Class Note 1944
Issue
Where, oh where, is the freshman A-team?
Sixty-nine years ago Dartmouth College assembled one of the greatest freshman football teams in the country. Of the original 30 A-team members only seven are alive today. We decided to run down those remaining seven and ask about their memories of Dartmouth and recent doings. Our first call was to Russ Isner, who now lives in Elkins, West Virginia. Russ completed his education in West Virginia, but his enthusiasm and fond memories of Dartmouth and his “Richardson crowd” of Eric Barradale and Charles “X.” Larrabee and his time in Hanover were infectious. It was such an enjoyable and upbeat chat that we forgot to get any details of his life now, but he sounds great. Our next stop was Binghamton, New York, where we caught up with Al Peterson, retired doctor, who commented that his years at Dartmouth were the “best experience” of his life. Al is enjoying retirement, in spite of having to give up his golf game. He’s a strong Dartmouth supporter and lunches weekly with Mark Peisch. Next whistle stop: Fort Collins, Colorado, where we had another enjoyable chat with John Peacock. John raved about the A-team, recalling that in their sophomore year most of them became the varsity first team. John has spent his life involved with flying, first for the Naval Air Corps, then in establishing various airlines, and ranching, but his current pet project is developing a high-speed railroad line between Fort Collins and Colorado Springs, which absorbs a lot of time and energy.
We have run out of room for this issue, so stay tuned for the next issue, when we interview Bob Petersen, Bud Talley, Ed Roewer and Bob McLaughry.
Our condolences to the families of George Ives, who died on September 8, and Al Hormel, who died in early December.
This column was researched, with much enjoyment, by our roving reporter Stan Barr.
—Elizabeth M. Munson ’A44, 23 Linscott Road N., York, ME 03909; emmunson1944@gmail.com
Mar - Apr 2010
Where, oh where, is the freshman A-team?
Sixty-nine years ago Dartmouth College assembled one of the greatest freshman football teams in the country. Of the original 30 A-team members only seven are alive today. We decided to run down those remaining seven and ask about their memories of Dartmouth and recent doings. Our first call was to Russ Isner, who now lives in Elkins, West Virginia. Russ completed his education in West Virginia, but his enthusiasm and fond memories of Dartmouth and his “Richardson crowd” of Eric Barradale and Charles “X.” Larrabee and his time in Hanover were infectious. It was such an enjoyable and upbeat chat that we forgot to get any details of his life now, but he sounds great. Our next stop was Binghamton, New York, where we caught up with Al Peterson, retired doctor, who commented that his years at Dartmouth were the “best experience” of his life. Al is enjoying retirement, in spite of having to give up his golf game. He’s a strong Dartmouth supporter and lunches weekly with Mark Peisch. Next whistle stop: Fort Collins, Colorado, where we had another enjoyable chat with John Peacock. John raved about the A-team, recalling that in their sophomore year most of them became the varsity first team. John has spent his life involved with flying, first for the Naval Air Corps, then in establishing various airlines, and ranching, but his current pet project is developing a high-speed railroad line between Fort Collins and Colorado Springs, which absorbs a lot of time and energy.
We have run out of room for this issue, so stay tuned for the next issue, when we interview Bob Petersen, Bud Talley, Ed Roewer and Bob McLaughry.
Our condolences to the families of George Ives, who died on September 8, and Al Hormel, who died in early December.
This column was researched, with much enjoyment, by our roving reporter Stan Barr.
—Elizabeth M. Munson ’A44, 23 Linscott Road N., York, ME 03909; emmunson1944@gmail.com