6 man History

[Old Bearkat]

Looks like it was 1940 where 6 man caught on with the Illinois small schools, especially in Southern Illinois.

 

[Old Bearkat]

OK, now back to Texas and the reported woman coach for the Agua Dulce 6 man squad in 1939.

From the 9/13/1939 Laredo Times:

The Agua Dulce (Tex.) High School got on the map with
a six-man football team and a woman coach

Then a retraction the next day

CORRECTION: The coach of the Agua Dulce (Tex.) football team isn't
a woman. (Sorry, cowboys, and will the Corpus Christi papers please copy?

 

[Old Bearkat]

From the September 20, 1939 San Antonio Light.

ROB5TOWN. Sept. 20.—W. C.
Coers, superintendent of Orange
Grove schools^ hns been named
chairman of a South Texa.s six-man
football league composed of teams
from Orange Grove, Driscoll. Aqua
Dulce, Ben Bolt and Flour Bluff.
The schedule
September 29. Flour Bluff vs. Driscoll, Orange Grove at Ben Bolt;
October 6, Agua Dulce at Ben Bolt, Flour Biuff at Orange Grove;
October 13, Driscoll at Orange Grove, Agua Duke at Flour Bluff;
October 20. Ben Bolt at Flour Bluff, Driscoll at Agua Dulce;
October 27, Orange Grove at Agua Dulce, Ben Bolt at Driscoll;
October 31, Driscoll at Flour Bluff, Ben Bolt at Orange Grove;
November 3. Ben Bolt at Agua Dulce, Orange Grove at Flour Bluff;
November 10, Orange Grove at Driscoll, Flour Bluff at Agua Dulce;
November 17, Flour Bluff at Ben Bolt, Agua Dulce at Driscoll;
November 22, Agua Dulce at Orange Grove, Driscoll at Ben Bolt

Both Augua Dulce and Ben Bolt are small 11 man schools, FLour Bluff is now known as Corpus Christi Flour Bluff and is a 4A school, and Driscoll is a K-8 school only now.

 

[Old Bearkat]

From the Kansas High School Athletic Association

http://www.kshs.org/publicat/history/1989winter_lee.pdf

History of Kansas 6 and 8 man football.

 

[Old Bearkat]

A mention of Jack Pardee in his first year at A&M.

From the 10/2/1953 Odessa American, an article on Southwest Conference Freshman football action the day before:

The "fish" of Texas college and university football opened their
19S3 season this weekend with Temple high school's Doyle Traylor
performing brilliantly before a hometown crowd of 6,500 on behalf
of the Baylor Cubs.

Traylor quarterbacked the Cubs to an early one-touchdown lead that
was matched but never overcome by the Texas yearlings Thursday
night at Temple. The Cubs then added two more touchdowns in the
second half to win, 21 to 7.

At College Station, the Texas A&M Fish romped over the Tarleton
State Plowboys 34 to 0 with another just graduated high school
star, all-stater Robert Keith of Breckenridge's state champion
team of last year the individual star.

The Southern Methodist University Jay-Vees open their season
Thursday afternoon. The Mustang lunior varsity meets the Tyler
junior College Apaches at Tyler.

Keith scored three touchdowns and converted four times for the
A&M Fish Thursday night, and gained 6 yards in 10 carries.
Charles Scott of .Alexandria, La. scored another touchdown for the
Fish and counted 60 yards in 10 carries.

John Pardee, who played six-man football for Christoval, scored the
other Fish touchdown, gaining 97yards in nine carries. Bobby Jack
Lockett and Houston Green of Breckenridge were standouts at
tackles and John Ray of Corpus iChristi and Gene Stallings of Paris
showed well at ends.

The A&M Fish scored once in the first quarter, twice in the second,
once in the third and once in the final period. The Tarleton Plowboys
never threatened.

 

[CT6MFL]

Whats the hub bub on Frank Dickson and Prairie Hill?

pg 80

http://www.drbillywilbanks.com/txfootball/FOOTBALL-HALL-OF-FAME.pdf

 

[Knowmystuff]

a quick check reveals that Prairie Hill did play six-man in the 1950s...which would match up if Dixson graduated from Baylor in 1949 as the info states...however that would be FAR from some of the "first Six-Man teams" in Texas seeing how it been here almost 20 years by the 1950s

 

[Old Bearkat]

Prairie Hill played in the same district as Coolidge and Jewett back than.

 

[CT6MFL]

Its pretty neat though...

 

[Old Bearkat]

Yes, though you'd hope that the writer of the article would be a little more familiar with Texas football history and 6 man in particular.

 

[Leman Saunders]

Might have been that guys sales pitch....

 

[Leman Saunders]

This is a good time for other to post some history...break out your scrapbooks and scans some stuff and post them!

 

[freeagent]

The other day, I drove past the site of the Dowdy School (Guadalupe Co.) which played six-man up to its closing and assimilation into the Seguin ISD in 1951.

The property is now privately owned and the school building no longer exists. A historical marker marks the location of the school.

However, there is one solitary goal post still on the grounds. Will try to drive by this week and get a picture for the site.

 

[CT6MFL]

However, there is one solitary goal post still on the grounds.

Thats what im talking about...haha.

At one time I thought about going to Turnersville and seeing if there were any remains of the old field.

also

I did notice the other day that Seaton still has their school standing. I may try to take a pick of it here in the next few days.

 

[Old Bearkat]

At one time I thought about going to Turnersville and seeing if there were any remains of the old field.

Why didn't you do it? Afraid of getting shot by one of the Babb clan?

 

[CT6MFL]

Why didn't you do it? Afraid of getting shot by one of the Babb clan?

mmmmmmmm no. haha

Really need to go during their 5k run (Buffaloe days) and see if I can get the scoop on where the old school and field sat.

 

[CT6MFL]

Has anyone ever seen this?

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00011/cah-00011.html

 

[Old Bearkat]

Has anyone ever seen this?

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00011/cah-00011.html

Never have. I'd like to get a look at those athletic club photos though.....

 

[CT6MFL]

And he had alot of documents on Athletics...

Walter Web has one of those list too, http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00344/cah-00344.html. Alot of his is on History.

I found it when I was cross linking Roy Bedichek, Rodney Kidd, Walter Webb and James Dobie.

All were at UT as professors and/or UIL directors......

Outside of UT......
Bedichek, Webb and Dobie were writers...
Kidd and Webb were known for the Johnson Institue (Webb Owned) and Friday Mountain Ranch(Leased from Webb by Kidd)...

In 1946 they were all at Friday Mountain Ranch, either Kidd running his boys camp or the others were writing.

The interesting part to me is its 28 Miles to Martindale from that ranch. I just couldn't find anything to link any of it together.

I guess I was just looking for info on why they choose martindale and prairie lea.

haha

 

[CT6MFL]

Never have. I'd like to get a look at those athletic club photos though.....

Sounds like a road trip for somebody.