Bangor High School - Bangorian Yearbook (Bangor, MI)

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THIRD ROW: Richard Avery, Bill Irwin, Lloyd Everhart, Brian Lewis, Lynn Geresy, Larry Garner, Bill Tyson, Bob Cipri. SECOND ROW: Bud Breed, Jim Hejduk, Jamie Gent, Richard Waite, Bill Mayhak, Phil Weiss, Marland Howard. FIRST ROW: Pete Gent, Marion Pifer, Chester Slazek, Percy Clark, Fred Zantello, Bob Grimes, Floyd Hauke, Mark Thomas. ' 7 - 7?5? The hustling Bangor eleven, under two new coaches, Bud Breed and Marland Howard, ended the grid season with a 7-1 record. The Vikes jumped to an early lead in the K.V.A. race, retaining co- leadership and staying abreast of the tough Galesburg Rams. Watervliet was the first to fall, 34-0. In the next contest, the Vikes edged the Paw Paw Redskins, 15-7. Rolling over Richland, Springfield, Mattawan, and Kellogg the Vikings scored 180 points in 4 games, while holding the opposition to 25 points. Deep into the football season, the co-leadership of the K.V.A. League ended when an undefeated Vike winning streak of21 games was snapped as the Galesburg Rams downed Bangor, 27-O. The Vikes never really threatened throughout the whole contest, as the spirited Ram squad sent in four gridders to score at least one 6-pointer apiece. In the last game of the 1959 season, 11 Seniors played their final contest, beating the Comstock Colts, 34-'l. Bangor placed five men on the all-conference squad including Bill Mayhak, Marion Pifer, Cester Slazek, Percy Clark, and Pete Gent. Bill Mayhak, varsity fullback, was named to the Associated Press and the Detroit Free Press All -State teams. He was also chosen for the Class C all-state team.

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' wwa'q?aatZ4ZZ Under Coach Joseph Galiardi, the J.V. grid team remained undefeated in its four outings for the 1959 season. The Junior Vikes dumped the Comstock Colts, 33-0 in the opener. John Sloane, led his teammates in the scoring. It was almost a repeat two weeks later, when Bangor hosted Richland and proceeded to whip them, 30-O. Things began to become fairly routine for the little Vikes by the time the next game rolled around, as the locals trounced Mattawan, 27-O. Highlight of their season was a contest in which they trampled a Galesburg crew into the cold, November-frozen ground to the tune of 45-7. The Rams were the first and last score on the I.V. 's. Pete Pifer led the attack in the Galesburg game with 5 touchdowns. The Junior Varsity's last scheduled contest at Paw Paw was canceled because of inclement weather. THIRD ROW Buddy Brown Tom Bennett Richard Slazek Mike Taylor Bill Hauke Bill Bennett Charles Grimes Roy I-lejduk SECOND ROW Kenneth Spaulding John Miller Don Magett Mike McCloughan Pete Pifer Tom Za karias Walter Fish Coach Joseph Galiardi FIRST ROW Jack Weiss Iohn Thomas Lee Reinhardt lim Selvidge Mike Stickles Doug Kopp Jim McKinley Phil Pifer Manager . . . , - 1 1 1 1 1 1 , . - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - v 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 ' ,