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Leonard's First Football Team
from Beth Collyar


    "Leonard's first football team was organized in 1907, and Fon  Boutwell was both player and coach.
         The team played area high school teams and won every game. They were so good they couldn't get just any team to play them. Mr. Boutwell said, and finally couldn't match a game.
         The players pictured above, Reading left to right are:
    Coley Williamson, deceased; Bill Arnold, Deceased; Fon Boutwell, Leonard; Mack Neale Denton and Monroe Wright, deceased.
    Middle row; Herbert Ewing, San Antonio; Paul Craig, Chicago; Hugh Melton, deceased; Alfred Melton, (back of Hugh Melton), San Antonio, and Fred Grider, Lubbock.
         Top Row; Howard (Polly) McLarry, Bonham; Alton Arnold, deceased; and Horace Melton, deceased."



 

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