by Ralphine Major | Sep 22, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major For a small, rural Knox County school, Bob Dagley’s roster for the 1964-65 Gibbs Eagles’ basketball team was loaded with talent. While the starters may have led the way for the Eagles, Dagley is quick to praise the efforts of those super subs who...
by Ralphine Major | Sep 15, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Several of the players who helped Bob Dagley’s Gibbs Eagles achieve a 31-2 record in 1964-65 played a major role in several games when called upon, though their time to excel actually came the following year. One of those players is Charlie Ballard....
by Ralphine Major | Sep 8, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major Mike Graves, who played on Robert Dagley’s ‘64-65 Gibbs basketball team, graduated from Lincoln Memorial University with a degree in Education. He has worked at Performance Food Group for the last 20 years. His wife, Karen, worked in retail at J....
by Ralphine Major | Sep 2, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major “He cared a lot about his players individually, and he cared a lot about his team,” Mike Graves said in describing his former coach, Bob Dagley. Ron, Mike’s brother, started for the Eagles during the ‘64-65 season. Mike was one of the...
by Ralphine Major | Aug 25, 2014 | Columnist, Major
By Ralphine Major It must have been special to have a family member on Bob Dagley’s ‘64-65 basketball team. Surely, it was extra-special for the Clay Graves family: they had two! Brothers Ron, a senior starter, and Mike, a junior, were part of the 11-member squad. ...
