Escambia High School - Escambian Yearbook (Pensacola, FL)

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Varsity Football Solemn Year for Players, Coaches Disappointment dominated Coach Ben McLeod's first sea- son as Escambia's head football coach. The second proved to be a memorable one as the Rebs were directed to a O-10 per- formance, scoring 14 points the entire season. It was a year of restoration and building in which the young and inexperienced Rebels rushed for 310 yards and gained 545 yards in the air. With only six returning lettermen and an inexperienced quarterback, the team earned its first touchdown of the sea- son at the homecoming game. This came late in the fourth quarter on a four yard plunge by Monroe Free. The two point conversion was good as Wally Long connected with me backs. Monroe Free in the end Zone. The remaining points were scored in the last game of the season against Tate, when Alan Jackson pulled in a 21 yard pass from Monroe Free for 6 points. This brought the season total to 14. Coach McLeod gets satisfaction from coaching and seeing players develop and improve together. He said, I think the team accomplished a great deal this year. We had a lot of young ball players and they did an outstanding job. Most of the teams we played had from I5-20 seniors that were return- ing lettermen. I think our young team did a tremendous job against these older and more experienced teams? Wally Long runs short down and out pattem to make reception in midst of on rushing Washington Front row: Josephus Davis, James Nichols, Ben McLeodg Head coach. James Patterson. Second row: Harry Knickelbine, Herbert Boykin, Jackie Nelson, Reed Killers, ,sez X TP' wil

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Front row: Mike Harter, Buddy Macon, Mike Sparks, David McMillian, Gary Williams, Larry Bradley, Wes Wells, Robert Dillion, Victor Allen, Chico Kiker, Doug McLean. Second row: Phillip Thompson, David Smith, Charles Wilson, Greg Atchinson, Kevin Walker, Larry Ghodes, Eddie Hunter, Greg Nelson, Steve Rascoe, Walter McGill, Benny Wheelis. Third row: Gary Sluder, John Holloman, Michael Cooper, Terry Orso, Pat Lassi- ter, Rolando Pasibe, Glenn Kelley, Eddie Regan, Steve Lukkar. Fourth row: John Elliott, James Avery, John Blackmon, Danny Williams, Ronnie Black- mon, Tim Wadsworth, Mark Matthews, Edwin Roberts, Keith Swilley, Ke- vin Morrell, Jan Liphan. Fifth row: Wally Long, Jay Kimmons, Randy McElvain, Joe Jones, Phillip Demarra, Allen Jackson, Wayne Clewis, Ron- nie Pugh, Rusty Judkins, Bubba Pugh, Pete Parkins. I if-O 'fd' , V. ' I ', - ' r V. V . - ' -5- . ,J ,, , ,iw V-wi, , . f f15fe5,rf?',f vi 4 ?i5?1'Qt3v51'E5'm3i'i9af'S'ifvi,. MANAGERS Standing: Joe Moore, Nehemiah Johnson. Seated: Wesley Orso, Mead Gallaher. Rebs burst onto fields in high spirits as they prepare to play another game

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