History of Judson Rocket Football ![]()
Forget about the plans that
Didn't seem to work out right,
But don't forget to always have a dream
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We had an awful lot of military kids then. One year we had 35 kids on the Freshman team, and by the time they were Seniors, only two of them were left. It was hard to build a program with all that going on. It was tough on Satcher . Former Judson AD Roy Wallace, in December, 1988 interview with San Antonio Express-News |

Certainly there were other seasons that yielded similar fortunes; nevertheless, given the quickness with which Judson found itself facing stiff competition (2A to 4A in only three seasons), and with the novelty of the inaugural season in 4A (then the highest UIL classification) quickly forgotten, the 1975 season was arguably the lowest point morale-wise. This team roster is perhaps the very least I can do to salute the students, the parents, the faculty and staff, the Team, the Coaches, the Rocket Band, the Galaxies, the Cheerleaders and Pep Squad and die-hard fans that had the courage and the love to simply show up for the games and the halftimes at this point in Judson’s history, all trying valiently if not imperfectly to make things work. It wasn't easy, unless one believes that all suffering can in some small way be redemptive---at least eventually.
1975: Like Lambs Led to the Slaughter
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1 |
Eddie Berry |
Soph. |
145 |
HB |
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5 |
Scott Huntsman |
Soph |
160 |
QB |
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9 |
Ricky Hohensee |
Jr. |
140 |
QB |
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11 |
Mark Horton |
Jr. |
140 |
QB |
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12 |
John Smajdek |
Soph. |
135 |
CB |
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14 |
Jim Smajdek |
Sr. |
155 |
S |
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15 |
Brian Stone |
Sr. |
160 |
QB |
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22 |
Mike Jenkins |
Sr. |
160 |
SE |
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24 |
Matthew Patti |
Sr. |
150 |
SE |
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26 |
Mark Peltier |
Sr. |
160 |
HB |
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30 |
Shelby Fike |
Jr. |
156 |
CB |
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33 |
Ronnie Holder |
Jr. |
190 |
HB |
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35 |
Mike Weaver |
Sr. |
140 |
LB |
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40 |
Kevin Smith |
Sr. |
145 |
HB |
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44 |
Randy DeBacker |
Sr. |
175 |
HB |
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52 |
Jim Zimmerman |
Sr. |
185 |
C |
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54 |
Byron Fields |
Jr. |
191 |
G |
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55 |
John Giblin |
Jr. |
195 |
G |
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62 |
Mark Peltier |
Sr. |
160 |
G |
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64 |
David Briggs |
Sr. |
165 |
G |
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65 |
John Blackburn |
Jr. |
150 |
G |
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66 |
Jerry Surber |
Jr. |
180 |
GT |
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68 |
Jerry Williams |
Sr. |
192 |
T |
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70 |
Noel Horan |
Jr. |
195 |
T |
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71 |
John Herrera |
Soph. |
190 |
T |
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74 |
Louis Self |
Jr. |
180 |
T |
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80 |
Darrel Humke |
Sr. |
195 |
TE |
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83 |
Mike Sibila |
Jr. |
170 |
TE |
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84 |
Gary Jetton |
Sr. |
170 |
SE |
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85 |
Bobby Staudt |
Sr. |
155 |
SE |
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Head Coach |
Larry Satcher |
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Athletic Director |
Roy Wallace |
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1st Assistant |
Barry Tacker |
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Student Managers |
Jeff Fautheree |
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Charles Taylor |
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Paul McFadden |
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Mark Farquhar |
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Scott Abercrombie |

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