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DEDICATION The 1951 yearbook is dedicated not just to two men, Rollie Rourke and Mike DeLotto, but rather to the spirit they began and the determination they leave to Roosevelt High. It was largely through the efforts of these two coaches that Roosevelt has gained her place in the sun. Roosevelt was for years and years the under dog in city competition, despite the efforts of many good coaches who preceded them. It fell to Mr. Rourke and Mr. DeLotto to start us on our winning ways and establish in the minds of the teams in other schools the idea that Roosevelt finishes in the top bracket. So thoroughly has this been accomplished that today any Roosevelt team commands a healthy respect from its rivals. Mr. DeLotto, in three years as head football coach, took us to within one game of city championship. His teams were well coached and it is said that pound for pound he got more from his boys than any coach in the city. Mr. Rourke rescued us from oblivion in the field of basketball—his career, interrupted by service in World War II, is one any school would be proud to own. After gaining city championship in 1947, he then took his team to the state tournament and returned with the fifth place cup. In 1948 he came back with an almost inexperienced team and placed third in the city. In 1949 again co-city champs and the thrill of Roosevelt's basketball history—state championship. In 1950 things really looked black at Roosevelt for he had only two players left from the state championship team; but with a determination few men possess, he whipped that green crew into another city championship and a third place state winner. In baseball, which he also coached, the picture is even better. In 1947, they were fourth, in 1948, third place in city and for two years, 1949 and 1950, both city and state champions. Few schools can equal that record. No wonder, after such performances in the past five years. Roosevelt now feels she has a standard to maintain, and so our thanks to these two men who played such an important part in helping us achieve such a state of mind.
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