Marc produced a feature article published by the south dakota magazine in the octobernovember 2011 edition titled claremonts glory days in support of. Inaugural sixman bowl series organized by a local coach a. Aug 01, 2011 the latest book from the sdshs press came out last week. State football touchdown leaders espnhs california espn. Entering this year, just three high school basketball players have ever scored more than 5,000 points in a career. The michigan high school athletic association, inc. Even if you have years of experience coaching traditional 11man football, you need this book. Coach underwood has produced the definitive text on sixman football, an absolute necessity for prospective coaches. Furthermore, the game specifies a 15yard distance 14m from the line of scrimmage to gain a first down, instead of the normal 10 yards 9 m all six players are eligible to be receivers. For years i have been trying to establish a sixman football record book and gathering statistical information. In the 1940s and 1950s, unable to field competitive elevenman football teams, small towns across the united states started playing six.
For the season, scott has 53 touchdowns and 333 total points on the season. The first sixman game played in texas was on september 29, 1936 between sylvester high school and dowell high school at the high school football field in rotan, tx. It sounds a bit like a script for a television show or film under the disney umbrella. Football records university interscholastic league uil. Among the biggest recruiting news from texas high school football this week was hempstead safety justin macias committing to tulsa and dickinson tight end donovan green continuing to rack up major offers. The man who invented the game tells the history of its inception, something of its sources, and the whys and wherefores as well as the hows. Sixman football was developed in 1934 by chester nebraska high school coach stephen epler as an alternative means for small high schools to field a football team during the great depression. A football coachs journey to a national record, by marc rasmussen, tells the story of bill welsh, one of the most successful high school coaches in south dakota history, and the claremont honkers sixman football team one of his coaching stops, and his most successful tenure many of the young men who played. It includes a detailed history of stephen epler, the inventor of the sport and follows the life of willis bill welsh who. Medina compiled a record of 1098 in sixman, winning five state championships from 19861992. Updated records through the 2016 football season are and volumes of new material have been added for your viewing. State historical society book describes sixman football. Year record record type student name school opponent individualteam.
In 1938, prairie lea high took on martindale high school in a sixman football game played as a demonstration game to see if the texas uil would adopt. Oct 29, 2018 for the season, scott has 53 touchdowns and 333 total points on the season. A player during the 1960s and coach of the first texas state sixman championship team in 1972, underwood provides a thorough dissertation on the small. A historical biography about an amazing man and his amazing teams. A football coachs journey to a national record by marc.
In 1989, medina coached the sixman allstars in which they won 86. Sep 18, 2011 claremont, south dakota, bill welsh, coach, sixman, sixman, six man, football, hecla, national record, high school sports, hall of fame, marc rasmussen, marv. This includes many schools now playing in the 6man league who formerly participated at the 11man level. A new book from the south dakota state historical society, six. Hancock texas won 4 in a row from 1988 to 1991 and 5 of six from 1986 to 1991. This text was written by myself and appears in the book, king football. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Six man football is a variant of high school american football that is played with six players per team, instead of 11 history.
Pawnee heights is in just its third year of six man football after dropping its eight man program in 2010. Six a football coachs journey to a national record is marcs first book. Rasmussen paints a heart warming of a coach that overcomes personal tragedy to help establish six man football, not only at his school or in south dakota, but throughout the nation. Would love to record oral histories or scan and digitize any and all items related to sixman football you have. Another bright sky press book, published in 2003, grit and. Six man, texas, released in 2008, is a documentary film that explores six man football as identity in the public high schools of the 160 small towns in texas that play it. The newest release on the topic of six man football is titled six. Pawnee heights is in just its third year of sixman football after dropping its eightman program in 2010. Even if you have years of experience coaching traditional 11 man football, you need this book. Mckinney player breaks texas high school rushing record. I have officiated six man football for thirty years, and was happy to see a book about the history of the sport. I love football,love to watch it and love to read about it. In 1989, medina coached the six man allstars in which they won 86. Taking runner up in state in 1992, coach medina consectively won four championships compiling a 700 record.
Sixman football is a variant of american football played with six players per team, instead of 11. Here for your consideration is what i have determined are the top5 record holders for 6man football in the state of texas. Sharpeyed readers who see an error or a missing record can contact texas. A player during the 1960s and coach of the first texas state sixman championship team in 1972, underwood provides a thorough dissertation on the. This national record setting team put the sport of sixman football on the map and helped encourage thousands of young athletes to participate in a sport otherwise unavailable to them due to a lack of resources or a student population just too small to field an. First fully published rule book for sixman football. A football coachs journey to a national record, all this was irrelevant. The sixman football state record was set by paint rocks tony diaz with 621 yards in 2010. Top 10 most untouchable high school football records maxpreps. North sevier 5 by many hits season 55 brock watkins, pleasant grove, 2019 53 brennon lund, bingham, 2012 52 brennon lund, bingham, 20. Dave campbells texas football maintains the states most widely respected and cited texas high school football record book.
Top 10 most untouchable high school football records. Jack pardee april 19, 1936 april 1, 20 began his football career as a teenager in christoval, texas, where he excelled as a member of the sixman football team. Unless necessary to use the elevenman field, the sixman field is 80 yards by 40 yards, with the 40 yard line being the center of the field. Dedicated to the players, coaches, and fans of the worlds greatest sport. Sixman football is a variant of american football that is played with six players per team, instead of 11. In the 1940s and 1950s, unable to field competitive eleven man football teams, small towns across the united states started playing six man football, instead. A player during the 1960s and coach of the first texas state sixman championship team in 1972, underwood provides a thorough dissertation on the smalltown sport from both analytical and historical. Monarch outdoor garments guide for six man football circa 1940s six man football book published by monarch outdoors sporting goods company which specialized in clothinggarments. Receiving scoring defensespecial teams sixman coaching playoffs wins. Bill welsh strode into town in 1947, started a six man team at the high school, and six years later had racked up a national record of sixtyone consecutive victories.
