Fox High School - Ha Ko Yearbook (Arnold, MO)

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The football story of Fox High . . . When the Fox High Warriors fall in 1ine! A lot of preparation and good hard work goes on before this song can be shouted by the enthusiastic Thunderbirds . After school hours are filled with passes and tackles and One! Two! Gne! Two! One! Two! as the boys exercise their muscles to hardness . The taped wrists and knees, the shoulder pads, the wool jerseys, the locker rooms-- all are props in a fighting drama. Work, Work, Work, the whole autumn season like All the boys roar out to the field . . . ' Coach O'Connor proudly watches. J X f The cheerleaders do their important parts . . . The crowds shout their approval . . . 52

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FIRST ROW, left to right, Bob Sisco, Steve Harris, Larry Kinder, Randy Oliver, Tom Werner, Rlchard Riddle, Dennis Pitmann, Lloyd Burns, Gary Grimes, Russell Michler, Larry Cole, Don Hart SECOND ROW Richard Turco, Don Dankle, Frank Yount, Michael O'Neal, Phillip Willians, Harold Jester, Donald Pontlous, Gary Beatty, Donald Koehler, Dean Schwalbert, John Dunard, Tom Christman, Teddy Coggms THIRD ROW Jim Gherardmi, Randy Roberts, Greg Hazelwood, George Frenz, Jerry Harmon, Donald Ney, Denms Spoerry, David Taff, Fred Waldrop, David Praul, Terry Porgozelski, Dannie Carpenter, Coach lman Run out on the field, fight with every ounce of strength left in you, hear the cheers of the crowd urging you on--win another, and another, and another! The B football players fulfilled all the wildest desires of both the spectators and their coach, Mr . Iman . Driving from one victory to the next with fervor and enthusiasm, the team members constructed a perfect season of football. Team morale was high at the beginning of the season and soared to new heights with each consecutive win . The Fox High B team was feared and respected throughout the county and the southern part of St . Louis County. Teams generally considered excellent fell before the superior strategy and teamwork of the Fox High team . The group of hard-working young men well deserved the pride of their school. B Football Warriors prlde of FHS

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learning their lines for opening night . Then the day of the game dawns . Excitement, exhilaration, nervousness . The coach gives his pep talk, then leads the players with their gear on the bus . The Thunderbirds arrive, the cheerleaders, and the band . The buses start, then roll down the highway carrying their human cargo . The opposing school looms large through the bus windows . Pile out of the buses, run to the locker rooms, then out to the field for more of those eternal exercises . Now line up on the field. The kickoff! Fight, fight, fight! Forget everything except the game, the all-important game . Block the other team, gain yards, lose ground, make touchdowns . Use all your strength and strategy. The end of the game, won or lost, is a letdown . Relax for a few days, then back to the routine, for another game approaches . The drama begins . Tension mounts, skyrocketing as the game wears on . . . An all-important moment in the battle 53 l Now's the time to relax