Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right: High School Football in Illinois
\ From small towns like Metamora, Aledo, and Carthage to East St. Louis and Chicago's South Side, Illinois's high school football fields have been the proving ground for such future stars as Dick Butkus, Red Grange, and Otto Graham. In Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right, longtime fan and sportswriter Taylor Bell shares the stories of the greatest players, toughest coaches, most memorable games, and fiercest rivalries in Illinois history. Drawing on dozens of personal interviews, Bell...
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From small towns like Metamora, Aledo, and Carthage to East St. Louis and Chicago's South Side, Illinois's high school football fields have been the proving ground for such future stars as Dick Butkus, Red Grange, and Otto Graham. In Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right, longtime fan and sportswriter Taylor Bell shares the stories of the greatest players, toughest coaches, most memorable games, and fiercest rivalries in Illinois history. Drawing on dozens of personal interviews, Bell profiles memorable figures such as Tuscola's record-setting quarterback Dusty Burk, Pittsfield's brutally demanding yet devoted Coach Donald "Deek" Pollard, and Evanston's Murney "Mr. Do-Right" Lazier, who coached sternly but without prejudice in the racially charged 1960s and '70s. The book also discusses winning programs at schools such as East St. Louis, Mount Carmel, and Joliet Catholic, as well as longstanding rivalries and memorable games in the state playoff and Prep Bowl. The ultimate book for high school football fans in Illinois, Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right is infused with Bell's own love for the game and illustrated with sixty photographs of the players and coaches who made lifetime memories under the Friday night lights.
Chapter 1 The Players 1Heisman Trophy Winner Johnny Lattner Lattner, Johnny 3The Ultimate Competitor Dick Butkus Butkus, Dick 5Illinois' First Goliath Dave Butz Butz, Dave 8Here's "Mud" in Your Eyes Mike Kenn Kenn, Mike 10One-Year Wonder Kellen Winslow Winslow, Kellen 124.21? Are You Kidding? Don Beebe Beebe, Don 15A Charmed Life Russell Maryland Maryland, Russell 17A Future NFL Hall of Famer Bryant Young Young, Bryant 19Riding the A-Train Mike Alstott Alstott, Mike 21The Spread Offense Cometh Dusty Burk Burk, Dusty 24Chapter 2 The Coaches 29"Sculptor of People" Tony Lawless Lawless, Tony 31Cradle of Coaches Harvey Dickinson Dickinson, Harvey 34In the Mold of Lombardi, Bryant, and Hayes Deek Pollard Pollard, Deek 36Mr. Do-Right Murney Lazier Lazier, Murney 39A Wise Decision Bob Reade Reade, Bob 41Carrying a Big Stick Gordie Gillespie Gillespie, Gordie 44A Damon Runyon Character Pat Cronin Cronin, Pat 46The Tradition Continues Bob Shannon Shannon, Bob 50John The Seven-Degrees Solution O'Boyle 52Setting a Precedent Gary Korhonen Korhonen, Gary 55Know Your Capabilities Matt Senffner Senffner, Matt 57Six Titles in Nine Years Dan Sharp Sharp, Dan 59The General Frank Lenti Lenti, Frank 62Chapter 3 The Teams 71Mount Carmel 1950: Best Team of Its Era 73Fenwick 1962: The Jim DiLullo Show 75Metamora 1968: Stromberger's Gadget Play 78St. Rita 1971: The Difference between Great and Super 80Evanston 1971: Even without Howard Jones 83Decatur St. Teresa, 1972: 404-6 85Joliet Catholic 1975: Gordie's Best Team 87Geneseo 1976: The Green Machine 90East St. Louis 1985: Shannon's Best Team 92Mount Carmel 1988: "No Super Stars" 95Wheaton Warrenville South 1998: Best Offense Ever? 97Joliet Catholic 1999: "They Had It All" 99Providence 2001: Senffner's Best Handiwork 102Chapter 4 The Games 109Glenbrook North 19, East St. Louis 13 (OT): 1974 111St. Laurence 22, Glenbard West 21 (OT): 1976 114Wheaton Warrenville South 40, Joliet Catholic 34 (2 OT): 1992 117Maine South 31, Mount Carmel 28: 1995 120Driscoll 42, Mount Carmel 41 (2 OT): 2001 122Aledo 41, Carthage 40: 2002 125Chapter 5 Small Schools 131Aledo: Rekindling a Tradition 133Areola: The Monahan Brothers Ride Again 135Bloomington Central Catholic: Building a Foundation 138Carthage: The Unruh Era 141Decatur St. Teresa: Decade of the 1970s 144Galena: Not Just a Tourist Attraction 147Pittsfield: "The Streak" 150Sterling Newman: Building a Tradition 152Stockton: The John O'Boyle Era 155Woodstock Marian Central: Decade of the 1980s 158Chapter 6 Midsized Schools 167Eight Titles, Seven in a Row Addison Driscoll Driscoll, Addison 169Time to Retire Belleville Althoff Althoff, Belleville 171Stanhouse and the Hambletonian Du Quoin 174Five Decades of Excellence Geneseo 177Four Coaches, 13 State Titles Joliet Catholic Catholic, Joliet 180Kankakee Rich Zinanni Era Bishop McNamara McNamara, Bishop 182Metamora: Coming of Age 184Morris: Darlington to Dergo 187New Lenox Providence: The Matt Senffner Era 190Oak Moving On Up Lawn Richards Richards, Lawn 193Chapter 7 Large Schools 205Chicago Mount Carmel: Frank Kiszka's Legacy 207Chicago St. Rita: 100 Years of Football Memories 209East St. Louis: "Common Thread Is Tradition" 212Harvey Thornton: Football Gets Its Props 215Mount Prospect: Team of the New Millennium 218Park Ridge Maine South: A Coaching Clinic 221Peoria Richwoods: The "Rich Kids" School 224Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin: Downstate Power 227Wheaton North: The Jim Rexilius Era 230Wheaton Warrenville South: Red Grange's Legacy 233Chapter 8 Fourth Quarter 241State Playoff 243Prep Bowl 245Chicago Catholic League 249Chicago Public League 251Index 257
