How did Billingsley do in the first game?

Charlie Billingsley fumbles again just before the half and further mires himself in his nervousness. This continues in the second half when he slips on his own feet with clear sailing to the end zone on the way to a touchdown. As a result, Coach Gaines decides to start Chris Comer the second half at fullback. Billingsley plays as well, but it’s Comer who gets the ball. He becomes the new star when he dashes down the sidelines for a touchdown.

The first game finds Brian Johnson breaking a fifteen yard run off the right side, followed by Don Billingsley, the starting tailback getting the ball on a pitch. There is no one more proud or who wants his son to score the TD on the first drive than Charlie Billingsley. He had worn the black and white of Permian 20 years before as a star, a legend.