1955-1956 Yearbook

Why worry about Bob, Jim? Looks like the metal down marker got the worst of this encounter! Claudette Harris was crowned queen of the 1955 Bison football all·staT game. Marty Austin and Rosi e Shappley were the maids. - .. ~ • League Champion, Texas - ROW ONE: Ed Land, Ray Morris. Bu.- ter Covington, Dewayne Davenport. Jim Gainey. Rayburn Knight. ROW TWO: Herb Stewart. John Weibel, Bob Fletcher, Gary Turner. Benny Sanders, Dale Flaxbeard. Tackle Footba Tot since 1932 had collegiate tackle football been played on the I-larding campus. But this year with four evenly matched teams in a league race the pads began to pop aga in. Once more fans experienced the thrill and exci temen t of a highly competitive sport. When all the dust had cleared, the Texas Longhorns were at the top of the standings. In the last game of the year the champions were beaten by the league all-stars . The Bison staff added splendor to the closing season b:y sponsoring an inter-league all-s tar Benson Field was the scene of - '" r •

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