For people who attended Crawford High School or would have attended if they hadn't
moved -- or just have fond memories of San Diego in the '40s, '50s and '60s.

Check out the Crawford High web site.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

1959 Football Carnival Program

Here's the program for the 21st Annual San Diego City Schools Football Carnival, held in Balboa Stadium on September 26, 1959.  Click HERE to see all 16 pages.  

Pacer for October 14, 1958

Click HERE to read the October 14, 1958 Pacer.

Crawford Pacer

Click HERE to read the school paper from April 7, 1959. 

Andrew Jackson Elementary: 1954-1960

If you graduated from Crawford in 1966 -- and attended Kindergarten at Andrew Jackson -- you should be in the photo at left.  Can you see yourself?  Click HERE to see the photo and ALL of Dwight Yakel's Andrew Jackson photos enlarged.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

1958 Football Carnival Program

Click HERE to read the 16-page program from the Twentieth Annual San Diego City Schools Football Carnival, held September 26, 1958.  I was interested in the team from La Jolla High, which included Mike Chamberlain (husband of our departed Betsy Cairns Chamberlain '60), the late surfing legend Butch Van Artsdalen, and some guy named Doug Manchester.

Robert Juel Obituary

Crawford math teacher Robert Juel died on December 9th.  Click HERE to read what his daughter Connie Juel '67 wrote about him.

Jeff Graham: 1941-2011

Jeff Graham '59 passed away December 8, 2011.  Click HERE to read the obituary on the Scripps Institute of Oceanography page.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Crackpot Crones

Here's the website for Crackpot Crones, one half of which is Carolyn Myers '68.  I'm laughing and I don't even know their schtick.

JFK on El Cajon Blvd

Here's another color photo of President Kennedy's trip down El Cajon Blvd on June 6, 1963.  Maybe you can tell me where John's Hair Styles stood.  Click HERE to check it out.

Golden Anniversary Pacer

Here's the Pacer for September 21, 1961.  

Greg Trompas '67

Greg Trompas '67 passed away December 12th.  His sister Mia forwarded a great photo and an obituary, which I've posted to the Class of '67 Obituary Page.  You can also sign the Guest Book.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

They Called Him Mister Football

Bill Rainey wasn't the only All-Star on Crawford's 1961 football team, but he made every list.  A whole bunch of other Colts are mentioned in the news clippings I retrieved from my scrapbook.  Click HERE to check them out.

KGB Top 30 for February 14, 1972

Click HERE to check out the KGB Top 30 list for February 14, 1972

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Kearny vs Crawford: December 1, 1961

The cover on this football program says C.I.F. Finals, but I'm confused.  That was my Senior Year and I thought we played Helix in the finals.  Oh, well, all will be revealed. Click HERE to browse through the program.