Memorial Completed - See page 2 ILITARY M A IA C B A M D U E L M O Y C • A • QUI SE VINC IT N L IT V I NC U O I BUGLE M QUARTERLY N AT I ASSOCI Volume 6, Number 3 Fall, 2006 What Football Coach Said, “Winning Tenn. Tech Ad. Building “100 Years of Tradition” Isn’t Everything, It’s the Only Thing!” Dedicated to CMA Grad VHS/DVD Still Available The Tennessee Technology Center Almumni If you said Vince Lombardi you U.C.L.A.,” relates Hall. “My years at CMA at Oneida/Huntsville, TN, dedicated its would be wrong. Vince said something were probably the most important of new administration building to long time similar but it was another football my youth as my time helped mold the state Senator George Alvin Terry, Class great, Coach Henry R. “Red” Sanders character I carried through life.” He re- of ‘44. The December dedication was at- (1905-1958), who coached the CMA members that CMA got a lot of publicity tended by a number of CMA graduates. Bulldogs from 1930 to 1934 who first during Sanders stay, which included a George and his brother both attended CMA in the ‘40s. He has several grown Photos supplied by Tony Woolwine, Class of ‘56 uttered those words according to Scoop lot of national attention among private Hudgins, Vanderbilt’s sports information schools. daughters and resides in Goodlettsville, director from 1946 to 1948 and Fred TN with his wife Sarah. Russell, retired sports editor of the Clemson before moving to Columbia. Nashville Banner. It was Russell who Following his four years at CMA he be- quoted Sanders in one of his newspaper came head coach at Vanderbilt. He left columns at the time. to join the Army in WWII, returning as Captain Sanders Captain Sanders head coach for the Commodores from Captain H.R. Sanders, his title 1946 to 1948. While at Vanderbilt he at CMA, came to the school from a had an assistant coach which was later coaching job at Clemson following an acclaimed “Alabama’s Best”, Coach Paul outstanding collegiate career as quarter- “Bear” Bryant (see picture on page 2). back at Vanderbilt University from 1923 Captain Sanders to 1926 under Daniel Earle McGugin. He left the Black and Gold to become Sanders also played second base for head coach at U.C.L.A. Sanders coached the old Mobile Bears baseball club in the Bruins from 1949 to 1957. He was Mobile, AL before moving to Columbia arguably the best coach in school in 1930. Coach Henry R. “Red” Sanders history, having compiled a record of Dick Hall, Class of ‘34, remembers CMA Head Coach, 1930 - 1934 66-19-1 (.773) at UCLA and earning Captain Sanders well during the four the school its only football national years he played football under him. “He Hall carried fond memories of CMA championship in 1954. As head coach of was head coach and an instructor in as an Infantry Rifleman with the 96th the Bruins, Sanders took them to three Junior School,” relates Hall, a retired Division to both Leyte and Okinawa dur- Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) titles, executive now living in Texas. “He had a ing WWII’s Pacific Campaign. “God was two Rose Bowls (‘54 and ‘56 seasons) reputation for discipline, hard work and good to me. I got through both battles and was selected AFCA Coach of the fairness that carried him to the National without a scratch.” Year in 1954. Collegiate Championship in 1954 with Sanders started his coaching ca- Red was inducted into the U.C.L.A.’s 50th Year 1956 reer in 1928 as an assistant coach at a perfect 9-0 record as head coach at see “Red Sanders” on page 2 Reunion Contacts 1957 “Red Sanders” from page 1 Hall of Fame when it was organized in 1984 and in 1966, into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Fellow inductees that year included John Majors of Ten- nessee and legendary sports writer Grantland Rice. In honor of the Nashville native, Vandy Coach Henry R. “Red” Sanders (left) and Assistant Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant U.C.L.A. gives its annual “Henry R. ‘Red’ Sanders” Award to the Most Valuable Player on the team at its annual U.C.L.A. Football Awards Banquet. --------------------------- This article was composed using information supplied by the Vanderbilt continued from page 2 University Athletic Department, the U.C.L.A Athletic Department and the MEMORIAL COMPLETED. .Pictured (top) is the front of the CMA Memorial dedicated Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. at the August Reunion. Featured on the front is the CMA seal, a depiction of a cadet, a brief history of CMA and the recounting of a “Day at CMA” by Jack Walker, Class of ‘45. The bot- tom picture displays the back of the Memorial featuring former graduates inducted