The gridiron “Red Birds” (spelled as two words back then) went 3-4-2 in 1941, with losses including a 7-0 heartbreaker to Illinois Wesleyan. Seen here (left to right) are Jim Mottershaw from Divernon; Al Trumpy, Pekin; Cecil Hospelhorn, Hudson; Roy Wesley, LeRoy; Sam Chicas, Westville; and Walt Laitis, Westville. The seventh player is unidentified.
