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Elizabethton High School

Cyclones

1956

Football

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1955-1956 Elizabethton Cyclone Football Team

Coaching Staff

John Crumley (Backfield Coach), Harry Fine (Line Coach), Stanford Johnson (B Team Coach), John Treadway (Head Coach)

During the hard-fought Johnson City Hilltopper contest, Gass breaks through for needed yardage.

1955-1956 Season Record

Wins  4   Losses  5  Tie 1

                               

Unaka

Virginia High

Erwin

Sullivan

Greeneville

Harris High

Bristol

Johnson City

Kingsport

Waynesville

We

27

13

0

26

0

40

19

19

12

0

They

7

21

20

7

12

0

14

19

65

27

W-L

W

L

L

W

L

W

W

T

L

L

Record

1-0

1-1

1-2

2-2

2-3

3-3

4-3

4-3-1

4-4-1

4-5-1

In the first game of the season against Unaka, big "Happy" Hopson plows over for a TD.

Johnny Bealle tries to break loose from a pack of Johnson City Hilltopper tacklers.

Individual Photos

Johnny Bealle

Halfback

Ernist Swanner

Halfback

Jimmy Gass

Quarterback

Pete Sammons

Fullback

Pat Hampton

Center

Charles Bailey

Guard

Bill Vanhuss

Tackle

Haskil Hyder

Tackle

Richard Nave

Tackle

Mike Barnes

Fullback

L A Range

Halfback

Buddy Glover

End

Tom Allen

Halfback

Lewis Clark

End

David Beautista

Quarterback

Richard Fair

Guard

Ronnie Little

Guard

Jimmy Riley

Halfback

Carroll Billheimer

Halfback

Forrest Dugger

Fullback

Justin Nave

Center

Wayne Fair

Tackle

Bill Roberson

End

Lewis Hampton

Guard

Hal Rasnick

Tackle

Bill Turner

Center

Harold Hopson

Halfback

Bobby Estep

Halfback

J.B. Seehorn

Guard

Jack Hardin

Guard

Gary Willis

Center

Jimmy Boring

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