The 1950s

 Decade Record - 42-42-06 (36-28-05)

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The 1950s was a decade of transition for Logan High School Football.  It began with end of the reign of Dwight Diller, who coached at LHS from 1947-1953.  Dwiller had only one team fail to finish .500 or better, and that was in his final season in 1953.  He won atleast 4 games in SEOAL play every season, and won an outright SEOAL championship in 1952.  The end of the decade welcomed in arguably the greatest coach in LHS history. Starting 1957 Mel Adams began a reign that lasted until 1965.  Adams never had a team finish with less than 5 wins, and was only .500 one season.  He won 3 SEOAL championships, including back to back titles in 1963 and 1964.  In between however, was the unlucky years coached by Alson Schrivner.  Schrivner coach 3 injury plagued season on the LHS gridiron.  The '50s had their share of outstanding players, including John Yates, Bob Emerson, Bob Thomas, Eddie Joe Grandy, Larry Buckles, Jim St. Clair, Dave Roberts, Gene Morgan, Bob Risch, Terry Stewart, Larry Wells, George Stump, Duane Swartz, and Mickey Frazier.

Team Of the Decade:

The 1952 Logan Chieftains rolled up 251 points, compared to just 82 by their opponents.  The Chieftains finished 6-1-1.  They only played eight games due Pomeroy cancelling their game with LHS due to a Polio Outbreak.  Logan finished 5-0-1 in SEOAL play, and split in two non-league battles.  Their win came against Cols. St. Mary's while they lost to rival Lancaster.  The Chieftains lone league blemish came to the hands of the Wellston Golden Rockets, a 19-19 tie.  Logan rolled up over 7 yards per carry on offense, totalling 2317 yards and 31 TDs rushing.  They passed for 632 yards and 7 touchdowns passing.  Bob Thomas earned All-Ohio Honorable Mention honors while rushing for 799 yards and scoring 99 yards.  Bob Emerson played fullback, and rushed for 397 yards and 7 touchdowns.  Emerson also completed 18-48 passes for 285 yards and 2 TDs. Perhaps the most impressive stat was halfback Eddie Joe Grandy who rushed for 866 yards on 57 carries for an amazing 15.19 yards per carry.

Record By Year Inside the Decade

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