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Page 31 text:
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Coach Branch, Coach Hoffman, and Coach Groce have spent many tedious hours with our Varsity squad, drilling them for the big Friday night games. Central is very proud of its four all-conference players: John Swofford, Dexter Hoffman, Nick Wehr- mann, and Bob Billings. The ball is snapped and in a clash of muscles the ball carrier soon falls. 27
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Varsity Football Members are: FIRST ROW: Eddie Bundy, Larry Hall, John Swofford, Nick Wehrmann, Herbert Gilreath, Lin Brooks, Bob Billings, Roy Williamson, Mike Brooks, Tony Massengill, Steve Eller, Jackie Phelps-Manager. SECOND ROW: Ed Fin- ley, Joe Wilson, Dexter Hoffman, Bob Lewis, Charles Broyhill, Mike Carver, Dennis Brown, Taylorsville Marion Morganton West Wilkes Hudson Tam Hutchinson, Rex Stone, Larry Ander- son, Roger Necessary. THIRD ROW: Robby Schmidt-Trainer, Jimmy Hutchens, Ed Gar- mon, Kenny Brooks, Ricky Anderson, Tim Day, Lonnie Bumgarner, Danny Raymer, Dale Shumate, David Call, Dale Long, Bucky Harris, Russ Ferree-Manager. Hickory Valdese Newton-Conover (H.) Lenoir Watauga
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Football... mean... to be rough- er than the roughest, meaner than the meanest .. . to show it in the squint of an eye ... the tightening of a lip .. . the swiftness of a tackle . . . yet, to remain fair . . . always to be a man...ateam of real men. A respect is growing—growing be- tween these men ... men who are rough together, rough with each oth- er... respect coming from knowing the worst and the best together . . . from blood, sweat, tears ... from walking off the field with the steady, sure pace of the victor . .. and from walking off the field with the down- cast eyes of one who must “play bet- ter next time” . .. a team, shaking hands with the winning team, the other team— knowing it takes a whale of a team to beat them these are men...a respect is grow- ing and a team is made—a team feel- ing, winning, roughing it together ... the heart of a whole team pump- ing to a supporter’s “We shall not be beat... we shall not be beat...” ... rougher than the roughest oe = The eagle symbolizes the memories Bob Billings will cherish as captain of the 1966 Varsity Eagles. Ed Finley hit hard in the Hickory game.
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