Battle of the Bell: Cameron Yoe Vs Rockdale

[Yoe_09]

This Friday, Cameron and Rockdale will be playing for what you see in my avatar. Cameron is rated as high as number one (Calpreps) while Rockdale is ranked as high as number nine in some polls.

Thoughts?

[Bosqueville]

This game is on my bucket list to see one day!

[Rabid Cougar]

I am personally 2-1 vs Rockdale. Wins in 1979 and 1981. After 1981 it was 7 years before the tiger touched it again. Rockdale's longest streak is 3 years.

The Rockdale-Cameron game is one of the state’s best rivalry games.Since 1954, the winner has proudly rung a big brass victory bell, which is symbolic of Milam County football supremacy. The bell, taken from a steam locomotive, was donated to the two schools by the Rockdale, Sandow & Southern Railroad in 1954. Bragging rights to Milam County football supremacy come with the bell; therefore, the two communities encourage their charges to bring home the brass beauty for another year. Over the years the bell has helped fuel one of Texas high school football's longest and most-storied rivalries. The contest annually attracts a standing-room-only crowd in spite of either team's record going into the affair.

At one point, the bell was stolen and buried in the Little River and later recovered. Worn and damaged through years of use, the original bell had cracked and subsequently been repaired by local blacksmith shops on a regular basis. The damage was such that the bell no longer could produce a ringing sound.

In 2001 through the generosity of Cameron resident and Yoe High School graduate Catherine Thomas, the heavily used original bell was replaced with a nearly identical brass bell at a cost of approximately $2,500. The bell, mounted on a two-wheeled trailer, made its debut at the 2001 Cameron-Rockdale football game on Oct. 12, 2001. The series, which began long before overtime was initiated for high school contests, has never ended in a tie.
Yearly Update

Years The Bell Has Gone Home to…

Cameron: 2015, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1994, 1993, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1979, 1978, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1969, 1965, 1964, 1960, 1958, 1957, 1955, 1954

Rockdale: 2014, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2003, 1995, 1992, 1988, 1980, 1977, 1976, 1970, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1959, 1956

Tally: 42 – 20

In 2014 the Tigers and Yoeman played in the Semi Finals. The Tigers refused to put the Bell on the line. The ONLY time the game has been played with out the Bell since the Bell series started.