The latest book from the sdshs press came out last week. But the two teams combined for the most points in sixman history with 174. The national sixman record for touchdowns in a season is 90 by dewayne miles of amherst texas in 1995. Individual records 8 record book football mhsaa sports. Several states had teams that played at the top of the state for sixman football for several years. Guards and tackles dropped from the line, and one half back out. The previous record was set by claremont and frederick in south dakota when claremont won 94. This includes many schools now playing in the 6 man league who formerly participated at the 11 man level. Six a football coachs journey to a national record game. Charles kenneth hall born december, 1935 nicknamed sugar land express is a retired american football player. Six man football was developed in 1934 by chester nebraska high school coach stephen epler as an alternative means for small high schools to field a football team during the great depression. Hall played in the canadian football league and for various national football league teams between 1957 and 1961.
Heres our choice for the top 10 most untouchable high school football records 10. Greatest moments in texas high school football history. Colorado high school football records, spanning every classification through history. For years i have been trying to establish a six man football record book and gathering statistical information. A football coachs journey to a national record as want to read. Underwood authored what is considered to be the definitive strategy and play book for the game, six man football, published by bright sky press. This national record setting team put the sport of six man football on the map and helped encourage thousands of young athletes to participate in a sport otherwise unavailable to them due to a lack of resources or a student population just too small to field an.
Providing you with everything from programs, rule books, photos and will include information on all forms of print media. Rushing passing receiving scoring defensespecial teams six man coaching playoffs wins state championships. A football coachs journey to a national record by marc rasmussen, tells the story of the inspiring life of the coach and players of the recordsetting claremont honkers, and their games against. Coaches texas sixman coaches association pointstreak sites. A player during the 1960s and coach of the first texas state six man championship team in 1972, underwood provides a thorough dissertation on the small.
Midland trinity wins opener 10866 in highestscoring. State historical society book describes sixman football dynasty pierre, s. A player during the 1960s and coach of the first texas state six man championship team in 1972, underwood provides a thorough dissertation on the. The seventh man, released in 2003, documents two years in the lives of the panther creek panthers, one of the storied programs in texas six man football. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Medina compiled a record of 1098 in six man, winning five state championships from 19861992. A small high school in a town of 250 people decides to start a football team. In 1938, prairie lea high took on martindale high school in the first six. Rushing passing receiving scoring defensespecial teams sixman coaching playoffs wins state championships. Kansas began developing a six man football division in 2016. Sixman football was developed in 1934 by stephen epler in chester, nebraska, as an alternative means for small high.
The private school state record is 599 yards by houston marian christians rudy rudison in 1978. I also listed a top10 alltime sixman games in the book, which i would recommend anyone buy, but i have not been paid as well as many of the other writers in the book by the guy who published it. Sixman is a fastmoving game played on an 80yardlong 73m by 40yardwide 37m field instead of the normal 100yd 91m by 53 1. Not only did the team win its first game, it went a perfect 80 that season.
Halls career prep rushing record of 11,232 yards 1950. Bracket of champions with many of us working from home and starting to have online school, i decided to have a bracket to determine the best team in the divisional era. Coach underwood has produced the definitive text on six man football, an absolute necessity for prospective coaches. Oct 20, 2017 the six man football state record was set by paint rocks tony diaz with 621 yards in 2010. Playing for the sugar land high school gators sugar land, texas from 1950 to 1953, hall established 17 national football records, several of which still stand. Since i have never heard of six man football,i was intrigued by the subject. Most of the names in the calhi sports state record book were compiled by.
Dec 11, 2017 eight of the top ranked six man football teams from across texas met in the inaugural six man independent bowl series. Kansas high school football player scores 14 touchdowns. The national six man record for touchdowns in a season is 90 by dewayne miles of amherst texas in 1995. Six man football is a variant of american football that is played with six players per team, instead of 11. Kansas began developing a sixman football division in 2016.
Bill welsh strode into town in 1947, started a sixman team at the high school, and six years later had racked up a national record of sixtyone consecutive victories. The exchange rule modernized the game of six man football to allow the importation of some eleven man concepts to the game, while still keeping the six man flavor. Support the kansas state high school record book by donating online. This book is about sixman football adopted by small. Oct 08, 2010 heres our choice for the top 10 most untouchable high school football records 10. The pictures below highlight the exploits of the exceptional coach and athletes of claremont, south dakota, the subjects of the book. Under coach underwoods careful editorship, six man football covers every base that a fledgling coach needs to master this version.
Sixman football is a variant of high school american football that is played with six players per team, instead of 11 history. This volume, that jack pardee terms a dissertation on sixman football, is not only the definitive rule book for the sport, but includes a thorough sixtyfiveyear history of texas sixman competition, the teams that have played, and the coaches who have developed and led them. I was not disappointed by the explanation of six man football. Utah high school activities association sports records book 6 hits game 7 dave justice, emery, 5182006, vs. Because of the continual sprinting, dodging, and aggressive contact demanded in every one of the forty minutes of. Mckinney player breaks texas high school rushing record with. His career as a highschool football coach is without equal. Most of the names in the calhi sports state record book were compiled by the late nelson tennis, who died in 2004.
State historical society book describes sixman football dynasty. A football coachs journey to a national record, by marc rasmussen, tells the story of bill welsh, one of the most successful high school coaches in south dakota history, and the claremont honkers sixman football team one of his coaching stops, and his most successful tenure. The biggest addition as of june 26, 2017 is seasonbyseason records of thousands of u. This text was written by myself back around 2000 and appears in the book, king football. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
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