Anyone remember how or why Dixie put 100 points on Newport in 1969?

[frankdracman23]

Saw this in a record book that Dixie put 100 on Newport in a game in 1969? Anyone remember anything about it?

 

Dixie had some good teams late 60s /early 70s but Newport was good too weren't they?

 

Did Dixie lay it on any other teams that year?

[ThrillVille Cardinal51]

That was back in the good ole days. When kids would cry about the score being run up on them, their coach gave them a salt tablet and told them to take a lap.

[Sweeperboy]

That was back in the good ole days. When kids would cry about the score being run up on them, their coach gave them a salt tablet and told them to take a lap.

 

and leading with your head when tackling or running with the ball wasn't illegal, it was just plain stupid...LOL

[KentuckyJoe]

How it happened....i would say lack of defense

[dshoe40]

Saw this in a record book that Dixie put 100 on Newport in a game in 1969? Anyone remember anything about it?

 

Dixie had some good teams late 60s /early 70s but Newport was good too weren't they?

 

Did Dixie lay it on any other teams that year?

 

I played in that game (for Newport). I was a Freshman at Newport the score was 100-20. I caught a TD pass my 1st one of the year. I only played the last 4 games on the varsity. Newport was not that good back then as they only had about 20-25 players and that was after they moved 3 players up from the freshman team. Newport also lost to Highlands that year 80-0 and to Holmes 66-6.

 

Newport did have the best QB in the area Mike Shoemaker who went on to Cincinnati on a scholarship and start QB for them.

[Hellbird]

How it happened....i would say lack of defense

Actually they only put 100 up because they missed an extra point

[frankdracman23]

I played in that game (for Newport). I was a Freshman at Newport the score was 100-20. I caught a TD pass my 1st one of the year. I only played the last 4 games on the varsity. Newport was not that good back then as they only had about 20-25 players and that was after they moved 3 players up from the freshman team. Newport also lost to Highlands that year 80-0 and to Holmes 66-6.

 

Newport did have the best QB in the area Mike Shoemaker who went on to Cincinnati on a scholarship and start QB for them.

 

Well thanks for sharing. Wondered if it was just a bad year for Newport. I'm guessing the next three years were better.

[dshoe40]

Well thanks for sharing. Wondered if it was just a bad year for Newport. I'm guessing the next three years were better.

 

It did get better my senior year we were 4-4-2. Yes way back then you had ties. We even tird for the city championship 14-14.

 

I think that was the first year Newpot didn't have a losing season in about 10 years.

[Randy Parker]

When kids would cry about the score being run up on them, their coach gave them a salt tablet and told them to take a lap.

 

:lol2:

[JOHNDUNHOFT]

I played against Dixie that year and they had Charlie Fugazzi and Dave Henderson in the backfield also Melvin Horton and Mike Hastings on the line. That was a very good team and they beat us (Lloyd) 32 to 6. And we beat Newport by 2 scores and yes Shoemaker was an Awesome QB. JD

[BIGZIG]

Mel Horton was my cousin and a very hardnosed football player. Mel grew up in Bromley along with another cousin, Jimmy Parrot who was also a very good football player at Dixie.