The 1923 franchise featured both senior and junior teams playing weight-limited divisions.  Carl Knoblauch was the standout in the opener against the Asahi and all through the season.

With his debut in 1928, future Hall of Famer Walt Stuns would help lead South End to victory and consecutive league all-star berths before being recruited to the West Seattle Yellowjackets.  Against the Taiyos, Stuns was responsible for all points with a 55-yard dash, a scoring toss to Peterson and two PAT tosses.   Stuns and other members of the Community League would take on the Yellowjackets on Dec 9th with no practice time together.  The 'Jackets swamped the Stars 31-0.  Harland Eastwood played the guard position with only one arm.

Stuns again led the team during the 1929 campaign as he scored five touchdowns in the final two games, more points himself than the entire team scored in the previous five games combined.  As 1930 was dawning, the team was rebranded as Georgetown and featured a new coach in Francis Walterskirchen.

Same song in 1930 as Walt Stuns provided all of the scoring fireworks for Georgetown in 1930.  Georgetown would also not have their goal line crossed through seven games, though three ended as 0-0 ties.  The championship game would come down to Georgetown and Madrona in a classic battle for the Community League crown.  Madrona won the title in a 16-6 game, but it was Howie Dowdell who brought the crowd to a roar with a 72-yard punt return for the Colonels score.  Stuns would be half the offense on the basketball court one week after the close of football as South Park scored 42 points...Stuns providing 19.  No surprise as Walt earned all-league honors once again.  With his domination for three consecutive seasons, the Yellowjackets made the call and brought Stuns to the "big" team of Seattle along with Coach Walterkirchen, where they would help claim three of the next four titles in the Northwest Football League for West Seattle.

Georgetown and Rainier would combine going into the 1931 season as the league shrank from seven teams to five.  Another former Gonzaga player would step into the coaching role as Matt Bross, former Honolulu All-Stars head coach, and NFL player in 1926 and 1927 with the Los Angeles Wildcats and Green Bay Packers.

Starr Sutherland would take the reigns as head coach in 1932 along with taking over Cleveland High.  Sutherland would coach Brewster's Cigar squad in 1935.  His son Starr Sutherland Jr., a standout Washington football player would be killed in action at the Battle of the Bulge Jan 4, 1945.  American Legion Post and Auxillary #227 in Seattle, Washington is named after the fallen hero.

In the 1933 win over Olympic Heights, Weinker picked up a fumble and returned it 65-yards for a TD to go along with Stan Rich returning an INT 40-yards for the first score.  O'Dea, Garfield, Franklin, Cleveland, Broadway and West Seattle players made up the core of the team in 1933.

DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION TO CONTRIBUTE?  CONTACT US! (email)