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All those interviewed for this article went on to have successful careers.

Bob Manning

Robert (Bobby) Manning graduated from Washington College (in Maryland), served in the Coast Guard, and earned his master's and doctorate degrees at Michigan State. For more than 30 years, he has been on the faculty at the University of Vermont, and is currently Professor of the Recreation Management Program in the School of Natural Resources. His wife of more than 40 years is the former Martha Sansbury, who was a pom-pom girl for Calvert the night he scored the famous one point.

Larry Ringer, courtesy of MAPGA

Larry Ringer, a longtime member of the Professional Golfers Association, lived in La Plata for number of years before settling in West Virginia, only about a half-hour from Myersville, Maryland, where he is director of golf instruction at the Musket Ridge Golf Club.

Dale Cornette

Dale Cornette, who has lived in the La Plata area all his life, graduated from Appalachian State University and started teaching in 1968. After a brief coaching stint at Lackey, he got a job at Thomas Stone High School, in nearby Waldorf, where he was a coach for several years, and a teacher until his retirement about 10 years ago. In 1972, his basketball team won the Class B state championship. He still teaches part time at College of Southern Maryland, in La Plata.

Tim Carney

Tim Carney coached the Gwynn Park basketball team to a state championship in 1968. From there, he went to Glenville State College and stayed 34 years, where he was an assistant men's coach for 11 years, and then head coach in the women's program for nine years. He was also the head golf coach for 24 years. He taught physical education, and was athletic director for two years. He retired in 2001.

Gordon Wright

Gordon Wright never coached again after the 1963 season. He retired 20 years ago after 31 years of teaching, 25 of those years in Prince George's County, where his salary in his first year went from $4,500 at Calvert to $7,350. An avid hunter and fisherman, he is back in Garrett County now. He and his wife remain close friends with Don Merriman, visiting him occasionally in Florida. Three of the Wright children still live in Calvert County.

Winfred (Ed) Lakes, the La Plata coach, deserves mention here, though I was not able to interview him or obtain a photo. He passed away in 2007, at the age 82. According to his obituary, he was a teacher, coach, high school vice principal, and supervisor of physical education and health in the Charles County school system. In 1984, he was inducted into the Maryland State Athletic Directors Association Hall of Fame. At his funeral, Dale Cornette was one of the pallbearers.

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