From In Retrospect: “In 1933, the first [Darden High School] football team was formed under the leadership of Robert Kornegay. The Trojan Mascot was selected as a result of a contest held in the fall of ’33. The colors ‘Blue & White’ were also formally selected at that time.”

Here is the earliest known photograph of a Trojans gridiron team. The date is somewhat ambiguous, but the photo was taken no later than 1941, when several of the players graduated.

• #60 Joe Williams
• #61 Clarence Hoskins (1924-2010, son of Lonnie and Gertrude Simms Hoskins)
• #63 Marvin Jones (1923-??)
• #64 William Criss Taylor
• #65 Dolly Octavous Brown Jr., Class of ’41 (1922-1993, son of Dolly and Mabel Brown)
• #67 Hubert Odell Speight, ’44 (1922-2009, son of Gray Edmundson and Christine Speight)
• #68 Charles E. Branford Jr. ,’41 (1923-2008, son of Charles and Annie McIntyre Branford)
• #69 Samuel Price Geralds, ’41 (1920-2008, son of Boyd and Viola Geralds)
• #70 David M. Barnes (1921-2006, son of Littleton and Elnora James Barnes)
• #71 Troy Lee Chatman (1922-2020, son of George and Daisy Chatman)
• #72 William Edward Brown, ’41 (1922-1993, son of Ellis and Margaret Scarborough Brown)
• #73 Ellis Brown Jr., ’41 (1921-1989, son of Ellis and Margaret Scarborough Brown)
• #75 Jesse Frank Barnes, ’42 (son of Harry and Rena Barnes)
• #76 Allen McCrimmon (1923-1973, son of Alexander and Mary Watson McCrimmon)
• #77 Daniel Scott Brown, ’41 (1922-2009, son of Booster and Louisa Brown)
• #79 Joe Parker
• #80 Edgar Gerald (1922-??, son of Morant and Lizzie Gerald)
• #81 Joe Pittman
• #82 Joseph Rountree (1923-2001, son of Wiley and Mary Barnes Rountree)
• #83 James W. Ellis, ’41
• Coach B. Miller
• Coach Roberson