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The Fall of Fifty-Nine

In the fall of "59 we played our best... That was the year we were better than the rest. Brooks and Richard always led the way... And John and Butch were there to play. Campbell and Bailey were on the ends that year... And with a line like ours Billy never had a fear. Farley and Bill, great tackles were they... And Wayne was a great guard-that's what all our opponents had to say. Doug and Steve, boy could they run... In the fall of "59 didn't we have fun? We had great coaches that year, no one can deny... Coach Jim, coach John and coach Gainer- they made us reach for the sky. We had a team that was really fine... That was our team in the fall of "59. WE won all our games and finished number one in the state.. And for all of us who played the fall of "59 will always be a special date. TK<><

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Date: 4/28/2015 4:17:00 AM
And none of them were over 59 inches. Oh, no. I graduated in class of 1959 from night school because they had closed the Virginia schools due to not wanting to integrate. Those were the days my friends. Jim Horn
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Date: 2/14/2015 8:02:00 AM
Nicely penned, Tom, nicely penned! :) john. P.s The "59ers" sounds like a goodly crew!!
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