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911 Bowl
by Phil McDaniel
The first 911 Bowl - A football game between Odessa Firefighter & Odessa Police Officers
This all started when several of us older firefighters were talking about playing football in High School and College and voiced a desire to re-live some of our "old glory days". Then Firefighter/Paramedic Tanner Drake proposed the idea and challenge to several Police Officers. They of course accepted.
Firefighter/Paramedic Tanner Drake called the Football Coach in Crane, Texas and he agreed to let OPD and OFD use their High School Football uniforms for the game. Tanner Drake, Marty Moya and Martin Ramos went on morning talk shows to help promote the game and the Police arranged for referees. The first 911 - Bowl was a huge success! This 1st charity bowl game was played December 17th at Ratliff Stadium between the Odessa Firefighters and the Odessa Police Officers. There were about 500 fans in attendance to cheer on their favorite team.
The total proceeds raised for the game was about $3,000 before all expenses were paid. The Police Officers donated their proceeds to the Odessa Fraternal Order of Police. The Odessa Firefighters have arranged to donate to the following: American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, MDA, Easter Seals, March of Dimes and the Children's Miracle Network.
Two and a half months prior to the big day, both teams were practicing three times a week. With three weeks remaining to practice, the Fire Department started wearing full pads to work on some real hitting. I was the oldest player on the OFD team and I would rather be the "Hitter" than the "Hittee", but the real appeal being, how else can you hit a Cop and not get in trouble.
The game was very exciting with the Fire Department scoring three touchdowns to win by a score of 19-0. The Fire Department's "Desert Swarm" defense did not allow the "5-0" Police Squad a single touchdown. The scoring went as follows; First touchdown was a 12 yard pass from Kevin Doan to Tanner Drake, Second touchdown was a 35 yard pass from Kevin Doan to Mark Torres and the Third touchdown was a 20 yard pass from Tanner Drake to Jim Fowler.
911- Bowl Games & Scores
17 December 1994 | Odessa Fire Department 19 Odessa Police Department 0 | |
3 February 1996 | Odessa Fire Department 6 Odessa Police Department 6 | |
18 January 1997 | Odessa Fire Department 36 Odessa Police Department 0 |
17 December 1994 Football Teams & Players
ODESSA FIREFIGHTERS | ODESSA POLICE OFFICERS |
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0 | Mark Torres | 2 | Mike Bostick | 70 | Art Fuentes |
1 | Dustin Greenlee | 7 | Terry Barnhart | 71 | Joe Wall |
3 | Fred Williams | 8 | Wesley Stout | 72 | Terry Henkell |
13 | Tanner Drake | 9 | Terry Preston | 73 | Frank Vickery |
14 | Kevin Doan | 18 | James Rand | 74 | Danny Brookshire |
19 | Daniel Acosta | 32 | Reggie Jones | 75 | Jordan Medrano |
20 | Lewis Lacey | 42 | Troy Thomas | 77 | Brian Moersch |
21 | Ector Marin | 43 | Ron Joy | 78 | J. J. Ornelas |
22 | Kevin Keith | 44 | Rodney Hamilton | 79 | Ishmael Orosco |
23 | Phil McDaniel | 45 | Andy Blackburn | 80 | Mike Tacker |
