KeithHall Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Piggy back on a post I started elsewhere... 1971 RCA participants were Pittsburgh Rockets Burlington Commanders Guelph Royalaires RI Matadors Emmaus Sentinels Erie Thunderbirds Altoona Gardners (Really) Freestatesmen Hamburg Kingsmen Suburban Knights Hanover Lancers Sudbury Imperial Knights ANY others that came later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida Sun Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 the Bonnie Scootts later know as the Westshoremen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Actually the Corps from "Altoona"... nah... that's the Gardner Guards, aka the Tyrone Guards from nearby Tyrone, PA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnZ Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 4 hours ago, BigW said: Actually the Corps from "Altoona"... nah... that's the Gardner Guards, aka the Tyrone Guards from nearby Tyrone, PA. I recall at several events around the 70s they were announced as the "Altoona Gardner Guards" from Tyrone...raised some eyebrows... I'm thinking the Westmoreland Esquires were part of RCA then too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overandout Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 On 4/5/2018 at 7:19 AM, KeithHall said: Piggy back on a post I started elsewhere... 1971 RCA participants were Pittsburgh Rockets Burlington Commanders Guelph Royalaires RI Matadors Emmaus Sentinels Erie Thunderbirds Altoona Gardners (Really) Freestatesmen Hamburg Kingsmen Suburban Knights Hanover Lancers Sudbury Imperial Knights ANY others that came later A few other corps in the 70's..Phoenix of Rochester,Brigs,Matadors,White Sabers of Danville NY,Dunkirk Patriots,Johnsonburg Diplomats,White Roses of York Pa,Gypsy Brass from Jamestown NYVern Acklin Cavaliers,Pittsburgh Rockets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigW Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 5 hours ago, JohnZ said: I recall at several events around the 70s they were announced as the "Altoona Gardner Guards" from Tyrone...raised some eyebrows... I'm thinking the Westmoreland Esquires were part of RCA then too. You'd think, John. Bob Menear would know- maybe I need to give him a poke and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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