1926 yearbook (Tampa) Booker T Washington

[nolebull813]

https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=regional_ebooks

[DarterBlue2]

7 hours ago, nolebull813 said:

https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=regional_ebooks

@nolebull813 thanks for posting this. I took the time to leaf through the yearbook. It was quite informative, especially for a man originally from Jamaica. From beginning to the end of their journey, the graduating class shrunk by more than 80%. To put that into perspective, that's an alarming but understandable rate for the times. 

I have no idea how that graduating class fared in their lives. WW2 was not that far off; the Great Depression was dead ahead; and the USA was a lot less hospitable to those of us "not blessed" with a certain ancestry. 

I don't know what motivated you to post this, but want to express my appreciation to you for doing so. 

[nolebull813]

7 hours ago, DarterBlue2 said:

@nolebull813 thanks for posting this. I took the time to leaf through the yearbook. It was quite informative, especially for a man originally from Jamaica. From beginning to the end of their journey, the graduating class shrunk by more than 80%. To put that into perspective, that's an alarming but understandable rate for the times. 

I have no idea how that graduating class fared in their lives. WW2 was not that far off; the Great Depression was dead ahead; and the USA was a lot less hospitable to those of us "not blessed" with a certain ancestry. 

I don't know what motivated you to post this, but want to express my appreciation to you for doing so. 

As you know I research the history of football in the state. I have a specific folder for all the historically black football teams before 1967 when they either closed or joined the FHSAA. As I was researching the teams from Tampa (Middleton, Blake, and Thompson) I stumbled upon Booker T Washington that I had not heard of. Come to find out they are the oldest historically black school to play football in Tampa. Older than the other 3 mentioned. So as I started to research more I came across the yearbook. I was grateful to find it because not only did it confirm the 1st year they started playing football which is sometimes really hard to find, but they showed the results as well. I too caught myself reading the entire yearbook in amazement and even busted out laughing at the goofy dad jokes at the end. Lol. 

[Vero Indian]

18 hours ago, nolebull813 said:

As you know I research the history of football in the state. I have a specific folder for all the historically black football teams before 1967 when they either closed or joined the FHSAA. As I was researching the teams from Tampa (Middleton, Blake, and Thompson) I stumbled upon Booker T Washington that I had not heard of. Come to find out they are the oldest historically black school to play football in Tampa. Older than the other 3 mentioned. So as I started to research more I came across the yearbook. I was grateful to find it because not only did it confirm the 1st year they started playing football which is sometimes really hard to find, but they showed the results as well. I too caught myself reading the entire yearbook in amazement and even busted out laughing at the goofy dad jokes at the end. Lol. 

Can you find out records from the old Gifford High School which is now Gifford Middle 

[nolebull813]

2 hours ago, Vero Indian said:

Can you find out records from the old Gifford High School which is now Gifford Middle 

It’s gonna be spotty at best but I will let you know what i have for them when I get home 

[nolebull813]

13 hours ago, Vero Indian said:

Can you find out records from the old Gifford High School which is now Gifford Middle 

Gifford 1968 (last year before merging with Vero Beach)

(1-8-1) record

Delray Carver 6-34

Lakeshore 6-13

Marshall 0-33

WPB Roosevelt 0-26

Wymore Tech 27-0

Rochelle 6-20

Rivera Kennedy 6-33

Jewett 0-28

Father Lopez 7-22

Ft Pierce Lincoln 7-7

[nolebull813]

13 hours ago, Vero Indian said:

Can you find out records from the old Gifford High School which is now Gifford Middle 

1967 (4-5-1)

Jewett 31-7

Delray Carver 12-37

Lakeshore 0-0

Roosevelt (Lake Wales) 55-0

Kennedy 7-51

Monroe 7-8 

Roosevelt (WPB) 0-14

Oakland 24-12

John Carroll 0-6

Lincoln Park 7-0

[nolebull813]

1966 (5-4-1)

Kennedy 20-25

Douglas Sebring 0-6

Lake Shore 0-33

Delray Carver 12-20

WPB Roosevelt 12-6

(Port Salerno) Murray 26-25

Stone 31-13

Monroe 12-12

Jewett 19-13

LPA 32-12

[Vero Indian]

22 minutes ago, nolebull813 said:

1967 (4-5-1)

Jewett 31-7

Delray Carver 12-37

Lakeshore 0-0

Roosevelt (Lake Wales) 55-0

Kennedy 7-51

Monroe 7-8 

Roosevelt (WPB) 0-14

Oakland 24-12

John Carroll 0-6

Lincoln Park 7-0

They struggled for sure, kinda wish they could break off from Vero and start a new thing like Gifford charter or something like that 

[Vero Indian]

What's funny is that Vero and Ft Pierce Central won states right after integration, but both schools used to suck all the talent out of their respective counties

[nolebull813]

1965 (2-8)

Kennedy 0-60

Lake Shore 0-47

Carver 6-27

East Lake 6-20

Murray 26-13

Stone 19-20

Monroe 6-7

FL School for Boys 6-0

Jewett 6-20

LPA 6-34

[nolebull813]

1964 (5-5)

Kennedy 6-35

Attucks 6-32

Lake Shore 7-25

Delray Carver 18-7

East Lake 16-13

(Stuart) Murray 31-25

Stone 25-13

Monroe 13-6

(Winter Haven) Florence Villa 12-17

Lincoln Park Academy 0-51

[nolebull813]

1963 (1-9)

Lincoln (Rivera Beach) 7-25

Attucks 7-33

Lake Shore 0-25

Delray Carver 0-7

Stuart Training School 14-18

East Lake 0-31

Stone 13-25

Monroe 6-0

Florence Villa 7-26

Lincoln Park Academy 7-12

[nolebull813]

Just found out Gifford’s first football team was 1951