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This project is dedicated to the memory of Jack Chapman, our friend and former teammate, who was the greatest all-around athlete in the history of Huffman High School. And in honor of our high school basketball coach, Jimmy Plott, who is still working and looks younger than most of us. Both: Men of character and humility.
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This project is dedicated to the memory of Jack Chapman, our friend and former teammate, the greatest all-around athlete in the history of Huffman High School. And also in honor of our high school basketball coach, Jimmy Plott, who is still gainfully employed and looks younger than most of us. Both: Men of character and humility.

“What, Me Worry?“

Our high school’s early years were probably no different from those of 10,000 other high schools across the country. We like these stories, though, because they’re ours!

Every cohort can claim uniqueness. It shares its own particular slice of history. We contend, however, that our common experiences were crazier than most.

From Sputnik to the moon landing, from atomic bomb shelters to the Vietnam War, from the Beatles to the Jackson 5, from a church bombing about ten miles away to the assassination of MLK, Jr., and much more. Hell, we’ve got it all, folks.

This lovely piece of work is an attempt to recall a few madcap, crazy slices of those years. We hope you’ll enjoy AND, at some point, share your own stories. Ours is not a bottomless pit of information, you know.

(Bill and Jerry have been buddies for almost 60 years. Between them, they have 2 wives, 5 children, and 11 grandkids. The wives and kids will probably roll their eyes at this–and the grandkids may one day find it amusing!)

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