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1942 Cape Cod Champions -- 1st Season for Head Coach W. Leo Shields From left to right, first row): Dick Thompson, George Coughlin, Bill Babbitt (All-Cape & Islands tackle), Sam Keavy, Percy "Gunner" Brown (All-Cape & Islands Halfback); Co-Captain John Anestis (All-Cape & Islands Fullback); David St. Coeur; 2nd row: Ike Drew, Dick Whitney, Frank Hinckley, Co-Captain Jim Mahoney (All-Cape & Islands Halfback), Gerry Pierce, Dick Scudder;3rd row: Robert White, Roger Field, Ned Handy, Robert Childs, Peter St. Coeur, Bob Andrews (age 13!!); 4th row: Bill Smith, Peter Groop, Robert Mitchell, Gifford Coggeshall (All-Cape & Islands Halfback), Charles Kalas, Roland Ashley, Robert Jones; Back Row: Bruce Wallace, Ed Bennett and Edward Landers. Coach on left, standing is W. Leo Shields; Coach on right, standing, John Linehan. |
1942
All home games played at the Barnstable High School Field
Head Coach: W. Leo Shields, 1st season
Asst. Coaches: C. P. Jordan, John Linehan
Final Record: 7-1-1
Varsity Team Captains: John Anestis, Jim Mahoney
Football Managers: John Amado
Asst. Football Manager: Charles Thomas
| Player |
Position(s) |
Varsity
Letter |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Age |
Awards |
| Anestis, John | FB/Tackle |
Cert. |
5'8 |
164 |
17 |
All-Cape, Co-Captain |
| Ashley, Donald | - |
- |
5'6 |
120 |
15 |
|
| Andrews, Robert | - |
- |
6'0 |
170 |
13 |
|
| Babbit, William | Tackle |
Cert. |
6'0 |
180 |
16 |
All-Cape |
| Barry, Edward | End |
C/L |
5'8 |
162 |
18 |
- |
| Bennett, Edward | Halfback |
C/L |
5'5 |
150 |
16 |
- |
| Brito, Joseph | - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Brown, Percy "Gunner" | HB/FB |
Cert. |
5'10 |
181 |
17 |
All-Cape |
| Childs, Robert | Guard |
C/L |
5'11 |
148 |
15 |
- |
| Coggeshall, Richard | QB |
- |
5'5 |
118 |
15 |
- |
| Coggeshall, Gifford | Halfback |
C/L |
5'5 |
135 |
17 |
All-Cape |
| Coughlin, George | End |
Cert. |
6'0 |
155 |
17 |
- |
| Drew, Ithel | End |
C/L |
5'11 |
145 |
17 |
- |
| Field, Roger | Fullback |
- |
5'8 |
140 |
15 |
- |
| Gonsalves, Manny | Center |
- |
5'9 |
140 |
16 |
- |
| Groop, Peter | - |
- |
5'9 |
122 |
14 |
- |
| Handy, Ned | - |
- |
6'0 |
196 |
13 |
- |
| Hinckley, Frank | Center |
Cert. |
5'11 |
170 |
15 |
- |
| Hinckley. Robert | End |
- |
5'11 |
156 |
14 |
- |
| Hughes, Richard | Center |
- |
- |
150 | 14 |
- |
| Johnson, John | - |
|
5'9 |
139 |
15 |
- |
| Kalas, Charles | Guard |
C/L |
5'7 |
138 |
17 |
- |
| Keavey, Sam | Quarterback |
C/L |
5'9 |
151 |
17 |
- |
| Landers, Edwin | End |
Letter |
6'3 |
170 |
17 |
All-Cape |
| Lopes, Jack | - |
- |
5'9 |
162 |
15 |
- |
| McLane, Fred | Guard |
- |
5'9 |
155 |
19 |
- |
| Mahoney, James | Halfback |
- |
5'7 |
150 |
17 |
All-Cape, Co-Captain |
| Miller, Roy | Tackle |
|
5'9 |
150 |
15 |
- |
| Mitchell, Robert | Tackle |
|
5'9 |
160 |
16 |
- |
| Pierce, Gerry | Tackle |
|
5'8 |
145 |
14 |
- |
| Scudder,
Freeman |
- |
- |
5'5 |
123 |
14 |
- |
| Scudder, Richard | End |
C/L |
5'8 |
140 |
17 |
- |
| St. Coeur, David | - |
|
6'0 |
145 |
16 |
- |
| St. Coeur, Peter | - |
- |
5'11 |
145 |
16 |
- |
| Smith, William | Tackle |
C/L |
5'10 |
156 |
15 |
- |
| Thompson, Richard | End |
- |
6'0 |
155 |
15 |
- |
| Wallace, Bruce | Halfback |
C/L |
5'10 |
150 |
18 |
- |
| White, Edward | Guard |
- |
5'5 |
137 |
13 |
- |
| Whitney, "Bob" | - |
C/L |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Hard-charging John Anestis (43) tries to break away from a
Fairhaven tackler on 10-31-42.
Photo courtesy of the E.B. MacSwan Estate
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