CHARLES KIMBLE Sophomore season The team finished with a record of 4-5, but that was largely due to the fact five or six sophomores at a time were in the starting lineup. The season previously was the first time the huge majority of the now sophomore players had ever worn a football uniform. There was […]
James Garrett: Six great Benicia High School backs of the ’50s as seniors (Part 1)
The title is a little misleading, as I am taking advantage of a literary license. Each of the backs played during the 1950s, but one did not play his senior season and the senior season of another was 1960. The six backs, in chronological order, are: Harry Shoup, Dan Veien, John Galvan, Rolland Van Blaricom, […]