Word: chuckly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Missouri and ripped up opposing lines in the late 1930s. A deep-voiced, ingratiating joiner, Coach Moser shook hands, made friends, and built a team whose drawing power earned the money for a brand-new $50,000 field house. After a winning season his first year on the job, Chuck was presented with a new Buick by members of the Eagles' Boosters Club. In '55 and '56 his Buick was still in good shape; so he got a $3,000 bonus while his three assistants divided $3,000 more among themselves...
Abilene's youngsters, like others all over Texas, are graduates of well-organized "Pee Wee" (fifth and sixth grade) football leagues. Having already learned to take their lumps, they get from Chuck a generous dollop of the kind of coaching they will get even more intensively after they earn college athletic scholarships. Moser's assistant coaches, managers and quarterbacks get a mimeographed sheet of instructions before each practice session. There are movies of every game to be studied. To soothe the pains of workouts there are whirlpool baths and other expensive paraphernalia in the Abilene field house...
...Crimson victory was foreshadowed the first time the freshmen had the ball. They drove 40 yards in seven plays with Chuck Ravenal climaxing the march on a touchdown plunge from the one-yard line. Halfback Glenn Haughie added the point...
Left halfback Chuck Papalia scored both of the Commuters' touchdowns, counting once on a three yard buck and again after stealing the second half kickoff from a Lowell player's hands and streaking 30 yards to the goal...
...only football game of the afternoon, Dunster defeated the Leverett eleven, 24 to 0, scoring four times on sustained downfield marches. Backed by a sophomore line, fullback Jim Clampton and halfback Rich Dindorf each scored in the second period, while ends Chuck Wolle and Art Donovan crossed the goal in the third and fourth quarters...