1949 News Media

1949 News Articles

• • 1949 Game Schedule

    Tri-City Herald:

• • 1949 Yakima Valley Football Championship Patch

    bomberfootball.org:

• • 1949 Bomber Team Photo

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• • Best Season Yet Predicted for Richland

    Tri-City Herald: Thursday September 1, 1949

    Bombers Rated as One of the Best in the State, Tri-City Herald 1949 [pdf]

• • Richland has 14 Returning Lettermen

    Tri-City Herald: Thursday September 1, 1949

• • Bill McCormick

    Tri-City Herald: Thursday September 1, 1949

• • Richland Returning Lettermen Photo

    Tri-City Herald: Thursday September 1, 1949

• • All-Conference Team of 1949

    Yakima Morning Herald: Wednesday November 16, 1949

    Yakima Herald-Republic, Wednesday, November 16, 1949 [pdf]

• • Bombers Rate Four Players on All Conference Team

    Yakima Morning Herald: Wednesday November 16, 1949

    Yakima Herald-Republic, Wednesday, November 16, 1949 [pdf]

• • Lower Valley Prep Stars Dominate All-Conference Team

    Yakima Morning Herald: Wednesday November 16, 1949

• • All-Stars take in the 1949 Husky-Cougar game.

    Yakima Morning Herald: Saturday November 19, 1949

    Once Over Lightly, Yakima Herald-Republic November 19, 1949 [pdf]

• • On the Inside by Don Becker

    Tri-City Herald: Sunday December 4, 1949

    Tri-City Herald December 1949 [pdf]

• • Rish Nominated Coach of the Year

    Tri-City Herald: Wednesday December 21, 1949

    Tri-City Herald, December 21, 1949 [pdf]

GAME 1: Friday September 16, 1949 — Wenatchee Panthers

• • Wenatchee

• • September 17, 1949

• • Season Preview

• • Col-Hi Tips Wenatchee

• • Pre-Game Edge Given Bombers

GAME 2: Friday September 23, 1949 — Grandview Greyhounds

• • Bombers Squeak by Grandview

• • Richland Tabbed for Win Over Grandview

GAME 3: Friday September 30, 1949 — Cle Elum Warriors

• • Cle Elum Hard Nut to Crack

GAME 4: Saturday October 8, 1949 — Toppenish Wildcats

• • 1949 Shriners game between Richland and Toppenish

• • Richland Unbeaten

• • Bombers in the Shrine Parade

• • Toppenish

• • Toppenish (2)

• • October 8, 1949

GAME 5: Friday October 14, 1949 — Prosser Mustangs

• • October 14, 1949 Prosser

• • Richland among unbeaten teams

• • October 15, 1949

• • Bill McCormick Scores

GAME 6: Friday October 21, 1949 — Kennewick Lions

• • Homecoming Game 1949 v. Kennewick

    Game Program: Friday October 21, 1949

• • Lions score first, but lose to Bombers

    Tri-City Herald: Sunday October 23, 1949

GAME 7: Friday October 28, 1949 — Pasco Bulldogs

• • Tri-City Herald October 30, 1949

• • Pasco Game Program

GAME 8: Saturday November 5, 1949 — Sunnyside Grizzlies

• • Sunnyside

    Kennewick Courier: Saturday November 5, 1949

• • Richland 18 Sunnyside 0

    Kennewick Courier-Reporter: Saturday November 5, 1949

• • Richland 18, Sunnyside 0

    Kennewick Courier: Saturday November 5, 1949

• • Sunnyside Defeated 18-0

    Kennewick Courier: Saturday November 5, 1949

GAME 9: Thursday November 10, 1949 — Yakima Pirates

• • Yakima Preview

• • Yakima Preview

• • Injuries to Key Men Hurt Valley Champs

• 1949 Notes & Highlights
• Yakima Valley Champions
• Finished 8th in the Associated Press Football Poll
• Don Fisher selected to the All State Team