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

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

1

Eddie Berry

Soph.

145

HB

5

Scott Huntsman

Soph

160

QB

9

Ricky Hohensee

Jr.

140

QB

11

Mark Horton

Jr.

140

QB

12

John Smajdek

Soph.

135

CB

14

Jim Smajdek

Sr.

155

S

15

Brian Stone

Sr.

160

QB

22

Mike Jenkins

Sr.

160

SE

24

Matthew Patti

Sr.

150

SE

26

Mark Peltier

Sr.

160

HB

30

Shelby Fike

Jr.

156

CB

33

Ronnie Holder

Jr.

190

HB

35

Mike Weaver

Sr.

140

LB

40

Kevin Smith

Sr.

145

HB

44

Randy DeBacker

Sr.

175

HB

52

Jim Zimmerman

Sr.

185

C

54

Byron Fields

Jr.

191

G

55

John Giblin

Jr.

195

G

62

Mark Peltier

Sr.

160

G

64

David Briggs

Sr.

165

G

65

John Blackburn

Jr.

150

G

66

Jerry Surber

Jr.

180

GT

68

Jerry Williams

Sr.

192

T

70

Noel Horan

Jr.

195

T

71

John Herrera

Soph.

190

T

74

Louis Self

Jr.

180

T

80

Darrel Humke

Sr.

195

TE

83

Mike Sibila

Jr.

170

TE

84

Gary Jetton

Sr.

170

SE

85

Bobby Staudt

Sr.

155

SE

Head Coach

Larry Satcher

 

Athletic Director

Roy Wallace

1st Assistant

Barry Tacker

 

Student Managers

Jeff Fautheree

 

Charles Taylor

 

 

Paul McFadden

 

Mark Farquhar

 

 

Scott Abercrombie

 

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