Fox High School - Our Echo Yearbook (Fox, OK)

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L , 1:'-: l A Mi .5 M 1- is Joe Harris 1651 Raymond Hopkins 1701 Gerald Kennedy 1641 Buddy Jackson 1681 Leonard Jackson 1591 Derrell Kunkel 160 Johnny Fisher 1521 Bryan Davis 1571 Arvis Davis 1711 ' A iii! ' A- Carl Ronald Buck 1661 Dale Bryant 1631 The Foxes, under the coaching of Lloyd Skelton and Bruce Massey, fin- ished second in the 6-B Conference with a four to one record. Their over-all sea- son record was six to three. They opened the season with four non-conference opponents. They were Duncan B, Tishomingo, Temple, and Colgate. ln the first game, Fox downed Duncan B 6 to O at Fox. The lone touch- down was made late in the third quarter when Dale Bryant, fullback, went over on a short drive. Showing they still had the power, the Foxes defeated the Tishomingo Indians l3 to 7 at Fox on September l8. The highlight of the game was on the first play when Charles Wright, end, took a 63 yard pass from Johnny Fisher and ran it over. Dale Bryant ran the extra point. ln the second quarter Carl Buck plunged over from the one yard line for the second score of the game. Tisho- mingo's tally came late in the third quarter. The first defeat of the football season came September 25, when the Temple Tigers bumped us 20 to 6. Fox led the scoring in the second quarter when Johnny Fisher passed l2 yards to Char- les Wright. The Temple Tigers began to rally in the third quarter. Temple's final score came on quarterback Frown's 55 ya rd sweep around his own left end. Journeying to Colgate on October 2, the Foxes met a highly keyed-up team which handed them their second defeat. Colgate scored during the first three minutes of the game. Fox settled down and played football the rest of the game. The final score was 25 to l9. The Dundee Tigers came to Fox on October 9 to open the first conference game. The Foxes took a 40 to O lead dur- ing the first half and were never headed as they racked up the highest point to- tal ofthe season. Doyle Randolph, Carl Buck, Derrell Kunkel, and Dale Bryant made the touchdowns. The final score was 54 to 7. We Are Proud FOOTBALL Fox .... ..........,..... 6 Fox .... ...... l 3 Fox ..... .. ..... . 6 Fox ....... ...... l 9 Fox .... ...... 5 4 Fox .... ...... l 3 Fox .... ...... 3 0 Fox .,.. ,..... 7 Fox ............... ........... 2 l ' conference games COACH SKELTON was surprised when the football team presented him with a Bulova watch during halftime at the homecoming game. Delton McKee made the presentation. ...26..

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GO! GO! GO! was the cry that beat upon the ears of these Foxes during the '53-'54 season. Row One: Fred Paul, Johnny Fisher, Doyle Randolph, Herman Wright, Joe Moody. Row Two: Floyd Reed, Raymond Hopkins, Bryan Davis, Delton MC- Kee, Coach L. G. Skelton. Row Three: Joe Harris, Charles Wright, Gerald Kennedy, Buddy Jackson, Carl Ronald Buck, Tommy Kunkel, Row Four: Dean Worsham, Ronnie Weldon, Leonard Jackson, Derrell Kunkel, Dale Bryant, Arvis Davis, and Bobby Tackett. Football Team Merits Praise Coach Lloyd Skelton, former FHS star, worked many long hours teaching the boys the principles of good football. Skelton played foot- ball at Southeastern State College and Louis- iana State University, He served as Lieutenant in the Marine Corps before coming to Fox and was later recalled to the reserves. Coach Skelton was assisted by Bruce Mas- sey who played his highschool football at Bro- ken Bow. He attended Tulsa University where he played football during his freshman year and later played one year at Murray Junior College. Our football team is backed by an active Quarter Back Club. The officers are Chester McKee, president, R. H. Davis, vice-presidentz and H. B. Wright, secretary-treasurer. Face guards, a whirlpool, a score board, and a new football house were among the new equipment obtained during the year. The most encouraging aspect of our '53 season is the. fact that we lost only five out of twenty-two players. Coach Skelton looks for- ward to a successful season next year. QUEEN FOR A YEAR is Elizabeth Ste- phens who was crowned by Raymond Hopkins during the half of the Fox- Ringling game. Other queen candi- dates and escorts are Patsy Haney, Delton McKee, Barbara Davis, Charles Wright, and Nancy Richardson, Floyd Reed. GETTING READY for a big game are Johnny Fisher, Leonard Jackson, Ron- nie Weldon, and Doyle Randolph. ...ZS-

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Tommy Kunkel i67l of SCHEDULE Duncan B ........ ..... 0 Tishomingo ,....... ..... 7 Temple .......... ........ 2 0 Colgate ....... .,...... 2 5 Dundee .......... A,... 7 Velma-Alma ...... ..... 6 Healdton ..... ........ l 2 Wilson ., ........ l2 Ringling ....... ..... 7 Delton McKee 1563 Joe Moody The Foxes opened their second con- ference game with the Velma-Alma Co- mets at Fox on October l6. This was a nip and tuck game to the finish. Late in the first quarter Charles Wright took a pass from Johnny Fisher on his own forty yard line and raced sixty yards for the first touchdown. Dale Bryant con- verted, and the score was 7 to 0. In the third quarter the Foxes tallied again to make the score l3 to O. The Comets came back and scored the last touch- down of the game. The final score was 13 to 7. Showing they still had a good football team and better than the Velma-Alma score indicated, they defeated the Healdton Bulldogs at Healdton 30 to 12 on October 23. The Foxes started early in the first quarter when Doyle Randolph swept his own right end. Healdton came back before the first quarter was over and tied the score. The Foxes struck again with an end pass. In the third quarter Carl Ronald Buck scored. Doyle Our Foxes W, Y -. ....,,..-.-vv'-- -,-1fv-f.s,Y-- . -Y Y . 1611 Fred Paul lB'll Doyle Randolph Randolph made the last touchdown of the game. Fumbles and the inability to deliver a knockout punch plagued the Foxes as they lost their first conference game to the Wilson Eagles on October 30. The Foxes led 7 to 6 on a touchdown made by Doyle Randolph who skirted his own right end. A pass from Johnny Fisher to Derrell Kunkel made the extra point. The Wilson final tally came in the final seconds of the game on a pass into the end zone. The final score was I2 to 7. The final game of the season was homecoming for the Foxes, and they proved it by mauling the Ringling Blue Devils2l to 7. Four Fox seniors were chosen as mem- bers of the All-District football team. They were Delton McKee, guard, Dale Bryant, fullback, Raymond Hopkins, guard, and Charles Wright, end. Floyd Reed, end, received honorable mention. CELEBRATING THEIR VICTORY over the Velma-Alma Comets are Floyd Reed, Joe Moody, Gerald Kennedy,.Johnny Fisher, Charles Wright, and Jimmy McGlasson. .-2 7- 4l - rn -1 Floyd Reed i511 Bobby Taclzetl' l5Bl Ronnie Weldon C621 Dean Worsllarn l50l Charles Wright l55J Herman Wright t53l