1972 Game Action vs Cortland

1972 Game Action vs Cortland
Eagle QB Dennis Rosolowski around left end
Half a century ago we endured triple sessions in the August heat, pounded each other on a daily basis, and battled rugged competition weekly, all in spartan conditions. We bled green and gold.

And we had fun together, too.

Half a century later we have our memories and we have each other. We no longer flash the green and gold like we did in the day. Ours is the color that comes with age, experience, and some wisdom.

We are The Gray Eagles. Our stories are preserved here.

Monday, March 20, 2017


April 10, 2012

I must have wanted Coach to know, in some small way, how much his efforts were appreciated over the years. I had completely forgotten this, but when I was back at his house after the lecture this year, Duke showed me a scrapbook that D had kept. Duke showed me a letter I had apparently written to Coach in 1973, sometime after our last meeting. In it I expressed how much Brockport football and he had meant to me personally. The fact that Coach had kept that meant a lot to me, as I am sure you can all imagine. As time passes we realize how important those times and the guys we shared them with are to us. To Coach D!
John Owens, #86
Class of 1972
Jamestown, NY


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