Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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Take me out to the ball game, it ' s a wonderful day. The weather brings out a big crowd, to the game they will make their way. The players were in the dressing room, the cheerleaders out on the field. The stands were packed as full as could be, both the home and enemy. The fans were hollering and stomping their feet, yelling and cheering the chants to repeat. And then it began— the groaning and crack, the slipping and sliding, the bleachers went slack!

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Far left, top: Coach Sam Sample; bottom: Jim Fenning, Mike Hmie- lewski; bottom right: Rob Staley, Bill Bauer, Brian Harper, Mike Hmielewski, Jack Welch, Greg Fetzer. Our 1978 football season was disappointing as we compare wins to losses. The team finished 2-6 in conference play and a dismal 2-7 overall. In many ways the season was good. In the words of one of our seniors, I want to express my grat- itude to the players and coaches for a successful season in that we have remained united. Especially noted was senior Trevor Tipton who was named the team MVP, defensive back of the year, All-Conference, and All-District. Other honors included: outstanding offensive lineman, Russ Carlson; outstanding offensive backs, Bart Reneau and Brad Buroker; outstanding defensive lineman, Jim Long; and rookie of the year, Fred Dempsey. $ £ SJ i i- VI- SHL?.«K,f U Front row: Coach Brian Baker, B. Reneau, B. Buroker, L. Whitman, R. Loucks, B. Dawes, T. Tipton, J. Anderson, T. Whitfield, K. King, E. Bradley, J. Fenning, D. Dillon; second row: Coach Elliot Johnson, M. Smith, R. Ko- rfmacher, J. Vogt, M. Lewis, M. Lee, R. Carlson, R. Unangst, J. Long, D Emery, M. Bartlett, D. Harsh; third row: Coach John Bonham, M. Carter, J. Horn, K. Ingold, D. Vernon, P. Sanford, T. Sibley, D. Potts, T. Davis, R. Ken- nedy, R. Johnson, J. Nesmith, Z. Huffman, M. Hmielewski; fourth row: Coach Kevin Butcher, T. Smith, D. Sweeting, R. Staley, T. Dryer, T. Bryant, G. Bondarenko, J. Boyce, P. Mcintosh, R. Renaker, K. Reinholt, R. Robbins, S. Clemens, W. Montgomery; fifth row: Coach Joe Romine, Coach Dick Gates, D. Davenport, M. Darling, J. Woodward, P. Ferraro, J. Fabro, G. Moffett, M. Ahlseen, R. Brunsetter, E. Jarman, T. Breen, L. Sanchez, J. Beechler; sixth row: Head Coach Sam Sample, J. McFarland, G. Huffman, S. Norris, D. Bult, D. Prater, M. Benson, M. Goss, R. Moran, D. Shepard, K. Pritz, F. Dempsey, D. Norris, J. Woodward; seventh row: A Bowman, R. Gates, P. Heebner, T. Green, J. Watson, P. Synder, S. Beers, K. Walker, D. Showers, L. Marshall, K. Mosher, B. Bauer, J. Tyree, C. Harris. 17

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Like amusement park patrons, fans grasped their seats for a ride they were sure to never repeat. They glided forward swift as could be, though it seemed an eternity. When the ride was over and came to a stop, the bleachers unloaded on the field with a flop. Dazed and dazzled the crowd drifted away, checking to see if all were okay. Then on to the field with a roar came the team. But when they saw the crowd not there, they lost all steam and lapsed to despair. ■ ' • — « — — I r Top left: Scott Ramsland, Rich Honig; Top middle: Mark Bartlett. - ' ■ ' 19