1947 Football Stadium22K, The first game wasn't played until 1 November and we lost to Munich 32-0, the first ever for Nurnburg High. Next, Frankfurt won 42-0 and we lost our quarterback Don Wilsie, he was kicked in the stomach while tackling Ned Pointier and it took him a year to recover from it. It wasn't until he was sent back to the states that he recovered. The final game with Heidelburg was our only win for the season 21-12.
1947-48 Basketball team22K, Berlin won the tournament in March. We finished last with a 1 and 13 record. The year before at Erlangen we had played only 4 games, Munich, Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, and Heidelburg. I think we might have done a little better in 48, if Bamberg and Erlangan students were able to play. We weren't allowed to live in the dorm until baseball season so couldn't practice with the team and therefore didn't play. In the one game Erlangen played with Bamberg, Erlangen lost, however Bamberg beat Nurnberg.
1948 Baseball team16K, we started 12 GYA 4 with the German youth team, then beat Bremen 11-5 lost to the Army's 7810 SCU 6-9. Wiesbaden beat us 7-5 then Nurnberg M/P lost 15-3. Heidelberg was rained out and we beat Frankfurt 8-3. Much of our success was due to Dick Loss, a second coming of Bob Feller.
Football Program from Heidelberg game in '48 33k image.
Our lunch room 1948, 150k image, This was where the entire school had lunch and the dorms had dinner and breakfast plus our assemblys, see stage in back.
Football Coach 1948 9k image, We played Heidelberg 1 October 1948 and lost 19-0 there Frankfurt. 28k, Frankfurt beat us 41-0, 22 October 1948 at our massive stadium in Nurnberg, I don't remember how many people were there but it sure wasn't full Photos from the games 1948. I played some, in the second Munich game. Johnny Mouat caught both of my passes. Here, we are on defense against Heidelberg who were ETO champions in '48. Standings 1948.
Here Betty Thomas '54 shows off her cheerleader's outfit and notice how the full Germany is represented on our letters many years before the iron curtin came down
General Gaffey 14k image. We returned from Bremerhaven in '49 on this and nearly capsized when we hit a storm in the December Atlantic.
Most of the portholes on the port side broke and water poured down the passageways when a large wave hit us, broadside. One of the crew was nearly swept overboard. I still won't get on a ship under 750 feet long to this day.
New School the High school in the Furth Military community shortly after it had been built in 1953, 23k image.
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My Reunion Shots(47-50)
Joan Purdy Hailing from Aspen, she didn't have to come very far to visit Breckenridge. You can see her paintings by clicking at the bottom of this page.
Marion Kelsch, 56K, She came from New Mexico with her husband Tom Woods.
Leo Kelsch, Leo and Cleo, his wife, beat us in tennis on the roof of the hotel. A ball hit over the fence landed in downtown Breckenridge.
Bill Shortt, 56k, Our right end who in 1948 kept Red Hudson in check during the 2 Munich games. From Maryland.
Bill Eckert, 56k, kept us in stiches with his jokes during dinner. He is from Missouri.
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Bobbie Sheppard, 56k, On the main drag in Breckenridge, notice the clear skies and brisk 10,000 alt. FromVirginia
