Mayer: Hadl special athlete
                   
kusports.com     Jul 25, 2008            

By Bill Mayer Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 The late Nanny Duver was noted for his Central Junior High football program that was, in effect, an incomparable farm system. CJHS helped push Lawrence High’s record up among the best the nation has ever seen. Hard-core Nanny wasn’t one to spew verbal superlatives so you had to take him seriously when he said of a young John Hadl, “This kid’s really gonna be SOMETHIN’!” Was he ever! LHS head coach Al Woolard drooled for a long time waiting for the kid to show up on his roster. When John was a 1956 junior, halfbacks Hadl and Jerry Hall, fullback Doyle Schick and quarterback Donnie Wrench devastated opponents and beat everybody. With the other three gone, Hadl teamed up with quarterback Larry Hatfield, fullback Andy Graham and other backs like Phil Kipp and Marvin Pine and didn’t miss... [read full story]                    


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ljworld.com     Aug 18, 2008          

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