Portal:CS1987 Men
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Per Bob Wolf, USMC Coach: when contacted by a Major McWilliams Royal Marines for a tour in 1987 There was a match between the USMC Team and Royal Marines. [1]. The visitors also played our Combined Services team, photo here [2] and write up here [3]
I had Matt Godek make a Shanghai Cup trophy based on a competition they both had in the 1920’s. [4]
Team Record
| Date | Opponent | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| <date> | Texas | 12-9 | Battle of New Orleans; T by Byzewski, Finley C and PK and DG |
| <date> | ERU Excalibur | 32-8 | BNO; T by Controy, Bennett, Lang, Brown, PK (3), C (2) and DG (1) by Finley |
| <date> | Midwest II | 16-18 | BNO; T by Bennett, Murray, Finley; C (2) by Finley. Write up here [[5]] |
| 1 May | Royal Marines | 25-18 | at Wright Patterson during Club Championships |
| 23 May | Dutch Students | 50-3 | at Annapolis MD, T by Adgate, Conroy, Trumps T (2), Lang, Connelly, Byzewski (2), Pidcock; C (7) by Bissell |
| Season Record | 4-1 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| <date> | Texas Jrs | 10-9 | Battle of New Orleans |
| <date> | ERU South Jrs | 20-7 | Battle of New Orleans |
| <date> | Deep South Jrs | 32-0 | Battle of New Orleans |
| ERU Jrs | 15-16 | Battle of New Orleans | |
| <date> | Deep South Jrs | 16-3 | Battle of New Orleans |
| Season Record | 4-1 |
| Name | Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Murphy, Sean | AF | REME |
| Ridnell, Tony | AR | Excalibur, Texas, Midwest II |
| Long, John | CG | Excalibur, Midwest II, Royal Marines |
| Connolly, John | NA | Excalibur, Midwest II, Dutch Students |
| Rand, Mike | CG | Excalibur, Midwest II, Texas |
| Swords, Kevin | AF | Excalibur, Texas, Midwest II, Royal Marines |
| Ritter, Baird (Tex) | CG | Excalibur, Dutch Students, Royal Marines |
| Stewart, Steve | AR | Excalibur, Texas, Midwest II, Royal Marines |
| Brown, Mike | MC | Excalibur, Midwest II |
| Conroy, Kevin | NA | Excalibur, Midwest II, Dutch Students, Royal Marines |
| Finley, Will | CG | Excalibur, Texas, Midwest II, Royal Marines |
| Bennett, J | AR | Excalibur, Midwest II |
| Pearl, H | AR | Excalibur |
| Lang, John | CG | Excalibur, Midwest II, Dutch Students, Royal Marines |
| Rutledge, Paul | AF | Excalibur |
| Williamson, B | AF | Excalibur |
| McGonagle, Jack | MC | Texas, Royal Marines |
| Sands, Jeff | MC | Texas |
| Suchanek, Brad | CG | Texas, Dutch Students, Royal Marines |
| Macleod, Dan | CG | Texas, Ohio Selects, Dutch Students, Royal Marines |
| Destafney, Bob | MC | Texas, Midwest II, Royal Marines |
| Pidcock, Mark | NA | Texas, Dutch Students, Royal Marines |
| Purcell, Dennis | CG | Texas, Midwest II, Dutch Students |
| Byzewski, John | MC | Texas, Midwest II, Dutch Students (c), Royal Marines |
| Murray, Mike | AF | Texas, Midwest II, Royal Marines |
| Baker, Jeff | MC | Texas |
| Trumps, Tom | AR | Texas, Dutch Students, Royal Marines |
| Sword, Danny | AF | Dutch Students, Royal Marines |
| Wadden, Joe | AF | Dutch Students |
| Gorecki, Tom | AR | Dutch Students |
| Reed, James | MC | Dutch Students |
| Adgate, Gene | CG | Dutch Students |
| Young, J T | NA | Dutch Students |
| Jost, Wade | AR | Dutch Students |
| Trumps, Keith | AR | Dutch Students |
| Stark, Scott | AF | Dutch Students |
| Spiers, Robert | CG | Dutch Students |
| Buena Vista, Joe | NA | Dutch Students |
| Bissell, Mark | AF | Dutch Students |
| Buchanon, Andy | AR | Dutch Students |
| Knofczynski, Mark | AF | Royal Marines |
| Fethiere, Dan | AR | Royal Marines |
| Colbert, John | AF | Royal Marines |
Leadership
Chairman - Dick Battock, USAF
Coach - Jerry Gallion, LtCDR, USCG
Back Coach- Denny Merideth, USAF
Juniors Coach - Vern Francis
Manager - Pat O'Connor, USA (BNO and Dutch Students)
Manager - Mike Malone, USMC (New Orleans)
Team Captains - Finley (BNO: Excalibur), Destafney (BNO: Texas, MW II)
Selectors - Randy Meyer, C J Kolson, Dick Battock (covenor)
Media
Front: Will Finley, Mark Pidcock, John Byzewski, Bennett, Bob Destafney, Tony Ridnell, Dennis Purcell, Coach Jerry Gallion; Second Row: Kevin Swords, ?, Jeff Sands, Jack McGonagle, ?, John Hickey, Brendon Swords ; Third row: Steve Stewart,?, Mike Brown, Mike Murray, ?, Pat Lien; Fourth Row: Tom Trumps, Dan McLeod, Tex Ritter,John Long, Mike Rand, Brad Suchanik; Top: Mike Malone (mgr), Pat O'Connor (mgr), Denny Merideth (asst Coach), Dick Battock (Chairman)
More Photos here: 87 CS Photos
