Monday, January 23, 2017

59 - A Look At The Tuscarawas Broncos (Flashback)







The Tuscarawas Broncos Head Coach Kermit Smulbach in his 1st year guiding the Broncos Team.  Coach Smulbach obtained a B.S. in Education at the University of Akron.  (Photo...Yearbook)


The 1959 Tuscarawas Broncos Basketball Team.  FRONT:  L. Veigle - Chip McCahill - Dick Robinson - Bud Eckhardt - Bill Johnson - Gary Caviness - Manager Tom Dalcoma.  BACK:  Manager G. Stocker - Head Coach Kermit Smulbach - Phil Meese - Ben Metzger - D. Kerns - Terry Rainsberg - Pio Cerana - Chester Summers and Manager Elmer Savage.  (Photo...Yearbook)



NEW PHILADELPHIA - Two scrimmage games this week was preparing the Tuscarawas Broncos for their opening game of the basketball season and their home debut slated for Saturday evening.

Head Coach Kermit Smulbach will have only 3 lettermen back in the fold:

Bud Eckhardt 6-1
Dick Robinson 5-11
Gary Caviness 5-11

Over 30 boys turned out for the Broncos' 1st session,, but the squad is now down to 24 and is expected to be cut to 20 before the opening contest.

Sumlbach comes to Tuscarawas from Media County where he coached 3 years at Brunswick.  The Broncos posted a 7-10 mark last year under Coach Stanley Culp.


Wednesday, November 19, 1958
The Daily Times
New Philadelphia, Ohio

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