>ept. 14, 1973-
HIGH LIFE
Page Five
Whirlie Football: Outlook Optimistic
The 1973 edition of the Grims-
sy Senior High School football
■am has a long way to go ac-
jrding to Head Coach Bruce Mor-
)n. However. Coach Morton also
iid that with a team effort the
rhirlies can be as good as they
ant.
The coach cited inexperience as
le team’s major stumbling block,
lying “only four or five of our
layers have had any real playing
xperience.” He also said that
; was the most inexperienced
;am he had ever coached and
rovlded a definite challenge.
This season many starting spots
ave been hotly contested, but
one more than the quarterback
lot where as many as four play-
rs could see action this year,
‘hey are senior, Dwight Perkins.
iMiiors, John Hardy and John
landy, and sophomore, Ken
iempsey.
Elsewhere in the backfield, sen
ior, Mark Hunnemann, and jun
ior, Chris Pihos, fill the fullback
slot along with Phil Anderson, a
senior out for the first time. The
tailback position is well manned
by seniors, Tony Summers and
Steve Hale. At wlngback Walter
Barrett, a senior, and junior,
Mike Rhyne, give the Whirlies
excellent speed.
In the offensive line two sen
iors, Mark Showfety and Walt
Gulledge, hold down the center
position along with junior, Lou
Ditto. tA guard, senior. Hunter
Dockery, and junior. Derrick
Triplin, j,ead the way. Backing
them up will be senior, Joe Al
bright, and juniors, Craig Spears
and Will Long.
Coach Morton described the
tackle position as wide open. He
then listed the following players
as candidates: seniors, Steve
Black and Tucker Mitchell; jun
iors, Richard Broioks, Ed Lawrence,
and Joe Hodges; and sophomore,
Chris Burk.
Coach Morton said that this
Grimsley team will have one of
its toughest schedules ever. A
new alignment puts Grimsley in
what Coach Morton considers the
state’s best conference, which in
cludes Greensboro Smith, Greens
boro Page, Greensboro Dudley,
High Point Central, as well as
new conference rivals, Durham,
Winston-Salem Reynolds and East
and North Forsyth. The Whirlies
also play out of conference games
against Raleigh Broughton and
Richmond County.
Besides Coach Morton this
year’s staff also includes coaches
Sam Bounds. Jerry Lonon, Bob
Sawyer, and Phil Weaver. As
sisting is trainer Lex Strickland.
VARSITY SCHEDULE
September
7
Raleigh Broughton
Home
14
Durham
Away
21
Richmond County
Away
28
Smith
Home
October
5
Dudley
Home
12
Page
Home
19
High Point Central
Home
26
East Forsyth
Away
November
3
North Forsyth
Home
8
Reynolds—^Thurs., 7:30
Away
Home Games—8:00 p.m.
JUNIOR VARSITY SCHEDULE
September
13
Durham
Home
20
Richmond County
Home
27
Smith
Away
October
4
Dudley
Away
11
Page
Home
18
High Point Central
Away
25
Morehead
Home
November
1
Open
8
High Point Andrews
Away
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Football team takes a breather from practice during the hot
Afternoon.
11^
Ed. note.—Surprise! For the
first time in many moons (with
a. few exceptions) you will sot
the word “hyperactivity’’ men
tioned but once . . . and that was
just it. As a matter of fact, that
was it for the year. Now. on to
the business at hand: Bench-
warmer number one . , .
With farquling out of season,
I was having trouble thinking of
anything to write, so I ended up
writing off the top of my head (a
difficult position). Unfortunately,
I was at football practice at the
time, and the top of my head
was covered by a helmet so here
it is: “A visit to the Grimsley
helmet room.”
The helmet room is steeped in
tradition, from the historic leather
helmets worn in the 1898 Rose
Bowl (one of which is stUl worn
by sophomore Ken “Green”
Dempsey), to the space age bell
helmets that were worn by num-
erus apes and gorillas in the Rus
sian space program. But let’s
take a look at some of the hel
mets individually.
As we enter, we first come to
the vast array of leather hel
mets. Ah, here’s one with a hoof
print on it and it says "Property-
execution room, Alcatraz Prison.
San Francisco, California,” and
it has an electric plug running
from it? Now wait a minute, these
are supposed to be football hel
mets. Oh well, here’re some more-
“Worn by Red Grange,” “Crush
ed by Bronko Nagurski,” “Prop
erty Gen. George S; Patton, U.S.
Army” (with bullet holes, no
less), and “made in Japan.”
Moving right along we come
to the bell helmets. Like the
"leathers,” these helmets have a
fine tradition and are signed by
their former wearers too. One of
these helmets was worn by Evel
Klnevel , . . now let’s see, ah,
yes, here it is—“Evel Kknevel
at the Grand Canyon, Oct. 3,
1972.” Here’s another interesting
one that has a dent in the top.
It says “Worn by Crash Ripley.”
Crash Ripley? Of course, the
famous stunt man who used to
thrill crowds by running head
first into an oncoming locomotive.
Finally, "Property of Barnum and
Bailey’s Circus—case of Zoro the
human cannonball.”
As you see, the Grimsley hel
met room has something to offer
for anyone who will take the time
to look. The helmet room is open
for public inspection every third
Thursday after solar eclipses and
on Mondays after Lunar ones.
Other ‘intretssin* stuff:”
Announced: The engagement of
Chris Burk, to the two man sled.
Signed: Greensboro Daily News
film star Hunter Dockery to a
two-year $10,000 contract with
Cosmopolitan. Hunter will appear
in the centerfold every other is
sue for the next two years in one
of his famous football poses.
Traded: Chuck Alston to Ra
leigh Broughton for two jayvee
wingbcafcs and a junior high
cheerleader to be named later.
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