Kirksville High School - Regit Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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S322 5- 4 1 awe 'R a-Zi 78 FIRST ROW B111 Lewis Manager Ronnie Giltner Leon Rogers Mascots Ernie Smith Manager SECOND ROW Bobbie Shelton Don Grim Ronnie Rogers Joe Stampet Jerry Sylvara Jimmy Murdock Don Kroger Leroy Rose C E Grim Terry Lantz Larry Noe Ronald McK1m B1llFulkerson Coach John Spaxnhower Jack Branscom Fred Potter Gene Martin Dan Fxgert Nelson Conyers John Gxltner Dav1dBa.i1ey B111 Allen Donald Cook JohnK1ng A E Hamilton B111 LaCore Assistant Coach W1llardS1ms FOURTH ROW Charles Cox Bob Shumaker B111 Gates John Troester John Moore Ronald McClanahan George Lehr Dan Hamer Dale Tindall Doug Clark Larry Rogers Dave Turner Gerald Smith THIRD ROW Tigers Fmlsh Season as NCMC Football Champs Handmg them their first defeat in nineteen games, the Tigers outplayed the Columbia Kewpies 13 0 Turner and Conyers made the touchdowns Moberly s nine game winning streak was stopped when Kirksville whipped them 33 13 Outstanding in offense were Lehr and Turner' in defense, Rogers Martin and Moore K H S downed Brookfield 26-6 Tigers whipped the Milan Wildcats 47-13 with Cox scoring three T. D. 's and an extra point A highlight of the game was the linemen in the backfield with Rogers and Potter alter - nating at fullback and Shumaker at halfback. In the Tigers vs Unionville Midgets game fine defensive work was done by Shumaker, Allen and Moore' Turner continued his fine running Bailey s pass to Martin, who caught it over his shoulder resulted in a spectwa zlar touchdown Conyers re -injured his wrist and was out for the rest of the season Score, E. H S 19 and Midgets 13 Home-coming game' Kirksville 7? .-.rid Trenton 6 The Chillicothe Hornets gave me Tigers one of their toughest fights of the season, but the Tigers won Z5-19 Tigers defeated Marceline 25-2.1 but accumulated twice the rushing and passing yardage of the opponent Overwhelming Macon 36-6 the Tigers finished a highly successful season In one of the fine plays of the year, Bailey passed to Martin, who jumped and batted the ball to Turner coming up behind him, and Turner went for the T. D.