1962 SHS Tri-State Championship Football Team
Football
Slater High School
1962
1962 Tri-State Champions (Slater High School)
The Slater Wolves recorded a perfect 8-0 season in 1962 under Coach Dorsey Sims, winning the Tri-State title, along with the District 1 championship.
The Wolves captured the Tri-State title, their third straight, over Douglass 17-6 at Municipal Stadium. Fullback Johnny McCurdy scored both touchdowns to lead Slater, which gave him a total of 67 points scored for the season. End Marvin Beidleman scored two safeties for the Wolves.
The talented Wolves outscored their opponents 223-30 over the course of the season, holding opponents scoreless until the fourth game when Morristown West finally got on the board as Slater won 13-6.
Other members of the Wolves were halfbacks Rufus Chadwell, Robert Dickerson, and James White; quarterback Jackson Meade; end Johnny Gudger; tackles Wayne Daggs, Harold Roller, and Samuel Knight; guards Robert White and Henry Wisdom; and center Arthur Henderson.
