Putt Pate’s All-Time Refugio HS Football Team
This is personal and, therefore, biased. I have leaned toward players of my era, 1940-1950s, but do not apologize. The players of that era were the greatest.
Captain: Algie Lewis, who played only for the Barefield Tigers
Running Back: Jack Sportsman, Willie Mack Garza, James Thomas Lott
Quarterback Bobby McBride, Travis Quintanilla
Tight End Bill Anderson
Tackles: Wayne Gumm, Jason Youngblood, David McKinney, Darryl Mahan, Gale Olivier
Wide Receiver: Serafin Vela, no one else can compare
Center: Ray Anderson
Guards: Dailey Brown, Don Davis
Punter: Bobby McBride, Kicker: Eugene ‘Bull” Lewis
Add to the above these defensive standouts:
Cornerbacks: James K. Lott, Jordan Kelley
Linebackers: Teddy Gray, Charles Newton “’Nut” Williams, Ronnie “Hitter” Gipson
Linesman: Louis Young
Defensive End: Diego Perales