1961

The Jaguars Join the WPIAL

A Year of Firsts:

The 1961 Jaguars entered into their first season of officially being a

member of the WPIAL as a "AA" school. The team had a strong senior class, and an up and coming underclass that would carry the team. The team was coached by Art Conner in his third year at the helm, defeated arch rival Brentwood and Elizabeth Forward for the first time.

Though the record was a disappointing 3-6, it was notable that two of the victories were achieved versus Brentwood and Elizabeth-Forward. TJ also defeated North Hills, one of the last “single-wing” teams at that time.

A team of 50 athletes worked diligently under the direction of Coach Connors, assisted by John Knox Hall, George Stoicovy, and Tony Mullen. Diminutive QB Bruce Kincaid, bruising Fullback Carmen Spori0(who later played at Pitt), Running back- Mike Foreman, Running back- Larry Kalcevic, and end- Paul Fought led the team. The line was spearheaded by many young linemen which hopefully boded well for the future.

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Coaching Staff:

Art Conner-Head Coach

Anthony Mullen- Assistant Coach

George Stoicovy- Assistant Coach

John Hall- Assistant Coach