Six-man football record books

After graduating from midwestern state university, he returned to. The goalpost crossbars are built out of two by fours. They were underdogs in almost all this years games. Aug 16, 2011 interviews with former players from the national record setting claremont honkers six man football teams coached by the legendary bill welsh with scenes from six man football games from the early. Six man football is a variant of american football played with six players per team, instead of 11 history. Six man football is a variant of american football played with six players per team, instead of 11. Sixman football was developed in 1934 by stephen epler in chester, nebraska, as an alternative means for small high schools to field a football team during the great depression.

Football records university interscholastic league uil. A football coachs journey to a national record 9780984504145 by rasmussen, marc and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Texas sees first girl play, score in hs football title game. Underwood is a lifelong educator who first played sixman football while a student at obrien texas high school, where in 1962 his team was the undefeated regional champion.

Underwood authored what is considered to be the definitive strategy and play book for the game, six man football, published by bright sky press. A player during the 1960s and coach of the first texas state sixman championship team in 1972, underwood provides a thorough dissertation on the smalltown sport from both analytical and historical. They wear sweatshirts with the numbers painted on them. It sounds a bit like a script for a television show or film under the disney umbrella. Six man football was developed in 1934 by stephen epler in chester, nebraska, as an alternative means for small high schools to field a football team during the great depression.

Da bear chicago mens football athletic sports fan, journal 6 x 9, 100 page blank lined paperback journalnotebook. Bill welsh strode into town in 1947, started a sixman team at the high school, and six years later had racked up a national record of sixtyone consecutive victories. Providing you with everything from programs, rule books, photos and will include information on all forms of print media. This volume, that jack pardee terms a dissertation on sixman football, is not only the definitive rule book for the sport, but includes a thorough sixtyfiveyear history of texas sixman competition, the teams that have played, and the coaches who have developed and led them.

Interviews with former players from the national record setting claremont honkers six man football teams coached by the legendary bill welsh with scenes from six. Sixman football allowed thousands of young athletes to participate in the game otherwise unavailable to small schools. In the hands of a more adept writer, this story would have made a very good newspaper feature story. A player during the 1960s and coach of the first texas state sixman championship team in 1972, underwood provides a thorough dissertation on the. Six a football coachs journey to a national record is a heartwarming, feelgood story of a special man and all he accomplished in his amazing hall of fame career. Nobody expected them to make it to the state championship and winning it all seemed impossible to many. The amazing story of louisiana six man football is a selfpublished paperback written by longtime louisiana football coach barrett murphy in 2014. Strawns lee crafts impressive career in sixman football, despite initial 11man dream. Four years later, the game made its way to the lone star state, as the uil contemplated adding sixman football to the option allowed for texas public schools. With nine out of 10 kicks made she also put herself in the record books as the first girl to score in a state title. Here for your consideration is what i have determined are the top5 record holders for 6man football in the state of texas. Family friends seldom write biographies worth reading. But when it comes to sixman football, these teams consistently achieve some very big things. Sixman football was developed in 1934 by stephen epler in chester, nebraska, as an alternative means for small high.

His role as mentor, coach, and teacher influenced the lives of many young men across the state, but his legacy is the record of the claremont honkers and their domination of sixman football in south dakota, north dakota, and minnesota. Da bear chicago mens football athletic sports fan, journal 6 x 9, 100 page blank lined paperback journalnotebook by football notebook sep 10, 2019 paperback. When bill welsh learned of this game, he knew what he wanted to do with his life. They stuck it out, though, and now two of the teams players. His six man coaching career began in 1985 as a junior high coach, moving to varsity coach in 1986 to 1993. Interview with the author if six and photographs of the mighty claremont honkers national record setting six man football teams from 1947 to 1953. Support the kansas state high school record book by donating online. Sixman football is a variant of american football played with six players per team, instead of 11. Sixman football is a variant of high school american football that is played with six players per team, instead of 11 history. Since 1927, the uhsaa has led the development of educationbased interscholastic athletic and fine arts activities that help students succeed in their lives. Jack pardee, who played in the 1950s at christoval high school in texas is a 6man player who played and coached in the nfl. A small high school in a town of 250 people decides to start a football team. Texas sixman team featured on espn unable to play football. The school was established in 1976 with 25 students, and began fielding 11man football teams shortly.

Because of the continual sprinting, dodging, and aggressive contact demanded in every one of the forty minutes of. Utah high school activities association sports records book 6 hits game 7 dave justice, emery, 5182006, vs. The book was authored by marc rasmussen and published by the south dakota state historical society press. As released by chsaa, the 2017 6man bracket for the colorado high school football playoffs. The 10 mustread sports books you need on your shelf fanbuzz. About the utah high school activities association uhsaa the uhsaa is the leadership organization for high school athletic and fine arts activities in utah. Entering this year, just three high school basketball players have ever scored more than 5,000 points in a career. Oct 22, 2017 as released by chsaa, the 2017 6 man bracket for the colorado high school football playoffs. The ume prep football team put all their effort in and stayed together to pull off the greatest comeback since the newman game, where they. He began his coaching career in 1975 in fort hancock isd as head boys basketball coach, head track coach, and assistant football coach. Marc rasmussen has unveiled the many facets of bill welshs life and shined a spotlight on the allbut. This really got into the football teams head when they saw they were 39 point underdogs according to six man football.

