SHS Alumni Spotlight - 1969 State Champs

Springdale High School recognized the 1969 Bulldog State Championship football team prior to the Bulldogs win over Little Rock Parkview. Team members pictured from left to right; Phillip Taldo, Junior Smith, Chester Jones, Fred Fullerton, Bill Allen, Steve Holly, Jim Irwin, Rick Collins, George Green, and Gene Nichols.

The Bulldogs beat Jonesboro 14-0 in the AAA State Championship game on the road in Jonesboro to claim the 1969 AAA crown. The Red Dogs won back-to-back state championships in 1968 and 1969.

Watch the game at the link below. The Bulldogs are wearing their white away jerseys.