Soccer Team 1972 Hall of Fame

 

Posted by Roger Wilson '76 after the great induction ceremonies for the Wabash College Athletics Hall of Fame:  "Friday September 13 was a special evening for Wabash College and Delta Tau Delta Beta Psi Chapter.  The occasion was the annual Athletic Hall of Fame Induction ceremony where the Soccer team of 1972 was inducted.  That team turned around a mediocre program and established a goal for succeeding teams to reach. The team included 15 Delt Brothers, many of them Freshman who made an immediate impact.  

Only 6 opposing goals were scored that season and as Dick Sword ‘76 stated in his remarks, 3 were penalty goals.  A big shoutout to Mike “Gumby” Shaver who starting the nomination process for this team, spending considerable time researching their accomplishments and seeing it through until the team was accepted."

Wabash President, Scott Feller, poses with the
1972 Soccer team as they are inducted into
the Wabash Athletics Hall of Fame.

Fellow Delts began gathering in C'ville on Thursday,
preparing for the honoring of their soccer team
inductees.
Murph '76, Dan '79, Brad '79, Randy '77, John '81, Derek '79

Derek '79, Rob '76, Alex '76, Eddie '76

At Camp Rotary, Craig '79, John '81,
Dan '79, Derek '79, Rob '76

Rob '76, Murph '76

At the Wallace Opry, Friday morning.

For the first time, our Wabash Delts were in attendance for
music at the Wallace Opry.  A church group was enjoying their
breakfast and their musicians led them in a hymn,
followed by other musical selections.

The Old Rugged Cross

Back at Camp Rotary, These Delts raised the Delt colors.

The 1972 Soccer Team is inducted into the Hall of Fame.

This is the team picture taken in 1972.

This crew of Delts were in attendance at the dinner
honoring their '72 Soccer brothers.

Eddie '76 with Chick Clements, great friend of
the '72 Soccer team as well as all other 
Wabash athletes for many decades.
Chick passed away before the '72 Soccer Team was honored.

Dan '79:  Check his new license plate!

This weekend was also Homecoming at Wabash.
The Delts were seen in large numbers at
the luncheon before Saturday's game.

Similar to recent Monon Bell Games,
the Delts hosted a large tailgating tent,
especially for the 1972 Soccer Team.
Thanks to Alex Betz'76 and Jim Evans'77
and several others for making this come together.

Mike "Gumby" Shaver '73
He was the spark and continual flame
that produced the induction of
the 1972 Soccer Team.

And a campfire was ignited at Camp Rotary
for additional story-telling.

Shaw Bay Concert

Guy, Murph, Cameron, Bill, Sean
All photos & videos by Sean Stull, unless stated otherwise

What has become a tradition is the annual September Weekend Cruise hosted by Captain Sean Stull aboard his Beneteau 34, SouthPaw, out of Annapolis.  Sean's crew always includes Commodore Bill Paviol, Jeweler/Watchmaker Warren (Guy/Magyver) Stewart and yours truly, CaptMurph.  And this year, additional & honored crew, Cam Stull, Captain's son, joined the boat.

Per Captain Stull:

Cameron Kasey Stull and I picked up Bill Paviol  and then Warren Stewart and Allen Murphy Friday night to head to Annapolis for the weekend. Saturday morning we motored into the wind and waves south down the bay. We put out all the canvas as we rounded Bloody Point into Eastern Bay. We had a great sail for a while, then a squall caught up to us with sustained 25 knot winds with gusts to 30. Since we had a boat full of sailors, I decided not to motor up and bring in the sails. Instead, we kept turning into the wind and alternated reefing the main and jib until we got back under control while sailing. Once we got down to a couple handkerchiefs, we were sailing at 6+ knots. South Paw handled the fiesty wind fine. We sailed up the Wye River and anchored in Shaw Bay right as the annual Eastport Oyster Boys concert was starting at 1500.  Bill, Cam, and I took the dinghy over to the boat stage for the rest of the concert. As soon as it ended, we weighed anchor and headed for Tilghman Creek to drop the hook for the night. There was a complete rainbow behind us, with a lesser second rainbow above. It was a little tight getting in, but a great little anchorage with a colorful sunset. We had surf 'n turf for dinner, then turned in for the night.  We still had five hours on the water to get back and I had to be a volleyball at 1530, so we woke up at 0400 and pulled the anchor at 0430. The wind was blowing 15 knots early, so we night motor-sailed out of Eastern Bay until dawn and motored the rest of the way back. We covered nearly 50 NM in this short, but action-packed weekend.

Bill at the bow as South Paw departs
Back Creek into the Severn River.

This compilation by Captain Stull includes video during high winds.

Huge wind velocity increase
as we sailed towards
Tilghman Point on
Eastern Bay.

Port A to Shaw Bay, Wye River

Shaw Bay Anchorage

Video by Bill Paviol:  Eastport Oyster Boys Concert in Shaw Bay on the Wye River

Bill also recorded the Eastport Oyster Boys' "There's No Beer in Tangier." Click Here.

Enroute from Shaw Bay to Tilghman Creek, South Paw enjoyed this tremendous Double Rainbow!

Shaw to Tilghman Anchorage

Beautiful Sunset in Tilghman Creek

Sunday morning called for a Very Early Departure, two hours Before Sunrise!

Sunrise Vid!

Bloody Point Light,
Rusted out holes in the wall
permit seeing Through
the abandoned light. 

Tilghmann Anc to Port A

To see Capt Sean's FB Post, Click Here.

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