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Which one played football at OSU?

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 9, 2015 - 2:36pm

Here's the Bluffton High School Pirates varsity basketball team from 48 seasons ago - 1966-67 season. One of these guys played football at Ohio State University (Jim Opperman).

The team had a respectible 12-8 record.

The player names are listed in the photo. CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.

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Ramon Lewis led this team of Pirates

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 2, 2015 - 5:47pm

Fifty-six varsity boys' basketball seasons ago - these were the Bluffton High School Pirates. It was the 1958-59 season.

Front row from left, Don Deerhake, Dave Bash, George Burkholder, Dale Schiffke and Ken Logan. 

Standing from left, Dave Little, Charles Baber, Ramon Lewis, Rudi Steiner and Larry Smucker. Joe Harris was the team coach. This team's record was 8-10.

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.

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When Willie Stemen coached the Pirates

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 26, 2015 - 9:33am

Forty-seven seasons ago, these Pirates, with their black Red Ball Jets tennis shoes, finished 12-9 overall and set a school record scoring of 103 points in a game (versus Perry in tourney opener). Names of the players are attached to the photo. This was the 1967-68 Bluffton boys' team.

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52 seasons ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 16, 2015 - 2:54pm

It was 52 basketball seasons ago. This was the Bluffton High School varsity boys' basketball team. Joe Harris was the coach and Beaverdam had its own high school. The year was 1962-63. Games were in the "old" BHS gym.

Names of the players are on the photo. Click on image to enlarge.

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85 BHS graduations ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 5, 2015 - 4:03pm

It was 85 Bluffton High School graduations ago. The "old" addition to the high school wasn't even constructed when the BHS class of 1930 received their diplomas.

Members of this class knew the meaning of the Great Depression, having graduated just months after the October 1929 stock market crash.

Click on the image to enlarge - All class member names are under their photos.

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45 planting seasons ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 1, 2015 - 5:24pm

Here's the Bluffton High School Future Farmers of America during the 1969-70 school, 45 years ago. 

Names of the members are on the photo.

Click on image to enlarge.

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