We Were the Redskins
Varsity Saranac Lake Redskins
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We were the Redskins
A Gridiron Dream
Led by Coach Raymond
Who made us a team
Fobare at quarterback
Calling the play
Leading the Redskins
When it was politically okay
Tolhurst, Lamb, Cantwell, Sawyer (x2)
Manning the Line
Camelo at fullback
Spearheading each hard-fought drive
Bach was the big back
Carrying the ball
Cates on the outside
Dazzling them all
We owned the hectare
Crowds cheered the score
A pass or hand off from Fobare
Had them screaming for more
Red Raiders, Bears, Lumberjacks
Trembled when we took the field
We were the Redskins
The team other teams feared
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Until Our Trails Cross Again:
AKA: Monk
About The Author
rdmonroe5
Lifelong NYS resident. Raised in Saranac Lake. Cornell graduate(ROTC). Army veteran, Airborne/Ranger qualified, 10th Mtn Div, stints in Honduras and with JTF VI. 3rd degree Black Belt; 3x cancer survivor; published writer with several featured stories in Adirondack Life Magazine. Residing in Watertown NY with wife Robin & our 3 adult children. Loving Life. Living in the Day I am in.
Dick,
Being a lifelong Washington Redskins fan… I def miss the politically incorrect days when it was still ok to say the team name “Redskins” with some chest puffing pride. And when, as a show of support for the team, grown men with hairy beards, would don dresses and pig snouts, call themselves the hogs. Thing was, that was shockingly different… not the norm. But it wasnt a political or social statement. It was done in good fun… for the team. And people understood . They laughed. It was fun and funny.