1932    9 Wins  1 Loss  1 Tie

Head Coach- George W. Hulme

Assistant Coach- Sammy West

DeKalb Co. Champions

ALL STATE  HB - Rupert  McCall

Rupert McCall (Howard College) Football Scholarship

N.E. Wolfe  (Howard College) Football Scholarship

J.T. Griffin (Birmingham Southern) Football Scholarship

Crossville  36

Southside (Gadsden)  0

Albertville (S.A.A.S)  14

Crossville  6

Crossville  25

Blountsville 0     9/23/1932

Crossville  6

Geraldine  0

Crossville  19

Snead Seminary  0                

Crossville  41

Gaston  0

Crossville  24 (20)

Cedar Bluff  0          *        *

Crossville  0

Valley Head  0                  T

Crossville  14

Collinsville  0

Crossville  6

DeKalb County  0

Crossville  6

Geraldine  0

 * two different reports. Both credit a shutout for the Lions

Crossville's 1932 Team is quiet possibly the best team ever.  An additional score has been found,

 that would give the Lions an 11 game regular season. The defense would only give up 14

points all year (school record) and 9 straight shutouts also a school record.

This team had tremendous size for a for a school in this area. I have been told that the Line would

AVERAGE well over 200 lbs. The 1932 Lions had perhaps one of the top players in school

history in All State HB Rupert McCall. Rupert had 16 touchdowns prior to the Collinsville

 according to Sand Mt. Banner Nov. 3, 1932 page 6 article. It stated that McCall had scored 10 in

a three game span against Snead Seminary, Gaston and Cedar Bluff. Crossville would score 4

more touchdowns in the season. It isn't known if Rupert scored again. All we know is the scores

from the final games. He may have scored them all.

In a recent sit down interview with G.B. Roden, who's brother Delmos played with Rupert, Mr.

Roden told me that he saw Rupert when he (G.B.) was in the 9th grade. When asked how

he compared to John Cochran, Mr. Roden replied, "He was twice the back John was. Different

styles, but a lot better." Mr. Roden described to me that McCall was very fast and how he would

use his hands to keep people away from him. He went on to say that he was by far the fastest

player he had seen up until Buck Yancey in 1942. Both are still considered two of the fastest

backs to play football at Crossville.

 I am in the process of obtaining a photo of Rupert McCall in his uniform. Rupert and N.E. Wolfe

played football at Howard College while teammate J.T. Griffin, played at Birmingham Southern.

This was the final season for Coach Hulme. His record at CHS was 28-18-4.