Rosters are below the slide show.

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1909:
1st Row—Meadow Williams, Claude Ila and Allie Ray
2nd Row—Grover Watkins, Bill Kelly, Sam Jolley
and Hubert Wilbanks
3rd Row—Herman Lord, Berner Harber, Bill Aderhold,
Emory Bolton and Professor Walker-coach.

1916:
1st Row—Harry Dale, Verne Davis, Tot Harden, J.B. Carson,
Colquit Sims, John Barnett and Wink Dowdy
2nd Row—Frank Little, Marshall Pierce, Lawrence Hardman,
Lamar Cooper, Fulton McConnell and Buck Smith.

1943:
1st Row—Ned Butler, Sid Johnston, Langford Wilburn, Sam Vickery, Bill Brown, James “Porky” Chandler, Joe Boyd Evans
and Raphael Barnett
2nd Row—Coach Richard Nix, Farris Maddox, Paul Trawick,
Billy Rogers, Hoyal Hix, Harold Perry, George Short
and Kenneth Pittman
3rd Row—B.A. Seagraves, Jackson Jones, Welton Cronic,
Roger Benton, Felton Cronic, John Lee Ray, J. Vandiver,
Herman Smallwood and Cecil Harris.

1946:
1st Row—Dickie Fuller, George Sailors, John Jones,
Herman Smallwood, C.W. Crawford, Hayward Tarpley,
Bill Mize, Gene Grant and Ralph Green
2nd Row—Coach Howard Chambers, Richard Alexander,
J.L. “Cotton” Richey, Harold Wade, Bradley Caudell,
Wilburn Barnett, Gerald McClelland, Felton Cronic,
Bobby Braselton, Howell Little and Coach Ralph Chambers
3rd Row—Frank Kitchens, Gene Kellum, _____ Phillips,
Don Burchett, Sidney “Pig” Waters, Tommy Syfan, Verne Davis, Buddy Harber, Ray Fruit, Welton Cronic,  unknown, and Roy Fruit.

1947:
1st Row—Charlie Ray Stephenson, Don Burchett, C.W. Crawford, Howell Little, Tommy Syfan, Richard Alexander, Buddy Harber
and Verne Davis, Jr.
2nd Row—Manager- Unknown, Richard Kirby, Amory Williams, Sidney Waters, Warren Toney, Ebb Kilpatrick, Roy Fruit,
Ray Fruit, Ralph Green, DeWoodie Martin and Gene Baird
3rd Row—Thomas Sweetser, Curtis Stowe, Bradley Caudell,
Heyward Tarpley, Herman Smallwood, Gerald McClelland,
Curtis Elliott, Otho Dodd, Terrell Tanner-manager
and Coach Howard Chambers.

1948:
1st Row—Paul Scoggins, Jr., Ray Garrett, Sidney Waters,
Richard Alexander, Verner Crawford, Gene Baird, Buddy Harber and DeWoodie Martin
2nd Row—Hinton Paul, Charlie O’Rear, Willis Harden, Otho Dodd, Verne Davis, Jr., C.W. Crawford, Thomas Sweetser and Charles Hill
3rd Row—Ebb Kilpatrick, Garnett Bray, Ray Fruit, Roy Fruit,
Curtis Stowe, Willard Cartledge, Gene White, Bill Kilpatrick,
Ray Adams, William Hardman and Coach Ralph Chambers.

1949:
1st Row—Floyd Guest, Jr., Verner Crawford, Paul Scoggins, Jr., Gerald McClelland, Gene Baird, Ray Adams, Verne Davis, Jr.,  Sydney Waters, Richard Massey and Coach Ralph Chambers
2nd Row—Billy Ray Sanders, Al O’Rear, Charles Hill, Gene White, Otho Dodd, Parker Brown, Garnett Bray, Curtis Stowe,
Charlie O’Rear, William Hardman and Lewis Hix
3rd Row—Ray Garrett, Clayton Sims, George Payne, Claude Kesler, Thomas Sweetser, Gene Swindle, DeWoodie Martin, Bob Love,
Jerry Aikens, Jack Grant and unknown.

1950:
1st Row—Charles Hill, Jerry Aiken, Garnett Bray, Otho Dodd,
Gene Barid, Eugene Swindle, Charlie O’Rear and Thomas Sweetser
2nd Row—Amory Stowe, Elmer Boone, Parker Brown, Curtis Stowe, Ray Garrett, DeWoodie Martin, Paul Scoggins, Jr., Verner Crawford and Gene Waldrop
3rd Row—Wayman Bates, Coach Ralph Chambers, Harold Tarpley, Jere Nunn, Lamar Baird, Fred Turpin, Paul Brown, Floyd Guest, Jr., Bobby Dorsey, O’Neal Banks, Bobby Gardner, George Payne,
Burley Hemphill, Jr., Lewis Hix, Willis Harden, Daniel Ford,
Charles “Bootsy” White, Mitchell “Ape” Adams and Olin Lord.

1952:
1st Row—Elmer Boone, Ralph Neisler, Bobby Gardner, Olin Lord, Paul Brown, Billy Ray Sanders, Burley Hemphill, Jr., Jerry Aiken, Bootsy White, Paul Scoggins, Jr., Floyd Guest, Jr.
and Mitchell Adams
2nd Row—Coach Andy Anderson, George Payne, William Wilson, Armand DeLaPerriere, John Wells, Richard Crocker,
Willard Cartledge, Billy Dean Thomas, Norman Allgood,
Fred Turpin, Daniel Ford, Bobby Dorsey
and Assistant Coach Lewis T. Park.
1956:
1st Row—Bill Byrd, Jimmy McClure, Willard Wofford, Gene Brake, Douglas Baird and Darrell Hendrix
2nd Row—Raymond Haggard, Benny “Tabby” Love, Harvey Evans, Gene Standridge, Charley Gary and James Hardman
3rd Row—Assistant Coach Johnny Yates, Cecil Hix, Tommy McClure, Howard Winn, Tim Pittman, Ronald Gardner, Lanier Savage
and Coach Dixon Glover
4th Row—Leon Ellis, John McEver, Otis Castellaw, Larry Lord, Travis Benton, Joe Sims, Darwin Wiley and Roger Allen
5th Row—Assistant Coach Sam Vickery, Ken Davis, Paul Hill,
Larry Powers, Robert Ellis, Donald Gary, Bobby Hardman
and Bill Davis.

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3 Responses to “Historic Team Photos”

1. Historic Photos Re-posted « Commerce Tigers.com says:

   February 8, 2009 at 4:47 pm

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2. Harold Tarpley says:

   February 8, 2010 at 2:22 pm

   Enjoyed the photos very much. I was in the 1950 photos as an 8th grader. Just wondered if you had the 1951 and 1953 team photos?
3. admin says:

   February 11, 2010 at 12:28 pm

   Sorry, I checked with Mr. Prickett and he does not have those.