THE GREATEST TEAM THAT NEVER WAS - THE 1966 HORNETS

Here is a look back at the greatest team of their mind,er, time. The Hornets running their futuristic STING N SHOOT offense. Here are those who made it possible.
Coach - Harris " Whiskey Man " Palmer
drank a half pint of whiskey each day before practice ,great under pressure , sometimes had to wake him up to make game decisions, player's coach, called off practice when fish were biting.
QB - Billy Clyde Oakley
great leader , respected by team , made out with every cheerleader , highly dedicated ,cut back to two packs a day during season.
FB - Rocky Joe
triple threat player, threatened to quit three times, strange dude ,sat around reading Fun with Factorials & SUN TZU.
SBs - Ricky Ron & Dicky Don
twins,great speed, could run & catch ,were bad to steal ,had to take shower with money in hand.
WR - Dingle Queen
smartest guy on team ,scored academic double double, scored double digits on ACT & IQ test, great Dad , still friendly with both Moms.
WR - Jesse Tuggle
great possession receiver, in fact arrested three times for possession junior year.
C - Al "Dumper " Carter
great blocker , had trouble with snap count ,surprising since it never changed in the eight years he played
LG - Merle Hurley
comeback player after bad hunting accident, peed on electric fence while bird hunting, often had far away look in eyes.
LT - Charles " Big Junior" Cash
MVP, his Dad paid for uniforms, if Whiskey Man didn't do what Senior said we would have to play naked,great looking sister.
RG - Shannon O'Bannion
RT - Vannon O'Bannion
yeah buddy , more twins & 716 pounds of 'em ,both over 5'9'',members of century club ,they ate over 100 Krystals each in 20 minutes. bad to pass gas in huddle & at the line. confused Dumper who thought it was the snap count.
The Hornets played every Sunday at Barnfall Feild except when it was too hot or rained a lot . Most games were at Barnfall because probation officers would not let some of the boys leave the county.
Some of the games ended at half due to the Mercy Rule. After half with the cheerleaders no one feldt like playing anymore. A couple of games were called due to smoke.
Yes ,the Hornets were a ledgend in their own mind.
Thanks to Dan Jenkins for some of this memory of the Medina Mystic.