41 | Larry Bolden | 48 | Chris Aguilar | 81 | Chris Washburn |
45 | Jeff Moseler | 55 | Todd Hiner | 82 | Brandon Cervantes |
46 | Jim Fowler | 56 | John Blanco | 83 | Carlos Chavez |
48 | Marty Moya | 60 | Chuck Moad | 85 | Brian Johnson |
51 | Martin Ramos | 65 | Alex Ramirez | 87 | Dean McCann |
55 | David Dick | 67 | Harold Thomas | 88 | Scott Thompson |
58 | Lonnie Sissel | 69 | Mike Sims | 89 | Terry Lange |
69 | Jimmy Ellis | ||||
70 | Buddy Pearce | ||||
71 | Verle Pearce | ||||
75 | Jack Hamilton | ||||
87 | Tony Hinton | ||||
88 | Jay Mullis | ||||
89 | Joey White | ||||
1st 911 Bowl filmed by Kevin Jackson on 17 Dec. 1994
3 February 1996 Football Teams & Players
ODESSA FIREFIGHTERS | ODESSA POLICE OFFICERS |
0 | Mark Torres | 3 | George Gomez | 45 | Andy Blackburn |
8 | Rodd Huber | 7 | Terry Barnhart | 48 | Chris Aguilar |
13 | Tanner Drake | 9 | Terry Preston | 55 | James Sanders |
15 | Phil McDaniel | 12 | Chad Hetrick | 56 | Chris Lopez |
19 | Daniel Acosta | 18 | James Rand | 60 | Chuck Moad |
22 | Kevin Keith | 20 | Sammy Berzoza | 61 | Daryl Smith |
23 | Ector Marin | 24 | Ricky George | 69 | Mike Sims |
24 | Joey White | 25 | Cory Cooper | 70 | Art Fuentes |
27 | Gary Southerland | 27 | Larry Torres | 73 | Frank Vickery |
34 | Chris Jimenez | 32 | Reggie Jones | 77 | Jimmy Denton |
42 | Henry Guzman | 35 | Brian McGowan | 78 | J. J. Ornelas |
43 | Dustin Greenlee | 40 | Juan Torrez | 82 | Brandon Cervantes |
44 | Tony Hinton | 42 | Troy Thomas | 83 | Carlos Chavez |
46 | Jim Fowler | 43 | Mike Tacker | 87 | Dean McCann |
48 | Marty Moya | ||||
51 | Martin Ramos | ||||
52 | Dean Grabbe | ||||
55 | David Dick | ||||
58 | Lonnie Sissel | ||||
68 | Dale Land | ||||
69 | Jimmy Ellis | ||||
70 | Buddy Pearce | ||||
71 | Verle Pearce | ||||
76 | Lorenzo Rivas | ||||
80 | Robert Worsham | ||||
88 | John Alvarez | ||||
2nd 911 Bowl filmed by Kevin Jackson 3 February 1996
18 January 1997 Football Teams & Players
ODESSA FIREFIGHTERS | ODESSA POLICE OFFICERS |
0 | Mark Torres | 3 | Nathan Bell | ||
1 | Saul Ortega | 9 | Terry Preston | ||
2 | James Lujan | 12 | Hugh Murphy | ||
8 | Rodd Huber | 18 | James Rand | ||
12 | Mike Cota | 20 | Sammy Berzoza | ||
13 | Tanner Drake | 24 | Ricky George | ||
15 | Phil McDaniel | 25 | Jorge Mancha | ||
16 | Danny Wyatt | 27 | Larry Torres | ||
19 | Daniel Acosta | 32 | Reggie Jones | ||
22 | Phillip Talley | 35 | Brian McGowan | ||
23 | Ector Marin | 40 | Juan Torres | ||
24 | Joey White | 42 | Troy Thomas | ||
32 | Bobby Valles | 43 | Mike Tacker | ||
33 | Jason Cotton | 45 | Jeff Daniels | ||
36 | Ken Carter | 48 | Chris Aguilar | ||
40 | Jeff Sauer | 60 | Joy Lee | ||
45 | Jaime Farmer | 61 | Pete Marquez | ||
46 | Jim Fowler | 68 | Troy Luecke | ||
48 | Marty Moya | 70 | Terry Halpain | ||
51 | Martin Ramos | 72 | David Smith | ||
55 | David Dick | 75 | Danny Brookshire | ||
59 | Aaron Cox | 77 | Jimmy Denton | ||
60 | Jimmy Lee | 78 | J. J. Ornelas | ||
63 | James Martin | 81 | Terry Luecke | ||
68 | Dustin Greenlee | 87 | Dean McCann | ||
69 | Jimmy Ellis | ||||
70 | Buddy Pearce | ||||
71 | Verle Pearce | ||||
76 | Lorenzo Rivas | ||||
88 | John Alvarez |
3rd 911 Bowl filmed by Kevin Jackson 18 January 1997