Trott Vocational High School - Trottarian Yearbook (Niagara Falls, NY)

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Dave Booth plows into a host of Lackawanna players. Joe Maselli, after throwing a block, looks at the play while Bob Kudela 115, tries to get to the action in the above picture. Below, Trott's jubilant ball players carry Coach Bruce to the locker room after their lone victory over Tonawanda. On the opposite page ftopl Frank Chirello brings down Tonawanda's Plant who received a pass. Al Daniels fZ3l and Mike Di Pietro Q4ljclose in to help the tackle. In the middle picture, opposite, Meitz finds himself on the bottom of a pile- up, while in the lower picture, the football team with student help stage an assembly peep-skit before the annual Trott-High School game. 20

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