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1975 Port Neches-Groves State Football Champions

Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler!!!


Senior players on the Port Neches-Groves Indians state football champions--Jack Collazo, Gary Geoffroy, Andy Gilbert, Kirk Romero, Karl Segura, and Wilson Weber--recall those magical days of 1975.


Hear their recollections about:


  • Head Coach Doug Ethridge and his all star coaching staff;
  • The 1974 Semifinalist season, and how that season impacted 1975;
  • Their undefeated district campaign;
  • Their playoff run, which culminated in their state championship victory over Odessa Permian at Texas Stadium;
  • Their thoughts on various team mates and opponents;
  • and much, much, more!!


The podcast brings up a wide range of names from Port Neches and Groves, including Jack Collazo, Gary Geoffroy, Andy Gilbert, Kirk Romero, Karl Segura, Wilson Weber, Jeff Bergeron, Frank Cheek, Doug Ethridge, P. J. Granger, Bum Phillips Tim Nunez, Greg Davis, Paul Carswell, Bruce Bush, Ken Clearman, Butch Troy, Phil Vergara, Wayne Winn, David Fendley, Tip Durham, Matt Burnett, Richy Ethridge, Mike Giblin, Ricky Simpson, Dougald McDougald, Don Daspit, Gary Davis, Blake Green, Kyle Aguillard, Mark Buchanan, Anthony Garcia, Randy Johnson, Lisa Segura, Jeff Cooley, Jackie Havard, Von Robinson, Ricky Hagler, Carl Johnson, Mel Ransom, Ty Becker, Mike Boudreaux, Wade Terrell, Kelly Hall, Buck Miller, Lee Blackman, Jerry Plaia, Leo Goldburg, Carl Frey, Ronnie Giblin, Mark Lawson, Carl Griffith, Kevin Landry, Owen Schipplein, Kevin Hebert, Jeff Decuir, Ronnie Golman, Terry Guilbeaux, Tony Hollier, Carl Dautrieve, Phil Myer, Craig Guillory, Phillip Fuller, Donald Hilton, Bryan Landry, Howard Kern, Craig Romero, and many more! Other names mentioned in the podcast associated with that 1975 playoff run include Edgar Allan Poe, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, Wes Hubert, Ronnie Thompson, Vic May, Charlie Behn, Joey Peno, Shawn Walker, Shawn Bruno, Tim Hammond, Leroy Leopold, Joe Washington, Weldon Cartwright, Don Clayton, Keith Gilchrist, Terry Medford, Jeff Corley, Terrence Grant, Jacob Green, Jay Lundschen, Mike Stone, Russell Wheatley, Kevin Steen, Mike Woodard, Billy Joe Dupree, Preston Pearson, Roger Staubach, Tony Fritsch, Burt Darden, Billy Kilmer, and more!   


So don your purple and white, decorate your cars, and caravan with us...


It's a victory trail with a state title destination!


Right here on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

1975 State Champions

port neches-Groves indians--1975

Hear about that 1975 state championship team, right here on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

1975

Hear about that 1975 season from the players themselves, right here on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

pre-season great expectations

The Indians of 1975 were pre-season favorites to win State. Hear about their successful state title run on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

commemorative plaque

Under the home stands of Indian Stadium is a plaque that commemorates the 1975 state championship football team. Hear the story about that amazing season on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

1975 coaching staff

Head Coach Doug Ethridge headed an all-star coaching staff in 1975. Hear players talk about those coaches on Down Trails of Victory podcast! (L to R) Wayne Winn, Butch Troy, Bruce Bush,

Ken Clearman, Phil Vergara, David Fendley, Doug Ethridge,

Paul Carswell, Greg Davis, and Tim Nunez.


1975 Trail of Victory

District win over port arthur lincoln

PN-G beat Lincoln 29-0 to break a four-year loss streak to the Bumblebees. Listen to PN-G senior players talk about how meaningful that win was, on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

good luck from bum phillips and the oilers

PN-G got support from many different quarters, including Bum Phillips and the Houston Oilers. Hear about how the Indians captured the imagination of Southeast Texas, on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

bi-district: PN-g 6, Beaumont French 2

The Indians faced Beaumont French in Bi-District, and squeaked out a close win over the Buffs. Hear all about that Bi-District win, and about Gary Geoffroy's pre-game pep talk, on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

regional: PN-G 32, south houston 7

The Indians avenged an early season loss to South Houston in the Tribe's 32-7 Regional victory over the Trojans at Memorial Stadium in Pasadena. Hear about that satisfying win on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

dome bound

PN-G faced Houston Kashmere in the Astrodome in the Indians' first appearance there since 1974. Hear all about that Quarterfinal win over the Rams on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

quarterfinals: PN-G 27, Houston Kashmere 19

PN-G beat a talented Houston Kashmere team on their state Quarterfinal matchup. Hear how the Indians overcame a size and talent mismatch, and defeated the Rams, on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

community support

The Indians had a lot of community support on the playoff drive. Hear the players describe what that support meant to them on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

semi-finals: PN-g 28, San Antonio lee 0

PN-G smacked San Antonio Lee 28-0 in the State Semifinals to punch their ticket to the state championship game. Hear about that big win over the Volunteers on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

PN-g vs Odessa Permian

PN-G faced Odessa Permian at Texas Stadium in Irving for the Class 4-A state championship in 1975. Hear all about that big game, on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

the send-off

The send-off the 1975 Indians got prior to the big game was electrifying. Hear all about those amazing days on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

PN-G 20, Odessa permian 10

The Indians had a lot of community support on the playoff drive. Hear the players describe what that support meant to them on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

pn-g state champs

PN-G smacked San Antonio Lee 28-0 in the State Semifinals to punch their ticket to the state championship game. Hear about that big win over the Volunteers on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

post season appreciation

Following their victory, the Indians were treated to an appreciation dinner described at the time as, "....the largest affair of its kind ever held in midcounty." Hear about this special recognition on Down Trails of Victory podcast!

guest speaker billy kilmer

Billy Kilmer, quarterback of the Washington Redskins, was the guest speaker at the Indians' appreciation dinner. Hear the players talk about this dinner on Down Trails of Victory podcast!


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