Corrigan High School - Blue Quill Yearbook (Corrigan, TX)

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Alhlelics 1951 FOOTBALL SEASON CORRIGAN BULLDOGS MASSACRE GROVETON INDIANS The Corrigan Bulldogs broke Groveton's three-year winning streak with a score of 13-7. In defeating the winners of 19-A, the Bulldogs played their finest game of the season with all players for the Blue and White working hard for their victory. BULLDOGS BITE YELLOWJACKETS The Chester Yellowjackets were put to flight by the hustling Bulldogs who added a 33-0 victory to their season's score. Highlights of half-time activities in this gridiron battle with one of Corrigan's long-time football rivals was an outstanding performance by the band and the official presentation of the Bulldogs' sweetheart, Gwen Hudson. CORRIGAN CINCHES 21-B CHAMPIONSHIP In the last district game, the Corrigan Bulldogs scored a convincing 61-12 victory over the Colmesneil Bulldogs. This game cinched Corrigan's 21-B championship. CORRIGAN BULLDOGS MEET SUGARLAND 'GATORS For the first time in Corrigan's history, the team entered a bi-district tilt. Fol- lowed by a long caravan of loyal fans the Bulldogs journeyed to Sugarland where they were defeated by the 'Gators 34-0 in the Blue and White's first major defeat of the season. The season's finale for the Bulldogs was a banquet attended by a record number of guests. Coach Clyde Lee of the University of Houston was guest speaker. Master of ceremonies was Dr. H. A. Wall. Gwen Hudson, football sweetheart, was a featured vocalist. Supt. Floyd Manry presented the beautiful district championship trophy to Coach Cockrell for the school, and Coach Cockrell presented jackets to the following lettermen: Ray Reily, Charlie Fann, Jay Locke, Thomas Kendrick, Donald Ray Weaver, Jesse E. Loving, Charles Ward, Kenneth Watson, Louis Mullican, Glenn Cross, Ken- neth Barclay, Roy Carter, Melvin Risenhoover, john Maxey, Harold Carter, jerry Maxey, and Bobby Ward. Following the banquet the coaches and players went to the hospital where Arland Nash, an outstanding letterman, was confined with a serious illness, and presented him his jacket in a special ceremony. Eight of Corrigan High School's lettermen for the 1951 season will be eligible for the 1952 season. BULLDOGS SCALP INDIANS, 13-7 BULLDOGS GO BY YELLOWJACKETS 33 0

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Gwen Hudson, chosen by the Bulldogs as their 1951 football sweetheart, was officially presented in a colorful ceremony at halftime activities during the Corrigan-Chester game. Foolbo Sweelheo Pt Amlefics 9 Five good reasons why the 1951 football season ranks among the most noted in local high school gridiron history: 1. Charlie Fann, twice an all- district team member and one of the best players ever to don the blue-and-white. Z. Gwen Hudson, football sweetheart, and also a cheerleader, who helped to cheer the team to victory. 3. Glenn Cross, all-district team member, and the best passer in local football history. 4. Ray Reily, all- district team member, and local high point man of the season, accounting for 81 points of the Bulldogs' total score of 289. 5. and in the helmet, Shorty , symbolic of the team's tenacious fighting spirit. Y Co-Captains Jay Locke, Thomas Kendrick, and Donald Ray Weaver present Gwen Hudson, the team's sweetheart, a bouquet. The sweetheart's blue evening dress and the white chry- santhemums were symbolic of the school's colors for which the players fought so hard during every gridiron battle . 66