Football under Coach DC Nelson

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Comment by Bryan M. Harrington - 1983 on July 22, 2008 at 4:13pm

I still have my Blue #78 jersey, wish I'd known how much I would miss football after I got out of high school, would have made sure to savor the experience. And I enjoyed the hell outta British History too.

Comment by Tracey (still) Michaud on June 12, 2008 at 10:05pm

All I remember is Coach Nelson calling the long-haired boys a "bunch of Shirleys". When he had to step in as cheerleader chaperone, he made us sit up front, with the equipment between us and the fellas. Didn't stop 'em from mooning an entire English village! Ah, fond memories....

Comment by Wendy Bailey 75 on June 1, 2008 at 9:52pm

of course, I went to all of the home games...most memorable is a sweaty kiss from Mike Alford '75, as he came off the field at half-time. Went to prom with our star quarterback, Scott Larson, 1975 - what a miserable time that was...he was trying to make Sydney Thompson jealous!

Comment by David Adams on May 23, 2008 at 1:24am

I still have a red jersey myself, Coach Nelson was quite the inspiration. The streak of consecutive championships was lost my Jr. year of '78 but we took it back in '79 ! Go Lancers !!

Comment by Dave Jones on April 29, 2008 at 8:14pm

I still have my blue jersey #63 and a u bar suspension helmet that offered little or no protection. Coach Nelson was one of a kind. I am proud that the 1982 team was able to provide him a UK Championship at the end of a great career. (I even enjoyed his British History class)