A 1936 newspaper photograph of the football team of the Lykens High School, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According to the article accompanying the photo, the team had an “exceptionally successful season” with the exception of the final game at Harrisburg Academy, which they lost due to five key team members being involved in a serious automobile accident near Millersburg on the way to the game.
Members pictured:
Front Row (seated): Clay, back; Cook, guard; J. Simmons, end; Helt, end; Pickup, tackle; Gondy, guard; Williams, back; C. Simmons, manager.
Second Row (kneeling): Herb, center; Phillips, back; Holwig, tackle; Gray, end; Snyder, tackle; Morgan, back; Schoffstall, end; Bateman, guard.
Back Row (standing): Donald “Tickle” Enders, coach; Koppenhaver, end; Rowe, guard; Nestor, tackle; Britton, center (captain); Dressel, back; Begani, back; Reidinger, back; Smith, back.
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From the Harrisburg Telegraph, 17 November 1936, via Newspapers.com.
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