Ume prep sixman football finishes recordbreaking season. Six a football coachs journey to a national record is marcs first book. Medina compiled a record of 1098 in six man, winning five state championships from 19861992. These links direct the user to the division i publications only during that time period. Dec, 2018 ume prep sixman football just finished their third year of their program, but this year they have accomplished the unimaginable. I have officiated six man football for thirty years, and was happy to see a book about the history of the sport. Sep 05, 2019 ranks second in the colorado state university record books for career yards 7,142, career completions 577, and career attempts 1,015. Dec 06, 2010 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.

Sixman football typically plays to higher scores than traditional 11on11 football. For years i have been trying to establish a sixman football record book and gathering statistical information. Colorado high school football records, spanning every classification through history. This book is about sixman football adopted by small. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. It includes a detailed history of stephen epler, the inventor of the sport and follows the life of willis bill welsh who. Aug 09, 2017 texas six man team featured on espn unable to play football in 2017. Why you should root for booker high schools football team to win the state championship. In that first year, 1938, only 55 schools participated in sixman football. Dec 21, 2017 texas sees first girl play, score in high school football championship game.

This section of the website will feature print media involving sixman football and in time audio recordingsoral history of sixman footbal and the towns and schools that play this great game. North sevier 5 by many hits season 55 brock watkins, pleasant grove, 2019 53 brennon lund, bingham, 2012 52 brennon lund, bingham, 20. It is a story that will be enjoyed by sports fans, those interested in rural life, stories about overcoming obstacles and history buffs in general. Extra point kicks count for two points, so navas nine kicks are good for 18 points in the books. The record books for wacos other private sixman teams are much thinner, as all kicked off. Receiving scoring defensespecial teams sixman coaching playoffs wins. Sixman football by reed underwood, paperback barnes. The accuracy of that opinion is verified by marc rasmussen with his first book, six.

On october 5, 1940, windham high school from windham, ohio defeated stamford collegiate of niagara falls, ontario, 391 in the first international six man football game. More content will be added as time goes on, including newspaper clippings as well as more programs and rule books. This number had doubled by 1939 and at one point in the 1960s there were more than 160 six man teams in texas. Bracket of champions with many of us working from home and starting to have online school, i decided to have a bracket to determine the best team in the divisional era. It portrays the mid1970s six man football teams in central texas consistently to the teams of that time when cherokee and marathon were powerhouses. After two devastating losses to westlake academy and. Coaches texas sixman coaches association pointstreak sites. A football coachs journey to a national record, by marc rasmussen, tells the story of bill welsh, one of the most successful high school coaches in south dakota history, and the claremont honkers sixman football team one of his coaching stops, and his most successful tenure many of the young men who played. More content will be added as time goes on, including newspaper clippings as well as more programs and rule books manuals. Chapters discuss the history of six man football, offensive strategies as contributed by a variety of different coaches, defensive strategies, how to get ones team physically ready, and six man football in locations beyond texas boarders including colorado, saskatchewan, new mexico, montana, and nebraska. Rasmussen paints a heart warming of a coach that overcomes personal tragedy to help establish six man football, not only at his school or in south dakota, but throughout the nation. The ncaa football records books were separated into two different publications one for division i and one for division ii and iii from 2004 through 2010.

Aug 14, 2011 interview with the author if six and photographs of the mighty claremont honkers national record setting six man football teams from 1947 to 1953. Why you should root for booker high schools football team to. A football coachs journey to a national record, by marc rasmussen, tells the story of bill welsh, one of the most successful high school coaches in south dakota history, and the claremont honkers sixman football team one of his coaching stops, and his most successful tenure. Rushing passing receiving scoring defensespecial teams sixman coaching. Amidst receiving national attention after their 2016 football season was saved by a girl joining the team, the harrold hornets. Why you should root for booker high schools football team. When dewaine lee began his coaching career in 1993, he thought his future was in 11man football.

Six a football coachs journey to a national record. Another bright sky press book, published in 2003, grit and. Of wacos four sixman private school teams, parkview has the longest football tradition. After graduating from midwestern state university, he returned to teach at obrien and to coach six man football. Ranks second in the colorado state university record books for career yards 7,142, career completions 577, and career attempts 1,015.

His career as a highschool football coach is without equal. Texas sixman team featured on espn unable to play football in 2017 zach duncan, abilene published 6. A historical biography about an amazing man and his amazing teams. In 1938, prairie lea high took on martindale high school in the first six. Aidan atkinsons seemingly weekly assault on the colorado high school football record books continued in fairviews 5628 win over poudre on thursday night in boulder. Sixman football was developed in 1934 by chester nebraska high school coach stephen epler as an alternative means for small high schools to field a football team during the great depression. There were only 98 kids in school, which meant booker could have been bumped down from class a to the smallest division of texas high school sports, where they play sixman football. Dave campbells texas football maintains the states most widely respected and cited texas high school football record book. The latest book from the sdshs press came out last week. Sharpeyed readers who see an error or a missing record can contact texas. Underwood is a lifelong educator who first played six man football while a student at obrien texas high school, where in 1962 his team was the undefeated regional champion. A football coachs journey to a national record by marc. A player during the 1960s and coach of the first texas state sixman championship team in 1972, underwood provides a thorough dissertation on the small. Strawns lee crafts impressive career in sixman football.