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Real
Tiger
Written
May 25, 2006
Richwood
High School fans arriving for a basketball game received printed
programs that listed the players by name, number, grade, and
height. Ours were mimeographed on single sheets of orange
paper, folded in half.
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For
the February 12, 1965, game against the Marion Catholic Irish, the
cover artwork showed a winking tiger wearing a crown while chewing a
shamrock. Unfortunately for the Tigers, we didn't actually chew
up the Irish that night; we lost. But fortunately for me, I got
to broadcast the third quarter on
WMRN-FM, which led to my present career.
The
back cover of the program had a feature on one of the members of the
team. For this game, I was the subject. At the risk
of immodesty, I reproduce here what was written on that page,
including typos. Click on various accomplishments to go to
related articles. |
(I
point out, at even further risk of boasting, that I went on to
finish all eight semesters with a 4.0 average to become the valedictorian
of my class. And I placed first in the state in physics in the
1965 Ohio Scholarship Tests.)
MEET
THE TIGERS:
TOM THOMAS
As school years come and go, so do students and athletes. One
long to be remembered for his tremendous efforts
will be Varisty Basketball Manager Tom Thomas. This outstanding
senior has been a great help to the entire athletic program
and will be missed greatly after his graduation in May. Tom's
interest are well rounded and listed below are just a few of his accomplishments:
(1) |
Straight
4.0 average through first seven semesters. |
(2) |
Semifinalist,
National Merit Scholarship program (NMSQT). |
(3) |
Ohio
Scholarship Tests: |
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District |
Rank |
State |
Rank |
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Date |
Test |
Div.II |
All
Div. |
Div.
II |
All
Div. |
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1962 |
Algebra
I |
1 |
1 |
4 |
- |
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1963 |
Plane
Geometry |
1 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
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1964 |
Algebra
II |
1 |
2 |
4 |
- |
(4) |
State
rating of II in Ohio Music Education Association music contest
(piano solo). |
(5) |
President
of National Honor Society chapter. |
(6) |
Chairman
of committee to draft Latin Club
constitution; vice-president of Latin Club. |
(7) |
Winner
of D.A.R. Excellence in History award (for highest average in
American history). |
(8) |
Male
lead, junior class play. |
(9) |
Chairman
of decorations committee, 1964 Junior-Senior. |
(10) |
Letterman
manager in football and basketball. |
The Tiger Coaching staff and Athletes salute Manager Tom Thomas for
four years of dedicated service and place him in the elite class of
being a REAL TIGER.
Due to the small size of our gym
please do not use aritifical noise makers. |
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