Sir Adam Beck Secondary School - Lacedaemon Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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BACK ROW: Rick Felshaw, George Paulionis, Wayne Stokely, Tim Morris, Paul Hart, MIDDLE ROW: Coach Dunlop, Coach Stewart, Bill Shadwick, Graham Hayhoe, Al Phillips, FRONT ROW: Bill Lewis, Ed Lipski, Ed Halley, Larry McArthur, Gord Bagley, Co- Bradford. SENIOR SPARTANS For the past three years, the Spartans have dominated the London football con- ference. For the last two of those three years, the Spartan team has finished un- defeated city champions. This type of suc- cess is by no means common (only one other school besides Beck has ever won two championships in a row) in the highly competitive London District High School Football Conference. The Spartan ability to win does not stem from luck. There is a special tradition that is instilled in Spartan teams, beginning with the very first practice. Although the team usually is small in both number and size, it carries a far greater weapon than bulk onto the playing field. Spartans have an intense desire to win, drive that will not let up, and a spirit that will not be daunted. There is a certain pride that each player has in himself and those that play with him. The team func- tions as a unit, AND a powerful one at that, each player continually doing his best. It is the ability to fight back when behind, never giving up, and the belief that per- severance, reasoning and conditioning can overcome the greatest odds, that makes

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JUNIOR FOOTBALL BACK ROW: Coach Walker, George Keeler, Brent Thomas, Kevin Spink, Jeff Corsaut, Tom Buchner, Al Harris, Greg Griffin, Guy DeBock. MIDDLE ROW: Bob Shadwick, John Currie, Trevor Tyson, John Harild, Wayne Haskett, Coach Fuller. FRONT ROW: Wayne Pratt, Randy Stokely, Jim Uchiyama, Mark O ' Neil, Tim Liston, Tom Hislop, Tom Hales. ABSENT: Ron Cowell, Derek Weir, Al Pritchard, Mike MacGillivray.

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Mike Essex, Hans Valkenier, Jim Kelly, Randy Heimple, Stan Diavolitsis, Gary Footwinkler. Dave Vowles, Julian Bialkowski, Pete Smolders, Jim Lapthorne, Jimm Barr, Mr. Chapman, captain; Wayne Thornton, Co-captain; John Cirello, Brian Woodley, John Giokas, Jeff FOOTBALL the Spartans what they are. This of course does not happen by chance. A football team does only as well as it is coached. The Spartans are lucky in having two of the city ' s best coaches to teach them to play football in a winning style: Mr. Dunlop, the head coach, had an extraordinary ability to instill that pecul- iar tradition. He usually coaches the of- fensive squad, taking an unorganized group of boys and polishing them to their best possible degree of efficiency. Mr. Stuart had, by the end of his first week of practices, shown his own coaching ability. He took control of the defensive squad, making them a unit that rattled any of- fensive opponent they encountered. Much more could be said, but, on reflecti on, let this be known: the 1967 Spartan team wishes to thank these coaches, the greatest factors for Spartan success, for a great season and at the same time wishes them the best of luck and success with future teams ! ! Gord Bagley (co-captain)