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1966 Chillicothe Hornets
1st Row:
David Ashbrook, Jack Rucker, Carl Moore, John
Bousum, Mel Willard, Jim Lightner, Jay Simmons,
Junior Hess, Denny Long, Lee Swearingen, Ron Beetsma.
2nd Row:
Ast Coach Saunders, Gregg Foster,
Jim Keeney, Buddy Beetsma, Roger Bousum, Kenny Davis,
Dick Cox, Phil
Willard, Tom Frazier, Joe Murrell,
Mike Jordan, Donnie Jackson.
3rd Row: Lee Parsons, Bob
Brockmeier, Carl Shipp, David Kent, Shane Ferguson, Randy Plummer, Keith Ware,
Bill Walker, Bob Jewell,
Randy Frost, Jim Norwood, Ast. Coach Reynolds,
Coach Fairchild.
4th Row: Chuck Crane, Glen Horton, Jerry
Evilsizer, Phil Kurdish, Steve Fair, Jim Wood,
Mike
Maberry, Chris Milazzo, Larry Zimmer, Ronnie Eisamen, Gerry Coult,
Leland Baker, Frank Wood,
Wayne Valbracht
Full Roster
Season Statistics
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Record |
8 - 1 |
Points For |
211 |
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NCMC Record |
6 - 1 |
Points Against |
54 |
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LE Ron Beetsma 6'1"
170 Sr |
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LT Jim Lightner 6'0
210 Sr
Jon Bousum 6'4" 207 Sr (2)
Jim Lightner (5)
Jon Bousum (6) |
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LG Jay Simmons 6'0"
180 Sr |
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C Junior
Hess 6'0" 170 Sr |
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RG Tom Frazier 5'10"
160 Jr |
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RT Lee Swearingen 6'2"
200 Sr |
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RE Denny Long 6'1" 185
Sr |
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QB Dick Cox 6'0" 165
Jr |
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FB Mel Willard 5'11"
180 Sr |
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HB Jack Rucker 5'6"
145 Sr |
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HB Carl Moore 5'10"
150 Sr
Jim Norwood 5'4" 135 So (4)
Carl Moore (5) |
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| Fri |
Sept. 9 |
at Carrollton |
Won 10 -
7 |
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Chillicothe |
0 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
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Carrollton |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1st |
Car |
Don Martin 68 yard run (1st play of
game) |
Kick |
0 -7 |
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2nd |
Chi |
Dick Cox to Ron Beetsma 14 yard pass |
Kick |
7 - 7 |
|
4th |
Chi |
Jim Lightner 29 yard field goal
(1:45 remaining) |
x |
10 - 7 |
| |
CHS |
Car |
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1st Downs |
13 |
7 |
|
Rushing |
191 |
169 |
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Passing |
5/10-66 |
2/11-10 |
|
Int |
2 |
1 |
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Fumbles |
1 |
1 |
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Penalties |
5/45 |
6/60 |
Interception - ?
Fumble Recovery - Denny Long |
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Rushing Leaders |
Passing |
| Jack
Rucker 8/88 |
Dick
Cox 5/10-66 |
| Mel
Willard 17/70 |
Receiving Leader |
| Carl
Moore 15/33 |
Jack
Rucker 3/39 |
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| Fri |
Sept. 16 |
St Joseph
Lafayette |
Won
26 - 7 |
| Chillicothe |
6 |
6 |
0 |
14 |
| Lafayette |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Mel Willard
35 yard fumble return |
K Fail |
6 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Dick Cox 1
yard run |
K Fail |
12 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Laf |
Dave Linsey
to Mundy Rinehart 15 yard pass |
Kick |
12 - 7 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Mel Willard
4 yard run |
Kick |
19 - 7 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Dick Cox to
Jack Rucker 7 yard pass |
Kick |
26 - 7 |
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CHS |
Laf |
|
1st Downs |
14 |
10 |
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Rushing |
143 |
81 |
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Passing |
4/6-57 |
8/13-68 |
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Int |
0 |
2 |
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Fumbles |
1 |
2 |
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Penalties |
15 |
42 |
Interception -
Phil Willard, Unknown
Fumble Recovery - Mel Willard,
Junior Hess |
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Rushing Leaders |
| Carl
Moore 20/88 |
| Mel
Willard 13/43 |
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| Fri |
Sept. 23 |
*at
Marceline |
Won
34 - 0 |
| Chillicothe |
7 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
| Marceline |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Mel Willard
8 yard run |
Kick |
7 - 0 |
| 3rd |
Chi |
Mel Willard
1 yard run |
Kick |
12 - 0 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Lee
Swearingen blocked punt recovery |
K Fail |
20 - 0 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Mike Jordon
5 yard blocked punt return |
Kick |
27 - 0 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Ron Beetsma
36 yard interception |
