Vintage 1980's Pics

Big Red enters the lockerroom at OSU after the 1984 State Championship victory.

The Big Red gather in 82 before the kickoff.

Big Red swarms a CCHS carrier in the 82 matchup.

Coach Hedmond gives instructions to QB Andre Creech.

Coach Hedmond leaves the field after a timeout in the 82 playoffs.

Mike Mayo turning the corner in 83.

Coach Reno Saccoccia during his first season as Head Coach in 1983.

Tor Hill launches one of his many passes in the 83 Ursuline playoff game.

Big George V. chases St. Joes QB Tony Miller during the state semi-finals in 1989.

 

Joe Johnson laying out for the block of Dean Ferguson's punt in the 85 playoff game.

Joe Johnson looking for the hole...Brian Young with the lead block.

Nodi scrambling vs. Wintersville in the 85 playoffs.

Huddling up on the Rubber Bowl turf in 84.

Todd Kelley vs. Westlake in 1984.

Nodi in the 85 playoffs vs. Wintersville.

The Offense gets set in the 81 playoffs at Austintown Fitch Falcon Stadium.

Andre Creech scrambles vs. Mooney in the 81 playoffs.

 

Eric White sits on the bench pondering what went wrong before The Comeback began.

Coach Saccoccia and Joe Heatherington on the sidelines in 1984.

Big Red Students Steve Yonda and Robert Sullivan at the Rubber Bowl in 1984.

Joe Jones puts a hit on the Whitehall QB in the 84 title game.

Big Red scoring vs Alter in the 1987 state semi-finals.

Marcus McGhee takes a hit in the 85 playoffs.

Brian Young delivers the hit on Wintersville's Kevin Wesley in the 85 playoff thriller.

Todd Kelley looks for a little inspiration during Big Red's first ever playoff victory over Youngstown Ursuline at YSU in 1984.

Paul Kokas, trainer Simon Feaster, and Chuck Hython during the 88 state semi final victory over Harrison at Ohio Stadium.

The entrance to Cartledge Field House.

Leon Sawyer and the Red salute the crowd during the 1988 State Championship game vs. Akron Buchtel.

Julius "Jukie" Shackleford makes a one-handed TD catch in the back corner of the endzone in 1985's playoff victory over Canton Central Catholic at Massillon.

Tubbo returns the kickoff for a TD in the 87 playoff victory over Columbus DeSales.

Big Red getting ready to punch it in vs North Canton Hoover in the 88 playoffs.

Lining up for the winning TD vs Hoover in the 1989 "Comeback" playoff game.

Mike Jones sending Lake home in the 88 playoffs.

Chuck Hython taking an INT to the house in the 89 playoff victory over Minerva.

Andre Creech running vs. Mooney in the 82 playoffs.

Big Red battles Mooney in the 85 state semi's at the Akron Rubber Bowl.

Todd Kelley scores Big Red's first ever playoff TD in the victory over Ursuline in 84.

Big Red vs St Joes in the 89 state semi finals at the Akron Rubber Bowl.

Big Red vs Ursuline on the snow covered Death Valley turf in the 83 playoffs.

Big Red vs Watterson on Zanesville's icy turf in the 87 playoffs.

TD clincher vs Westlake in the 84 state semi's at the Akron Rubber Bowl.

Joe Johnson scoring the winning TD in the state championship game vs Whitehall in 1984.

Julius Shackleford scoring a TD vs Wintersville in the 85 playoffs setting off pandemonium in Death Valley.

James Creech getting ready to handoff to Tubbo Yetts (not pictured), while brother Dunrick Yetts blocks during the Wintersville game of 87.

Hans Yetts blocking for Jimmy Kelley in the Wooster playoff game of 86.