Friday, September 9, 2022

1940-41: Inchelium football team

 

Top row: Claude Shaffer, Willy Seymour, John Simpson, Jim Stensgar, Irvin Fry, George Smith, Melvin Stensgar, Roy Weatherman, Pat Nugent, Andy Boyd

Bottom row: Walt Rickard, George Stensgar, Tom Noyes, Earl McClung, Ralph Gregerson, Howard Shaffer, Tom Watt, Norris Fry, Leo Baulne, Lawrence Watt

Around this time, the team adopted the name "Hornets" after the popular radio series, "The Green Hornet." Many of these guys went off to fight in World War II, as well, with McClung being featured in the 2001 HBO mini-series "Band of Brothers," created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.


1 comment:

  1. Great pic. I have never seen this one. Nor heard the Green hornet story. My dad said he was one who helped decide the name as I remember

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