Eisenhower High School - Pantherama Yearbook (Decatur, IL)

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WAYNE GLENN SHOWED great strength during a tackle. FORMED INTO A huddle, the Pan- ther football team showed team spirit. Stephen Decatur Normal Southeast Champaign Urbana Lincoln Lanphier Bloomington MacArthur 26 Varsity Football HS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS -'inf A . rite: ,.- . Front row, LAR: Brian Pruett, Mike Dalluge, David Bowers, Anthony Bonds, Rik Brechnitz, Brad McElyea, John Rot Row 2: Kcith Foster. Jcrome Harrison, Kris Hcbel, Tom Houscr, Tim Pepin, Lavell Johnson, Rick lsom, Billy Sebok, T Perry, Mr. VanWaggoner. Row 3: Mr. Smith. Charlie Stewart, Brian Anderson, Mark Clow, Trey Beatty, Skip Smith Evans, Tim Force, Pat Ponall. Dannel Vinson, Lenny Moore. Row 4: Doug Harsey, Jeff Smith, Jim Young, Dan Androff, Moore, Wayne Glenn. Kerry Cook, David Livingston.

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Young but Courageou The 1983 Eisenhower Freshmen football team enjoyed a very successful season, even though it was their first time playing together. Most ofthe play- ers were new to the sport and most of them didn't know each other. For this reason. the game of football was going to be a learning experience for all. Practice sessions. starting one week before school started, ran twice a day. The intial enrollment the first day con- sisted of fifty members. which is about average. However, because ofthe vigor- ous workouts and hot weather. the team was narrowed down to 34 players before the first game. Suffering during the practice sessions. this group of young men learned very quickly and executed their jobs as well as could be expected. By the first game, these players really could be called a football team. just winning and losing football games. They learned about team work, disci- pline, sportsmanship, and also about themselves. The team played every game hard and carried on the Eisen- hower name very respectfully. Unlike the Freshmen team. the Soph- omores came back with a good record. Mr. Thorpe. the coach of the team for many years, led the team to a 5-4 over- all record. Coach Thorpe complimented the Sophomores when he said This team had the right attitude and respect for the coaches. Having all this confidence behind them. the football team for 1984-85 should be a winning team. Their future is looking bright. Written by Angie Ko- vach. THEY MAY HAVE had style but didn't always make it. Stephen Decatur 37 Cenntenial M ittoon Champaign Central Normal 8 Mt. Zion 22 Bloomington l2 Lanphier 33 MacArthur Z7 EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS EHS The team learned more things than - I4 ' 30 2 1 6 12 - ' 8 0 78 Freshmen-Sophomore football First row, l-r: Kent Oakly, Tony Brown, Ed Carnme Kevin Roberson Darrell Worthy Tony Ewing Eddie Alexander Asst. Coach Cook, Paul Lewis. Stacy Wheeler Patrick Palmer Bobby Bowser Paul Berner Ben Davis Coach Thorpe Dirk Hanson. Jam James Gahwiler, Bryan Martin Dave McCoy James Taylor Roger Sanders Kevin M ison Row 4 Myrvold. John Cotner. Eldridge Gray, Tim Seats Jeff Minch Mickey Bradford James Gilmour