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

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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.

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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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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.