Jim Dailey

Wabbit was the name of my grade school football team

I never was that great an athlete but had my moment of glory in the eighth grade at Holy Souls Catholic School in Little Rock. And, to make the story even more interesting … as I choose to remember it … I scored the winning touchdown or maybe it was extra point to give our team the Parochial School Championship in 1956.

Our coach, Mr. Harding, developed a “special” play for each of the backs … naturally my play from the fullback position was “The Dailey Special”… right up the middle. Miraculously on that day before maybe tens of parents at the Historic Lamar Porter Field, the Dailey Special was called, I fell across the goal line behind a powerful line and the Holy Soul’s Wabbits were crowned the championship team.

Last Night we visited our old school for an alumni party … pictured below are three former Wabbits … my sister Kathy, me, and my wife Patti … sporting my eighth grade championship letter sweater. GO WABBITS !!!

Below is a picture of what was the original front entry …
Where the tree stands in the right edge of this photo, once stood an American Flag … each morning we gathered to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Original Cafeteria … now a Library pictured below.

Accuracy of facts is subject to authentication or rejection by former classmates.
If I have portrayed the details somewhat correctly, let it be known 1956 was my only successful football season. I played one year in High School, was lousy and my gridiron story ended there.