Temple High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Temple, TX)

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The first day of school arrived and the student center buzzed wlth talk about the opening game. The band and pepperettes continued to march on the hard, asphalt parking lot, the kittens put flnlshing touches on their routines, and splrlt sales began. The long summer days of sleeping late and ubummlng around were not mlssed because the beginning of school meant the beginning of football. Posters of the players appeared in the windows of local businesses and KTEM was bombarded wlth Go get'em, Cats from local advertisers. The '76 state finalist team was looked upon as awesome and surprising, but the '77 Wildcats were a team of great PQPGCfl6lh0W1!ll'llJ'lll'lHdflllglll0I'l'llllQ pep rally. make it T happen in '77 l expectations as the football fans of Temple recalled a satisfying 15-game season which had concluded with the state play-offs at Memorial Stadium in Austin. Some fans proudly described the upcoming season as The year of the Cat, while others referred to it as The season that couldn't lose. FHA K sold blue and while spirit buttons that flashed Make it happen in '77. This was the year. The atmosphere at THS the day of the opening game was similar to D-Day in Europe during World War II. It was the day that all the hours of practice and preparation paid off. Everything and everybody were set in motion. Offensive guard Bruce Smith and center Paul Thomas go through neck exercises during pre- semon practice. Theoffenstvellne9etssettorunaRoger49 sweep. l g ,. ., ,,,.. . Asv, Q t - i 0, Ivy .. . -.v i:::,,...gv2? Y' QL3 ll Q. 5 l 5 .. . W. .-,asm - m4e..e--...- -.q-r...f.-.-....'..ae-a.....fJL2.4.4-. . -0-9. ..-. 'f'3',,-. - gif I l l I l i l I 4 H! Gill!

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