Back:Delbert Hurley, Gerald Veach, Herbert Hurley, Clyde MizellFront: Ward Murrie, Halbert Patterson, Otis Murrie, Ken Gray, Ed Murrie.Ed Murrie and Ward Murrie were brothers.Their Murrie line was: Charles, Thomas, Washington Jackson, John J. and Fred Harrison.Otis Murrie's line was: Charles, Thomas, Washington Jackson, Thomas Benton, and Hartsell.This team was one of the best in Simpson history.The team won 25 of 28 games.Included was first place in the Metropolis district tournament, first in the Johnson County tournament, and 2nd in the Cabondale Sectional tournament.The final score in the Carbondale tournament was Johnston City 14 and Simpson 12.This record was quite an accomplishment for a school with an enrollment of about 40 students and no indoor gymnasium. |