Roxana High School - Rox Yearbook (Roxana, IL)

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FOOTBALL Don Luketich: Captained the Shells, played right halt. Besides his triple threat specialties, his masterful generalship was shown in many spots during the year. Eugene Steffen: An aggressive tackle, improved as the year wore on. Many off tackle smashes were started but soon stopped by Lefty, a senior whose loss will be felt. Glen Bean: A sophomore with promise and lots of fight when he forgets his easy going ways. Harry Gallatin: 'Tiny'' was the most improved member of the squad when the season was over. He led many plays through center good for several yards. Lyle Dona: Little bow legs never let size be a handicap. We could use more boys with the same spirit. Mutt Longman: Handicapped a great deal by injuries, he was a good halfback but couldn't seem to break loose. Don Stone: Stoney, the pride of Pittsfield, entered Rox- ana High School for his senior year and made himself known by his hard driving and constant striving to do better. Harold Barker: A junior end that was always on the job—he will make a grand player for the gold and blue next year. FOOTBALL LETTER MEN Glen Bean Harry Gallatin Lyle Dona Kenneth Longman Don Stone Harold Barker Albert Green Joe Bean Twenty-six

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FOOTBALL With Coach Wilbur Evans at the helm, Roxana's Shells forged their best record ever—four wins, four losses. This .500 average represents the highest mark ever achieved by an R. C. H. S. football squad. Steady improvement during the season was climaxed by the decisive win over Dupo, 33 to 7. There were slumps but this '43 team was the best yet turned out and if this steady upward climb continues, Roxana will have athletic renown in another sport besides track and basketball. The season began with a 13-7 win over Madison which was a nice beginning but it was quickly followed by three straight losses. Western took the Shells' measure 26-0, which Principia followed with a 20-0 shellacking. A trip to Belleville proved disastrous as Cathedral won 25-6. Finally victory came as Highland went down 25-13. After Marquette won 31-6 from the Shells on a rain-swept field, Highland was again tramped this time 25-0. The season ended with the Dupo victory. ★ First Row (loft to right): Bob Cox. Eugene Steffen. Allen McVey, Kenneth Longman. Don Luketich, Carl Arnold. Tommy Frey, Albert Green. Glen Boon. Second Row: Stuart Venable, Jim Major, Venton Mason. Don Hubbard. Joe Bean, Harry Gallatin. Dale Johnson, Charles Toner. Fred Berry, Worthy Exton. Third Row: Cur-tis Wiencko, Leighthon Loflor, Maurice Exton, Jack Witter. Robert Woods, J. D. McBride. Twenty-five

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LETTERMEN Al Green: Captain-elect and a guard. Never serious enough to play topflight ball; may the summer toughen him up for a great year with the Shells. Don Hubbard: Frosh tackle with plenty of beef—200 pounds of it. Will develop into a fine player, a lot rests on his shoulders for the next three years. Dale Johnson: Senior end, tall pass receiver, Skelly has plenty of intestinal fortitude. Besides all of these attributes, he's a fine team man and always tries his best. Tom Frey: Fast and a driver. Started the year at half but finished it at favorite end position. Will be sorely missed. Worthy Exton: The quiet, unassuming fullback played 370 out of a possible 384 minutes. A bone crushing tackier and blocker. Fred Berry: A junior halfback that tries hard and adds a lot to team spirit. With a little more weight and speed next year, he should help a lot. Bob Cox: A senior that could catch passes and hang onto them. Tries hard at end. The highest tribute would be none too good for Cocky. Carl Arnold: Led the T from the unknown to four vic- tories. Another triple threat man—a fine passer, kicker, and team man. A ball player’s ball player—never knew when he was licked. Donald Luketich, Capt. Eugene Steffens FOOTBALL LETTER MEN Donald Hubbard Dale Johnson Tom Frey Worthy Exton Fred Berry Allen McVey Bob Cox Carl Arnold Twenty-seven