Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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:oo iozoo f:0, auf: Eff :Az : :.. 2 . OHS Has Had Its Share Of Sports' Stars Throughout The Years Who in your opinion would be the greatest athlete in OHS history? That question was asked to a cross- section of people who have long fol- lowed OHS sports. They responded with a variety of names. 0 Fred Reeves, 9-10 Center princi- pal, believes that Harold Pugh was the greatest. He was so excellent in ev- erything he played. He could take a game like bowling or tennis that he never before played and in minutes be quite proficient at it. He had all the instincts, he was quick with good co- ordination. 0 Herb Parker, former Messenger- Inquirer Sports Editor, believes that Cliff Hagan is the sports standout in OHS history. He achieved more than any other athlete in OHS history. He scored 42 points in a State Tournament, from there he went to the St. Louis Hawks and made all-pro. 0 Joe Brown, former OHS principal and coach, believes there are several standouts. There are about six athletes that I think are really great: Harold Pugh, Charlie Sturgeon, Mark Rickard, Bob Watson, Bob Cravens and Ted Smith. They could play everything, they had the ability to play every sport. 0 Lawrence McGinnis, former OHS athletic director and coach, named five athletes that he believes are the great- est: Cliff Hagan, Jack Jean, Lee Tru- man, Bobby Watson and Charlie Stur- geon. They had good records in high school and were successful after high school also, said McGinnis. 0 Bill VanWinkle, 11-12 Center principal, commented: There are so many great athletes through the years at OHS, that I'd hate to single any one individual out. Some of the greats have been in football, Bob Cravens, Dickie Moore, Lee Truman and Isaac Brown. In basketball, the standouts were Cliff Hagan, Kenny Higgs, Charlie Taylor, Jerry Thruston and Bobby Watson. Standouts in baseball were Richard Anderson, Mark Rick- ard, Bobby Woodward and Dave Wat- kins. Track and golf standouts were Frankie Ballard, Daryl Remole, Jeff Miller, Bernie McGill, Jim Vincent 114f The Greatest? Jimi Cliff Hagan led Owensboro High School to the State Basketball Championship in 1949 and went on to star for the University of Kentucky and the St. Louis Hawks in the pro ranks. He is now athletic director at the University of Ken- tucky. . l . f 5 s ri, -.flag ' Harold Pugh is regarded by many as the best athlete in OHS history because of his all- around ability in baseball, basketball and foot- ball. and Bernie Strawn. 0 Bob Laswell, chairman of the Owensboro Board of Education, feels that Cliff Hagan is the greatest athlete that OHS has ever seen. Hagan's record was more out- standing than any other athlete. He went further than anyone else after high school. His achievements have outstripped any of the other athletes. 'Athletic Director Jack Hicks nar- rowed his choice to four athletes: Har- old Pugh, Bobby Woodward, Bernie Strawn and Mark Rickard. They were all-around athletes, they started in all the sports they par- ticipated in. They were also a part of winning teams and that's important. 0 Gerald Wellman, 9-10 assistant principal, named Harold Pugh as the greatest. He could do all the sports and do them well. If he had just specialized in one sport like some of the other ath- letes, there was no telling how good he could have been. He was the great- est all-around athlete. 0 James H. Johnson, assistant su- perintendent of Business of the Owensboro Public Schools and a for- mer OHS coach, believes that there were too many great athletes to nar- row it down to one. We had so many great athletes throughout OHS history . . . so many of them continued with their sports success after high school. Some of the great athletes through the years at OHS were: Hump Tanner, Tom Bartlett, Henry Wilson, I.M. C1ipe, Henry Snoddie, Lee Truman, Tom Fil- lian, Charlie Sturgeon, Isaac Brown, Richard Anderson, Lawrence Smith, Dickie Moore and Bob Cravens. 0 In women's athletics, Jo Fowler, 11-12 Center physical education teacher, believes that Pat Ward was the best. She came in when women were just being able to play. She was fan- tastic in track and softball and had we had a basketball team, she would have been great in that, too. She was a dedi- cated athlete and the greatest woman athlete OHS ever had. - By Marsha Tanner

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i sf' Lo Members of the 1978 Swim Team were tfrom leftjz Tom Mullikin, Brian Bastin, Bleckley Dobbs, David Dobbs, Ted Neal, Jim Wof- ford and james Lovett. Bob Baker, another team member, was not present when the picture was taken. These Three Musketeers, tfrom leftl Bleek- ley Dobbs, Brian Bastin and jim Wofford, were labeled as the leading men on the '78 Swim team, by Coach Joe lracane. joe lracang guided the swim team to its top finish in the state in 1978. W ...qs Swim Team Makes Splash In '78 Boys Swim Team Western Kentucky Meet - Third Place City-County Meet - First Place State Meet - Fourth Place Coach joe Iracane Q. i Senior Bob Baker was one of the stan- douts for the OHS swim team. Swim Team!

