Graham High School - Steer Yearbook (Graham, TX)

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BOOMER DAVIS GEORGE HAYS page 17 GORDON NEES BUDDY PONDER

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 Joot()a I Steers Joust Outstanding 'Pfauers The 1963 football season was an extremely successful one for the STEERS. Players making All-District team were Boomer Davis, E. A. Gresham. George Hays, Gordon Nees, Buddy Ponder, and P. D. Shabay. Named on the All-Area Super team were Boomer Davis, E. A. Gresham. George Hays, Gordon Nees, and P. D. Shabay. E. A. and P. D. were named on All-State team and Boomer received All-State honorable mention. E. A. was named on the All- American high school football team. page 16 E. A. GRESHAM P. D. SHABAY

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JooiU GRAHAM STEERS. AAA STATE SEMIFINALISTS 1963 The 1963 edition of Steer football team started the season with a tremendous handicap. Although the team boasted only four returning regulars from the fine 1962 team, it was picked by one magazine to win the AAA State title and picked high in state polls in most newspapers. The Steers met the challenge like real men, defeating their first seven opponents by decisive scores. They met their first defeat of the season against Brownwood in a bitterly fought game played in rain and on a wet field. After the Brownwood defeat many skeptics and critics thought that that was all for Graham, that the team would fold like a wet paper sack. Such was not the case. Like true champions they picked themselves up from the field of despair to fight again. And again they surged to victory, becoming the only Graham team in history to defeat Breck enridge two years in succession and on Breckenridge home field. The following week they faced Wichita Falls Rider, a team now favored to win the District Championship. Rider had defeated Brownwood by a score of 33-0, and since Brownwood had defeated the Steers 14-13, everyone thought this game would be a rout. The Steers did not forfeit, however, and went to Wichita Falls to play football and play to win. After spotting Rider a 7-point lead early in the first quauer, the Steers stiffened their defense, and their offense began to jell. Receiving the second- half kickoff, the Steers were never stopped until they reached paydirt and kicked the point to tie it up. Ahead in penetrations and first downs, they were content to settle for the Co-Championship with Rider by virtue of the 7-7 tie, and ran out the clock. Kenny Powell rolls against Cleburne with Lochner and Henderson moving in to help. Oops, Terry Collins seems to say in diving for pass against Bowie. P. D. Shabay runs against Cleburne as Boomer Davis prepares to block a pursuing defender. Steve Denny puts crush- ing block on would-be Bowie tackier. Kenny Powell races 67 yards for TD against Bowie.