8-0-1 District Champions
Barnes Milam left Howe for a similar position in Lewisville, and the district hired L.B. Morris to head their team for the 1936 season. It was Morris’ first coaching job. Morris was later inducted into the Hall of Honor of the Texas High School Coaches Association July 23, 1982.
Cloud moved from halfback to quarterback in 1936 and would not be stopped all year long. Howe traveled to Denton on October 13, 1936 and played the first game ever under flood lights. The Bulldogs didn’t seem to be too intimidated as they fought off Denton and settled for a 0-0 hard fought tie. The Bulldogs earned more respect by tying Denton than they did with any other victory the year before. Howe was now considered a favorite to win District 2C. And the Bulldogs played like it, taking an undefeated record into the last game with Tom Bean. If they could defeat the Tom Cats, Howe could be District Champions for the first time in school history.
At quarterback, Cloud led his teammates to a 30-0 win and accounting for all 5 touchdowns. Four of the touchdowns were on runs of 80, 76, 47, and 44 yards. Howe amassed a total of 381 yards from scrimmage, 247 of which Cloud earned. Cloud accounted for 109 of the 159 points rushed for 1,229 yards in 1936. He scored 36 touchdowns in his two-year career and lettered in all four high school years in both basketball and track.
From “The Sherman Daily Democrat”: In the broad jump at the district, Cloud finished second to Wise of Adamson, who set a new record in jumping 22 feet, 3 inches. While there is no official record of it, those who watched the broad jump event at the county meet may testify that one of Cloud’s jumps disallowed because he missed the board, was called off by the measurers more than 24 feet.”
Cloud put Howe on the map as a football program to be taken seriously.
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