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Page 92 text:
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86 S . First Row: J. Wade, R. Larrison, R. Belcher, B. Green- wald, M. Townsend, J. Illingworth. Second Row: F. Moore, R. Clarkson, A. Mills, M. Smith, L. Linder, R. Chattin, J. Hibler, W. Reynolds. Third Row: R. Wright, J. Skomp, R. Arnold, T. Neher, A. Ringham, R. Matthews, J. Hendrickson, P. Carnes, F. Martin, J. Rupp. Varsitg Even though this football year was a losing season for the varsity team, there was still a lot of enthusiasm shown throughout the entire nine games. We had a yotmg team with many prospects for a better season next year. Mr. Byfield handled this team as his first for Decatur. On November 8th, the annual football banquet was held. At that time awards were given to the Fourth Row: R. Catt, B. Grimes, R. Trusler, D. Dun- ham, L. McGill, W. Knopf, D. Mudd, R. Day, D. Mc- Cory. Fifth Row: J. Gladden, J. Rupp, R. Duvall, D. Herr, J. Harless, D. Huffman, G. McKinley, D. Sprinkle, L. Mann. Football boys who earned major letters and sweaters. Also the following honors were accorded these boys. Paul Larrison was the chief yard gainer with 623 yards. Paul and Richard Clarkson were elected co-captains for this season. Wayne Knopf was voted the most valuable player. Richard and Wayne received hon- orable mentions on the All County Team and Wayne was elected captain for the 1956 gridiron season.
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R1charcl Clarkson C 0-C aptain Russell Day Varsiry Football Coach, Carter Byfield, talks to Don McEvoy during one of the games. Ralph Chattin Walter Reynolds Jerry Hibler Richard Carr
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Our Football Team in Action Upper Left: Our boys saw a lot of action in the game against Speedway High. Number 87 is Wayne Knopf. Lower Left: Great Tackle? Mick Smith, Number 75, tries to stop a Speedway gain. Center: This is Coach Byfield. Nineteen fifty- five was his first year here at Decatur Central. gin c , Upper Right: Paul Larrison starts on a long run, that finally resulted in a touchdown for Decatur. Lower Right: Two of our boys block out a runner. Our boy in the picture is Jack Hend- rickson.
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