Roxana High School - Rox Yearbook (Roxana, IL)

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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

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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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BASKETBALL This time the Shell cagers got to the regional finals before Wood River knocked them off, 48-42. Up to that time Roxana had a record of 16-6 with one winning spree of seven straight games. Until the Sparta game, no team outside the Southwest Conference had taken Roxana's measure. High point of the season came when Edwardsville's Tigers who at the time were leading the Conference lost 53-34 on their home floor to the Shells. In the main, Coach Mike Corby's boys depended upon their highly accurate shooting. An average of 40 points a game for the year bears out this fact. Teamwork and fighting spirit were other important factors in the establishment of such an imposing record along with a strong defense that allowed no enemy team to win by more than eight points. ★ Twenty-eight First row (left to right): Al Groon, Kenneth Longman, Don Luke-tich. Harry Gallatin, Dale Johnson. Carl Arnold. Tom Frey. Second Row: Mr. Evans, Eugene Beard, Jim Sawyer, Jack Campbell. Glen Bean, Harold Barker, Joe Wilson, Fred Berry. Mr. Corby. Third Row: David Ham-bleton. Richard Pipher, Charles Toner, Joe Boon. Gerald Steffen. Jim Major, Paul Berry, J. D. McBride.