1972

OTL – “Camelot”
Prod – “Proud Mary”
Concert – “The Look of Love”
Color Pre – “The Great Race”
Exit – “Shuffle Off to Buffalo”, “Delphi Bureau”

Drums – Collin Campbell
Horns – Ed Cozzolino
M&M – Fred Gebhardt

1972 was a year of great change. For the first time in its history, females marched in the Kingsmen.

Through the persuasion of Fred Gebhardt, the show was centered around a “theme.” During the opening number “Camelot,” the king and his court were featured. The court consisted of four girls with sabers who, though the rest of the show, were featured dancing and doing sabre spins. Though rather controversial, the girls were generally well received and probably contributed to our maintaining ninth place in D.C.A. despite a drastic decline in the size of the corps from the preceding year.

The Kingsmen put a corps of approximately 33 horns, 20 drums, and 12 flash flags on the field.

D.C.A. shows included:

Hershey, Pa.
Carlisle, Pa.
Mt. Carmel, Pa.
Ithaca, N.Y. (exh)
Jamestown, N.Y.
Dunkirk, N.Y.
Jamestown, N.Y.
D.C.A. championships – Jersey City, N.J.

Craig Howard