Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 25, 1954
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HARD TO FIT: Big Bob West, six-foot-three-inch, 227-pound 10th-grader who hopes to earn a tackle spot on Willow Run High's first football team, buckles helmet which wasn't easy to get. The size-71/2 'hat' he needed wasn't available at Willow Run nor at other high schools to which the Runners turned for help. But Hank Hatch, veteran Michigan equipment man, found one that worked fine. So West will be wearing U-M Maize and Blue headgear this fall.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 25, 1954
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QUARTERS BIT CRAMPED: Wire baskets server for lockers and the fit is tight but Willow Run High grid hopefuls, like Sophomores Jim Alexander (seated) and Dan Foster, make out just fine as they get ready to help the band-new high school launch its first athletic season. Alexander hopes to play at fullback while Foster seeks a call at end.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 25, 1954
Caption:
EQUIPMENT PILING UP: It's a job getting equipment on hand for prep sports but at least it's all new at Willow Run High. Here, Coach Duane Devlin, Assistant LaMarr Miller, and Athletic Direction Harry Caswell, jr., look over a football helmet while standing in crowded storage room.