There’s a great piece in yesterday’s AJC recollecting the Decatur High School’s impressive football team from the 1950s and profiling some members of the reunion celebration scheduled for this evening at 5:30p at DHS.

Now in their late 70s, once again they will shake loose the cobwebs of distant, and for some, rapidly dimming memories of those back-to-back state championships. More than that however, as they line the field before Decatur’s game against Lovett, they will offer a tangible link to an era that has almost vanished.

“We played in leather helmets, no face mask,” said Bob Reed, a starting guard on the 1950 team.

DHS teacher Chris Billingsley sends along a note letting us know, who will be participating…

Guard – Ken Creuser and wife 1949 team End/Kicker – Butch Dowman 1949 team + Bill Craig and wife

Tackle – Frank Givens and wife 1949 team Guard – Jimmy Moss and wife 1949 and 1950 team Halfback – Dick Popwell and wife 1949 and1950 team + Joyce Chambers

Quarterback – David Redford and wife 1949 and 1950 team

Guard – Bob Reed and wife 1949 and 1950 team Fullback – Al Finley and wife 1949 and 1950 team