Meyers High School - Colophon Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA)

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IFOOT BALL 1959-1960-1961-1962 Wyoming Valley onference Champions First row, left to right: Frank Swanberry, Fred McDaniels, Bill Dongas, Frank Redington, George Smith, Charles Ham- pel, Ken Mugford, Wayne Price, Dave Piatt. Second row: Lee Namey, Richard Conrad, Mark Eyerman, Joe Peel, Dan Smith, Paul Shovlin, John Gallagher, Paul Wolfe, Jeff Namey, Bill Harding. Third row: Bob Gimble, Coachg Gabe Serbin, Ricky Simon- son, Phil Richards, Bill Vetter, Stan Sirotkin, Dan Becker, Bruce Amos, John Garrah, jim Smith, Don Fetterolf, Da- mian Raykovitz. - 1 - Fourth row: Marv Antinnes, Assistant Coach, Frank Pfeil- meier, Sam Jayne, Gordon Kutz, Dale Nicholson, John Con- nelly, Bob Trethaway, Bill Parry, George Gimble, Jerry Grohowski, Charles Fick, Fred McDaniels, Assistant Coach.

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.45 ZH! xl x Neff ATHLETICS I Q BARRY MILLER Editor-in-Cbief 105

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To Greener Pastures . . . ROBERT GIMBLE The Wilkes-Barre School District and Meyers High School are losing an able teacher and coach when Mr. Robert Gimble leaves for a new position at the end of this school year. He is taking the job as head football coach at Williamsport High School. Mr. Gimble stepped into a tough job when he took over as the coach of the defending Wyoming Valley Cham- pions, but he proved equal to the task as he led the Mo- hawks to an unprecedented fourth conference crown. During the season Coach Gimble gained the respect of his players and assistants as he went about the task of building a championship team. His fairness and equal treatment of players was evidenced by the morale of the entire squad during the season. He has helped to play a large part in the Meyers' years of progress during this year and in the past. As he leaves, we wish him success in his new endeavor and a hope that our years of progress will always remain a part of him. 1962 Season with I0 Wins and 0 Losses During the football seasons of 1959, 1960, and 1961 the Mighty Mohawks possessed a twenty-nine and one record. The 1962 football season was a little different as Mr. Gimble was now the new head coach, and ne nad a rough job set before him. Practice started in August as usual, but this year the assistant coaches included Mr. Fred McDaniels and Mr. Marvin Antinnes. Also helping with the var- sity and freshmen teams were Mr. Cummings Piatt and Mr. Robert Payne. All five coaches worked hard to prepare the Mohawks for their upcoming season. On September 15th one of the largest crowds in the Wyoming Valley Football Conference's history was on hand to see the Mohawks outclass and out- score the football team from Nanticoke. The Mo- hawks won decisively 28 to 6. The excitement of the N 107 Meyers fans was belated as the Nanticoke squad made a steadv drive in the 'opening minutes of the game. This drive was finally halted on Meyer's own seven yarn line by a jarring tackle from Lee Namey which caused Nanticoke to fumble the ball, with Meyers recovering. The first half went scoreless until George Gimble received a Nanticoke punt on his own forty yard line in the opening minutes of the second quar- ter' and raced along the sideline for the first Meyers touchdown. Shortly after this first scoring, Meyers once again had possession of the ball and Lee Namey was able to score from Nanticoke's ten yard line, on a run around his right end. Nanticoke had the ball but once again lost itg this time on an interception by Dale Nicholson. This interception set up a sixty yard touchdown pass from Gimble to Namey. Meyers scored in the third quarter on a run by Bill Vetter from Nanticoke's five yard line.