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St. Joseph Central Football
Connecting the past, Present, and future of indian football
1950 Conference Championship Team
1951 Indian Run
1953 Conference Champions
1950 Conference Championship Team
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Many look upon the 1950s as the "Glory Days" of Central High football. Throughout the entire decade, legendary coach John Gibson was at the helm for the Indians. Under his superb leadership, the Indians won 57 games and lost just 26 games during the 1950s. Central was Pony Express Conference Champs twice while earning the title "City Champs" eight times during the decade. It will forever be remebered as the heyday of Indian football.
Players of the 1950s
Bill Karras
Class of '51
Borden Taylor
Class of '51
Duane Downer
Class of '53
Dave Stephens
Class of '53
Roger Sharp
Class of '54
Dick Lisenbee
Class of '56
Charles Livieri-All State
Class of '57
Norman Taylor
Class of '57
Gary Carter
Class of '58
Dave Short
Class of 59'
Bob Schmidt
Class of '51
Kearby Cotter
Class of '52
Bob Siemens
Class of '53
Bob Nidy
Class of '54
Tom Nurnburger
Class of '54
John Ullery
Class of '56
Clyde Puett
Class of '57
Merrill Ehlert
Class of '57
Kurt Brown
Class of '58
Dick Nixon
Class of '60
Jerry Boyle
Class of '51
Ed Hull
Class of '53
Ted Rhodes- All American
Class of '54
Ed Byorick
Class of '54
Dean Midyett
Class of '55
R.E. Potts-All American
Class of '56
Don Briscoe
Class of '58
Jack Stuber-All State
Class of '58
Don Walton
Class of '59
Larry Grimes
Class of '60
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