaches orga- nized a new system that be- gan in January and ended in November. Winter workout, spring training, and the f all regular season combined to form the system. Looking back on the year, Coach saw the highlights as a combina- tion of many things, not sim- ply as the wins or the losses. The overall team attitude and the Senior ' s leadership were tremendous. We won our first 4 games. Then we lost 4 of the next 5; neverthe- less, the team showed their unwillingness to die and won the last 2. Coach Gailey con- tinuously praised the coaches and the players for their contributions to the successful program. The team unity, and their attitude plus the common goal of each player to be the best that they could be were all factors to success. Finally, to Coach there is no one plan to a successful program. Winning takes the intangi- bles, working hard, and pushing during the week, plus playing real ball on Sat- urday to win the game of football. Top: Gailey discusses game plan ; rategy with the quarterbacks. Right: Gailey watches the Trojans in action. Far Right: Coach discusses the team at the Jax State Pep Rally. 52 Football

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Troy State Cheerleaders DC Troy ' s Got That Ramma Jama is one of the popular Troy State chants that summarized the squad ' s cheering year. Each one of the squad members worked extremely hard throughout the year to en- hance Troy State ' s sports season. Whether the Trojans were winning or losing, these cheerleaders worked hard in order to keep the players, the coaches, and the fans ' spirits high. Their various stunts, tumbles, chants, and cheers, all added a special flair to the playing arenas. Each Troy State cheerleader utilized his own spirit, dedication, and talent to benefit the Ramma Jamming Cheering Squad. The fun of being a Troy State cheerleader began in the Spring with tryouts. Each contestant was judged by a selected panel of qualified judges. Each contestant per- formed stunts, tumbles, chants, cheers, and a routine to our theme song, Dixie . Five boys and five girls were selected for the new squad. The new squad took the summer off, and they began the Fall enthusiastically. Their pride was high for the Trojan teams. During each game the cheerleaders led the fans in various cheers, chants, and routines. Throughout the year the TSU cheerleaders with their Ramma Jama spirit add- ed a special effect to sports at Troy State. 54 Cheerleaders