1942 Fayetteville Lions Basketball

This week the Fayetteville boys basketball team is playing in the state basketball tournament for the first time since the 1942 and 1943 when the Lions made back-to-back trips to state. Shown here is a photo of the 1942 Lions, who were state runner-ups. That team included: Elbert Cassell, Joe Rek, Chester Cordes, Dennis Rudloff, Donald Gresser, Everett ‘Pete’ Treybig, Robert Mynar, Bernard Vasek and Melvin Wolff. The team was coached by Jesse Jochec.