A special night on tap

Tonight will be a special night for the entire Elizabethtown football program (past and present) and all of its followers (which is most of the town, judging by the sign I saw today at Hoss's).

The 1957 EHS team which, as most of you know, was the only undefeated team in program history will be having a reunion of sorts with the current Bears tonight at 7:30 in the high school cafeteria. It's nice to know that the kids playing and the current coaching staff understand the historical significance of the '57 team and that they are embracing it. The "Meet the Teams" night is open to the public, so I want to encourage everyone to come on by and check this event out. Just Tivo My Name is Earl and The Office, which is what I'll be doing.

I had the pleasure of sitting down with some of the 1957 players for a story I wrote in the Chronicle two weeks ago and, let me tell you, they are an enjoyable, entertaining bunch. I'm a sucker for sports history, which may explain why I watch ESPN Classic constantly (which also explains why there are two TVs in my house...). And I can't get enough of these guys. I could sit and listen to them recount stories of that magical season all night long. It's amazing that they can remember specific plays of specific games that happened 50 years ago, and I can't even remember what I had for dinner last night.

They are truly a remarkable group of men, as is the current EAHS team. They will also be honored at tomorrow night's football game as inductees into the EASD Athletic Wall of Honor, but come out tonight and you'll have a chance to talk to some of them in a more intimate setting.