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The tri-captains from the 1959 Olney Cubs football team recently got together in San Angelo at the home of Harold Philipp (seated). Ken Sheppard (standing on the right) and Jim Lovett reminisced about that 1959 season where the Cubs went undefeated until

Tri-Captains of 1959-60 Cubs Football Team Meet in San Angelo

In “Get Your Paws Up” by Carroll & Christopher Wilson, [Copyright Christopher Wilson, 2025, pg 20-21] The 1959 season was a grand and glorious one. Not too much was expected of this Cub edition, as defending district champion Bowie was ranked No. 2 in the state. But after two fairly close early games, the Cubs exploded on a favored Burkburnett team, 60-0, and never looked back. Now came the dream game matchup -- final game of the season, No. 2 Bowie hosts No. 10 Olney on Friday the 13th of November. On this memorable, bitterly cold night, the Cubs froze the Jackrabbits, 15-6, in one of the classic games in Olney football history.

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