Time Travel: The 1972 Class AAA State Championship Football Team
By Dick Duez on March 01, 2015 from History Blog via Connect-Bridgeport.com
These guys look familiar? They should. It's a photo of the 1972 Class AAA state champion football team from Bridgeport High School. See who you know from the team, that was Class AA, but opted to play up in Class AAA. Feel free to list anyone you recognize in the comment section below or talk about special memories of this season.
This photo, which is part of the collection of photos of well-known Bridgeport resident Angelo Koukoulis, shows a cornerstone ceremony at the St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church on Factory Street in Summit Park. The photo was was taken early in the 20th century.
Editor's Note: This ongoing photo feature of pictures from Bridgeport and throughout the Mountain State is part of local historian Richard "Dick" Duez's collection. Duez, the unofficial historian of Bridgeport, would appreciate any scanned photos emailed to him for use here or to include in his ongoing efforts to preserve local history. You can email photos, or let him know how to acquire copies of photos you may have in your possession, to Duez at grinder12@frontier.com.
