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Soccer photos were from Spring of ’76 when we played against Hanau when I was a Dormie – another story.  Aksu Mehmek (?) is next to me in the celebration photo.  These two goals were the only ones I scored all season.  We won 8-2.  Coach Haight was mad that we let them score even 1 goal.  After all - we were Frankfurt and this was Hanau.  Several divisions lower and in their first year of playing.  Hanau HS opened in the fall of ’75. In the Kick ass photo Linebacker Jerry Smith is finishing off the Wiesbaden running back after he was upturned by Don Hodson.  Watching is #38 Willie Brunett and in the #31 jersey on the sidelines is my best friend Paul Bossert and to his left (right as you look at the photo) is Brian Zenk.  Both were taking photos of the game.  I like this photo especially for three reasons: I got a great shot, I got it from the tower on the other side of the field while Paul and Brian were caught looking – HA!.  Had to make a major blowup so that is why it is more than others a less than perfect photo.  All my negatives from back then have been lost.  This scan is from an 8 x 10 I still have. 
  Chalk Master photos are when I was Manager for the fall ’75 football team.  Due to rain the field was so muddy I and the other managers had to hand line the field.  This was Homecoming and the last game of the season so I decided, without Coach Drac’s knowledge or any one else’s, much less permission, I used the last of the field chalk to put the name Eagles in the end zone using the light of the bonfire on Friday night.  On Saturday I finished the Eagle at mid-field just a few minutes before game time.  I used a quarter to help me make the design.  Not exactly an eagle but it is a bird!  You can see the burn mark from the fire behind the endzone/goalpost. Cowboys team photo is relevant to FHS as Joe Sajo (?) FHS ‘75 and Ricky Hauer FHS ’75 were assistants to the coaches for my team – Ricky to the left and Joe to the right.  They both lived in Bad V like me.  Ran into Ricky in ’82 or ‘83 playing soccer in the Ft. Ord area.   
    Graduation photo is Marilyn Rice FHS ’75, me, Joan Bossert FHS ’77, my brother Greg Hanau ’77.  Oh, and my parents
     

Mark Julian '76

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