into the “Whhhhaazzuupppp Dudes” “Hall of Honor” along with the individual names of those contributing $500 or more toward Odds and Ends from Here and There the monument’s construction. Greg Thompson, Class of ‘72, informed in Athens, AL at: [email protected] the Bugle that classmate, William “Bill” (aka CMAAA Treasurer’s Report ---------------------------- Willy) Patrick, Class of ‘73, was elected As of November 30, 2006 Circuit Court Judge for Kentucky’s 53rd Richard F. Broadbent III, Class of ‘55, District in November. Alas, a subsequent e- and the staff of Christian Word Ministries, US BANK Balance mail from Bill indicates he lost by 38 votes. has published a wire bound booklet titled, Checking Account: $81,357.98 Better luck next time. “Prayer”. The purpose of the booklet is to Each BUGLE that is printed and mailed ---------------------------- help others learn to pray God’s Word and The Alabama Boy Scouts are compiling His will. You can e-mail Christian Word first class to those on our master list costs a publication which includes an item on for- Ministries at: www.christianword.org or the association approximately $1,150.00. mer Eagle Scout and CMA graduate James call; 859-219-9082 for a copy. The reunion issue costs more because of “Jimmy” DiRago. Jimmy, it’s estimated, ---------------------------- the weight and return forms involved. Please graduated in about 1941, entered the Army Dave Jolly Jr., Class of ‘41, lost his contact me at 931-388-9128 if you would and was subsequently killed in combat. wife Aug. 20 just 12 days short of their 59th like more detailed information regarding the The Scouts would like to have a picture of Wedding Anniversary. A native Memphian, DiRago to run with the item. Anyone with Dave is retired Army. Having attended the association’s finances. an old CMA Annual or Catalog picturing the August Reunion he hopes to be around for Becky Moon, CMAAA Treasurer former graduate should e-mail Ronald Pettus the next in 2008. [email protected] 2 SILVER TAPS William P. Halliday Jr., Class of ‘42 Thomas Raymond “Ray” Daniels William Halliday died Nov. 13 at Jr., died September 24 in Memphis after Memphis University Hospital. meeting with his classmates at the CMA A native Memphian, he graduated from August Reunion. He was buried at Elmwood The Univ. of Tennessee in 1949 following Cemetery, Memphis. service in WWII with the 84th Infantry Div., He leaves his wife of 49 years, Barbara; also known as the Railsplitters. He fought in four daughters, Catherine Daniels and Janet the Battle of the Bulge. Daniels of Memphis, Elizabeth Mullins of Mr. Halliday worked for Merrill Lynch Collierville and Linda Cause of Virginia. He as a Financial Consultant from 1950 until was predeceased by his brother, William retirement in “Billy” Daniels. 1991. He was He wasCoach for the Baptist Children’s active with MIFA Home, 1953 and 1954; Coach for the (Metropolitan Episcopal Church Inter Faith of the Holy Association), C o m m u n i o n , the Scottish 1958 to 1971; Society, the M e m p h i s and Coach for Convention and the Brownsville Visitors Bureau, Bill Halliday Road Broncos in the Thirty- the Shelby Youth SHAPELY COOK. .Dudley Niners at Grace St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Sports league Dolinger, Class of ‘73, models his and the Salvation Army as a Bell Ringer. from 1973 to Ray Daniels new cook’s apron at an October He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Allen 1977. gathering of classmates at his Reel- Halliday; four children, Charles Brenham Ray served on the Board of Directors for foot Lake cabin in West Tennessee. Allen of Dallas, Dorothy Halliday Butler the Shelby Youth Sports from 1976 to 1991 of Summit, NJ, William Parker Halliday, Dr. Bobby Bane, Class of ‘72, was an organization he served as president of in III and Allen Pillow Halliday of Memphis.; 1978 and 1979. From 1980 until his death, on hand to offer a 50% discount on one brother, Edwin Wilkinson Halliday of he was president and chairman of the Shelby an angioplasty for anyone needing Columbia, TN; and six grandchildren. Youth Sports Scholarship Committee. the procedure as a result of Dudley’s He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, He was Baseball Committee Chairman tasty breakfast. In the words of Greg Memphis. of American Legion Memphis Post #1 from Thompson, Class of ‘72, “We had a “Ray” Daniels Jr., Class of ‘54 continued on page 4 blast.” Tax Exempt App. contributions by graduates interesting in preserving the school’s heritage while Reviewed by Officers at the same time funding scholarships MOVING? CMAAA Assistant Treasurer, Don for both high school and college.