Ah yes, the famous “South of the River” slogan, now simply referred to as “SOR”, is carrying on the tradition and spirit from the mid to late 1970’s “South of the River Trash” logo. The SOR Trash actually started in the mid 70’s as the “River Road Trash”. A group of fine young Midway football players, who all lived on River Road (Gary Crabtree, Wade Ray, Terry Gordon, Cotton Branson, Donnie Bray, and others), started the sub-group “River Road Trash”. The name was such a big hit, it caught on and evolved into the name “South of the River Trash” to include all the Midway community and promote spirit and pride in the area in the late 1970’s. Hats and T-shirts were made and sold by the hundreds (well, maybe overstated slightly) at the Hilltop grocery and at Duncan’s in Kingston. These became famous the world over, sort of.
Seen here in this photo taken in 1979, former US Senator Jim Sasser along with then MHS student Ron Woody on the steps of the US Capitol building in Washington DC, both proudly wearing the famous “”SOR Trash”” hat. These hats were part of the outstanding Green Wave team of ’77 that went 9 and 2 and the ’78 team that went 8 and 3.
Special thanks to Randy Rose for providing this historic moment.