TEACHERS HAVE CLASS

 

⚓ 21.00 — TEACHERS HAVE CLASS ⚓

The Teachers, Mentors, and Educators of Roy Miller High School

Within the Roy Miller High School Fabulous 60’s Hall of Fame, we now dedicate a special place in honor of the teachers and faculty members who helped shape our lives during the 1960–1969 era.

We have a special place in our hearts for the teachers who did far more than simply “grade us.” They encouraged us, challenged us, guided us, disciplined us, inspired us, and helped prepare us for the road ahead.

Also included within this Hall are the counselors, librarians, sponsors, administrators, band and choir directors, and coaches who also taught in the classroom — all part of the educational family that made Roy Miller High School such a special place in our lives.

Though the years have passed, the lessons they taught and the values they instilled continued to serve us well throughout our lives.

This section of the Hall of Fame is respectfully dedicated to those educators and mentors who helped guide a generation of Buccaneers.

Once a Buc, Always a Buc. ⚓

From the Archives of the
Roy Miller Fab 60’s Hall of Fame ⚓

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INDUCTION TRIBUTE

James Alexander Creighton
June 03, 1901 - February 16, 1984

James “Snuffy” Creighton started his teaching career at Roy Miller in 1942 and retired 25 years later in 1967. 

He was awarded the title of Mr Buccaneer by the student body in 1960. He was a former coach and teacher who helped build much of the Buc football tradition. He authored four books, including two on Buccaneer football history.

Until his death in 1984, he was a constant supporter of Miller athletics and often visited the teams in the locker room. Snuffy worked on the staffs of six Buc football head coaches starting in 1935. This is historically inaccurate, snuffy started at Roy Miller in 1942). He retired from coaching in 1952 but continued teaching at Miller until 1965 (he left Miller in 1966).

He coined the term “Nubs” for incoming, first-year football players, many of whom did not make varsity. One of his fabled moments came during a game in the 1950s when the Bucs were losing and he asked all the “Nubs” in the stands to stand up to show their support for the varsity. The whole Buccaneer section stood up. Of course, the Bucs won.

Books by Snuffy:
A History of the Buccaneers, 1904-1958;
Once Upon A Time: Austin College, 1919-1923;
The Magic Years: West Columbia High School, 1927-1935; Moss, (a book of poems)

      

THE SENIORS OF 1958 DEDICATED THE DUFFLE BAG TO JAMES CREIGHTON

SNUFFY FINAL PEP RALLY YEAR OCCURRED IN 1967

Snuffy's grave site, his wife - Aileen passed away in 2008, 24 years after her husband at the age of 97 years. Snuffy and his wife are interred at Seaside Memorial Park in Corpus Christi

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