McCallie High School - Pennant Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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Tornado Sports 8-l-0 Record in Coachs Fifth Year Good speed, good spirit, and fair size, were the three terms used by Head Coach Harry Milli- gan, to describe the 1960 Tornado. Opening foot- ball camp in the iirst week of September, he promised a team that could give anybody a good fight, barring injury. Ten weeks and a few injuries later, the 1960 Blue Tornado had rolled over eight of its nine opponents, which included the state's number one team, and had landed three players on honor squads. THE 1960 BLUE TORNADO: FIRST ROW: Collins, Steif- ner, Weintraub, Cave, Ervin, Gilbert, Edwards. SECOND ROW: Blount, Groves, Kendrick, .l., Hodges, Hamm, Star- rett, Smith, Rndisill, Summons, Adams. THIRD ROW: Phil- lips, Mercer, Lincoln, Rymer, Bailey, Oliver, Tomlinson, Jones, Paty, Little, Grace. Founrn Row: Huffman, Rob- ertson, Vaughn, Tessman, Moore, Wells, Crudup, Arm- strong, Kendrick, W. Hopes of producing a winning season from a difficult schedule rested mainly with an experienced backfield. John Paty, a threesyear letterman, filled the left half slot, and speedster ,lack Ervin started at right half. J oe Vaughn was switched to fullback, and returning postgraduate Ronnie Mercer rounded out the backiield at quarterback. Depth was the problem in the line, with only one letterman returning in each position, Captain Sam Robertson, a 200 pound center led the list. FALL 23

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Center Sam Robertson. Captain, 1960 Tor- nadog First String, All Mid-Southg First String, Chattanooga Times All-Cityg First String, Chu tlunooga News Free-Press All- Cityg Honorable Mention, All-Southern. 1 9. to Plctuxed fiom the left are Half back John . I 5. . . . Paw FHS! Stung, Chattanooga Tunes All 'lacklc lied Slllllhg Seciond String, All Mul- Cltv Quarter back Ronnie Mercer Loading out I' ,as H I ' I -

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Blue Team R Robertson runs back intercepted pass in the City High game. The Tornado invaded Columbia on September 241 and was provided with victory by Joe Vaughnis extra point mid-way in the second period. The Bulldogs had recovered a McCallie fumble on the second series of downs and drove 50 yards to score. The extra point was blocked, paving the way for a Blue victory when quarterback Mercer hit Ervin in the end zone with a short pass. Paty starred on offence for McCallie, picking up all but 18 of the Blue's 97 yards rushing. The Tornado took a one game edge over the City High Dynamo in a 51-game series with a 13-7 victory on September 30. Handicapped by the side- Joe Vaughn brings down Cityis Bill McKerlcy as Sam Robertson and Ben Rudisill close in to assist. olls over CMA, City, Riverside lining of three P.C.'s, McCallie struck quickly for two touchdowns and held on for two quarters to provide the important win. Vaughn's T.D, on the last play of the first quarter and Merceris touch- down in the second period came on the only serious offensive drives of the game. Seconds before the close of the first half, City roared back to score, but was held for the re- mainder of the game by the seasoned McCallie line. Center, Robertson, was a standout in the for- ward wall, snagging a stray throw and making ten solo tackles during the game. A cold McCallie eleven trailed Riverside 0-6 un- til Mercer's passing attack called the Blue team back into the game during the second half. Mercer returned a short second half kickoff to the 35 and took lo the air, passing to Vaughn for a score. Mercer also kicked the decisive extra point, The last quarter was a scoreless battle for yards that resulted in heavy penalities on both sides, leaving the final tally at 7-6. The Tornado had little to brag about going into its fourth game, while the Bradley County Bears and rat- was vic- the had defeated several of the state's top teams climbed to the number one position on three ings. But the stateis longest winning streak snapped at twenty-one games by a 19-14 Blue tory, described by McCallie officials as one of best games ever played by a Tornado team. The Tornado extended its winning streak to five games before a Homecoming crowd of 2,000 by TD. as Sloan passes were intercepted by Paty and Robertson in the final minutes. All-State quarterback Steve Sloan put the Bears out in front during the first period with two passes totaling 75 yardsg the second was good for a touch- down, McCallie quarterback, Clay Moore, returned Head coach Harry Milligan gives halfbaek Jack Eryin and guard Ken Hamm instructions on the sidelines. With Milligan are line couch John Day fstnndingl and backfield coach Dave Spencer.