Try these 1960s football questions on for size
Yes, it's only mid-June, but in just 52 days our local teams will take to the practice fields to prepare for another season under the stadium lights. With that in mind, let's get into the football mood with a little local high school football trivia.
This week, the questions all come from the 1960s. See if you can answer the following questions about high school football in Monroe County from 1960 to 1969.
1. In the early 1960s, now-defunct Beatrice High School fielded more than a few hard-nosed football teams. What was the school’s mascot?
2. What former J.U. Blacksher football standout started at flanker for the Livingston University Tigers in 1969?
3. In 1961, most local teams were members of the Pine Belt Conference. Name the 11 teams who were members of the conference.
4. Who was the head football coach at Union High School in Monroeville in 1968?
5. What former Excel football standout was named to Playboy magazine’s 1962 All-American pre-season football team?
6. What Repton fullback scored five touchdowns and ran for 256 yards in Repton’s 49-0 win over Century on Sept. 28, 1967?
7. What local school cancelled its football season in 1963 because it didn’t have enough players to field a team?
8. What Union High defensive tackle intercepted a tipped pass and returned it 65 yards for a touchdown in Union’s 29-0 win over Camden Academy on Oct. 22, 1966?
9. Name the three Bulldog running backs who combined for 184 rushing yards to give Blacksher a 12-7 win over Monroe County High School on Sept. 10, 1964, the school’s last win over the Monroeville school.
10. Local schools sported three new head football coaches in 1965. Who were they and where did they coach?
11. In 1960, which local team finished the season with a 10-0 record and with the Pine Belt and county championships? They also were named the 1-A Division champs by the Birmingham News and were voted No. 3 in the state by the Montgomery Advertiser and No. 2 in the state by the Birmingham Post-Herald.
12. Name the Excel running back who scored the first touchdown in Excel’s 30-6 win over Sweet Water in the Class 1A state championship game in 1969?
13. What former Mississippi State baseball player became Repton’s head football coach in 1961?
14. Which local school finished the 1968 season with a 9-1 record, the school’s best record since the school went undefeated in 1936?
15. What Frisco City running back led the Whippets with 103 yards rushing in a 26-0 win over T.R. Miller on Sept. 14, 1962 in Frisco City?
16. What Blacksher player scored a 21-yard touchdown and kicked the extra point to give the Bulldogs a 7-0 win over Excel on Oct. 21, 1967?
17. What Frisco City quarterback was named the Birmingham Post-Herald’s "Back of the Week" for his performance in a 21-12 win over Jackson on Sept. 27, 1963?
18. What local team went on to win nine straight games after a 10-7 season-opening loss to MCHS in 1966?
19. What former MCHS football standout went on to play quarterback at Marion Military Institute in 1964?
20. Name two local football standouts who went on to become teammates for the Troy State College Red Wave football team in 1965.
Answers:
1. Eagles.
2. Tommy Cartwright.
3. Chatom, Coffeeville, Excel, Grove Hill, Jackson, J.U. Blacksher, Leroy, Millry, Monroe County High School, Silas and Thomasville.
4. C.P. Carmichael.
5. Leroy Jordan.
6. Gary Boatwright.
7. Beatrice High School principal, Marvin Gwin, announced the cancellation of the school’s football season on Sept. 12, 1963. Out of the 15 players who reported for practice that season, most were in the seventh and eighth grade. Football returned to the school the following year with a six-game schedule against the "B" teams from other schools.
8. John Dean.
9. Ray Raybon (69 yards), Billy Harris (69 yards) and Joe Cardwell (46 yards).
10. Lowell James, Frisco City; Britton Kelly, Excel; and Ronald Dees, MCHS.
11. MCHS.
12. Tony Narrimore’s 60-yard touchdown was the first score against Sweet Water.
13. Ben Glover.
14. Frisco City.
15. Ed Brown.
16. Keith Cardwell.
17. Joe Kelly.
18. Blacksher.
19. Louie Hayles.
20. In 1965, Larry Eddins, a 1964 Frisco City graduate, played halfback at Troy, and Randall Scruggs, a 1964 Excel grad, played center and linebacker at Troy.
