Above is a picture of the Refugio High School football team for 1934.  The team has a wonderful record during their first year of conference football.

They are:  Bottom row, left to right: Justin Linney, guard; Richmond Carpenter, halfback; Bob Mattews, guard; Captain Buck Weston, quarter back; Horace Roell, center; Sanford Newsom, quarter back, and Carl O'Brien, halfback.

Middle row, left to right:  Willard Beck, halfback; Jesse Lowrie, tackle; Thomas Heard, end; Bob Skeen, center; Billy Jenkins, end; Morris Wilson, tackle; Jim Bailey, tackle; Steve Wilson, halfback; and J.C. Millican, end.

Top row, right to left:  R.L. Moore, principal of the high school; A.L. Smith, Coach, and John L. Cooke, superintendent.

Two regulars, Will Tom Mills and John Dickens, do not appear in the picture.

Please note that the above names were transcribed exactly as written in the newspaper.  If any names are incorrect, please e-mail me.
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