Feb-Mar 1960
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FBCI RA track; coached:
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13 & under; won district
& regional; 4th in state
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16 & under; won district, regional and state
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Teams placed 3rd
overall
May-Jul 1960
Coached IBBA Irving Bank Indians; IBBA 13 & under; won league & regional; lost 1st game at state
May-Jul 1960
Played Irving Blue Jays; managed by Charlie Round; won league for 3rd year in row; won state
Jun-Aug 1960
Coached FBCI RA baseball; 16 & under; won league & district
Sep-Oct 1960
Played men’s flag football; Dallas League; won league
Oct 1960
Irving Daily News expanded from twice weekly to six days per week
Oct-Feb‘60-61
Coached & played FBCI men’s basketball; won league; lost in regional finals
Oct-Feb‘60-‘61
Coached FBCI RA basketball; 16 & under; won league & regional
Feb-Mar 1961
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Coached FBCI RA track – 3 age groups; won Little Olympics, district, regional & state in all 3; points earned in state (17 yr)-38 pts; (15-16 yr)-39 pts; (13-14)-20 pts; 1st place overall with 97 pts (2nd place earned 54 pts)
May-Aug 1961
Coached IBBA Irving Bank Warriors; IBBA 14 & under; 2nd in league; won All-Stars
May-Aug 1961
Coached & played Irving Blue Jays; won Suburban League
Jun-Aug 1961
IBBA
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Co-managed Falcons; 17-18; finished 2nd in league
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Coached L.K. Oilers; 13-14; finished 3rd in league
Jun 15, 1961
Jun-Aug 1961
Coached FBCI RA baseball; 15-16; won regional (beat Mansfield’s J. Womack)
Sep-Oct 1961
Played men’s flag football; Dallas League
Oct-Dec 1961
FBCI RA basketball; coached:
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14 & under; won league,
district & regional
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16 & under; won league, district & regional
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17 & under; won league,
district & regional
·
No state tournaments this year
Oct-Dec 1961
Coached & played FBCI men’s basketball; won league; lost in regional
Feb-Mar 1962
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FBCI RA track; coached:
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13-14
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15-16
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17 & under
May 27, 1962
Birth of fifth child, son, Travis
Jun-Aug 1962
Coached Irving Bank Indians, 15-16; Won league, district & state semi-finals; also won Garland Invitational
Jun-Aug 1962
Coached & played Irving Blue Jays; won league; lost regional to Chance Vought
Jun-Aug 1962
Coached FBCI RA baseball, 15-16; won regional
Oct-Feb‘62-‘63
Coached R.A. basketball
Oct-Feb 1962
Played FBCI men’s basketball; Matthew Baker coached; won 1 game only
Feb 1963
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Quit writing for Irving News
Feb 1963
Irving Independent School District dropped girls’ basketball.
May 1963
Carpenter Road renamed MacArthur Blvd.
Apr-May 1963
Coached FBCI RA track; 12-14; won district
May 26, 1963
Irving Girls’ Softball Association formed.
May-Aug 1963
IBBA: coached
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Falcons; 18 & under; 2nd in league
·
Indians; 16 & under; 3rd
in city; 2nd in Garland Invitational.
Jun-Aug 1963
Played Blue Jays; Boogie Bennett coached; 2nd in Suburban League
Sep 1963
MacArthur High School opened; freshmen only; played 9th grade schedule.
Oct-Feb’63-‘64
Coached FBCI RA basketball; 16 & under; won league & district
Oct-Feb’63-‘64
Played FBCI men’s basketball; coached by R. A. Ratliff; 2nd in league; 4th in state
May-Jul 1964
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Coached & played Blue Jays; won pre-season tournament; 2nd in Suburban League
Jun-Aug 1964
IBBA: coached
·
First Federal Falcons; won Senior League; lost district
finals
·
Irving Bank Indians; 2nd
in High Jr. League; won Garland Invitational
1964
MacArthur High competed in AAA High School Division.
Feb 1965
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Lee Park opened.
May 1965
Blue Jays disbanded.
Jun-Aug 1965
IBBA: coached
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Irving Bank Indians; 15&16;
3rd place High Jr. League
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First Federal Falcons;
17&18; league changed to No. Texas Connie Mac League won league; 2nd
in regionals
Aug 27, 1965
Birth of sixth child, son, Keith
Sep 1965
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MacArthur High School placed in same district as Irving
High, but eligible only for district titles in basketball and baseball
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Travis Junior High opened.
Aug 1966
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IBBA: coached
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Irving Bank Indians; 15&16;
3rd place High Jr. League
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First Federal Falcons; 17&18; 2nd in No.
Tex Connie Mac League??; won Garland Invitational
Sep 1966
MacArthur High School competed in District 4-AAAA (same as Irving High) in all sports.
May 1967
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Job promotion to with Braniff Airlines required transfer to Miami, Florida. Gave up IBBA teams and arrived to late in Miami to coach baseball.
1968
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Began coaching my sons; wife Sue and oldest daughter Didi assisted as Team Mom, equipment managers, and scorekeepers.
Mar-May 1968
Coached sons David & Greg; Suniland Optimist ‘D’ (T-Ball) League; South Miami Jaycees; 7-9 yr-olds
Jun-Aug 1968
First time played ‘Slo-Pitch Softball’ – commercial league
Aug-Dec 1968
Coached David; Suniland Optimists’ Six-Man football league; Mustangs; 9-10 yr-olds
Mar-May 1969
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Coached sons Greg & Travis; Suniland Optimist ‘D’ (T-Ball) League; Eels; 7-9 yr-olds; sponsored by Active Electric
Mar-May 1969
Coached David; Khoury League; Bantam league; Snappers; 10 yr-olds
Jun-Aug 1969
Played ‘Slo-Pitch Softball’ – commercial league
Aug-Oct 1969
Coached David; Suniland Optimists’ Eight-Man football league; Mustangs; 9-10 yr-olds
Oct-Dec 1969
Coached David; Suniland Optimists’ basketball ‘C’ league; 10 yr-olds
Dec 1969
With four other coaches, formed Kendall Athletic Association to provide area with youth 11-man football; for 1970 season.
