Video Highlights from the 1953 MV-Nantucket Game

Posted November 16, 2006

Video courtesy of Bob Tankard
Edited by Richard Skidmore

The first MV-Nantucket game was played in 1953 on Nantucket. Although MV led at halftime, Nantucket scored the last three touchdowns late in the game to win 33-20. This original film footage was shot by Ken Hearn, whose son Glenn was the quarterback. To read more about the 1953 game, see the MV-Nantucket Game special section in this week's Times, or the PDF version.

In order of appearance:

John McBride (#22) is off to the races on a 65-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown.

Leigh Carroll (#30) plows into the end-zone for the second Vineyard touchdown.

John Morris (#14) leads a host of shadowy figures after collecting Glenn Hearn's pass and runs 85 yards to put MV ahead.

Glenn Hearn (#20) rolls right and finds John Downs (#17) for the conversion and a 20-13 MV lead at halftime.

1953 Roster

Coach Jack Kelley, Team student manager Jerry Downs

10 Herb Combra - Oak Bluffs 11 Matt Perry - Oak Bluffs 12 Charles Downs - Oak Bluffs 13 Michael Downs - Oak Bluffs 14 John Morris - Oak Bluffs 15 John Coutinho - Oak Bluffs 16 Fred Hall (missing) - Edgartown 17 John Downs - Oak Bluffs 18 Karl Meyers - Edgartown 19 Larry Meyers - Edgartown 20 Glenn Hearn - Vineyard Haven 21 Paul Conroy - Vineyard Haven 22 John McBride - Edgartown

23 John Gillis - Vineyard Haven 24 Sidney Gordon - Oak Bluffs 25 Donald Amaral - Vineyard Haven 26 Stan Call - Vineyard Haven 27 Martin Davey - Vineyard Haven 28 Bob MacDiarmid - Vineyard Haven 29 William Merry (missing) - Vineyard Haven 30 Leigh Carroll - Vineyard Haven 31 Louis Goodwin (missing) - Oak Bluffs 32 Steve Parker - Vineyard Haven 33 Richard Clark - Vineyard Haven 34 Steve Tilton - Edgartown