Charles H Milby High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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. . . . soon , the door open.” CSS Before school I often talk to my friends . . . even in the rain.

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ABOVE THE CROWD As the action advances and recedes, his sparsely populated head glistens as he shouts, paces, sits, but always with his attention fixed on the play. When the score isn’t going in his favor, he nervously fidgets as he mentally calculates his next move; this plan and that race through his brain, much like an electronic computer. Finally he hits upon a play and soon the score tilts his way. Still he fidgets with a leader’s tension, knowing that he must remain alert until the end. When the battle’s won, he glows with a feeling of triumph. • The next day will find him back at the grind—drilling, drilling, drilling—working with the boys constantly to keep them ever-ready and on their toes. Each player must have some personal training and the team as a whole must be co-ordinated. Uniforms, schedules, medical supplies, and traveling expenses must be taken care of. Injured players and low grades are part of his worries, as well as keeping the boys post- ed on films and other games they might watch to pick up tips. Keeping players healthy, checking their rest hours, and all sorts of individual personal problems fall his way. Yet he works out these matters with the same calculating and planning as he brings home victories. • This man is the epitome of perseverance, loyalty, and school spirit. Every year since he began coaching basketball here in 1951, Milby has had one of the top ranking teams in the area. Only through his unceasing efforts— the constant daily grind—has this been possible. It is for these reasons that he is so well liked and respected here at Milby and it is also for these reasons that we of the 1959 BUFFALO staff wish to dedicate this yearbook to our beloved basketball coach, HAL LAMBERT. 7