1910/1911
The Fullerton football machine was not a winning one this year, although the boys got together every night to practice faithfully. They were defeated in every game until they decided to give up the ghost. This year’s team was chock full of future Fullerton leaders including Nelson Launer, Alvin Ford, James Tuffree, Arthur Kelley, Guy Welton, and Gerald Twombly. CLICK on the IMAGE for a FULL SIZE VIEW.
1919/1920
Once again the Fighting Reds are Champions! The husky lads of Dear Old Fullerton have repeated as Orange League champs. One of the team’s guards, Glenn “Tiny” Hartranft, would go on to win a silver medal in the shot put and compete in the discus throw at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. CLICK on the IMAGE for a FULL SIZE VIEW.
1921/1922
The 130-pound team was the only one to bring a championship to FUHS this year. Under the leadership of Coach Glenn Lewis, the skeeters won six out of nine games, outscoring their opponents 191 – 93. CLICK on the IMAGE for a FULL SIZE VIEW.
1928/1929
Captain Charles Thompson led another Fullerton Football team to a very successful season, outscoring their opponents 193 – 51. The only mar on the season came at the hands of the Covina team who managed an overwhelming defeat of the “flu-bitten” Fullerton first string 33-2. Notable junior letterman Floyd Vaughan was described as a “fast end who got under every punt and never missed a tackle”. “Arky” would make quite a career for himself as a professional baseball player. He played 14 seasons in the major leagues, between 1932 and 1948, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Dodgers, primarily as a shortstop. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985. CLICK on the IMAGE for a FULL SIZE VIEW.
1930/1931
The 1930 football season started with plenty of spirit, but not a lot of experience. Most of last year’s championship team had been graduated in the previous spring, leaving a new crop of candidates to take their chances in the Coast League, the best league in the state. The team limped to the finish of the season with a record of 1-5-4. CLICK on the IMAGE for a FULL SIZE VIEW.
1935/1936
A tough year for the Indians found them in sixth place at the end of the season. Though captain Ray Berry had an outstanding game at fullback, the team lost to their Herbert Hoover rivals by a score of 21 – 0. CLICK on the IMAGE for a FULL SIZE VIEW.
1941/1942
One of the strangest games in Fullerton football history was played this season against the team from Jordan High. The game was called off at the half – with Jordan leading 7-0 – because the fireworks display put on by the Jordan drill team left a thick fog over the field. The game was finished the following Monday with Fullerton coming from behind to win 15-7. The four-day game gained national publicity for the team. CLICK on the IMAGE for a FULL SIZE VIEW.
1947/1948
Led by Co-Captain Tommy Thompson and Carlton Moore, the Indians fielded a team featuring one of the finest lines ever to wear the Red and Gold. The backfield was versatile and experienced, starring Bob Boaz, brilliant triple-threat halfback. The team went on the win five straight games and capture their first Sunset League championship, before losing in their first CIF playoff game to Pomona, the Citrus Belt League champs. CLICK on the IMAGE for a FULL SIZE VIEW.
1949/1950
Undefeated in league play again this season, the Varsity team became Sunset League Champions for the third year in a row. They played their greatest game before 10,000 wildly cheering fans by defeating Newport 42-27. Standout Bill Foster, picked for the All-Sunset League team earned the distinction of being the first four-year letterman in twenty years of football. CLICK on the IMAGE for a FULL SIZE VIEW.
1950/1951
Hailed by many as the greatest team to ever come out of FUHS, this year’s Indians went all the way to the CIF Finals, only then losing a hard-fought battle to Compton. The splendid coaching of Dick Spaulding and Bud Dawson, plus the great spirit of the team when the chips were down, got the Indians to the Coliseum. Fullerton placed five men on the All-Sunset League First Team: Augie Frownfelter, Al Stevens, Don Hudson, Ralph Tallant, and Jewel Owens. CLICK on the IMAGE for a FULL SIZE VIEW.
1960/1961
Picked to finish in last place this season, Gil Tucker’s team surprised everyone by finishing with a winning record of 5-3-1 while co-captain Brig Owens was selected for the All-Orange County team. Brig would spend two years playing at Fullerton College before transferring to the University of Cincinnati where he was the first African American starting quarterback. Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 1965, he spent most of his playing career with the Washington Redskins. CLICK on the IMAGE for a FULL SIZE VIEW.
1963/64
It wasn’t luck this year, it was pure skill and determination that brought Gil Tucker’s team within inches of another Sunset League title. Despite clobbering the Colonists of Anaheim 20 - 0 in the final game of the season, this year’s Indians fell just short of a championship. CLICK on the IMAGE for a FULL SIZE VIEW.