DPHS Boxing Pictures

The allure. This little Gold Glove. The goal of every boxer but, only a select few were successful.

The Blue and Gold. We were so proud to wear these colors. To hear those Cheer Leaders." Fight Fight Fight for old Deer Park High. Win the Victory" This robe was in the Archives from 1952 to 1999 when it was given to Brian Clouse who presented it to his Uncle Bob as a momento of the Glory days of High School Boxing.

His job was cut and dried. Coach Click made Champions out of Children.

Coach Click 1947 dream team. He took his select squad to State Championship at WSC in Pullman, WA. He came away with two Champs and one second. Not bad for a small school where it was only a wilderness a scant forty some years earlier. Back row. L to R. Coach Glen Click, Dean Jergerns, Ken Fisher, Wayne Kinney, Dale Bushnell, Paul Inman, Johnny Crandell, Martin Malek, Fred Roll, Manager Alwood Aamodt, Fr. row Malcolm Swanson, Warren Little, Don Berger, Bob Gibson, Pete Rieter, Tom Gardener, Don Steele, George Wessling, George Hand. Bottom section. Kenneth Fisher State Champ, Bob Clouse placed 2nd and Johnny Crandell Washington State Champ.

Back row. Fred Roll, Don Steele, Bob Clouse, Henry Woods, Jim Berry and Coach Click. Front row. Jim Riely, Don Dunham, Eldon Booher, Vern Roll, Darris Schlieman. 1948 and 49 saw the beginning of the end of amateur High School boxing as Washington state abandoned the sport. Thereby ending a competition that was instrumental in teaching young men the art of self defense and standing on your own two feet and fighting your own battles.

In addition to the three above, there were Bill Watkins, Bill Tatum, and Shorty Lewis Daugherty. They were officially Mangers for all sports but in Boxing they were corner men. There were at least two in each bout plus Coach. They has a host of duties but Coach did the talking. And Coach was the only one that put vaseline on our faces. One tiny bit in your eye and you were in trouble.

This is the Letter D club. These Athletes competed in Baseball, Basketball, Football, Boxing,Tennis and Track. Some were involved in most sports and others in one or so. Most of these fellows tried their hand at Boxing at some point. But we had standouts in Baseball. Back row second and third from the left is Swede Hutchins and Everett Williams. Our winningest pitchers ever. Almost all these guys played Football. Gerald Wiese was a star in the back field. He was one tough Hombre. One standout in every sport was Herman Zibell except maybe Tennis. The rest he excelled. Bobby Gibson and Don Steele fell into this catagory as well. The student body was proud of each of these young men. They may not have always won but they always tried.