Safford High School - Ocotillo Yearbook (Safford, AZ)

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WILLIAM GIESZL. Coach ROY JACOBSON, Captain ARTHUR CARRELL. Co-captain FOOTBALL Four years ago a new coach took over at Safford High. Many looked askance at him, wondering what he could do. Was this the man to put the Bulldogs on top, or was he just another coach who would be turned off after one year? These questions have been fully answered by the record hung up by Coach Bill Gieszl in his four years at Safford. During this time Coach Gieszl's teams have won 19 games, tied 3, and lost 10. They have won the Eastern Conference championship twice and tied for it once. Does not a record like this speak for itself of the coaching abilities of this man? But, no matter how great a coach is, he will not be a success Without able field generals. The 1938 team selected two men to captain them throughout the following year. These co-captains were Roy Jacobson and Arthur Carrell. To them was given the all-important task of calling all the plays for their team. How well they filled their positions is also shown by the record. Another important member of the team who is not given much credit for his work is the manager. Seldom does his name appear before the public but his role in keeping the team in shape is just as important as any of the others. For the last two years the boys have come to depend on and to love Arthur Sonny West who took over Danny Baker's job. Page thirty-'nine-The Ocotillo

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Top row-John Meredith. Kemp Motes, Ned Nelson, Lester Owens, Jerry Tidwell, Luther Gardner, Roy Jacobson. Ted Harris, Arthur Carrell, Fred Bingham, Harold Reedy. Middle row- Clyde French, Alfred Antillon, Walter Cliflord, Leonardo Villalobas. Myron Campbell, Harry Firth, Elden Welker, Clyde Allred, Leo Phegley, Merrill Morris, Melvin Burrell. Bollom row- Spencer Morris. Spencer Hoopes. Kay DeSpain. Dean DeSpain, Arthur West fManagerl. Vernon Jensen, Cgrdell Larson. Walter Rogge. Lloyd Moeller. Jack Tidwell. Ralph Johns. Harvey Allred. Vernon eid. FCOTBALL As vital as the coach, the captains and the manager are, it is the team that wins or loses the games. Une of the major events which may or may not have inspired the players this year was the changing of the school colors. Regardless of which it may have been. this item will go down as one of the most significant events in the school's history. Rising above all early season predictions, the Bulldogs started the year off right by going through a tough sevenagame grid schedule with 6 wins and l defeat to win the Eastern Conference football crown. A record of their rise to gridiron glories again in l939 is given below. Salford Clifton ............ .... ....., . . ,........ . 12 Safford Duncan . .... 0 Safford Thatcher ...... ....... l 3 Salford Miami ....... ....... l 3 Saffotd . , Pima , . . 0 Safford.. , . ..,.. ... Globe , 7 Safford Morence ,...... 0 Our hats are off to a great coach and to the great teams he has turned out. The Orotilln--Page forty