The Greatest Checotah Wildcat Football team of All Time

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July 17, 2024

By Rodney Haltom sports EDITOR,

What would happen if you could put the greatest players from any generation on one team to produce the greatest team of all time? That’s what we did after consulting with former players, coaches and media personnel of each town to establish the following team as Checotah’s greatest. Eufaula and Checotah have shared 108 years of competition, earning the title of Oklahoma’s longest uninterrupted rivalry.

DEFENSE

Defensive Line Gerald Hunter Leroy Holloway Shindy McCoy Bill Miner Mike Richards Linebackers Caleb Knight Buzz Roberts Gary Funberg Gregg Dixon Bill Ledbetter Bill Osmond Denver Berry Defensive Backs Kyle Coleman Stanley Carlis Jerimiah Warrior Dusty Martin

OFFENSE

Quarterback J.W. Emerson Jimmy Derrick Running Back Jack Gladden Charlie Thomas Tracy Scroggins Dontierre Fisher Tight Ends

Tom Miner David Shoemaker Offensive Line Richard Eddy Jim Holcomb Homer Mitchell Kenneth Eddy Rusty Martin Brian Clay Wide Receivers Drew Dan Jacob Barrett

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