Check out this link - my HS basketball team from almost 100 years ago

Mark Padgett · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Jul 02, 2005, 05:47pm

http://www.bloomhs.org/apps/album/po...refresh=0&id=2

Snake~eyes · #2 (**permalink**) Sat Jul 02, 2005, 06:23pm

Isn't that JR on the right, second row?

JugglingReferee · #3 (**permalink**) Sat Jul 02, 2005, 07:01pm

He certainly looks like JR.

Jurassic Referee · #4 (**permalink**) Sat Jul 02, 2005, 09:08pm

If you click on "next" in that picture, it takes you to the 1920 Heavyweights. Look at the first row on the left. You'll see "Schmeckpepper"

That's me--- Otis Schmeckpepper. I was high scorer that year-- 3 ppg.

Please....... no comments about the kneepads.

refnrev · #5 (**permalink**) Sat Jul 02, 2005, 09:15pm

Love those socks. Padgett, is that where you got the idea for the fishnets?

Jurassic Referee · #6 (**permalink**) Sat Jul 02, 2005, 09:45pm

If you look at the first slide, you'll see the "Class of 08" has got a ball with "07" on it. Obviously this particular team wasn't composed of math majors.

Mark Padgett · #7 (**permalink**) Sat Jul 02, 2005, 11:43pm

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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee
If you click on "next" in that picture, it takes you to the 1920 Heavyweights. Look at the first row on the left. You'll see "Schmeckpepper"

That's me--- Otis Schmeckpepper. I was high scorer that year-- 3 ppg.

Please....... no comments about the kneepads.

Oddly enough, there was a teacher at this school in the 50s and 60s whose name was Schmeckpepper. I don't remember his first name, but it very well could have been the same guy.

BTW - probably the most famous basketball player from this high school (not me - since I didn't play basketball in HS) is Jerry Colangelo. The most famous baseball player (not me - since I didn't play baseball in HS) is Jim Bouton.

FYI - I played football (sort of - I was a kicker) and tennis.

rainmaker · #8 (**permalink**) Sun Jul 03, 2005, 11:26pm

So you went to Bloom High School? Do we even need to ask the name of the county...

Jurassic Referee · #9 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 04, 2005, 02:16am

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Originally posted by rainmaker
So you went to Bloom High School? Do we even need to ask the name of the county...

Gasp!

You mean Mark is........??

Or more likely.........??

[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Jul 4th, 2005 at 03:20 AM]

Mark Padgett · #10 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 04, 2005, 11:42am

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Originally posted by rainmaker
So you went to Bloom High School? Do we even need to ask the name of the county...

Actually, it's in Cook County. You know, the county where it's against the law to be a Republican.

rainmaker · #11 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 04, 2005, 12:10pm

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Originally posted by Jurassic Referee

Quote:

Originally posted by rainmaker
So you went to Bloom High School? Do we even need to ask the name of the county...

Gasp!

You mean Mark is........??

Or more likely.........??

This would be a much better post if the darn graphics would show up. Last time I had trouble, I got them to come up on a different page and then they'd post, but that's not working this time. It keeps saying that I'm not allowed to see that page, and that it's forbidden ... nah, maybe I don't want to see it after all...

Mark Padgett · #12 (**permalink**) Mon Jul 04, 2005, 02:55pm

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Originally posted by rainmaker
Last time I had trouble, I got them to come up on a different page and then they'd post, but that's not working this time. It keeps saying that I'm not allowed to see that page, and that it's forbidden ... nah, maybe I don't want to see it after all...

Is that the picture of Walter Brennan in fishnets?