by Ralphine Major | Oct 28, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It is often referred to as the “Chapel,” though most folks in the community know it as Clapp’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Nestled among large cedar trees, it is a landmark located along a bend on Emory Road in Corryton. Driving out Clapp’s...
by Ralphine Major | Oct 14, 2013 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major In Memphis, Carol and Perry McGinnis had each other and a dream. They had little else—not even a car! Perry rode Memphis city buses to school; Carol rode them to work. But over time, things changed. It was July of 1959 and the last school quarter...
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...
