Football on Thanksgiving Day has been a long-standing tradition, even in Butler. This photo shows the 1948 Butler Cubs football team, 11-game winners who on Thanksgiving Day defeated Mars 19-0 for the Butler County Independent Grid Championship.

In the first row (left to right) are Joe Laconi, Danny Catalfano, Dick McCune, Harvey Phillips, Bob Beneigh, captain, Don Zarnick, Wallace Billick, Fogel and Gorden Patrizio.

Second row (left to right) are Phil Perri, George Lawrence, Paul (Red) Uram, Mitch Ufner, Joe Tomasovic, Johnny Zgibor, Merle Moses, Karl Koch, Ralph Maffei, Red Slater.

Third row (left to right) are Dale Bachman, Russ McCracken, Dale Sarver, Americo Lauretta, Bill Jackson, George Divers, Jim Brewster, Bobby Vargo, Dick Snider.

Last row (left to right) are Don Heckert, Roland Parlanti, F. A. McClelland, John McAnany, George Laconi, Scanlon, Roger Patrizio, Frank Druda and Jim Monteleone.