Nolebull813 Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 @DevilDog @Horsefly Pretty cool articles I found from 1946. Gibbs High from St Pete,FL go undefeated not giving up a point all year hosting the champions from Georgia, Dasher High from Valdosta. These 2 teams were obviously during the segregation period. Dasher High coach was an alum of Gibbs. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Horsefly Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 1 minute ago, Nolebull813 said: Yep! These old articles are a treasure highlighting some of the great feats from teams in the past. It’s rare in any time to hold teams scoreless entire season. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted October 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 After an illness to the Dasher coach that cancelled the 1947 game, Dasher comes back in 1948 for a repeat outcome with Gibbs coming out on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilDog Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 54 minutes ago, Nolebull813 said: I was anxious to see if they won. Bro thanks. That's so freaking awesome. Watched a documentary of Arican American Servicemen during WWII. I am a proud Marine to my Corps a former Senior Drill Instructor. Nothing I went thru compared to what they endured just to serve. Thanks @Horsefly and I are students of the PVIL here and man they produced arguably the best Professional Football players in the History of HS Football. They often played in Front of 25K for the State Champs. Again Thanks for the History of Florida Football. They drew 3K for an OOS game. Freaking awesome. Semper Fi till I die. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilDog Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 55 minutes ago, Nolebull813 said: You know them rascals in the dark Jerseys were not the superstars. Look at #10 and 13.😁 Dem dudes were special team all day an scout players during the Week. Hell Cocoa and Skyline look like that right now. 35 Ballers is all it takes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilDog Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Horsefly said: Yep! These old articles are a treasure highlighting some of the great feats from teams in the past. It’s rare in any time to hold teams scoreless entire season. I'm shocked to see that old article and there are not at least 5 references calling them Negro's. I wonder if that is an African American Newspaper article. Because a column near one of them talks about FAMU and their band. Looks like different reporters as well. Good stuff Florida regardless. Great articles from multiple sources 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaximumHornetSting Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, DevilDog said: I'm shocked to see that old article and there are not at least 5 references calling them Negro's. I wonder if that is an African American Newspaper article. Theres a lot of games like this between GA-FL-AL-SC-NC-TN and MS Colquitt County HS for Black youth went to Miami to play BTW and blanked em 32-0 Ralphe Bunche HS was the first HS in Camden County to win a state title... they had a string of successful seasons before desegregation... Ralphe Bunche isn't open anymore it got merged into the Camden County HS y'all know today... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilDog Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 1 minute ago, TheMaximumHornetSting said: Theres a lot of games like this between GA-FL-AL-SC-NC-TN and MS Colquitt County HS for Black youth went to Miami to play BTW and blanked em 32-0 Ralphe Bunche HS was the first HS in Camden County to win a state title... they had a string of successful seasons before desegregation... Ralphe Bunche isn't open anymore it got merged into the Camden County HS y'all know today... Yes. bEast Texas UIL teams sucked. Magically in 1967 they became dominate. Lufkin Dunbar was a PVIL Beast winning 4 straight PVIL Championships. They were one of the last teams to integrate later with Lufkin High. How good were they their 1st year in the UIL they were still all black they went to State and Magically Daingerfield now a small school blueblood integrated that same year and beat them 7 - 6 for the Texas 2A Championship. Good stuff. Our PVIL Champ in the 30's and 40's played the La. Black champs in a game called the Chocolate Bowl. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaximumHornetSting Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 @Nolebull813 where the Gibbs vs Lakeland and Daytona Beach HS games integration games? I know in the GHSFA records site theres records of Black schools playing white schools.... I know Usually city schools back then where for white students... I also know in Georgia some areas did not care... Some white coaches actually supported integration... