Shown here is the trophy awarded to the 1923 Wellsville High School Football Team for winning the crown as Columbiana County Football Champs. Back in those days before the Depression schools weren't classified into divisions based on the number of enrollments in a district. In those days the Bengals played Steubenville, Salem and East Liverpool just to name a few of the bigger schools on the schedule.
The names of the players and coach are inscribed on the football. Led by Coach C Zimmerman, team members were F Banks, C Culp, W Ormer, F Snider, R (Pic Sr.) Rolley, W Truex, C Orr, A D'Anito, M Todd, G Pignatore, R Young, H Brooks, D Arbaugh, J Campbell, J Shea, R Rather and W Kinney.
The trophy was donated to the River Museum by Raymond (Young Pic) Rolley in memory of his father. It is one of the many WHS items on display at the museum in honor of this years All-Class Reunion.
Wellsville brought home the trophy. So what if it was 87 years ago...
ole nib
No comments:
Post a Comment