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"1963 Football Kewpie Seniors" Huddled @ Reunion, Oct 10, 2003

As introduced by Richard Looten and lead in by Danny Neal, at 2003 Homecoming, October 10, 2003 - from left to right:
#11 JOHN DOUGLAS - halfback – (linebacker & captain at MU in 1967) and linebacker for the NY Giants 70-73, #81 MELVIN BURNETT - end, #65 RON LUMB - center, #78 JAY SPANGLER - guard, #79 BILL GRIFFIN - tackle, #80 CARL SCOTT - end, #37 DAN SCHUPPAN - halfback (co-captain) Kewpie career 1,000-yard club - all Big 8 Defensive end for MU , #36 JOHN SHEPARD - halfback, #75 KEN GEEL - tackle, #25 RICHARD WILSON - halfback - overall leader for individual stats - scored 54 points in "62 - missed Kewpie 500 yard per season club by 4 yards, #60 RODNEY FOX - guard (co-captain), #61 GEORGE POEHLMAN - guard, #74 ROGER PLOWMAN - tackle and #83 JOHN MODLIN - end

These are the players that were not able to attend; # 10 PETE MCDERMOTT - quarterback, #24 ALEX ESTES - halfback,
#88 EDDIE SUTTON - end, and #64 JOHN WINDSOR - guard, deceased.

The team went 7-1-1 loosing only to JC and had a tie with N KC. The 1963 Homecoming Queen was Caryl Wood, now Mrs. Jim Bryan and her attendants were Judy McCarty, Junior (Class of 1964) wife of late Charlie Cottle, of the 1962 State
Champs Basketball Team and Neal Moore, Sophomore (Class of 1965)
The Football Kewpies won their 100th game under Coach Bob Roark in the 1962 season
See Team Picture from 1962 - See More Pictures from the Football Reunion
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Front Row: Ron Lumb, Jay Spangler, George Poehlman, Richard Wilson, Alex Estes, Pete McDermott,
Danny Schuppan, Rodney Fox, Roger Plowman, Kenny Geel, Bill Griffin, Melvin Burnett, John Douglas,John Windsor.
Row 2: Gary Magruder, James McDonald, Gene Hooks, Craig Ficklin, David Tise, Terry Menzel,Carl Scott, John Shepard, John Modlin,
Jim Baker, John Austin, Larry Hatton, David Ballenger, Bob Evans.
Row 3: Larry Magruder, Larry Burditt, Daryll Cook, Gerry Trammell, Tom Taylor, Bob Pittman, Joe Maasdorf, Norman Maze.
(Ed Sutton)not in picture - The names of the 18 seniors appear in bold print.

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Co-Captains, Dan Schuppan & Rodney Fox - Coaches, Charles VanDyne, Bob Roark & Jerry Whitesides
Kewpies Boast a 7-1-1 Record (See Season Stats from Bob Roark's book, "Kewpie Football")

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From Bob Roark's book, "Kewpie Football"

                                                The 1962 team was captained by Rodney Fox and Dan Schuppan.
                                                Schuppan - a halfback for the Kewpies later became an All Big Eight
                                                defensive end for the University of Missouri. Also on the team was
                                                John Douglas who in 1967 was a linebacker and Captain of the Missouri
                                                Tigers. Also an All Big Eight player while at Missouri. Douglas is
                                                presently a linebacker for the Professional New York Giants. That
                                                year the Kewpies won their 100th game under Coach Roark.

Written by Bob Roark in 1973

Almost 100 of the Class of 1963 were lead into Hickman Stadium
by Classmate Danny Neal
for the 2003 Kewpie Football Homecoming,
Friday October 10, 2003.
They saw the "Kewp Dawgs" beat Parkway South, 37-19.
The "Class of 1963" was honored at halftime
and the "1963 Football Seniors" walked to front and center of the
track and were introduced at the end of the third quarter.
This event was made possible by:
Bill "Toad" Griffin, Charley "Mr. Kewpie" Blackmore,
Doug Mirts, Assitant Principal & all the other fine Kewpie Staff.

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