Tuesday, March 20, 2012

For Roxbury Latin Alumni not on Facebook

Recently I posted a picture from the 1988 RLS Football season.
Please enjoy the commentary that this picture generated.

Dave Morgan: What formation was that?
> March 16 at 10:45am · 
> Brian Donovan Not sure what formation. But pretty clearly any time
> you have 3 running backs, the quarterback can't throw.
> March 16 at 11:32am · 
> Tom Leveroni I realize i am a career back-up, but from that angle it
> looks like a Veer A0 319 reach option is coming right at those gus
> (Brooks?), much to the delight of the sold out stadium
> March 16 at 12:57pm · 
> Ryan McDonough My guess is it's an option left. I was the dive back
> on the left. Then lead blocker for QB and pitch back. Mitch and Popes?
> March 16 at 1:06pm · 
> Rick Canale definitely Popes #24 - not sure on #22 ?
> March 16 at 1:09pm · 
> John W. Meany I could be giving away a TUB block with that stance
> March 16 at 1:19pm · Like
> Brian Adams I think its an AO, I can tell that I'm cheating in my
> stance to the left. think that may be BB&N on the other side
> March 16 at 1:34pm · 
> Ted O'Connor I was trying to figure out if I was on that team but
> then saw the score RL 6-0 and it couldn't have been the team I was
> the kicker on......we didn't kick too many field goals back then.
> March 16 at 1:44pm · 
> Rick Canale that team was so good, we really did not need a kicker.
> March 16 at 1:53pm · 

> Joe Zee · Friends with Ryan McDonough and 3 others
> I was in the tall tree to the left stealing signals
> March 16 at 2:11pm · Like · 1
> Tom Leveroni Ted -- are you ruling out the possibility of a botched
> PAT?
> March 16 at 3:18pm · 
> Jim Hamilton Closest game of the year. Jack right?
> March 16 at 3:22pm ·
> Jim Hamilton Berkery #22?
> March 16 at 3:23pm · 
> John W. Meany I was going to guess Meagher...I got no tick when
> Berkery was there
> March 16 at 3:25pm · 

> Tyler Leshney · Friends with John Connolly and 1 other
> Were you running the Multi-flex?
> March 16 at 3:54pm · 
> Ted O'Connor Tom Leveroni....I might have missed the goal on the
> hockey rink but it was smooth sailing thru the uprights !!!! Jim
> Hamilton.....Berkery was in my class so he was gone in this picture.
> March 16 at 4:19pm · Like · 1
> Frank Guerra Wow one little picture sure has generated a lot of
> activity. Yes this was the multi-flex and the formation is Solid
> Right (straight T with two tight ends). I think this team was the
> most talented that I coached in my 21 years at RL.
> March 16 at 5:09pm · 
> Ryan McDonough ?'88!!! Thanks, Coach. And I think Chris Mitchell was
> 22. Not positive.
> March 16 at 5:17pm · 
> Jim Hamilton If it's 88 is it BBN? I was think fall 87.
> March 16 at 5:37pm · 
> Rick Canale Thanks coach. You just made some old guys proud. .
> Ry, I have Mitchell #43. Maybe Nicholson?
> March 16 at 5:38pm · 
> Ryan McDonough I was 43. Maybe Nicholson was 22 though.
> March 16 at 6:54pm · 
> Ted O'Connor Just hearing Coach Guerra chime in brings back chills
> and great memories. Coach had something good going for a lot of years
> at RL. We were fotunate with him as lead and Dave Morgan was pretty
> good too.
> Saturday at 7:45am · 
> John Kyle Grady Definitely '88. Kenny Burke (#20) is at right tight
> end, and John Powell (#48) is at left tight end.
> Saturday at 9:17am · 
> Ted O'Connor And don't forget my Boss, John Connor, at center....who
> admittedly will never join facebook.
> Saturday at 9:27am · 
> John Kyle Grady Yes! I believe Connor was #59, and I think I see a 5
> on his jersey.
> Saturday at 9:29am · 
> John Kyle Grady Or more likely that's the 9 we see. Frank, we should
> get your friend the professor at Brandeis that teaches the course
> about the JFK assassination to analyze this photo. He could probably
> figure out what the snap count was.
> Saturday at 9:32am · 
> Matthew J. Adams Brian, hey if that's bb&n 88, the only AO you were
> pulling was to fetch more water bottles....I think that is me in RL
> jacket in the foreground, just can barely make out the stripes in my
> head.....youth...
> Saturday at 10:12am · Like · 1
> Ryan McDonough Def '88 as the jacket is from the '87 undefeated
> season. The first of 2 consecutive undefeated seasons, I might add.
> This could be Brooks. I think we played BB&N on the road in '88. But
> all the leaves are gone, and Brooks was the first game of the season.
> St. Marks?
> Saturday at 12:02pm · 
> John Kyle Grady I have to refute my Irish brother's story. I know we
> played BB & N at their place my senior year, because I specifically
> remember Davo kicking off, then running down the field and absolutely
> laying out the 5'5" return man, sending him flying back 10 feet into
> a pile of snow. The game was played on a Sunday because there was a
> big snow storm on Saturday.
> Saturday at 12:28pm · Like
> Ryan McDonough I believe you are correct, Grade-A. We played Nobles
> and BB&N at home to end the '88 season and away to end the '87 season.
> Saturday at 12:42pm · Like
> Rick Canale Ok. lookingat other pics and I am thinking this was
> Nobles. other pics show Mitch as #47, Nicholson #25 and Broggi #32.
> so this back must have been Broggi, Dave Meagher would have been
> taller.
> Saturday at 12:46pm · Like
> Ryan McDonough Excellent detective work. I remember Nobles was a
> close game till the 4th quarter.
> Saturday at 12:49pm · Like
> John Kyle Grady Brooks was at home my senior year ('89) because I
> remember we tied 8-8. This was the famous "you got your water?" game.
> Saturday at 12:56pm · Like
> Ryan McDonough I stand corrected about Brooks. We definitely played
> them on the road in '88 to start the season. That kid Rourke was
> there for a 5th year. He killed me in wrestling that winter. I think
> we beat Brooks 7-6 or 7-0. I know it was close. Then we rolled.
> Saturday at 1:01pm · Like
> John W. Meany Were the Brother's McAdams required to go to the
> penalty box for a game after the O'Hanley incident?
> Saturday at 8:55pm · Like
> John Kyle Grady Exactly, Means. Nobles was the opponent against whom
> the Brothers Adams took an early departure due to the Ross O'Hanley
> encounter, which I believe happened on the opening kickoff. But Bri,
> are you in the game at right guard?
> Sunday at 2:06am · Like
> John Kyle Grady I think 22 is Dave Meagher.

Friday, March 16, 2012

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