Football and Homecoming

Football Coaches - "Daddy

B ill" Thort on and "Eli" Maricich

















This tombstone reads:
Eli Joseph Maricich, Jr.
MGY SGT
U S Marine Corps
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
November 28, 1921
June 23, 1995





















Roy Tyson visiting Eli Maricich's gravesite.

















1926 Football team




(right to left)
Front Row - W. L. Jessup, Otis Whigham, Shaw Pinnell, Ernest Smith, and Dudley Smith
Middle Row - Monk Steele, Matt Lowery, Bill Thompson, Olin Dennis, Ben Wade, and Eli McDaniel
Back Row - Lister Harrell, Rudy Wade, Barney McKinnon, Clyde Pennington, Lawton Harrell, Kerfoot McKinnon, Jack Wall, and Coach Herderson

There seems to be a discrepancy in identifying the year and players in the above pictures. If anyone can help, please contact Hal Smith, Jr.










Fall 1948 Football team






(left to right)
(standing) Coach Scooter Yancey, Manager ?
Back row: 28 -Roy Parkerson, 51- Lewis Noles, 24- John Allen Bennett, 34- Jack Sanders, 41-Eck Graham, 38- David Foster, 36- Emory Graham, (standing) Manager Albert Harrell, and Coach Don Hobby
Middle row: 25- Wempy Ross, 43- Buford Sneed, 22- Silas Harden, 35- George Peacock, 31- ?, 62- Reynolds "Fat" Allen, 46- Bill Woodard
Front row: 29- J.W. Bowen, 27- Jim Ross, 21- Reno Powell, 20- Ray Knight, 30- Jimmy Andrews, 33- Bobby Ray Couey, 28- Billy Wade, 23- Cecil Gilbert

Homecoming
This photo was taken at the Eastman/Hawkinsville football game during the coin toss.
Pictured (Left to right) is:
Hal Smith, Roy Tyson, Carol Jones (homecoming queen), and Red Devil Captains David Nelson, Melvin Borum, and Eddie Dunn.





Homecoming Queen - Carol Jones
















*Homecoming Court* (Left to right)
Jean Anderson, Beeps Steele, Faye West, Carol Jones, Marcia Jean Peacock, Wilo Dene Giddens, Catherine Bass, and Dolores Smith











*Recent Photo of the court*(Left to right)
Jean Anderson, Catherine Bass, Marcia Jean Peocock, and Carol Jones






Band












Drum Major - Maribeth Harrell