Sports Photos

1964 Championship Team 7-0-1
Back Row, L to R: Mace Ishida #44, Jim "Butter" Johnson, Ron Smith #86, Ukn, Ukn, Leland Robinson #78, Ukn, Dan Hollingsworth #82, Ukn, Lew Kelly, Ukn, Val Quinn in hat
Middle Row, L to R: Ukn, Ukn, Moose??? #97, Ken Young #55, Larry Smith #99, Ukn, Ukn
Front Row L to R: Jeff Swan, Ukn, Ukn, Vic (Flash) Shumate #68, Dan Toppings #66

1964 Rockets Basketball Team
Back Row, L to R: Coach Oates, Larry Smith #12, Bob Shepard #23, Ron Smith #1, Joe Certa #24, Tesak #13, Bill Prescott
Front Row, L to R: Kew Kelly #22, Dan Hollingsworth #14, Bob Cobert #11, Fred Kennedy #25, Jim "Butter" Johnson #21

Top L to R Steve Norine, Ukn, Bill Francis, Bottom L to R Ukn, Ukn, Miles "MPH" Hughes,

1965 Hakata Rockets
First Row Cheerleaders: Sherry Nelson, Sheila Harris??, Judy Krzesniak, JanisZaima???, Terry Nelson
Second Row L to R: Charles "Dink" Dinkyian, Ukn, Ukn, Ukn, Jim Pringle, Ukn, Kenneth Marchman
Third Row: Coach Dan Toppings, Ukn, Ukn, Bill Francis, Ukn, Jeff Swan, Ukn, Little Harvey, Capt Griffith (Spl)
Fourth Row: Lew Kelly, Bob "Mickey" Thompson, Ukn, Green, Miles Hughs, Ken Young, Ukn, Lt Marshall

First Row R to L Capt Marshall fm 6918th. He played on the '65 team but helped coach the '66 team; #55 Gary "Possum" Kuhn; # 28 unknown; #40, "Bonehead" Sala, "C" Flt; #20, Jim Pingle, "B" Flt; #42, Ernie Kish, Security Police; #60 is a Security Policeman named Roberts; #66, Dick "Bama" Brewer, "C'' Flt; #82, Cleavan Ferguson, "B" Flt; T.J. Powell, Coach;

Second Row L to R Willie Oates, equipment man, asst coach; #34, Charlie Gray (I think), base support; Between #34 and #26 is Martin "Wishbone" Wisher, also fm base support; #26, Steve Norine, 6918th; #83, Charlie Plummer, "B" Flt; 35, Ken Sellers, "D" Flt; 23, John Smethers, base transportation; #50, Bill Francis; #25, Ed Mclaughin, base support; JoeyWoods, equipment manager, "C" Flt; Major or Lt Col Booth, 6918th Commander;

Third Row L to R behind #26, Avery Allen, 6918th; "Andy" Andrews, "A" Flt; behind #35 is unknown; guy behind #35 and #23 is an unknown; guy behind #23's right ear is Jimmie "The Incredible Hulk" Mcfarland, "C" Flt, Rm 8 Controller; behind #50's left ear is John "Hook" Viola, "C" Flt; behind #50 and #25 is Ronald "Speed" Malone, 6918th; and then behind #25 and Joey Wood is Al "Big Al" Amburn, "C" Flt.

Standing L to R #33 Unk, #12 Rick Montez, White Shirt- Wayne Murbach, Brady Shirt- Gus Burney

Kneeling L to R #13 Glen "Sam" Marlow, #15 Mike Pace, #11 Ukn, #25 Doug ???, #24 Terry Herman

1970 - 1971 Rockets Football Team
Can anyone put names to this group of young men???

Back Row-L to R Unk, Dough Hardiman, Unk, Unk, Bill Bagby, Bob Gourley, Ukn, Ukn , Colefield, Ukn, Ukn, Bama
Middle Row-L to R Ukn, Ron Gilbert, Fred Corsi, Joe Ruffalo, Ukn, Matt Saddler, Ukn, James E Miller (became Brigadier General), Ukn
Front Row-L to R Oly Harrison, Ukn, Gillette, Joe Skoskie, Chuck Welner, Rod Teuscher, Ukn, Ukn.

Back Field-L to R, Matt Saddler, Chuck Welner (deceased), Unk
Line-L to R, Oly Harrison, Ron Gilbert, Joe Skoskie, Unk, Fred Corsi

1970 - 1971 Rockets Football Team
Can anyone put names to this group of young men???

Back Row: Colefield behind #86 left shoulder, 22 Rod Teuscher, All Others Ukn

Middle Row L to R: Coach Ben Hill, Unk, #3 Gillette, #86 Dough Hardiman, #61 Unk, Unk, #80 Fred Corsi,
#66 Joe Ruffolo, #15 Ukn, #14 Bob Gourley, #31 James Miller (Leaning on #2), Unk, Asst Coach Big Jack Jackson,

First Row L to R: Ukn, #82 Oly Harisson, #63 Ron Gilbert, #21 Chuck Welner, #50 Joe Skoskie, 62 Unk
#2 Len Dowdell #53 Ukn,#43 Matt Saddler.


Final intramural basketball score at the very last game played at Hakata. Able Flt Won		Rich Minor making the final 2 points at very last Hakata intramural Game


Plaque awarded Dawg Flight as Basketball champs 1967-1968		Close up of Plaque