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 NEWS!
The Golden Bear Touchdown Club will
be honoring the 2000 State Championship Team
on their 10 year anniversary on Friday, September
10 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm at the UAHS vs Holy Trinity
game. Please check back for more information! |
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Scott
Kell, J. Richard Schleder, Bob Rauch, Rick Santho,
Richard Vesper, Scott Guthrie,
Coach Phil Koppel, Bobby Reitter, Charley Franklin,
John Kingsboro, Jay Richter, Coach Pete Corey.
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Friday, October 16, 2009, the Golden Bear Touchdown
Club honored the 1969 State Champion Upper Arlington
High School football team with a reception and
a recognition ceremony at halftime during the
Golden Bears' game against Olentangy Orange at
Marv Moorehead Stadium.
In
honor of their 40 -year anniversary, the Touchdown
Club brought the players together to celebrate
a rare accomplishment. This talented team, led
by the late Coach Marv Moorehead, captured
three consecutive state titles in 1967, 1968,
and 1969. Their former assistant coaches, Pete
Corey and Phil Koppel, joined the
players at the pre-game reception and at halftime,
when the 1969 Golden Bear State Champs walked
onto the field to applause for their achievements
forty years ago.
The
mission of The Golden Bear Touchdown Club, a
501C (3) group consisting of UAHS alumni, past,
present and future parents of players, as well
as fans of the Golden Bears, is to foster a
sense of community and school spirit that inspires
the citizens of Upper Arlington to enthusiastically
support the UAHS football program.
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the slideshow of photos from the October 16 Reception. |
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the article in UA This Week |
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  Golden
Bear Touchdown Club Vice-President and former
OSU Buckeye John Epitropoulos added a
personal touch to the WUAR broadcast of the
UAHS - Hilliard Darby football game on October
2 when he did color commentary with WUAR
Radio play-by-play voice Ray Crawford.
To
listen to John's commentary, visit
WUAR Radio's web site, click "Program
Archives," and then select "UA Football
vs. Hilliard Darby."
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 The
August, 2009 issue of Columbus Monthly
magazine features an interview with Golden Bear
Touchdown Club President Kirk Herbstreit,
who explains the mission of the organization
and the ways in which the Touchdown Club plans
to increase community spirit for and participation
in the Upper Arlington High School football
program.
The
article also spotlights the upcoming August
29 game in which the UA Golden Bears kick
off their season at The Ohio State Uiversity's
Ohio Stadium against the St. Thomas Aquinas
High School Raiders. The game will be televised
at noon on ESPN.
Read
the complete Columbus Monthly article here.
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ColumbusMonthly.com |
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On
Thursday, July 23, 2009, Mike Holman
of WUAR
Radio interviewed Golden Bear Touchdown
Club's vice-president, John Epitropoulos
about the Club and the excitement that is being
generated by the August
29 Herbstreit Challenge football game that
will be played at noon at the Ohio State University
Stadium. They also discussed the recent activities
of the Touchdown Club and the plans for upcoming
events,
 Listen
to the WUAR interview (Click Program Archives
and then Talk@Ten July 23)
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Golden Bear Touchdown Club made a colorful entrance
in the 2009 Upper Arlington Fourth of July parade, carrying
several former UA Golden Bear football players: Jeff
Backes, Simon Fraser, Jesse Kline, and George Tzagournis.
Also riding in the entry were Touchdown Club president
Kirk Herbstreit and vice-president John Epitropoulos.
Several of their children rode along as future members
of the Touchdown Club. Please click the photos to
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2, 2009: At the Golden Bear Touchdown Club's first
public meeting on June 2 at UAHS, President Kirk
Herbstreit and Vice-President John Epitropoulos
introduced UAHS alumn Jack Graf, Class
of 1939, as the club's first Honorary Member. Mr.
Graf epitomizes the concept of "tradition"
in Golden Bear sports, and the Touchdown Club takes
pride in his membership.
Mr.
Graf was the 1937 captain of the Golden Bear football
team and also played basketball for UAHS. An All-American,
Graf went on to play both football and basketball
at The Ohio State University, where he earned the
title of Big Ten MVP in 1941 and he later became a
basketball coach at OSU, a career that spanned 25
years.
Read
more about Jack Graf and his amazing athletic accomplishments
here.
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President Kirk Herbstreit, left, addressed
the crowd of more than 100 people and informed
them of the plans for the Touchdown Club. Speaking
on behalf of the students at UAHS, 2009 - 2010
senior class presidents Erin W. and George
K. (right) expressed enthusiasm for the Club.
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WUAR
is a full service online radio station featuring
music, local news, weather and sports. They also
broadcast a high school game of the week during
the football season. Mike Holman, a UA
resident and owner of WUAR, recently interviewed
Golden Bear Touchdown Club Vice-President John
Epitropoulos about the goals and mission of
the Club. Listen
to the interview here. |
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