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Famed track mentor Max Goldsmith assumes duties next fail as head football coach of the Andrews Mustangs.Goldsmith succeeds Glenn Frazier who was nam?d full-time athletic director last week. Goldsmith will retain his duties as varsitv track coach.igThe new coach was selected at a special meeting of th3 board of trustees Monday. Goldsmith was hired on an unanamious voteafter he was recommended by Frazier.Also eighth grade coach Moody Conner was elevated to B-teamfootball and assistant trackcoach. Conner replaces Forest Scott who was recently namedassistant high school principal.Goldsmith’s salary was set at $9,000 and Conner was contracted at $7,500. Conner will also serve as high school English instructor.Varsity football assistants Bill Shipman and Edd Farmer will rein ann on the staff. Goldsmith reported. Shipman has served as defensive line coach for the past four seasons. Farmer has coached defensive secondary for twofacilities, the budget, the cooperation of the administration and loyalty of the fans.Goldsmith came to Andrews in 1947 as a beginning teacher after receiving his degree from North Texas State University.He began here as coach of alljunior high school athletic teams. In 1951. he was named varsity track and B-team football coach.Goldsmith joined fh_* varsity coaching staff in 1959 when he was moved up from the B-team in mid-season Since that time, hehas served as offensive linecoachGoldsmith is most not *d for producing five state champion ship track reams. The Flying Mustangs took the state crown in 1954, 1958, 1959, I960 and 1961.Goldsmith’s tracksters won district 11 straight times, from 1951-61. He has been named track coach of the year thre? times.In addition to his coaching duties, Goldsmith teachers in the physical education department athigh school.In 1963, teachers of the Andrews school system honoredGoldsmith as “Teacher of thesMW GOLDSMITH. . . head grid coach . . .I»»*FacuSfy Names 36 To Notional Honor SocietyThirty-six juniors have been announced for membership in theAndrew's high school chapter erfthe National Honor Society by Principal J. L.:*e Smith.Election to membership in thisgroup constitutes one of the high est honors the school can stow. Each member is“This is a big challenge to me, Goldsmith told the News. “It wall lie difficult, it not downright impossible, to tic the record made by Andrews athletic teams during the past 19 years.“However, there is no other school where tieing the record isHis wife, Elaine, is a substitute teacher in the svst *m. He has two j sons, Gary, 13, and Roger, 12.I Conner came to Andrews this year from Abilene where he was a junior high teacher and coach. 1L* coordinates the junior high intramural program here and is aimore promising because of our speech teacher.to maintain, at all times, the highstandards that mad.* him eligible.Smith reported.Membership is based on scholarship, citizenship and leadership.IlKxse named tor instation at7:30 p m. April 26 are Beth Ash by, Tommy Barrow, Patsy Brewer, Donna Butler, L *ta Campbell,
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Andrews County News
Andrews, Texas, US
Thu, Apr 01, 1965
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