A Good Laugh - Scouting Report from the 1970's

[OldSchoolLion]

The team being described below was Dixie County, and they came to PAL field in Plantation and beat a 9-2-1 St Thomas Aquinas team in the 1971 2A state semis 24-6.  Below is what the scouts had to say.

“They have a couple of big backs, 6-foot-2, 210-pounders.  Along the line they go 190, 190, 170, 180, and 185, which is pretty good size.  The ends are both about 185.  They are just a big ball club that comes at you.  They run most of the time."

Can you imagine beating St Thomas at home now with a line that averaged about 185 pounds!  Cross City's defense really won that game, intercepting 7 Aquinas passes. 

It is a bit scary though.  We have not evolved that quickly.  Some of our young lineman are grossly overweight.  No problem until after the football career is over...then it's time to pay the piper.   

 

 

[Hwy17]

33 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

The team being described below was Dixie County, and they came to PAL field in Plantation and beat a 9-2-1 St Thomas Aquinas team in the 1971 2A state semis 24-6.  Below is what the scouts had to say.

“They have a couple of big backs, 6-foot-2, 210-pounders.  Along the line they go 190, 190, 170, 180, and 185, which is pretty good size.  The ends are both about 185.  They are just a big ball club that comes at you.  They run most of the time."

Can you imagine beating St Thomas at home now with a line that averaged about 185 pounds!  Cross City's defense really won that game, intercepting 7 Aquinas passes. 

It is a bit scary though.  We have not evolved that quickly.  Some of our young lineman are grossly overweight.  No problem until after the football career is over...then it's time to pay the piper.   

 

 

Had either of these schools integrated by this time?

 

[OldSchoolLion]

10 minutes ago, Hwy17 said:

Had either of these schools integrated by this time?

 

Believe that started around 1968.

[Hwy17]

 

 

 

Thought you might find this interesting

[DarterBlue2]

5 hours ago, Hwy17 said:

 

 

 

Thought you might find this interesting

Back then Americans carried "normal" weight. The heavyweight boxing champion, Rocky Marciano (or was it Jersey Joe Walcott), weighed 188 full of steaks. No more.

The sad fact is that Americans are digging their graves with their teeth. 

[Hwy17]

12 hours ago, DarterBlue2 said:

Back then Americans carried "normal" weight. The heavyweight boxing champion, Rocky Marciano (or was it Jersey Joe Walcott), weighed 188 full of steaks. No more.

The sad fact is that Americans are digging their graves with their teeth. 

So true!  

I know many of these men on that roster.  They are all small, but strong as a horse!  They are use to doing manual labor and even now in their 70's and 80's are still strong.

[OldSchoolLion]

23 minutes ago, Hwy17 said:

So true!  

I know many of these men on that roster.  They are all small, but strong as a horse!  They are use to doing manual labor and even now in their 70's and 80's are still strong.

I think that is one disadvantage kids in certain parts of Florida where they don't have much agriculture.  It's a different kind of strength than what you build in a weightroom, isn't it?.  We joke about the big farm boys from the Midwest, but some of those boys got strong without ever touching a weight.