Kick |
34 - 0 |
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CHS |
Mar |
|
1st Downs |
5 |
9 |
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Rushing |
117 |
109 |
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Passing |
4/7-22 |
3/11-53 |
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Int |
0 |
2 |
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Fumbles |
0 |
2 |
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Penalties |
7/65 |
5/45 |
Interceptions -
Mel Willard,
Ron Beetsma
Fumble Recoveries - Phil Willard,
Denny Long
Blocked Punts - Ron Beetsma (2)
Lee Swearingen |
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Rushing Leaders |
| Carl
Moore 8/44 |
| Mel
Willard 11/33 |
| Jack
Rucker 7/30 |
| Joe
Norwood 1/10 |
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| Fri |
Sept. 30 |
*Unionville |
Won
45 - 6 |
| Chillicothe |
7 |
0 |
14 |
24 |
| Unionville |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Mel Willard
2 yard run |
Kick |
7 - 0 |
| 3rd |
Chi |
Mel Willard
5 yard run |
Kick |
14 - 0 |
| 3rd |
Chi |
Mel Willard
1 yard run |
Kick |
21 - 0 |
| 3rd |
Uni |
Ed Brundage
to Billy Godfrey 17 yard pass |
R Fail |
21 - 6 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Jack Rucker
76 yard run |
Kick |
28 - 6 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Joe Murrell
1 yard run |
Kick |
35 - 6 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Jim Norwood
3 yard run |
Kick |
42 - 6 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Jim Lightner
25 yard field goal |
. |
45 - 6 |
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CHS |
Uni |
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1st Downs |
18 |
8 |
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Rushing |
285 |
28 |
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Passing |
5/6-102 |
7/23-99 |
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Int |
0 |
2 |
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Fumbles |
1 |
2 |
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Penalties |
45 |
69 |
Interceptions -
Jim Keeney
Buddy Beetsma
Fumble Recovery - Jim Keeney |
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Rushing Leaders |
| Jack
Rucker 13/129 |
| Mel
Willard 23/83 |
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Receiving |
| Jack
Rucker 2/28 |
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| Fri |
Oct. 7 |
*Milan |
Won
35 - 0 |
| Chillicothe |
6 |
16 |
7 |
6 |
| Milan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Jack Rucker
62 yard run |
K Fail |
6 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Jim Lightner
22 yard field goal |
. |
9 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Carl Moore 5
yard run |
K Fail |
15 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Dick Cox to
Jack Rucker 8 yard pass |
Kick |
22 - 0 |
| 3rd |
Chi |
Mel Willard
2 yard run |
Kick |
29 - 0 |
| 4th |
Chi |
Phil Willard
1 yard run |
K Fail |
35 - 0 |
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CHS |
Mil |
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1st Downs |
18 |
7 |
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Rushing |
386 |
107 |
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Passing |
3/10-34 |
2/5-4 |
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Int |
1 |
0 |
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Fumbles |
1 |
1 |
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Penalties |
80 |
65 |
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Rushing Leaders |
| Mel
Willard 18/111 |
| Jack
Rucker 8/101 |
| Joe
Murrell 9/51 |
| Carl
Moore 3/41 |
| Jim
Norwood 3/31 |
| Buddy
Beetsma 2/31 |
| Phil
Willard 4/10 |
| Dick
Cox 2/7 |
| Bobby
Jewell 2/3 |
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| Fri |
Oct. 14 |
*at
Brookfield |
Won
32 - 0 |
| Chillicothe |
6 |
20 |
6 |
0 |
| Brookfield |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Dick Cox 1
yard run |
K Fail |
6 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Dick Cox to
Ron Beetsma 13 yard pass |
Kick |
13 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Carl Moore
13 yard run |
K Fail |
19 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Jay Simmons
95 yard fumble return |
Kick |
26 - 0 |
| 3rd |
Chi |
Phil Willard
1 yard run |
K Fail |
32 - 0 |
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CHS |
Bro |
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1st Downs |
17 |
6 |
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Rushing |
209 |
38 |
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Passing |
6/11-43 |
6/14-44 |
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Int |
0 |
2 |
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Fumbles |
0 |
2 |
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Penalties |
52 |
45 |
Interceptions -
Phil Willard,
Dave Ashbrook
Fumble Recovery - Jay Simmons,
Lee Swearingen |
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Rushing |
| Mel
Willard 57 |
| Jim
Keeney 46 |
| Carl
Moore 41 |
| Jack
Rucker 33 |
| Jim
Norwood 28 |
| Buddy
Beetsma 8 |
| Dick
Cox 2 |
| Phil
Willard (-3) |
