Cold, Wet Playoff Football

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12-07-2018, 01:48 PM
oldtownag

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Cold, Wet Playoff Football

Today reminds me of a playoff game I was part of on the 1983 4A Carthage Bulldogs. Our team is today best know as the only team to score a touchdown on the 1983 3A Dangerfield Tigers (Carthage lost 10 - 6). We were playing Corsicana in Mesquite for the regional championship and it was cold and raining. I however, remained dry and somewhat warm under my rain parka. Carthage had tons of talent on the team (I was not among the talented) and our star was a running back named Roscoe Tatum. Roscoe was the fastest football player in Texas (4A - 100 and 200 M state track champ) and our playbook was mostly sweep left or sweep right.

At halftime, Coach Sleepy Reynolds ask if anyone wore medium sized pants. Several of my less astute team mates raised their hands and one was quickly chosen to trade pants with Roscoe (his were quite wet). Hence my best chance to contribute to the Carthage Bulldogs playoff run was squandered. Carthage went on to win that night and advanced all the way to the Semifinals before losing 20-16 to Lubbock Estacado.

At the time 83 was the Bulldogs best team ever! Times they have definitely changed.

Here is a picture of Roscoe narrowly losing a 100M to Carl Lewis:
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12-07-2018, 02:00 PM
SHSBulldog00

We lost to Daingerfield that year in the State Championship. I've never seen a team like them.
12-07-2018, 08:36 PM
BwdLion73

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Originally Posted by oldtownag

Today reminds me of a playoff game I was part of on the 1983 4A Carthage Bulldogs. Our team is today best know as the only team to score a touchdown on the 1983 3A Dangerfield Tigers (Carthage lost 10 - 6). We were playing Corsicana in Mesquite for the regional championship and it was cold and raining. I however, remained dry and somewhat warm under my rain parka. Carthage had tons of talent on the team (I was not among the talented) and our star was a running back named Roscoe Tatum. Roscoe was the fastest football player in Texas (4A - 100 and 200 M state track champ) and our playbook was mostly sweep left or sweep right.

At halftime, Coach Sleepy Reynolds ask if anyone wore medium sized pants. Several of my less astute team mates raised their hands and one was quickly chosen to trade pants with Roscoe (his were quite wet). Hence my best chance to contribute to the Carthage Bulldogs playoff run was squandered. Carthage went on to win that night and advanced all the way to the Semifinals before losing 20-16 to Lubbock Estacado.

At the time 83 was the Bulldogs best team ever! Times they have definitely changed.

Here is a picture of Roscoe narrowly losing a 100M to Carl Lewis:
Attachment 1103

fun read
12-08-2018, 08:59 AM
YTBulldogs

Yes, great read. Thanks for sharing.
12-09-2018, 01:10 PM
Twirling Time

Drove out for a game at Vernon on Black Friday in 2015. It was 32.001ºF and rained the entire game. Didn't even get a flake of snow. Just flat miserable.
12-09-2018, 02:54 PM
Old Green

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Originally Posted by oldtownag

Today reminds me of a playoff game I was part of on the 1983 4A Carthage Bulldogs. Our team is today best know as the only team to score a touchdown on the 1983 3A Dangerfield Tigers (Carthage lost 10 - 6). We were playing Corsicana in Mesquite for the regional championship and it was cold and raining. I however, remained dry and somewhat warm under my rain parka. Carthage had tons of talent on the team (I was not among the talented) and our star was a running back named Roscoe Tatum. Roscoe was the fastest football player in Texas (4A - 100 and 200 M state track champ) and our playbook was mostly sweep left or sweep right.

At halftime, Coach Sleepy Reynolds ask if anyone wore medium sized pants. Several of my less astute team mates raised their hands and one was quickly chosen to trade pants with Roscoe (his were quite wet). Hence my best chance to contribute to the Carthage Bulldogs playoff run was squandered. Carthage went on to win that night and advanced all the way to the Semifinals before losing 20-16 to Lubbock Estacado.

At the time 83 was the Bulldogs best team ever! Times they have definitely changed.

Here is a picture of Roscoe narrowly losing a 100M to Carl Lewis:
Attachment 1103

Great read ! Thanks for sharing.

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