Millard High School - Millard Yearbook (Fillmore, UT)

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OUQI' llflg fOOtLCll!jS' C!OH'LC1l.I'L GW W QQ W GW W 5719 W GW W QQ W GW . l - e Semixma 5 ,the Stal Mmard 'Same 15. oi the Blnglnam X . D , Ye viC Bird 5 Q which states . . . if state semi-finals should end up in a tie score, the winner must be decided by yardage gained . . which left us, holding the bag. . , . Led by Ross Peterson and Cecil George, two all state first stringers, and sup- ported throughout by Stanley Whitaker, a second team all-state choice, together THE FIRST STRINGERS OF OLIR CHAMPIONS , 4- , ' r A .i 1 3 These are the Eagles that had to prove themselves some of the school's best yet . . . Back row: Vernon Hunter, Preston Thompson, Lawrence Stevens, Gerald Hansen, Coach Watts. lst row: Henry Stevens, Mark Staples, Thayne Robinson, Cecil George, Gordon Beckstrand, Connie Bement.

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QQ W' f-N W GW W GN W CN W GN' V0 GW W QQ W IM' S8I'lSdtl'OI'lCl! rulers Cgdootbaff PROTECTORS OF OUR FAME A supply of potential energy, to be used effectively, greeted Coaches Watts and Hunter. Back row: Eldean Jensen, Reed Kesler, lack McBride, Earl Frampton, Claude Iohnson, Mell Stewart, Viron Penney. 3rd row: Boyd Petersen. Ronald Ander- son, Floyd Trimble, Linford Stephenson, Glenn Whatcott, Lee Warner, Gordon Thompson, Dennis Shaw, Bill Davies. 2nd row: Coach Watts, Cecil George, Thayne Robinson, Preston Thompson, Stanley Whitaker, Bill Richards, Gordon Beckstrand, Gerald Hansen, Larry Labrum, Mark Staples. Ross Peterson, Vernon Hunter. lst row: Bruce Wasden, Bill Tomkinson. Dan Speakman, Henry Stevens, Vance Keele, George Stott, Don Turner, athletic manager: David Melville, Omar Gillespie, Dick Warner, Vernon Christensen, Elmer George. HEN the final gun sounded and the all-important, thrilling game between the powerful Miners from Bingham and the high-flying Eagles from Millard ended, a new and glorious chapter was added to the already colorful football history of the Millard County High School. For the first time in its existence-in thirty years-its eleven had finished a season without the taste of defeat .... For not even Bingham, the later State champion, could leave the field with the pride of having entered our pay-dirt. Their win was due to a new ruling of semi-finals IT FINALLY WORKED . . Practice and practice . . . the same play over and over again until it works . . . poor first stringers, poor subs . . . who will get the blame next? 74

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QQ V9 QQ V0 QQ V0 GW V0 GW V9 CN W CN gdlfn 4'Qgl.OI'l six ClldIl'lfDtOI'lS with heroes such as Connie Bement, Henry and Lawrence Stevens, Preston Thompson and Gordon Beckstrand, upon whom the sports critics eyes fell with admiration, the Eagles could not help but win. Friday afternoons' scenes of clever football spiced with breath taking demonstrations of: trapping the op- ponent on the two-yard line, knifing through tackle, brilliant runs, pass defense, close-in plays and defense extraordinary, yes, and even the old statue of Liberty play, kept spectators on edges and our band and student body in the highest of spirits. Who would dare miss a game of such a momentous season? . . . The following at home, as on trips, was a sure sign of loyalty to the fighting boys, whose efforts were rewarded with golden football charms, presented to them by the Fillmore Lions Club. Banquets and victory celebrations enabled all to become part of a great accomplishment. To begin to record details of the games and single deeds of heroism is impossible. Millard had one team , . . a team that was tops . . . a team that in some games saw no more than l3 or 14 players in action, in others, 24 to 36 and more. Whoever played and whatever the position, if regular or sub, everyone gave his best . . . everyone aimed at the same goal. Coach Taft Watts and his never tiring helper, Vernon Hunter, we salute. It is they, the power behind the scene, who directed and planned the plays and brought home the bacon. Our congratulations to both of you, you did a marvelous job .... For memory's sake let us recall these details: Millard vs. Pleasant Grove ---- 13-7 Millard vs. Wasatch - 18-0 Millard vs. Delta - - 28-0 Millard vs. Springville - 6-0 Millard vs. North Sanpete 57-6 Millard vs. Richiield - 46-0 Millard vs. Bingham - 0-0 K Get that Quarterback. Bingham is hitting the lme hard Gordon, however stops this drive