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilDog Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 The Baddest damn HS Football League in HS History: Texas PVIL. It's legendary here. The reason Track and Field is big in Texas is the Legacy of the PVIL. Look at this. No League can match what they produced. Cliff Branch was the 1st HS kid to run a 9.3 100m 😁 In 1992 the Houston Chronicle selected an all-time PVIL team. Listed below are the first team offensive and defensive selections: OFFENSE WR -- Charley Taylor, Grand Prairie WR -- Warren Wells, Beaumont Hebert WR -- Cliff Branch, Houston Worthing End -- Jerry Levias, Beaumont Hebert Line -- Gene Upshaw, Robstown Line -- Marvin Upshaw, Robstown Line -- Ernie Ladd, Orange Line -- Clarence Williams, Sweeny Carver QB -- Otis Taylor, Houston Worthing Back -- Gene Washington, Baytown Carver Back -- Duane Thomas, Dallas Lincoln DEFENSE Line -- Toby Smith, Beaumont Charlton-Pollard Line -- Bubba Smith, Beaumont Charlton-Pollard Line -- Joe Greene, Temple Dunbar Line -- Harvey Martin, Dallas South Oak Cliff LB -- Dick Lane, Austin Anderson LB -- Tony Gillory, Beaumont Hebert LB -- Emmitt Thomas, Angleton Back -- Mel Farr, Beaumont Hebert Back -- Miller Farr, Beaumont Hebert Back -- Ken Houston, Lufkin Dunbar Back -- Abner Haynes, Dallas Lincoln 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ga96 Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 @DevilDog https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/sports/dasher-players-fondly-remember-state-title/article_14c38fbc-1a73-5631-b6f4-5dcd4fefc03e.html Ill look if they have a website but we have a sorta have a group in valdosta like a historical society that keeps up with this and all things like that from back then. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilDog Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 @Ga96 Its History is preserved here. Everything you need to know by Sport. https://pvilca.org/athletes.html There are six former PVIL football players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Joe Greene (Pittsburgh Steelers) - Temple (Dunbar) Gene Upshaw (Oakland Raiders) - Robstown Dick "Night Train" Lane (Detroit Lions) - Austin (Anderson) Charley Taylor (Washington Redskins) - Grand Prairie (Dalworth) Emmitt Thomas (Kansas City Chiefs) - Angleton (Marshall) Ken Houston (Washington Redskins) - Lufkin (Dunbar) NOTES Running back Ollie Matson of Houston Yates starred at the University of San Francisco and, in 1951, was the first black Texan to receive Heisman votes. Beaumont Charlton-Pollard lineman Bubba Smith starred at Michigan State and became the No. 1 overall pick of the 1967 NFL draft (Baltimore Colts), one of five players from PVIL schools taken that year as an NFL team’s first choice. The others were running back Mel Farr (Hebert), wide receiver Gene Washington (Baytown Carver), lineman Gene Upshaw (Robstown), and running back Willie Ellison (Lockhart Carver). The PVIL-sponsored Chocolate Bowl in 1939, matched the black state champions from Texas (Temple Dunbar) against their counterparts from Louisiana (Bogalusa). In basketball, Houston Worthing’s David Lattin was a valuable center on the Texas Western team that upset Kentucky in the 1966 NCAA national championship game and was featured in the book and hit movie, "Glory Road". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ga96 Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 @DevilDog https://valdostamuseum.com/collections/ Found it. I know you'll enjoy it. They got the military history on there as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ga96 Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/sports/pinevale-football-reunion-celebrates-50th-anniversary-of-title/article_79bf713f-5913-59dc-b09a-af9281f812d2.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ga96 Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 22 minutes ago, TheMaximumHornetSting said: @Nolebull813 where the Gibbs vs Lakeland and Daytona Beach HS games integration games? I know in the GHSFA records site theres records of Black schools playing white schools.... I know Usually city schools back then where for white students... I also know in Georgia some areas did not care... Some white coaches actually supported integration... That was the key to Valdosta's success back then. People point at recruiting but desegregation is what really put them over the top. Its a shame to see how some of the folks over there have acted over rodemaker firing to the felton hiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted October 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 Looks like Gibbs was in the habit of clobbering Georgia champions. Game from 1949. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted October 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 28 minutes ago, TheMaximumHornetSting said: @Nolebull813 where the Gibbs vs Lakeland and Daytona Beach HS games integration games? I know in the GHSFA records site theres records of Black schools playing white schools.... I know Usually city schools back then where for white students... I also know in Georgia some areas did not care... Some white coaches actually supported integration... Probably not. Integration games didn’t start until at least 1965 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted October 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 And in 1950 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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