Robert E Lee High School - Rebelee Yearbook (Midland, TX)

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c under the direction of new coach, jim acree, the rebels began putting together a team that sports writers pre- dicted would just not jell, there were only seven returning lettermen who had seen action in ' 69, leaving the rest of the roster to be dotted with inexperience, in addition, the rebels were considered to have inadequate size and speed as far as football in district 5-4a was concerned. acree ' s mere presence in lee high school seemed to pick up that desire and lost pride, rebel gridders became op- timistic for the coming year ' s season instead of making ex- cuses for losing, a spirit hidden for so long began ' to make itself known: in a building filled sith signs, maroon and white, at player ' s homes at 4:00 in the morning, at pep rallies in the halls and the gym, and in the singing of the alma mater. the struggle for victory was not easy, especially in a dis- trict with such perennial powers such as permian, san an- gelo, and cooper, lee took a 19-6 victory over odessa high and then capped off the season with a thrilling 17-14 vic- tory over their crosstown rival, the midland bulldogs, and could have easily won over lubbock, plainview, and big spring. even though the rebels ended their season with two wins and eight losses, they were known to be one of the hardest hitting teams in the district, lee ' s degree of success in its football campaign can be seen in team statistics: in first downs, lee totalled II 3 in all their games to the opponents total of I 34; lee had 1 ,264 yards rushing to the opponents 1,335; and in passing yardage lee had 980 yards to 933. acree ' s fighting rebels of 1970 can view this football season as a success, the team gave victory to its fans on homecoming and over its biggest rival, midland high, but more than these two victories, the lee rebel football team displayed and instilled a valuable pride into the student body of lee high school.

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possessing endurance, pride, and unquenchable spirit, the fnighty storm forward to unite lee. they share elated triumph and forlorn defeat with the student body evoking an intense spirit of union. editor: linda wigley

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I acree instills pride and desire t ?£ rr.f ft {• e nj!«,Bt%w« « fA arsity: dow prather 71, gerry robinson 10, mike mclane 82. bill rogers 40, |im horst 63, char- ie adams 6 1 , greg schuiz 77, bill turner 3 I , david rhoads 5 I , steve haltom 24, david davis 23, aete natlvidad 35, drew kauffman 50, kelth shaw 27, ronny biddy 2 I , nek sell 67, mike fetters )0, ernie garcia 52, lynn castle 62, John grado 72, billy callahan 88, pat lyons I I , worthy war- lack 86, len newsom 66, kelly barnes 83, steve rodgers 25, robbie christenson 80, randy lulme 30, bill drake 65, gary lambert 15, rock shoemaker 20, jocklin beatty 45, mike smith 16, athan beatty 70, steve deffenbaugh 84, bill Cochrane 64, John newton 74, ronnie amini 22, teve van hoozer 81, alan Jackson 76, keith howell 54, and managers: hal brockett, les rick! nike moore, bill peters, John pankratz. left and above: coach jim acree.