A History of Athletic Training in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas

  

 

1937 1st Shrine Bowl Game.
1939 Managers listed in the official program for the first time.  Managers sometimes assumed some duties now associated with athletic trainers.
1949 Medical Committee listed in the official program for the 1st time.  This committee was composed of two physicians---one each from the competing states.
1952 Athletic trainers listed in the official program for the 1st time.  Fitz Lutz for North Carolina and Jess Alderman for South Carolina.  Both were collegiate athletic trainers.  Collegiate level athletic trainers were used from 1952 through 1979.
1974 High school student assistants were used for the 1st time.  Danny Poole of West Mecklenburg High School served as a student athletic trainer for the South Carolina team.
1980 High school athletic trainers were used for the 1st time.  Elton Hawley of Olympic High School worked with the North Carolina team and Scott Douglass of South Mecklenburg worked with the South Carolina team.  An athletic training coordinator was used for the first time for this and subsequent games. Carroll Lowder, then of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools was selected as the athletic training coordinator.
1985 Elton Hawley became the athletic training coordinator for the Shrine Bowl.
1988 Two adult athletic trainers (one from each state) were added to the athletic training staff.  These additional  adult athletic trainers would serve for one year, thus allowing other adult athletic trainers at the high school level; to participate in the Shrine Bowl.  In the first year, Randy Strickland (Summerville High School) and John Blake (Southern Durham High School) worked with our perennial athletic training staff.
1995 The 1st female athletic trainers were invited to work the Shrine Bowl game.  Gail McMurry (C.E. Jordan High School) worked the North Carolina team and Sheila Curry (Dutch Fork High School) worked  the South Carolina team.
1997 The rosters of each state were expanded to 40 players.
1998 Former student athletic trainers of the Shrine Bowl were invited back as athletic trainers.  Mike Guerrero (N.C. student trainer in 1981) of Garner High School worked with the North Carolina team and  Mike Ballard (S.C. student trainer in 1987) of Clover High School worked the South Carolina team.
1999 The rosters of each state were expanded to 42 players.
2000 The rosters of each state were expanded to 46 players.
2000 A second student athletic trainer (Female) was added to each state's roster.  Stephanie Perkinson ( East Wake, NC) and Christa Doane (Rock Hill, SC) were the first female student athletic trainers. 
2001 No NC/SC Shrine Bowl Game in Charlotte's Memorial Stadium for the first time since 1937.  Game played  instead at District III Stadium in Rock Hill.
2002 The rosters of each state were expanded to 48 players
2003 The rosters of each state were reduced to 44 players at the request of the SC Football Coaches and South Carolina League Office in Consideration for the SC North/South game.  The Shrine Bowl returns to Rock Hill for the third year.  Dr. Guy O. Keller retired from the Medical Committee after nearly 50 years of service to the Shrine Bowl and its players.  Dr. Greg Pleasants, (a 1986 high school assistant on the NC squad) serve as the Medical Director beginning in 2004.
2004 The Shrine Bowl game is moved to Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC.  Last year for Elton Hawley as Athletic Training Committee Chair.  Elton’s replacement will be  Mike Guerrero of Garner High School.  Mike has been with the Shrine Bowl in the past as both a high school assistant (1981) and as an invited athletic trainer (1998).  Last year for Scott Douglass of the SC squad and John Burney of the NC squad.  Scott’s replacement will be Barry Atkinson of Laurens High School and John’s replacement will be Tracy Hefner of East Burke High School.  Both Barry and Tracy have worked the Shrine Bowl previously.
2005 Mike Guerrero begins his first year as Athletic Training Committee Chair.  Elton Hawley remains on as Athletic Training Committee Chair-Emeritus.  Barry Atkinson serves as the Athletic Trainer for the South Carolina squad.  Tracy Hefner serves as the Athletic Trainer for the North Carolina Squad.
2006 Each state is allowed an additional athletic trainer;  Miles Kliewer, Apex HS and Mitch Hadinger, Richmond County HS from NC; and Mack Harvey, Dutch Fork High School, SC and Hank Mason, Boiling Springs High, SC.  Ken Stack joins the permanent staff as our Physical Therapist for the week in Spartanburg, SC.  Dr. Greg Pleasants, Mike Guerrero, Tracy Hefner, and Barry Atkinson return for their 3rd year serving the athletes.
2007 Dr. Greg Pleasants, Mike Guerrero, Tracy Hefner, Barry Atkinson, and Ken Stack return to the Shrine Bowl Game in their respective roles.  Elton Hawley continues his role as an active ATC Chairman Emeritus.  Hank Mason is permanently added to the annual staff as the local athletic trainer liaison.
   

Rev Nov 07

 

Year  N.C.  Affiliation     Year  S.C.  Affiliation 
1952 Fitz Lutz  College     1952 Jess Alderman  College 
1953 Merle J. McIntosh, Jr.  College     1953 William M. Bostwick  College 
1954 Robert L. Chambers  College     1954 Charlie Robinson  College 
1955 Warren Ariail  College     1955 W.P. "Bill" Parker  College 
1956 Henry Read  College     1956 Herb Gulick  College 
1957 J. Herman Bunch, Jr.  College     1957 William M. Bostwick  College 
1958 Lloyd Parker  College     1958 C.W. Branch  College 
1959 Bernard O. Mills  College     1959 Vernon L. Caldwell  College 
1960 Al Proctor  College     1960 Vernon L. Caldwell  College 
1961 Al Proctor  College     1961 Vernon L. Caldwell  College 
1962 Larry Brewer  College     1962 Vernon L. Caldwell  College 
1963 Ron Kanoy  College     1963 Duane Stober  College 
1964 G.L. Murdock, Jr.  College     1964 Duane Stober  College 
1965 Samuel H. Houston, Jr.  College     1965 Duane Stober  College 
1966 Ron Kanoy  College     1966 Duane Stober  College 
1967 Ron Kanoy  College     1967 Duane Stober  College 
1968 Ron Kanoy  College     1968 Duane Stober  College 
1969 Ron Kanoy  College     1969 Duane Stober  College 
1970 Ron Kanoy  College     1970 Joe Kinney  College 
1971 Terry Wills  College     1971 Duane Stober  College 
1972 Terry Wills  College     1972 Duane Stober  College 
1973 Warren Ariail  College     1973 Duane Stober  College 
1974 Warren Ariail  College     1974 Duane Stober  College 
               Danny Poole  HS Student 
1975 Warren Ariail  College     1975 Duane Stober  College 
   Lewis Moore  HS Student        Chuck Voyles  HS Student 
1976 Warren Ariail  College     1976 Duane Stober  College 
   David Tresch  HS Student        David Switzer  HS Student 
1977 Warren Ariail  College     1977 Duane Stober  College 
   Scott Winslow  HS Student        Jeff Coffer  HS Student 
1978 Warren Ariail  College     1978 Duane Stober  College 
   Dan Shelton  HS Student        Andy Massey  HS Student 
1979 Warren Ariail  College     1979 Duane Stober  College