This week, the questions all come from the 1960s. See if you can answer the following questions about high school football in Monroe County from 1960 to 1969.
1. In the early 1960s, now-defunct Beatrice High School fielded more than a few hard-nosed football teams. What was the school’s mascot?
2. What former J.U. Blacksher football standout started at flanker for the Livingston University Tigers in 1969?
3. In 1961, most local teams were members of the Pine Belt Conference. Name the 11 teams who were members of the conference.
4. Who was the head football coach at Union High School in Monroeville in 1968?
5. What former Excel football standout was named to Playboy magazine’s 1962 All-American pre-season football team?
6. What Repton fullback scored five touchdowns and ran for 256 yards in Repton’s 49-0 win over Century on Sept. 28, 1967?
7. What local school cancelled its football season in 1963 because it didn’t have enough players to field a team?
8. What Union High defensive tackle intercepted a tipped pass and returned it 65 yards for a touchdown in Union’s 29-0 win over Camden Academy on Oct. 22, 1966?
9. Name the three Bulldog running backs who combined for 184 rushing yards to give Blacksher a 12-7 win over Monroe County High School on Sept. 10, 1964, the school’s last win over the Monroeville school.
10. Local schools sported three new head football coaches in 1965. Who were they and where did they coach?
11. In 1960, which local team finished the season with a 10-0 record and with the Pine Belt and county championships? They also were named the 1-A Division champs by the Birmingham News and were voted No. 3 in the state by the Montgomery Advertiser and No. 2 in the state by the Birmingham Post-Herald.
12. Name the Excel running back who scored the first touchdown in Excel’s 30-6 win over Sweet Water in the Class 1A state championship game in 1969?
13. What former Mississippi State baseball player became Repton’s head football coach in 1961?
14. Which local school finished the 1968 season with a 9-1 record, the school’s best record since the school went undefeated in 1936?
15. What Frisco City running back led the Whippets with 103 yards rushing in a 26-0 win over T.R. Miller on Sept. 14, 1962 in Frisco City?
16. What Blacksher player scored a 21-yard touchdown and kicked the extra point to give the Bulldogs a 7-0 win over Excel on Oct. 21, 1967?
17. What Frisco City quarterback was named the Birmingham Post-Herald’s "Back of the Week" for his performance in a 21-12 win over Jackson on Sept. 27, 1963?
18. What local team went on to win nine straight games after a 10-7 season-opening loss to MCHS in 1966?
19. What former MCHS football standout went on to play quarterback at Marion Military Institute in 1964?
20. Name two local football standouts who went on to become teammates for the Troy State College Red Wave football team in 1965.
Answers:
1. Eagles.
2. Tommy Cartwright.
3. Chatom, Coffeeville, Excel, Grove Hill, Jackson, J.U. Blacksher, Leroy, Millry, Monroe County High School, Silas and Thomasville.
4. C.P. Carmichael.
5. Leroy Jordan.
6. Gary Boatwright.
7. Beatrice High School principal, Marvin Gwin, announced the cancellation of the school’s football season on Sept. 12, 1963. Out of the 15 players who reported for practice that season, most were in the seventh and eighth grade. Football returned to the school the following year with a six-game schedule against the "B" teams from other schools.
8. John Dean.
9. Ray Raybon (69 yards), Billy Harris (69 yards) and Joe Cardwell (46 yards).
10. Lowell James, Frisco City; Britton Kelly, Excel; and Ronald Dees, MCHS.
11. MCHS.
12. Tony Narrimore’s 60-yard touchdown was the first score against Sweet Water.
13. Ben Glover.
14. Frisco City.
15. Ed Brown.
16. Keith Cardwell.
17. Joe Kelly.
18. Blacksher.
19. Louie Hayles.
20. In 1965, Larry Eddins, a 1964 Frisco City graduate, played halfback at Troy, and Randall Scruggs, a 1964 Excel grad, played center and linebacker at Troy.
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