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| Fri |
Oct. 21 |
*at
Kirksville |
Won 9 - 0 |
| Chillicothe |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Kirksville |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Safety,
Kirksville with bad punt snap |
. |
2 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Carl Moore
38 yard run |
Kick |
9 - 0 |
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CHS |
Kir |
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1st Downs |
8 |
10 |
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Rushing |
188 |
167 |
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Passing |
1/5-7 |
3/12-18 |
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Int |
0 |
0 |
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Fumbles |
1 |
1 |
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Penalties |
30 |
19 |
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Rushing |
Fumble Recovery |
| Carl
Moore 11/66 |
.Phil
Willard |
| Mel
Willard 12/61 |
.Denny
Long |
| Dick
Cox 10/32 |
| Joe
Murrell 4/24 |
| Jack
Rucker 4/5 |
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| Fri |
Oct. 28 |
*Macon
(Homecoming) |
Won 10 -
7 |
| Chillicothe |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Macon |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Jim Lightner
22 yard field goal |
Kick |
3 - 0 |
| 2nd |
Mac |
Don Lolli 3
yard run |
Kick |
3 - 7 |
| 2nd |
Chi |
Dick Cox 1
yard run |
Kick |
10 - 7 |
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Queen:
Suzanne Older |
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CHS |
Mac |
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1st Downs |
8 |
9 |
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Rushing |
123 |
120 |
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Passing |
5/10-73 |
5/13-62 |
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Int |
1 |
3 |
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Fumbles |
1 |
2 |
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Penalties |
20 |
35 |
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Rushing Leaders |
Interceptions |
| Carl
Moore 18/50 |
Tom
Frazier |
| Joe
Murrell 14/40 |
Dave
Ashbrook |
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. |
Carl
Moore |
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Fumble Recovery |
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. |
Ron
Beetsma |
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. |
Phil
Willard |
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| Fri |
Nov. 11 |
*at
Trenton |
Lost
10 - 27 |
| Chillicothe |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
| Trenton |
0 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
| 1st |
Chi |
Jim Lightner
25 yard field goal |
. |
3 - 0 |
| 3rd |
Tre |
Wayne Wendt
5 yard run |
Kick |
3 - 7 |
| 3rd |
Chi |
Dick Cox 15
yard run |
Kick |
10 - 7 |
| 4th |
Tre |
Wayne Wendt
2 yard run |
Kick |
10 - 14 |
| 4th |
Tre |
George Moore
5 yard run |
Kick |
10 - 21 |
| 4th |
Tre |
Wayne Wendt
22 yard run |
K Fail |
10 - 27 |
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*Note: Prior
to this game, Chillicothe was 8-0 and outscored
opponents 201-27, Trenton was 9-0 and outscored
opponents 388-26. 5,500 fans were in attendance.
Trenton's final win over Chillicothe until 1990 season.
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CHS |
Tre |
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1st Downs |
9 |
18 |
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Rushing |
84 |
274 |
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Passing |
7/8-84 |
1/3-7 |
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Int |
1 |
1 |
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Fumbles |
2 |
4 |
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Penalties |
1/5 |
1/5 |
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Rushing Leaders |
Interception |
| Mel
Willard 17/40 |
Dave
Ashbrook |
| Carl
Moore 9/24 |
Fumble Recovery |
| Dick
Cox 5/20 |
Denny
Long |
|
Trenton |
Phil
Willard |
| Wayne
Wendt 119 |
Junior
Hess |
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.. |
Unknown |
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NCMC |
Overall |
|
Trenton |
7 - 0 |
10 - 0 |
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Chillicothe |
6 - 1 |
8
- 1 |
| Macon |
5 - 2 |
8
- 2 |
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Kirksville |
4 - 3 |
5
- 4 |
|
Marceline |
3 - 4 |
4
- 5 |
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Unionville |
1 - 6 |
3
- 7 |
|
Brookfield |
1 - 6 |
2
- 8 |
| Milan |
1 - 6 |
1 - 8 |
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All Conference |
|
1st Team |
| RB -
Mel Willard |
| OE -
Ron Beetsma |
| OT -
Lee Swearingen |
| OG -
Jay Simmons |
| C
- Junior Hess |
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All District |
|
1st Team |
| OG -
Jay Simmons |
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2nd Team |
| OE -
Ron Beetsma |
| C
- Junior Hess |
| RB -
Mel Willard |
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All State |
|
1st Team |
| OG -
Jay Simmons |
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