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  INAUGURAL EAGLES! The Frankenmuth High School football team of 1956 was the school’s first squad that went on to start a 31-game winning streak. The players, along with two cheerleaders and the manager, were honored at halftime of the game between the host Eagles and Essexville Garber. The students, front row (l-r): Jim Weber, Martha (Abraham) Huber, Bill Abraham, Sharon (Rummel) Schutt and Tom Schutt. Middle: Leon Bierlein, Gary Heine, Carol (Burgess) Heine, Gary Rummel and Jack Rummel. Back: Eugene Schmitzer, Don Fischer, Larry Huber, and Dennis Kaul. The team finished 8-0 under Head Coach Harry Kaczynski, were the Saginaw News Area Champions and the defense recorded five shutouts, outscoring their opponents 262-24. 

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