Quite a few years ago, the original BLUE DEVILS,
played in and around Eastchester, just a bunch of guys who loved
Football enough to play under any conditions. The team consisted of
anyone available at the time, against anyone willing to say they were
another team, wherever there was room to play. Uniforms were
whatever they happened to be wearing at the time - Sunday suits
included. One or two players managed to get what they felt were football
pants, but it as hard to tell, by the amount of tape that held them
together. If you were lucky enough to be husky, you had built in
padding.
At the start, there was just one helmet, and it was
worn by the guy who carried the ball. Sooner or later, somebody managed
to scare up another one, which must have caused some confusion.
In
the fall of 1967, some of the old team members got together and talked
about how great it would be to get a new team going. Pop Warner Football
provided the answer. A national organization with standardized rules
and regulations, combined with an established league in Southern
Westchester County.
It was no easy Task getting started. Many
hours were spent organizing, but with a substantial amount of support
and cooperation, 1967 saw the birth of the BLUE DEVILS!
Now
in our Fifth Decade, we have grown from a program of some 40 children to
well over 400 boys and girls participating in Football, Cheerleading
and Lacrosse, and our adult membership peeks at just over 100 members.
The
BLUE DEVILS' reputation for achieving success on the field, and in the
classroom, is only surpassed by our attainments in developing proper
competitive attitudes, sportsmanship, leadership and character.
Safety Comes First!