Bishop Timon High School - Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Om dz-mem ' SIX-MAN FOOTBALL is noi ihe game mosi boys lcnaw buf if is fhe game ihe lirsi Tigers played. Because of lhe man-power shoriage in fhe diocesan high schools during 'rheir firsf years, a junior circuif was organized. ll' was a school of experience which irained fhe gridders for 'rhe bigger compeiifion. Faihers Eugene and Gerard issued ihe firsf foofball call and showed ihe way 'ro ihe iirsf praciice localion ai O'Connell and Alabama, in ihe Ward. They found 'rhere 'rhai lhey had almosi a whole siudenl body of hope- fuls. Noi all The bays made 'rhe feam. Bul' 'rhose who did won 'rhe firsr lwo +rophies in fhe school's aihleiic hisiory. FIRST ROW: Bill Jordon, Joe Keneficl, Jim Leary, Gene O'Connor, Manager: Jim Flood, Gene Snyder, Bill Demp- sey. SECOND ROW: Afhlefic Direcfor Fr. Eugene, O.F.M., Bill Schweiher, Geary Quinn, Pai Fifzgerold, John Perrin, Gerry Moroney, Morfy Mann, Don Snyder, Jim VonRemmen. THIRD ROW: Tom Lynch, Couch: Paul Hoare, Nick Aloisio, John Brooks, Bill Liebler, John Mon- fondo, Bob Jordon.

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OUR COACHING STAFF . . . +he bes+ Topped by head coach Bill Filzhenry, our coaching s'raFf made a league power ouf of a leam lhaf wenf info ils second big league sea- son as an unprediclable aggregalion. Bill Fifzhenry was a S+. Joe alhlefe and winner of a loofball scholarship 'ro Colgaie. l-le learned Andy Kerr's syslern fhere and has always been a lceen sludenl of 'rhe game . . . Came here wilh coaching experience . . . Already is whipping The '50 squad info shape: Line coach Jack Lyons . . . Caplain of a champion high school eleven . . . Oul lo malce champions of his mules and fhe horsemen behind Them. Line coaches Reddinglon and Somogye . . . They made seasoned Timber oul of green material. qw Um Head coach Bill Fihhenry and assisianf Jael Lyons do the honors . . . To Pa? Lannon . . . For being fha mosi im- proved player on fheir firsf ieam. I M - I There's a lof lo learn . . . Kelly finds ouf as fhe coach poinfs ia where he should have been buf wasn'f. Assisianf coaches Redding+on and Som- ogye . . . Former Soufh Park and Ken- more High Siars. Jack Friuell also seconded iheir efforls.

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We ae TO THE BASKETEERS wen? The honor of inougurofinq ihe new qyrn. Aiier pounding The home couri ond boords obrood, They finished 'rhe I8-gome ccimpoign wiih o record of 8 wins ond IO iosses. This eniiiled ihem io sevenih pioce in fhe siondings of 'rhe Wesiern New York Cofh- olic High School Bosicefboli League. The record wos o greor improvemeni over fhoi hung up in ihe l948-49 compeiiiion ond ougurs well for The fuiure. Cupfcin Marry Mann giving ihe pre O'Shei, John Monlondo and Moe Mar oney-veferons oil. lf's up and in for Munn, ogoinsf OLV. High scoring Muffy sei a season record fhis year, wifh IS9, and wound up his career cs fhree-year high man wifh 344. 41111: game Chcrge! fo Herb Hiiiery, Fran