Some Classic Photos from SETX Football

[mfbarnes52]

Some photos I thought you guys might enjoy:




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This is the 1944 Port Arthur team that shut down the heavily favored Highland Park with future star Doak Walker, to win the State title. This great defense kept the number 1 offense in the state to minus 16 yards of total offense on the day. Walker was a triple threat tailback, kicker and quarterback. The Yellow Jacket had Tommy Thrower, Ike Nuemann. PA won 20-7.

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1955 Port Neches Gordon LeBoeuf runs against Garland HS

The 1955 Indians standouts Bobby Falgout, The hard running fabulous french twins Bobby and Gordon LeBoeuf, Bobby La Borde, Arthur Douglas, Leo Simpson, Lance Van Zandt and Nolan Adams. The Indians beat the Owls in a last second pass from Bobby Falgout to Nolan Adams.

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The great Groveton back Rodney Thomas

[PN-G bamatex]

Gordon LeBoeuf (pictured above) died recently. He still holds the all-time rushing record at PN-G with ~2,100 yds. Caleb Harmon is second with ~1,800.

Looks like we had outstanding fan support back then, too.

[mfbarnes52]

Yeah I think the attendance was listed at 8900

[Guest jhamilton]

Mark what you think about your new district?

[mfbarnes52]

Interesting, picked up a good team, Stratford, but Northbrook and Woods are lame ducks. We laid off Caney Creek (lame) and Huntsville and Willis. Basically everything east of I45 left. We still have are rivals Brenham and Magnolia to deal with, not too bad. Stratford coming down from 5A is pretty big, they are up in arms down there about it, it breaks up that big rivalry they've had going with Memorial for years. It toughens up our district somewhat.

Man Lake Travis got a gift over there in 4A-25

[katdaddy]

Those old pictures are great, keep em coming. That PA team looks like they dont have a guy over 200lbs.

[OldSkool97]

In the second picture...there sure looks to be alot of people in attendance.

[mfbarnes52]

Attendance was said to be around 8900

[mfbarnes52]

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1956 Garland VS Nederland

Heralded as the Mud Bowl, the Garland Owls defeated Bum Phillips' Nederland Bulldogs 3-0, Wayne Mullins' first quarter 17 yd
Field Goal was the only score of a game, and the Owl defense shutout the Bulldogs to the final gun. The Bulldogs doubled the Owl
rushing totals with 158 yds. It was revenge so to speak for the last second loss to Port Neches in the 1955 State Title Game.

[alice]

Thanks for posting, I have enjoyed showing them to my son

[mfbarnes52]

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1973 The Tyler Rose in action for John Tyler HS.

Big Earl led the Lions over the Reagan powerhouse rather easily. Not really SETX but can't leave out the Tyler Rose.

[mfbarnes52]

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Groveton 1990