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1969 Chowan College Football Team
The 1969 edition of the Chowan College Braves are: front row,
from left: Herman Henderson, Prince George, Va.; Joe Burton,
Staunton, Va.; Greg Hartranft, Fulton, N. Y.; Donnie Phillips,
Erwin John Casazza, Old Bridge, N. J.; Nick Shook, Windsor;
Bill Holt, Virginia Beach, Va.. Lee Copeland, Cofield, Steve Dris
coll, Charlottesville, Va.: Mike Swartley, Steelton, Pa.; Jim Fair,
Norfolk, Va.: Pete London, Hampton, Va.: Dan Dayvault, Kan
napolis. Second row, Steve Veasey, South Boston, Va., Morris
Newlin, Greensboro: Claude Shell, Dinwiddle, Va.: Vince Mag-
gio. Far Rockaway, N. Y.: Earl Gibson, Raeford: Mark Carnes,
Steelton, Pa.: Ricky Eason, Ayden: Bob Kilbourne, Prince
George, Va.. Jimmy Thomas, Murfreesboro; Ronnie Jarman,
Durham. Bill Harris, Durham: Floyd Jackson, Hope Mills; and
third row, Jerry Winnette, Virginia Beach, Va., Tim Dudley,
Chesapeake, Va.. Kent Ferguson, Winston-Salem; Chip Isaacs,
Manikin, Va.. Bob Underwood, Newport News, Va.: Ken Johnson,
Erwin; Carroll Hart, Oxford; Greg Parks, Newport News, Va.;
Bill Whymeyer, Scranton, Pa.; Tom Graham, Williamsburg, Va.;
Donald Patton, Winston-Salem; and Norman Cage, Ashland, Va.
The fourth row: Tom Gregory, Hertford, Charles Whitlow, Black-
stone, Va.; Wayne Storey, Prince George, Va.; Joe Flora, Nor
folk, Va.; Linwood Ferguson, Greenville: Bob Kent, Jr., Rich
mond, Va.; Ronnie Robertson, Suffolk, Va.; Danny Croom, Kin
ston, Mickey Outten, Eastville, Va.; Chip Burden, Annandale,
Va.; Bob Comerford, Annandale, Va.; row five: Bill Jones, Din
widdle, Va.; Ray Ewing, Hartsville, S. C.; John Bowles, Virginia
Beach, Va.; Laverne Parker, Chocowinity: Peyton Barton, Tappa-
hannock, Va.: Ivan Insignaries, New York, N. Y., Bob Daganhart,
Richmond, Va.; Gary Mier, Alexandria, Va.; Lynn Spears, Rich
mond, Va.: Neil Peterson, Clinton, Va., and John Llewellyn,
Sandston, Va.
Strong ECU Freshmen defeat Braves
East Carolina University Fres
hmen reached into their bag
of tricks and unleashed sub-
fullback Leslie Strayhorn who
streaked 78 yards for a touch
down midway in the fourth quar
ter to dash Chowan College's
comeback bid and give the Baby
Bucs a 33-27 victory Oct. 25 at
Chowan Stadium.
Running from the unfamiliar
single wing. East Carolina kept
Chowan guessing with laterals,
delayed runs, sleight of hand,
and other deceptions
However, in the end the Pir
ates won on the sheer power of
Strayhorn. Chowan had scored
two quick touchdowns in the
fourth quarter to move to a 27-26
lead. What Strayhorn did after
that shouldn't happen — not to
Chowan anyway.
On the second play following
Chowan's kickoff, the big back
burst through the line, broke
several tackles, and raced 78
yards for the winning score
with seven minutes left.
Chowan made one first down
after receiving the kickoff and
then was forced to punt. After
East Carolina made a first
down, Chowan’s defense stiffen
ed and the Braves had another
chance late in the game.
Starting on their own 44, quar
terback John Casazza tossed 21
yards to favorite target, Wingate
Burden, to advance to the Pir
ates' 35. Casazza was then
thrown for a seven-yard loss,
and on second down his throw
to Dan Dayvault was no good.
Casazza hit Morris Newlin for
eight yards to East Carolina's
34. With no time outs left, Cho
wan lined up hastily without a
huddle. Casazza's fourth down
pass to Burden was incomplete
and the ball went over to the
Pirates who proceeded to run
out the clock.
Chowan started the game with
the intention of disproving the
claim carried on the Baby Bucs'
chartered bus: “We’re not good-
WE'RE GREAT!” Chowan re
ceived the kickoff and after an
exchange of punts, the Braves
drove from their own 39 to East
Carolina’s 13 where Robert Kil-
boume kicked the first of two
field goals.
East Carolina grabbed the
lead in the second quarter when
Strayhorn rambled 11 yards at
the end of a 52-yard drive re
quiring seven plays, all on the
ground. The extra point attempt
was blocked. Eight minutes re
mained, time for another field
goal by Kilbourne, this time a
43-yarder to tie the score at
6-6, and solo TD’s by East Caro
lina and Chowan.
With two minutes left in the
half, Strayhorn scored from his
one to climax a 77-yard, nine-
play drive. Bill Daniels kicked
the extra point but Chowan roar
ed back 61 yarSs on six plays
with Dayvault covering the last
yard. Kilbourne's kick tied the
score at 13-13. The big plays
were a 22-yard pass from Casaz
za to Burden and 27-yard scam
per by Casazza.
At halftime, the Bravettes, 12-
member girls’ drill team from
Chowan and the Princess Anne
High School band from Virginia
Beach, Va. entertained the fans.
East Carolina threatened to
break the game wide open in the
third quarter on two attempts
and the Baby Bucs lead stood at
26-13.
Chowan was shut out in the
third quarter but an injury to
Casazza in the fourth served as
a spark to ignite a rally that
resulted in two TD’s and two
extra points with the defense
figuring big in both.
With East Carolina operating
from their own 14, the fired-up
Braves, maddened by the in
jury to Casazza, drove the ball
carrier back into his endzone
where he was hit by three Bra
ves. Bob Cumerford picked up
the fumble for a TD and Kilbou
rne split the uprights on signal
to narrow East Carolina’s lead
to 26-20.
After the kickoff. East Caro
lina lost the ball on the second
play when a stray lateral was
recovered by Nick Shook at the
Greenville lads’ 25.
, Casazza rejoined his mates on
the field and called on No. 10,
Dayvault, six straight times.
The last run was for four yards
and the TD knotting the score
at 26 all. Kilbourne’s kick made
it 27-26 before the jubilant home
fans.
Their celebration was short
lived, however, when Strayhorn
turned in his gem, his third TD
of the game. Daniels’ kick ended
the scoring as Chowan suffered
its third straight defeat. The
Braves’ record is now 3-3-1.
Chowan’s leading ground gain
er was Dayvault who gained
85 yards on 23 carries and scor
ed two touchdowns. Carroll Hart
added 22 yards on six tries. Bur
den caught eight passes for 107
yards.
STATISTICS
CHOWAN
94
Yds. rushing
307
120
Yds. passing
39
18
Passes
6
10
Passes Comp.
2
214
Total offense
346
65
Yds. penalized
90
13
First downs
13
0
Interceptions by
0
0
Fumbles lost
2
Whenever you find you are
on the side of the majority, it
is time to reform. —Mark
Twain.
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