John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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LEONARD “LEFTY” BURTON — Fine blocker on offense — calm, steady on defense — showed up well in an unusually fine crop of guards — watch him next year. PAUL “HONEY BEE” BYBEE — His powerful defensive tactices made him a valuable team member — capable, consistent wingman — blocked well on offense. LESLIE “CALIFORNIA” ROBERTSON — Watch him next year — at his best on offense — broke through opposition line often — powerful tackier. HOMER “MOVING VAN” SMITH — Biggest man on team — should be hard to stop next year — a power in any line — especially good on defense. THE 1936 FOOTBALL SEASON District Co-Champions , 1936 At the beginning of the 1936 grid season, Reagan had probably the greenest team in the history of the school. Having only one returning letterman, Coaches Lamar Camp and John Scott had to build an entirely new team. For their season’s curtain raiser, Reagan entertained the strong Dallas Tech team. The inexperienced Reagan team fared badly at the hands of the team which had won their district championship in 1935, and they came out on the short end of a 39-0 score. The following week, however, the team showed a complete reversal of form by whipping Thomas Jefferson of San Antonio, 19-12. So called sport “experts” had picked the Jefferson team to win easily. REAGAN-MEXICO CITY GAME — Mullenweg misses goal by four inches.

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Floyd “Brains” Stark — Dependable quarterback, always remembered tbe right play to call, long kicks paved the way for many touchdowns, fine safety man. John “Chug Chug” Frye — More drive than any other team man, most val¬ uable back in city at end of season, passer, punter, plunger, city high scorer. Maurice “Dutchman” Holdgraf — Tallest squad member, all-city tackle, started nearly all games, always alert, enthusiastic, his defensive play will be missed. Thomas “Nigger” Kilgore — Hustling tackle, Mexico City was his best, always a hustler in practice and in a game, watch him next year. R. B. “Too Tall” Bayer — All-city end next year, splendid pass receiver, oppo¬ sition rarely circled his end, went down fast and tackled hard on punts. B. C. “Doc” Blair — Running mate to Coskey at guard, intercepted pass and made touchdown against Thomas Jefferson, fast, powerful, shifty on de¬ fense, will be hard to replace. Harold “One Hop” Murphree — Leather-lunged quarterback, smart, shifty safety man, called plays well, best blocking back on squad, much of ball carrier’s success due to him, will be missed. Raymond “Butch” Wuensch — All-city end, hardest tackier on team, had ability to sift through interference.

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REAGAN-MEXICO CITY GAME — Mullenweg gains through Mexican line as Phillips, extreme left, and DeWoody (53) open a hole. Kilgore is shown blocking at right. Traveling to San Antonio, Reagan held Brackenridge to a 6-6 tie, again surpris¬ ing its followers. During the following week, Reagan played its first district game, opposing the Conroe Tigers. Both Mullenweg and DeWoody ripped off long gains through the Conroe line to lead Heights to a 20-12 victory. School was practically deserted on the next Friday as Reagan, accompanied by the Red Coats, the band, and nearly half of the students, played the strong Sunset team of Dallas at the Centennial. The game was played in rainy, freezing weather, the field being merely a sea of mud. The Canines could not stop the Sunset backs, and when the final gun sounded, Sunset had won, 25-0. Reagan made Texas history the following week by participating in the first inter¬ national football game ever played in Texas. Mexico City sent a fast and tricky Polytechnic High School team to oppose the Bulldogs. The game set an all-time REAGAN-SAM HOUSTON GAME— DeWoody crashes through.