by Ralphine Major | Aug 5, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “What do you remember most about that year?” I asked—wondering if it would be a record night in rebounding. But, the coach was right. Former Gibbs Coach Bob Dagley said that David Widner took the 1964-65 Eagles’ first loss harder than most...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 29, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It was a scrapbook from the sixties. There was nothing fancy on the pages like is seen in today’s scrapbooks. But, it had all I needed to see. Bold headlines and pictures clipped from the local newspapers—the Knoxville Journal and Knoxville News...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 22, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major The Gibbs Eagles and their Head Coach Bob Dagley created an awesome 1964-65 basketball season. Forward David Widner started claiming rebounds. But the coach had a problem. Dagley had another player who felt the same way—that every rebound belonged...
by Ralphine Major | Jul 15, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major In the spring of 1964, Coach Bob Dagley had just completed his first year of coaching at Gibbs High School. They started practicing basketball again with those who would make up the 1964-65 team. The coach always scrimmaged other schools, but...
by Ralphine Major | Jun 17, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “He took his role and played it well,” Bob Dagley said. Dagley, head coach of the Gibbs Eagles’ 1964-65 basketball team, was talking about Ron Graves, a senior starter for the Eagles. “I don’t think he realized how important he was to the team. ...
