T R Robinson High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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2? ,K-f,.v'rr?' Danny Tate encounters tough parts of the new cross country course. ,W I New cindermen leave sparks as Knights take fourth in conference Opening the season with only two returning runners, Danny Tate and Neal Buchanan, the cross country team ran extra miles for extra hours. Time trials were held on Tuesdays on Coach Carlson's two and one-half mile course. The top seven in major meets were Buchanan, Tate, Byron Coach Carlson runs time trials. ' Townsend, Robert Norton, James Magby, Lee Gregory, and Speedy Rodriguez. Robinson also ran a junior varsity team. The Knights ran better at home than away, finishing behind Brandon, Chamber- lain, and King in the confer- ence meet. SEASON RECORD Meet RHS Placed Plant-Jesuit 1st Jefferson-King-Hills. 2nd Jefferson- Leto 1 st Hills.-East Bay 1st East Bay Invitational 3rd Hills. County 5th Sophomore Invitational 3rd Western Conference 4th District 4th wwe 3,.,,vQ-M. Bottom Flow: Mark Chapman, Bob Norton, Lee Gregory, Jerry Gerlach, Danny Tate, Bob Rodriguez, Don Mallory. Top Row: Al Pellegrino, Neal Buchanan, Jay Quillen, Byron Townsend, Walter Yancey, David Hyden, Mr. Carlson. Cross Country l 251

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Bottom Row: Alvin Holder, Reinaldo Reid, Jerry Henry, Jimmy Williams, 1 t .sf ,- lx Pat Oravetz. Top Row: Mike Simpson, Byron Townsend, Richard Daniels, First-year JV coach Randy Smith Chris Lucas, Jay Quillen, Willie Garland, Ronnie Gentle. goes over strategy on the bench SEASON RECORD RHS OPPONENT 56 Leto 43 68 Plant City 34 62 Jefferson 57 73 Chamberlain 35 67 Tampa Bay Tech 48 56 Brandon 55 66 Hillsborough 68 61 Plant 67 50 King 51 54 Tampa Catholic 47 54 Jesuit 56 64 Plant City 31 63 Jefferson 49 63 Tampa Bay Tech 61 59 Chamberlain 40 70 Brandon 50 63 Hillsborough 47 70 Plant 62 83 Jesuit 50 78 King 29 250 f JV Basketball JerryiHenry slides by a Plant Panther as Chris Lucas waits to rebound

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Knight track, tield tecim sparkles with rookie, veteron cinder stars Robinson's track team, led by Coach Carlson, participated in over thirteen meets with one of the best teams seen in recent years. Senior leaders include Gerald and Gerry Farmer, both running the 440, Craig Popalis for the 880, Otis Rodgers for discus and shot, and hurdlers Kelly Drake and John Hardin. Underclass stars include sprinter Nat Terry, distance runner Speedy Rodriguez, high jumper Byron Townsend and pole vaulter Tracy Lam- bert, a sophomore. John Hardin, Kelly Drake, and Greg Adkins grimly leap three hurdles. S , Z J l Q2 3 2 N Gerald Thomas bites his lip in an intense effort to vault clear. Bottom Row: Sam Catalino, Speedy Rodriguez, David Biggers, Steve Gilmore, Neal Buchanan, Gerald Farmer, Aaron Swilley, Craig Popalis, Grover Johnson, Albert Pellegrino, Danny Tate, Ed Evans, Glen McCall, Jimmy Williams. Second Row: Coach Alvis, Robert Hendricks, Lee Gregory, Ronald Coker, Arturo Brown, Jim O'Nelll, Eric Truss, Marvin Davis, John Hardin, Kelly Drake, Nat Terry, Greg Adkins, Kenny Hamilton, Herman Brown, Bob Norton, Jeff Yurchis, Nat Italiano, Larry Davis, Gerry Farmer. Top Row: Donald Wilson, Jimmy Hall, Tom Jurdak, Gerald Thomas, Tracy Lambert, Carey Griffith, Byron Townsend, Alvin Holder, Bob Swanz, Gavin Sprlets- ma, Larry Symmonds, Sidney Truss, Anthony Jackson, Henry Marr, Bill Pearson, Otis Rodgers, Curtis Randolph, Eddie Shark, Art King, Ulysee LeGrand, Tim Kelleher, John Raush, Renaldo Espinosa. 252 I Track