Steve
Christmas Card from Coach Ben Martin
I believe this was sent in 1973 since there was a different card sent in 1974 from the Air Force Athletic Foundation. I’m assuming this was sent to the football players’ families.
Letter from Catholic and Protestant Chaplains
The Catholic and Protestant chaplains co-signed this letter to parents just before Christmas 1973.
AFA vs. Notre Dame, Game Program 1973
The season finale against Notre Dame was played in South Bend, IN, on Thanksgiving Day and was broadcast nationally by ABC-TV. Keith Jackson called the play-by-play. After beating us fairly handily, their next game was the Sugar Bowl in the New Orleans at Tulane Stadium. They beat Alabama 24-23 and were recognized without much dispute … Read more
Will Call Order and Ticket Stub, AFA at U. of Arizona
During my sophomore season on the football season, we played the University of Arizona in Tucson. My uncle and his family lived there at the time and I left tickets for them. They waited for me after the game and I went to dinner with them.
AFA vs Army, 1973 Game Program
The Falcons had a big second half to beat the gang from Hudson High, 43-10. Download the full program as a PDF (16 mb)
AFA vs Penn State, 1973 Game Program
Penn St. under Joe Paterno came to Colorado for Homecoming 1973. The Nittany Lions brought the eventual Heisman Trophy running back, John Cappelletti, and beat the Falcons 19-9. Download the entire program (13 mb).
The Abel Family
How many of us were privileged to know the Abel family in C-Springs? How many weekend afternoons were spent lounging around their house? I can remember during BCT summer we would get a lot of advice from upperclassmen and officers about how to get through the next four years. One of the frequent suggestions for … Read more
Release of the POWs
Contributed by Steve Stockdale, CS-39. My mother clipped this out of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal in February 1973. It shows the release of Maj. James R. Berger of Mansfield, Ohio, who is welcomed by Lt. Col. Richard Abel. More on Col. Abel and his family.