Fairbury Cropsey High School - Crier Yearbook (Fairbury, IL)

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Front Row: D. Walter, Mgr., B. Nakamaru, R. Ziegenhorn, M. Kelley, D. Redding, D. Ricketts, H. Knapp, L. McPherson, Coach Curl. 2nd Row: P. Gerber, C. Thomas, G. Brandt, B. Wharton, R. Gouge, G. Stephens, B. Mack. Coach Nofftz. 3rd Row: D. Abbey, S. Curl, S. Ziegenhorn, M. Pettyjohn, D. Mowery, P. Sutter, R. Moscicki, Coach Mayer. on the FCHS Gridiron 23

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Experience Pays Off As the 1968-69 school year started, everyone at FCHS was looking forward to the beginning of the Tartar’s gridiron action. There were high hopes riding on the football squad to revive football enthusiasm. With the return of 13 experienced seniors and a crop of promising underclassmen, opening night with arch rival Forrest promised to be exciting. It was with a 13-6 victory for FCHS! This year the Tartars boasted not only a new assistant coach, Mr. Nofftz, but they also boasted a new electric score-board and a flagpole for Lewis Field. The raising of the colors by the Boy Scout Color Guard while Tartar bandsmen played the National Anthem proved an impressive opener to pre-game activities. A great deal of credit must go to Coach Curl, and Coach Nofftz and the whole squad for rebuilding football superiority at FCHS. Action provides a moment of anxiety. Forrest—H LeRoy—H Mah omet-Scy more —T Mansfield—T Saybrook-Arrowsmith—H Heyworth—T Farmer City-HC Deland-Weldon-T Chenoa-H Tartars Opp. 13 6 7 7 20 14 6 12 39 0 28 14 13 0 6 7 13 0 22 Determination foils would-be tackier.

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Front Row: R. Retter, T. Rigsby, D. Haab, R. Gouge, D. Vaughan, J. Holforty, J. Grace, M. Runyon, Mgr., Coach Jeffries. 2nd Row: R. Bull. B. Devenport, J. Munz, R. Ricketts, S. Ricketts, D. Dawson, W. Cox, J. Ziegenhorn, S. Bazzell. Ability and Determination Yield Outstanding Record for FCHS’ JV’s The Fresh-Soph football squad illustrated throughout the season that the tradition of excellence in football being built here at FCHS will fall into capable hands in the near future. This squad played brilliantly all season long and proved that when they take to the gridiron anything is possible. The J V Tartars applied their time, talents, and efforts to their work and finished out the season with a fine 6-1 record. Offensively, they were sound at all eleven positions. Outstanding offensive blocking, power and speed in the backficld, strong passing arms, and list of sure-handed receivers were the keys to an explosive offense, as examplified in the JV Tartars 46-0 whitewash job on Mahomet-Seymore. On defense, they are equally sound and well-rounded. The defensive unit frequently gave the ball to our offense due to their sharp awareness on the field. Yes, this squad can be and will be proud to carry on the football tradition at FCHS. Tool of a fine receiver—sure hands Herscher—H Tartars 21 Opp 7 LeRoy —T 18 0 Mahomet-Seymore—H 46 0 Forrest-T 46 0 U-High of Normal—T 13 26 Octavia-T 27 14 Chatsworth—H 33 0