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L.B. Kirby
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The image above is an artist drawing of L.B. Kirby by Howe Police Chief Carl Hudman. This has been made into a sign that hangs on Highway 5 from the Howe EDC/Chamber office. Court where then-County Judge Drue Bynam read a proclamation honoring him as the most decorated living World War II veteran. In 2015, the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce included Mr. Kirby into the Inaugural Class of the Howe Hall of Honor. In addition to his heroism for his country, Mr. Kirby was a player for the Howe Bulldogs on the 1942 team that won a district championship without a head coach. Due to wartime, Howe did not hire a coach before the eighth
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season in school history and planned to not participate in a football schedule for that season. However, Mr. Kirby and fellow teammates petitioned the Superintendent Charles R. Thompson to let them coach themselves. After careful counsel, the team was allowed to hold their own practices and eventually won the district championship serving as their own coach. The Bulldogs honored Mr. Kirby by wearing a purple heart decal with LBK inscribed on their helmets.
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