Western captain John McCay presents Football Queen Ann Thompson with her bouquet as Attendant Jane Wade looks on. Quarterback Hue! Evans, outstand ing bock. End John McCoy, outstanding lineman . 172 Football All -Stars. FRONT ROW: Delano Woters, Jerry Figgins, Sam Kitchi ng , Bob Fletcher, Clifford Sharp, Mavis Baldwin, Dave Meadows, Jerry M itchell. BACK ROW: Steve Rhoton, Bill Davenport, Jim Farley, Paul Huff, Huel Evans, John McCoy, Tom Jenkins, Curry Peacock. Football Provides Top Eight-man tackle football , in its third year, produced some of the grea test thrills ever. Some fifty young and eager gridiron aspirants answered intramural director Cecil Beck's call. Harding's ironmen, made up jJrimarily of freshmen, were divided up into four squads of pigskin fury. The regular season commenced after a three week training period with a single round-robin.' Arkansas gathered early season glory as they applied , the stopper to Oklahoma's challenging Sooners in a 12-7 victory. Galloping Bob Fletcher looked to be a walkaway for the season's outstanding back until Huel Evans and company put a halt to the title bound Hogs in the postseason playoffs, 13-0 and 20-0. The campaign produced some top stars such as John McCoy, Jim Borden, Jerry Mitchell, Bob Fletcher, Huel Evans, Paul Huff, and Tom Jenkins. The Bison All-Star classic, which has been the traditional contest everyone eagerly awaits since its begining back in 1955, h eld every fan welded to his seat to the final whistle. The West defeated the stubborn Eastern squad 7-0 with Huel Evans scoring the only touchdown . Evans and McCoy were awarded the outstanding player trophies for their efforts. Ann Thompson, who was elected by the players, was crowned queen by Dr. Joe Pryor to bring to an end another exciting page in Harding's football history.
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