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THE LETTERME :1 1 Plaques in '77-78 VARSITY FOOTBALL - Ted Belcher, Phil Hyland, Kerry Nelson, Sonny Jackson, Bob Ba- ker, John Anderson, Chris Finnell, Mark Rick- ard, Odis Wilson, Gerald McKenzie, Robbie Holder, Byron Midkiff, Duane Kirkendoll, Scott Stafford, Rayvon Reynolds, Bobby Meeker, Bryant Scott, Tim Ecton, Jerry Prather, Robin Owens, Donnie Howell, Robbie Puckett, Talmage Hocker, Tony James, Jeff Ruth, Thomas Johnson, Terrence Thompson, James McFarland, Sammy James, Tom Aaron, Dwayne Harris, David Posey, Sam Dixon, Chuck Riley, Rick Neel, Mark Hazelrigg, Todd Lighten and QHonorary Lettermanj John Blewer. BOYS' VARSITY BASKETBALL -- Cully Nel- son, Clarence James, Ross Cotton, Keith Ander- son, Eric Anderson, Ted Belcher, Ricky Neel, Tracy Thacker, Mark Rickard, Tony James, Chuck Riley, Terrence Thompson, Rod Drake and Danny Griffith. GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY - Lisa Bittel, Charise Lord, Julie Smith, Dianne Depp, Na- dine Riley, Lisa DeWitt, Karen Daniel, Sara Wade and Ellen Beard. FRESHMAN BASKETBALL - Brooks Burton, ark Rickard: There have been many letter win- ners in the athletic history of OHS, but in the 1978 graduating class, Mark Rickard stands out as the winner of the most athletic letters - 12. Rickard won five baseball letters, three each in football and basketball and one in track. qgak' 71,5 f Q-Quang? A T ,. T 5 U S ' -L' j , P .. 1. -:as I ,, -,-. , -- rf-. . . d .' , HMV, ,M A ,,,, , , . .it ,, W K qw K' if .. 'LA . fc a ,gk . . ' e ' A-1 ,. -'25 4-Qt' Q 3 Q -W ,Q ,gs 5 M, jj jg, R'-A-Ras. .. - AX wa. - 'f i'!'r'2, .LH - A. I ' .- , -ii , ,f-Wifi QQ , Mx g.- Q ,., ,as -. .e b . 'W ' if . T.. '- ' ', -,if--1 .'. '. s . as me28lf -. ws ..'s-- .. ,ss 'ri' so --we'-ima Baseball was rd's game. He started for the Red Devils for four years and hit .337 his senior year. Ben Norris, Bobby Wilson, Darrell Hunter, Tim Willis, Robert Sutherland, David L. Ad- ams, Darrell McCormick, Bryan Yeckering, Jim Whitten, Ken Pruitt, Andy Fiorella, Earle Ad- arns, Barry Nuchols and Jeff Owens. GIRLS' BASKETBALL - Janice Johnson, Wil- lene Owsley, Jeanette Rowan, Barbara Hinton, June Harris, Bea Brown, Kim McDaniel, Kath- ryn Nelson, Anita Griffith, Donetta Owsley, Georgia Moss and Wendy Morton. --3. VARSITY BASEBALL - Ted Belcher, Kevin Anderson, Jeff Roach, Mark Douglas, Robin Owens, Bart Frederick, Mike Knight, Jeff Ren- shaw, Scott Niswonger, Charles Kelly, Chuck Riley, Robbie Hudson, Ralph Mollett, Tony James and Greg McGehee. GIRLS' TRACK - Lisa Bittel, Bea Brown, Bar- bara Hinton, Nadine Riley, Gazetta Woods, Becky Moorman, Linda Winstead, Dianne Depp, Ellen Beard, Melanie Humphrey, Debbie Howell, Lanie Andrews, Maureen Whitten, Stacy Humphrey, Dorthy Jackson, Lisa DeWitt, Anita Griffith, Wendy Morton, Karen Crowe, Karen Daniel, Sara Wade and Robin Fisher. BOYS' GOLF - David Depp, Ken Finch, Nicky Nicholas, Bobby Wilson, Eric White, Bill Greer, Brett Frederick and Drew Augenstein. GIRLS' GOLF - Kathryn Nelson, Cathy White, Lenda Hisle, Melissa Wilson and Lynn Riggs. TENNIS - Scott Plain, Scott Haycraft, Reggie Rouse, Talmage Hocker, David Johnson, Kirt Hall, Bill Taylor, Tommy Hagen, Ricky Neel, David Anderson, Jane Norris, Sherryl Rouse, Shawn Watson, Kathy Kunau, Susan Kelley, Pam Satterwhite, Kelly Satterwhite and Amy Iracane. BOYS' SWIMMING - David Dobbs, Bleckley Dobbs, Tom Mullikin, Jim Wofford, Brian Bas- tin and Ted Neal. BOYS' TRACK - Tom Yeckering, Enoch Epi- son, Sonny Jackson, Darrell Walker, Ronnie Clark, Byron Law, Bruce Law, Mark Smithson, Clarence Wells, James Moss, Edward Peach, Steve Lawson, Jeff Cyr, Kendall Smith fMan- agerJ and Keith Benefield. BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY - Buddy Vanover, Marvin Jump, Byron Law, Bruce Law, Larry Vanover, John Quiggins, Mark Smithson, Ron- nie Clark and Danny Jones. A Catcher, A Forward, A Punter When Rickard started the basket- ball season opener against Louisville Doss, he became the first OHS athlete since Bernie Strawn in 1969 to be a starter in the major sports of baseball, basketball and football. Myron Greenfield was also a three starter in football, basketball and ' was a part-time starter in basket- ball. When he started against Louisville Doss in the opener, he became one of the few three- sport starters for OHS. track. Although Rickard has won an ex- ceptional number of letters, a 1958 graduate - Harold Pugh - probably won the most letters while at OHS. He lettered in all four sports during his high school years. - By Marsha Tanner . iii' ., ' ' S p ..- , X .ui ii' Kicking extra points was, R' ard's big- gest asset in football. He also played tac e and end for the football team. The Lettermen! 5