The 1920's

Question:

Who was the very first Yellow Jacket football coach?
      How about a Mr. L. L. Knight circa 1914.  Science Teacher and Football coach.

 


Port Arthur High School Yellow Jackets ... 1921
(Who were the Port Arthur Pirates?)

 

Christie Flanagan ... Graduated from Port Arthur High School in 1923 where he played varsity football for two years.  He was considered one of the best players to come out of the Texas high school system in the 1920's. He went on to play for the Notre Dame fighting Irish under coach Knute Rockne and became known as the "Lone Horseman".  He was dubbed that nickname by Grantland Rice who was the creater of the famed "Four Horsemen" of  Notre Dame.

 

Yellow Jackets ... 1923
Photo taken across the street from Port Arthur High School with
Gates Memorial Library in Background

 

Yellow Jackets .... 1925
Picture taken against the side wall of the Gates Memorial Library

Top Row left:  Mr. Lee O. Smith, Football Coach ...
Second Row third left: Russell Butaud - Team Captain
Top row-third right:  Mohicky Iglesias - quarterback

 

Tom Dennis

Legendary football coach for
Port Arthur High School and
Thomas Jefferson High School

Tom Dennis started coaching with Port Arthur High School in 1926 and retired from coaching in 1946.

He later owned a popular athletic/sports store in the Delmar Plaza Shopping Center on 9th Ave.

 

Yellow Jackets ... 1926
Left to Right 1st Row:  5th ..  Zeb Crouch
2nd Row:  2nd ..  Wiggins Crouch
3rd Row:   4th .. Russell Willoughby (Dr. Willoughby)
Top Row:  1st .. Asst. Coach L. B. Sherrill   
                      3rd ..Coach Lee Smith

 

Trivia Question:
 Does anyone know where this photo was taken?

Frank Gerrietts --- This picture was taken on the steps of the boys gym of what is presently Woodrow Wilson Jr. Hi.  (This building is actually the old "Port Arthur High School" building.  In 1938 it was torn down and the "Woodrow Wilson Junior High School" building was built on the same location ... pf)

 

1927 Port Arthur High School Yellow Jackets

 

Port Arthur High School Letterman, 1929

 
 

 

 

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