Update 12-30-14

 

Hi,

 

Some more about that November 1960 North-South game:

 

From Emily Kleinman Schreiber, courtesy of Facebook:  Were you on South's football team during the 1960 North-South game?  If so, do you know how South lost the game by one point?  Also, would you like to get together with some of the guys who were on North's team?  Lots of questions.  Please send me some answers.  Thanks.

 

From Arthur Wachtel:  I wasn't on the team, but the refs blew the whistle too quickly because it was on TV, and that's why we lost the game

 

From Emily Kleinman Schreiber:  Is that a fact?

 

From Arthur Wachtel:  Yes, I was there.  I don’t remember the play, but it was on ABC-TV, and they were blowing the whistle too fast the whole game.

 

Separately, from Rich Wyeroski, class of ‘64:  Wow, you would think I would remember that game.  I loved football and was on the team from 7th grade to graduation in 1964.  I remember when we all honored Bobby Sinram after he returned from Vietnam wounded.  I believe it was the North-South Game in 1965.  I can still see Bob standing in the middle of Fireman Field that day.  Well, someone will know the answer.  I vaguely remember it was bad, and North won and everyone was mad and it wasn't fair.  I also remember when some North tough guys set our bonfire on fire before the rally, and the whole school pitched in and got anything that would burn in a hurry for the rally in days.  Fun, innocent times.  I not sure if we retaliated and burned their bonfire.  I think we tried and were caught.  Best regards to everyone.

 

Also separately, from Robert Buchsbaum:  Not sure why I remember this because I sometimes can’t recall anything from two weeks ago.  But I do have a memory of a North-South game in the early sixties that South lost on the very last play, and the score was something like 12-7.  There was a controversy about whether the pass to the North player in the end zone was really complete.  Apparently, the ball actually hit the ground first, but the ref didn’t see that and called it a completed pass and a touchdown, giving North the victory.  If there had been instant replay in 1960 or whenever it was, the touchdown would have been overturned, and South would have won.  I think that was the game that was televised.  Hope everyone had a great holiday.

 

From Joanne Shapiro Polner:  I graduated with the class 1959, the second graduating class from South High, and I have a class of ’59 yearbook.   I could share the football recap I did because I own a class of ’60 yearbook.  I bought that when it came out because I knew many people in the class of ‘60.  I married Alex from the class of ’58.  We have Alex’s yearbook from that year, the first graduating class from South, and I’m sorry I didn’t buy the class of ’61 yearbook, for I knew people there, too.  I hope that my brother Peter still has his class of ’62 yearbook.  Isn’t it amazing?  Did we ever think, back in high school, that we’d be doing research in our yearbooks in the next century?

 

More from Facebook, this time courtesy of Barbara Blitfield Pech:  Attention former South students.  We’re trying to answer the following question.  If you can help, it will be greatly appreciated.  Thank you.  "I'm trying to chase down what happened in the 1960 North-South football game that made South lose by one point. That "history of the game" article from the program mentions "Will anyone ever forget THE PLAY?

 

From Karin Sofarelli:  Ray Buckley, any insights?  I think Mike was on that team, but I’m not sure.  He says there were a lot of plays we screwed up...

 

From Carol Shine Horemis:  Sorry, I don't remember.

 

From Jonathan Kassak:  The 1961 game program notes “Ken Halpern's catch of Lou Martoello's 12-yard pass on the last play from scrimmage in the 1960 North-South game."  Could that be a clue?
   Also, the Thorp Award, which goes to the outstanding high school football player in Nassau County, is presented annually by Newsday in memory of Tom Thorp of Rockville Centre.  He played football at Columbia University and Manhattan College and later coached at Stevens Tech, Manhattan, Fordham, Virginia and New York University.  What player from Valley Stream won this award?  Hint, the year was 1965.  Bonus question:  Who won the award in 1952?  Hint, he played at Manhasset, later at Syracuse, and had an amazing career in the NFL.

 

From Alice Cintron James:  I just spoke to Ray Buckley, who is a friend of my husband, Richie James. Ray has the newspaper article that tells the story of the 1960 North-South Game.  He said he will send it to me, and I will try to post it.

 

From Donna Kauderer-Haberman:  Chuck Drimal in 1965, and the Manhasset player – Brown?

 

From Jonathan Kassak:  You got it, Donna! Good going.

 

From Donna Kauderer-Haberman:  Jon, a few years ago, I visited Chuck.  Our moms were best friends, and when his mom was visiting from Ohio, I drove my mom to see her.  While there, I handed Chuck my folder of high school clippings.  I had saved clipping including his Thorp Award and an interview with Coach Callahan.  Chuck was surprised I had retained this stuff for so long.  Simply said, back then I simply adored him,

 

From Betsy Fels Pottruck:  Chuck Drimal graduated in 1966.  He was the star of the 1965 season. He and Peter Blumenthal were the stars of the team then.

 

From Donna Kauderer-Haberman:  They sure were.

 

From Betsy Fels Pottruck:  Chuck Drimal won the Thorp Award in 1965.  I think it was Jim Brown who won it from Manhasset.  I really don't know why I know this much about football.

 

[Rich – And we do have the answer to the 1960 North-South game question:  that article Alice Cintron James mentioned was posted by Amy Kassak Bentley.  I’d add it here, but I have to transcribe it from the newspaper clipping first, and it’s late.  I’ll do that tomorrow evening and send it then.]

 

The class of '65 50th Reunion:  Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26, 2015, Hyatt Regency, Hauppauge.

The South '65 e-mail addresses:  reunionclass65 . blogspot . com  (please remove the spaces)

The South '65 photo site:  picasaweb . google . com/SouthHS65  (ditto)


Rich