Roy Miller High School - Duffle Bag Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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The two trophies pictured at the right repre- sent the successes of the 1954 Battlin' Buccaneers of Roy Miller High School. The taller trophy came into permanent pos- session of the Bucs by virtue of their third con- secutive victory over W. B. Ray High School for the city championship. The cup was presented by the American Legion Post 637 of Corpus Christi, who first awarded it on a yearly basis in 1950. Only once since that time, in 1951, did the Bucs fail to bring the trophy home to Miller. Capturing the fancy of the people of Corpus Christi, the 1954 Buccaneczs swept to the district and bi-district championships of Districts 6-AAAA and 5-AAAA, reaching the semi- finals of the state playoffs. As a token of appre- ciation for the fine season, the Shell Center Busi- ness and Professional lVlen's Association pre- sented the trophy on the left to Roy Miller High School. ew rophieo oadcled io 'Bac eollection , ,,..cgsc,.-.ws . M-xx The four gentlemen at the left comprised the coaching staff ofthe 1954 Battlin' Bticcaneers. FROM l.1fl5'l' TO 1i1t311'li Alilfi Pete Ragus, lim' coach: Dusty Simmons, line couch: Tom Pruett, head couch: and Vernon Ashton, Inlclcfteld couch. ln only his second year as head coach at Roy Miller, Mr. Pruett, along with his c.ip.ihle staff, compiled an enviahle record. The leadership of these men has endeared them to the boys whom they coached. At the end of the season the entire team endorsed Coach Pruett as their selection for Coach of the Year in the Texas high school circles.