With Big Horn and Thermopolis facing off in about an hour and a half for the 2A championship, I’m ready to pose another trivia question… and this one is about the Rams’ history.
The Big Horn football program started in 1939 with Lee Straley as the coach. Straley coach the Rams in their first three seasons, but in 1942, Marvin Nottingham was named the program’s mentor. But there’s something unique about Nottingham. So I want you to fill in the blank for me: Marvin Nottingham is the only coach in Wyoming history to _____________________.
Post your guesses as comments below. For every wrong answer, I give a hint. Good luck….
–patrick
Does it have something to do with coaching in a super bowl 40+ years ago? maybe an assistant with Shurmer at Green Bay?
Nope.
How about this… it has something to do with his age.
–patrick
With Thermop the 13-9 winner over Big Horn, I’ll finish this story. Marvin Nottingham is the only coach who was also a PLAYER. Nottingham was a senior for the Rams that year and was also the president of the Big Horn Athletic Association. That was a wartime group for the school, and they handled all the coaching. Nottingham, as president, was de facto coach.
Nottingham later went on to a distinguished career in education in California. An interesting guy with a unique place in Wyoming football history.
–patrick
Wow, that’s pretty cool