The Trainer: Jug Shannon remembered

“Arrange what has been given to you and deal with it the best you can; and make no excuses.”

  • According to a Facebook post on Menard County, Texas - History and Geneology (MCTHG), this photograph appeared in the 1951 Yellowjacket Annual. In the photo, Jug Shannon, center, receives a football jacket for his work as the team trainer. With Jug are the teams co-captains Dick Ellis and Gerald Crisp. The Drum Major pictured right has been identified as Charles Freeman. Photo courtesy MCTHG Facebook page.
    According to a Facebook post on Menard County, Texas - History and Geneology (MCTHG), this photograph appeared in the 1951 Yellowjacket Annual. In the photo, Jug Shannon, center, receives a football jacket for his work as the team trainer. With Jug are the teams co-captains Dick Ellis and Gerald Crisp. The Drum Major pictured right has been identified as Charles Freeman. Photo courtesy MCTHG Facebook page.
    In the spirit of Black History Month, The Menard News brings you this feature of a favorite Menard County native, Mr. Jug Shannon. There is no doubt, as a black man, Jug endured more than his share of tension during the racially tense years of his youth and beyond. Despite the societal norms from that era, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more revered Menard resident then or now. The informat...

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