1961 Sabres Football
Châteauroux Air Station - Déols, France

CAMAE 1951-1967

1961 Sabres Football Team
 
photo from Dave Madril

Top row (l to r):  2^nd Lt Roland “Butch” Holub, Line Coach, 1616^th Supt Sqdndn (MATS), Déols; A2C John Snead, offense/defense end, 1616 Support Sqdn (MATS); A2C Douglas Harris, end; A2C Ralph Foster, end, 3130^th AB Gp; A1C Richard “Dick” Draper, halfback, 12^th Air Postal Sqdndn; A2C Jose Trujillo, halfback, 3130 AB Gp, Accounting & Finance Office; A2C John “Cash” Cashwell, QB/halfback,  7th Radio Relay Sqdndn; Harold Farias, QB,; A1C Irving “Tommy” Thomas, halfback, 1602 ATWg (MATS)Sqdndn, was also 1960 USAFE Middleweight Weight Lifting Champion; A1C Art Evans, back, 1992 AACS (MATS); and Mr. Dick Woods, GS-9 Special Services Sqdndn, end coach. his wife ran the Base Service Club.
Center row (l to r):  CWO W2 Bill Smith, Head Coach and sometimes linebacker, 3130^th AB Gp Services Sqdndn; A2C Gary McKinley, halfback/end, Dental Tech, 7373^rd USAF Hosp Dental Clinic; SSgt John Burke, end, 3130 AB Gp, AP Sqdndn; A2C Levi Daniels, end, 3130 AB Gp; A3C Roy Newcomber, end, 1602 ATWg (MATS) worked at Déols; A2C Larry Kemp, end, 3130 AB Gp, also played on the base basketball team; A1C Dick Phillips, def end and tackle, against Bitburg made best hit I’ve ever seen, AP Sqdndn; A1C Calvin Felton, QB, flight med technician, 7373^rd USAF Hospital Flight Surgeon’s Office; SSgt Jimmy Brown, Hq AMFEA, worked at Accounting & Finance Office and 1^st Lt Charles “The Sheriff” Batchelor, 3130 AB Gp (AP Sqdndn) Head Coach in 1960, backfield coach.  Was Lt Col with me in Vietnam. 
Front row (l to r):  TSgt Jack Patton, tackle, 3130 AB Gp; MSgt Evo Mini, guard/tackle, was NCOIC of Base Gym, 3130^th AB Gp; SSgt Charles Levi Jackson, tackle, 3130 AB Gp; SSgt Barrington Grogan, guard & tackle, worked in personnel - retired as CMSgt, saw him at March AFB, CA in 1982. Replaced Nat Long as guard in Berlin when Doc Smoak wouldn’t let Nat play. We played in Berlin the day the wall went up. Suited up only 16 players that day.; SSgt Nathaniel “Nat” Long, guard, 3130 AB Gp, AP Sqdndn base judo instructor, played football   at Laon AB in 1960, wife was also a base self-defense instructor; A1C Tommy Smith, center, Dental Tech at 7373^rd USAF Hosp Dental Clinic; Capt. (Dr.) Randy Smoak, flight surgeon at 7373^rd USAF Hospital, team physician; SSgt Clarence Allan, tackle, 1616 Spt Sqdndn (MATS) worked at Déols; A2C Dave Madril, guard/middle linebacker, Med Supply, 7373^rd USAF Hospital; A1C John Betts, tackle, 3130 AB GP, AP Sqdndn [had some fun] while we were TDY at Chicksands in 1960; SSgt Robert Dace, guard, 3130 AB GP, AP Sqdndn; SSgt Al Geinsiejewski, quarterback and defensive back, 3130 AB Gp, AP Sqdndn and Tom Scott, tackle,I’m not sure about the identity of the last guy in the front row. My personal photo has his name as Tom Scott which I wrote on there in 1961 or 1962. I can’t find either name on any orders I have.  Missing from photo: SSgt James Kelly, 3130^th AB Gp (Gym);  A1C George W. Graham, 7373^rd USAF Hosp Dental Clinic;  Gerald Bunker;  Henri Labouret, team trainer. Henri worked at the gym.  When he was young, he  was the French flyweight boxing champion.

This team played the Berlin Bears the day the Berlin Wall went up.  We only had 16 players medically cleared to play and and we were behind 18-12 at the half before we were blown away. _ Legend by Dave Madril

Orders for 1961 Sabres Football Team to Lakenheath, England Game - August 1961 - from Dave Madril

Sabre Blade - 11-3-61

Thank you, Danielle, daughter of g.i. Dave Madril, for sending these articles.

1961 Sabres - SHAPE Game

Background is George Graham, Levi Daniel, John Burke, John Betts, Nat Long,
Foreground is Dave Madril and John Cashwell - photo from D. Madril

[jpnote:  Do you have photos, newspaper articles you would like to share?  Drop me a note and I'll be happy to post them. Don't be shy! 
If you were a jock - tell it!  I sat on a bench in the rain under the french skies watching you guys

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