Thornwood High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (South Holland, IL)

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14, 34, 27, 16, Hike! These may sound like a jumbled combination of numbers, but they're really the be- ginning for an intricate football play. The 1980 Thornwood Thun- derbird football season got under way weeks in advance to help the team perform at its highest capabili- ties. Good coaches, school spirit and a lot of enthusiasm is what it takes for a team to be the toughest and the best, agreed Varsity team- mates Mike Cochran and Bryan Ruthrauff. The T-Birds first game of the sea- son took place the first weekend after school resumed from the strike. We were so fired up, it was our first and only night game of the season! Varsity member Dave Os- borne exclaimed. The Thunderbirds shut out the Bloom Trail Blazers 26 to 0. As footballs wobbled through the cool crisp autumn air on October 25, Thornwood combined forces and beat the Eisenhower Cardinals, 10 to 0. The bittersweet season that the T- Birds played seemed to have its ups and downs. We seemed to keep our opponents on their toes each Week- end. They never knew how well our team would do, said Head Varsity Coach Dennis Gutowski. Above: After defeating 7th ranked Homewood-Flossmoor, Tony Terrazas exci- tedly reminds his fans that the Thunderbirds did it. Above Left: As Thornwood calls a time out, Captain Jim Murphy listens closely as Coach DeValk relays the team's next strategic play which could put them in the lead. Left: As Gil Valadez blocks a Cardinal, Senior Doug Nichele takes advantage of the opening and attempts a first down. BOYS' FOOTBALL 109

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hunderbirds keep opponents on their toes Wfr I l IXWIHXHTFXAJ Above: Fullback Joe Miles adds his touch to tighten the squeeze on the Vikings. VARSITY FOOTBALL Front ROW! Joe Miles, Dave Parks, Norman Anderson, Gil Va- ladez, Pete Galasinao, Len Kapovich, Roy Corneiller, Jeff Persin, Jeff Johnson, Don Book, Tom Madden. Second Row: Ricky Tat- genhorst, Mike Clair, Scott Wortel, Mike Cochran, Gene Fedor, Keith Harris, Steve Ferguson, Mike McMurray, Bernard Holland, Rob Tracy, Rich Furmanek. Third Row: Bob Zubik, John Gross, Jim Tavernaro, George Mason, Jim Murphy, Dave Schassburger, Roger Marzke, Van Stevens, Mike York, George Vezmar. Fourth Row: Coach Wayne DeVa1k, George Goich, Bryan Ruthrauff, Pat Madden, John Czarobski, Russ Bunde, Marc DuVall, Steve Swinney, Tim Gray, Carl Coch- ran, Lonnie Rucker, Dan Novakovich, Tony Terrazas. Back Row: Head Coach Dennis Gu- towski, Steve Falat, Dave Golob, Doug Ni- chele, Ken Moskwa, Steve Koch, Steven Gar- ner, Bret Brumm, John Riester, Dave Os- borne, Juan Fuller, William Smith, Rob Fleming, Coach Bob Jackson. Not Pictured: Coach Jack O'Connor. Above Right: Pat Madden clears the path to recover the ball. Pat was voted team captain and All-Conference for his excellent perfor- mances during the season. Right: Linebacker Steve Swinney quickly at- tempts to intercept Eisenhower's ball before he is tackled. 108 BOYS' FOOTBALL ' W Fir? if A F , Q 7 9. ll If s M is Ml Jr l 1 T New ff 1 fn E 44 xwwfi 'H ,Pix 'xv' tt, tllfr fihwmik

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