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

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REAGAN 1936 FOOTBALL SQUAD Left to right, hack rozv: Coach Camp, Henderson, Holdgraf, DeWoody, Coskey, Mullenweg, Blair, Stark, Holland, Bayer, Chapman. Second row: Brooks, Jackson, Frye, Williams, Jones, Kilgore, Adamson, Murphree, Todd, Elliott, Russell. Front row: Stanley, Gentry, Costa, Grubbs, Wuensch, Plentl, Phillips, Thompson, Kazalas, Barnes. FOOTBALL Reagan was doubly blest in their 1936 campaign by having two sparkplugs on its team. Will Mullenweg, backfield captain, and Johnny Coskey, line captain. Both men stood head and shoulders above rival players in the city and district field. Will was hampered throughout the season by injuries, but, even so, he was the hardest driving hack in the city. His bone-crushing tactics in backing up the line, together with his elusiveness and drive in an open field, assured him of a berth for the second year on the mythical all-city team selected by sports editors. Few Reagan linemen have had the spirit and fire of Coskey. It was an acknowl¬ edged fact that Reagan had the strongest line in the city, and Coskey was one of the main reasons for its fine showing. Johnny’s deadly blocking in the open field cleared the way for many of the long runs made on Reagan’s famous “spinner plays.” He, too, was rewarded with a place on the all-city team. WILL MULLENWEG Co-Captain SCHEDULE Dallas Tech (Dallas) . 39 Reagan . . . . 0 Thomas Jefferson (San Antonio) . 12 Reagan. ...19 Brackenridge (San Antonio) . 6 Reagan . ... 6 Conroe . 12 Reagan . ...20 Sunset (Dallas) . 25 Reagan. . . . 0 Mexico City . 12 Reagan . ...13 Milby . 7 Reagan . . .. 25 Davis . . . . . . 32 Reagan . ...24 Sam Houston . 0 Reagan . ...18 San lacinto . 0 Reagan . ...20 JOHNNIE COSKEY Co-Captain

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REAGAN COACHES K. Lamar Camp, director of physical education, is highly respected by everyone. Advocating clean sportsmanship, he has coached many winning teams. May such services exist indefinitely! John C. Scott, able assistant to Mr. Camp, has furnished many good backfields to follow Camp’s line. This year he developed one of the hardest running backfields in Reagan’s history. Joe M. Turner is popular because of his ability to develop outstanding track and field stars from raw material. Because his cross country teams hold undisputed city championship, he is held in high respect. Marshall E. Traylor, because of his genial personality, commands the admiration of all Reaganites. He not only gave his services to the “B” team at practices and on trips but also acted as faculty sponsor for the ice hockey team. Mrs. Martha Backlund, girls head coach, deserves much commendation for her ability as seen by the willingness with which her pupils work. She has supervised such special events as tennis intramurals and a modern dance demonstration. Miss Ida Mehr's efficient efforts couldn’t go unrewarded. Not only instructing her designated classes but also giving time to basketball intramurals and a speed- ball demonstration, she inspires all. Mrs. Irma Huebner, swimming instructor, has won the admiration of her students by her kind ways. Besides working with her usual schedule, she trains those interested in Red Cross Life Saving. Homer H. Wright, veteran tennis coach, is greatly commended because of the interest he takes in each individual netman, and he usually tallies a winning score for Reagan.

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FOOTBALL LETTERMEN Marvin “Lover” DeWoody — One of the city’s best broken-field runners, deadly tackier, glue-fingered pass receiver, his first and last year, starred on spinner plays. Will “Pop” Mullenweg — All-city back, noted for terrific drive and elusive¬ ness, one tackier never stopped him, co-captain with Johnny Coskey, will be hard to replace. Phillip “Runt” Costa — Smallest man on team, hard to tackle, fast, shifty, full of energy, all-city next year, showed up well in early games. Kelly “Bashful Adamson — Triple-threat man, gained well on spinners, dependable, takes his football seriously, ability will increase with ex¬ perience, back next year. Billy “Flash” Phillips — Another dependable end, good blocker and tackier, smart on defense, steady, useful, showed up well in stiff competition. Mickey “Harry” Grubbs — Aggressive center, fine on pass defense and backing up line, much of team’s success can he traced to Grubbs and Plentl. Willard “Weak Side” Plentl — Backed up line like demon, made few bad passes all season, all-city center, smart on pass defense, worlds of bustle. Johnny “Spark Plug” Coskey — Co-captain and all-city guard, spark plug of line, best hustler on squad, deadly blocker in open field, pulled out of line to run interference nearly every play.