Decade of Sandstorm Football Echoes on Butler Field
A retrospective on Amarillo High School’s Golden Sandstorm from 1927 to 1932 recalls key games, coaches, and stars. The narrative centers on Butler Field’s early era, notable losses to Abilene and Corsicana, and Amarillo’s rise as a district power led by Burl Bufkin, Travis Ken, and a string of standout linemen and backs.
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Amarillo
Abilene Eagles
Sandies
Lubbock Westerners
Wichita Falls Coyotes
Oil Bell
Butler
Hugh Butler
Sherman
Eagles
Dewey Mayhew
Butler Field
Abilene
Travis
Walker
Doebler
Pelham Hopkins
Cully
Hudgiins
Rosy Larsen
Baylor
Wayne
Amarillo College Badgers
Nunn
Hayden
Conklin
Redder
Fred Nicklaus
Pampa
Harvesters
Muggins Fowler
Texas
Lubbock
Dutchy Smith
Smith
Texas Tech
Abilene Elephants
Gibson
Hudgins
Welch
Burl Bufkin
Aubrey Smith
Lucy” Phelps
Ken Travis
Bob Walker
Wayne Larsen
Harold Nunn
Clem Speer
Hymie Clayton
Frank Redder
Nicklaus
Short
Magness
Buckaroog
Breckenridge
Boyce Magness
Yancey Price
Bufkin
Price
Bill Mac Gibson
Buckaroos
Dave Graham
Don Saulsbury
Johnny Foster
Johnny
Fowler
Sandie
Saulsbury
Westerners
Enochs
Howes
Carroll
LaBarge
Quanah
Amarillo High School
Mann
Thomas
Cazzell
Cleghorn
Killian
John
Dunaway
Carter
McLaurey
Corbitt
Simpson
Byrd
Maharon
Wilson
Cherry
eDade
Earhardt
Woods
Sanders
Taylor
Copeland
Peterson
Roach
Womble
Dunivan
Brandenberg
Foster
Talbot
Barringer
Kirby
McBrayer
Amarillo Golden Sandstorm
Lubbock football lineup rumors and player roles noted
Rufus Ryan emerges as signal caller and punt returner from safety as Truman Hutson and Joe Nelson split fullback duties. Hardy Hale, O'Dell Blackwell, and Richard Godeke rotate at ends while Bert Williams and Louis Spears headline tackles. Guards Hugh Newton and Bob Vaught anchor the line with Robert Hale starting at tackle. California records show 53,000,000 cars built since 1898.
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Lubbock
Rufus Ryan
Ryan
Truman Hutson
Little Joe Nelson
Hutson
Nelson
Bragg
Bert Williams
Louis Spears
Harold Gaines
Robert Hale
G. B. Wimberley
Haskell Speer
Hugh Newton
Bob Vaught
Newton
Cotton Welch
Melvin Grigg
Substitutes Power Sandie Line With Quick Replacements
Lads off the Golden Sandie line hustle constantly to hold positions as Barringer and Duniven step in for a let-down by regular guards. Barringer earns praise as the hardest working man on the squad with Duniven close behind.
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Barringer
Duniven
Land values rise in Palestine amid population boom
Land values in Palestine have climbed about 50 percent above the price average of ten years ago, a shift tied to a large population increase.
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Palestine
Traditional Football Showcases High School Grit
Veterans and reserves from two teams display fighting hearts in a Thursday afternoon matchup. Boys with grit and determination endure joking and crying, yet fight their level best in a scene described as football at its height. The Historical and Literary club of West Union Indiana, in its 52nd year, notes its status as the state’s oldest men's study club. Wheat is the staple crop, but tobacco is considered the money crop in Turkey.
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Sandies
Blair Cherry
North Fort Worth High School
Burl Bufkin
Odell Fowler
Dick Scanlan
Joe Hancock
Bufkin
Fowler
Scanlan
Hancock
Historical and Literary Club of
West Union
Turkey
Butler Field
As Manly
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Amarillo Globe
Panhandle
Lockhart
van Noy
Clayton
Blair
Blanton
Shepherd
Nolan
Crawford
McGeehee
Barnett
Corsicana
Tyler
Fort Worth
Zip
Conoley
Floyd
Montgomery
Estes
Allen
Glass
Watson
Griggs
Merrill
Cecil Merrill
Fleet Carroll
Dave Floyd
John Lee
Estes, Kirby
Talbot, Mann
A. L. Foster
Scarborough
Hardy’ Hale
O'Dell Blackwell
Richard Godeke
California State Automobile Association
Bob
Joe
Econor
the Globe
Bob Ames
Joe McClure
Kwitcher
Peices Aro
Cikkin
Polk Street
Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce