1953 RANGER BULLDOGS
Class A State Football Champs
Bulldogs 28 Colorado City 27
Bulldogs 13 Mineral Wells 14
Bulldogs 49 Bangs 14
Bulldogs 33 Wylie 13
Bulldogs 47 Rising Star 7
Bulldogs 34 Santa Anna 0
Bulldogs 53 Dublin 14
Bulldogs 27 Eastland 0
Bulldogs 48 Cross Plains 7
Bulldogs 48 DeLeon 7
Bulldogs 41 Albany 14 Bi-District
Bulldogs 14 McCamey 7 Regional
Bulldogs 47 Sundown 6 Quarter-Final
Bulldogs 21 Clifton 6 Semi-Final
Bulldogs 34 Luling 21 Final
537 157
All-District Football players: John Rush, Scott Forney,
Bobby Justice, Eddie Janes, Chico Mendoza, Jimmy Wheeler,
Tommy Hinds, & Charles Massegee.
All-State Football players: Bobby Justice, Chico Mendoza,
& Charles Massegee.
Back row (L-R): Jerry White, Manager; Jerry Bradford, Charles
Bonney, Johnny Swinney, Pete Jameson, John Wylie & Ralph Franks,
Manager; Johnny Graves absent from picture.
Row 3: Jerry Cantrell, Archie Robinson, Tommy Sutton, Paul Hinds,
John Hagaman, Dan Cruse, Cruz Vasquez, & Tommy Young.
Row 2: John Rush, Scott Forney, Eddie Janes, Jimmy Littlefield,
Gary Patterson, Jimmie Nail & Benny Robinson.
Row 1: Assistant Coach Boone Yarbrough, Dan Mitchell, Jimmy
Wheeler, Charlie Massegee, Chico Mendoza, Bobby Justice, Billy
Browning, Tommy Hinds, & Head Coach O.C. (Stubby) Warden.
TEAM ROSTER FROM RHS-1954 YEARBOOK
No. Name Position Class
22 Charles Massegee B 1954
34 Chico Mendoza E 1954 (decd)
32 Bobby Justice G 1954
43 Tommy Hinds E 1954 (decd)
27 Billy Don Browning B 1954 (decd)
39 Dan Mitchell G 1954
42 Scott Forney B 1955 (decd
38 Jimmy Wheeler T 1954 (decd)
33 John Rush C 1955
25 Jimmy Littlefield B 1955
44 Jimmie Nail T 1955 (decd)
40 Eddie Joe Janes T 1955 (decd
41 Gary Patterson T 1955 (decd)
46 Johnny Graves T 1955 (decd)
23 Bennie Robinson B 1956
31 Tommy Young G 1956 (decd)
24 Johnny Swinney B 1956
30 Jerry Cantrell E 1957 (decd
35 Pete Jameson T 1956 (decd
28 Paul Hinds (26) B 1957 (decd
36 Archie Robinson T 1956
37 Tommy Sutton B 1956 (decd
28 John Hagaman C 1957 (decd)
29 Cruz Vasquez G 1955 (decd
26 John Wylie (47) B 1956
24 Jerry Bradford (21) B 1957
29 Charles Bonney (50) G 1957
41 Eddie Jacoby (51) T 1957 (decd)
Coach Warden 1935 (decd)
Coach Yarbrough (decd)
Mgr. Ralph Frank 1954
Mgr. Jerry White 1956 (decd)
OTHER MEMBERS:
20 Dan Cruse 1957
21 Gene Bagwell 1957 (decd)
52 Angel Renteria 1957 (decd)
CLASS A STATE CHAMPIONS: Victory smiles wreath the faces of
the Ranger Bulldogs in their locker room at San Marcos after
they had defeated Luling, 34-21, for the Class A State Football
Championship, Saturday afternoon.
FRONT ROW: (L-R) Johnny Swinney, Tuffy (mascot), Benny Robinson,
Charles Massegee, Coach O.C. Stubby Warden, Jim Nail.
SECOND ROW: Jimmy Wheeler, Eddie Joe Janes, Gary Patterson, Tommy
Hinds, Bobby Justice, Chico Mendoza, Billy Browning, Tommy Young,
Jimmy Littlefield, Jerry Cantrell, John Hagaman, Tommy Sutton,
Johnny Graves.
Massegee Sparks Bulldog Attack
Ranger Wins State A Crown
1953 RHS Cheerleaders
1953 Football Sweetheart
Mary Ann Wallace
RHS Class of 1954 Stubby Warden honored
Newspaper articles on Jr. High team
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