The Bethune Wildcats played football between 1959 and 1965 before integration merged them into Charlton Co. High School. They were members of the GIA which was the association of black schools at the time. Listed below is an incomplete history of football at Bethune. Anyone with any information please feel free to email me at glenndhughes@windstream.net


1959-Coach Henry "Hank" Bailey(0-3-0)
9-12-59  Ralph Bunche 48 Bethune 0

10-13-60 Wayne Co. Training School 35 Bethune 6

10-20-60 Douglas Anderson(FL) 7 Bethune 6 

11-4-60  Bryant d. Bethune(no score)

11-10-60 Wilson 69 Bethune 0

11-19-60 Bethune 27 Tattnall Industrial 0

1961-Coach Henry "Hank" Bailey(3-5-1)
9-15-61  Ralph Bunche 13 Bethune 12

9-22-61  Bethune 35 Candler Co. Training School 0

9-30-61  Wilson 19 Bethune 7

10-14-61 Center 27 Bethune 0

10-21-61 Douglas Anderson(FL) 22 Bethune 0

11-2-61  Bethune 12 Wayne Co. Training School 12

11-11-61 Bethune 86 Appling Co. Consolidated 0

11-18-61 Bethune 51 Liberty Co. 0

11-21-61 Wayne Co. Training School 18 Bethune 9 (Region Playoff)

1962-Coach Henry "Hank" Bailey(3-4-1)
9-7-62   Center 25 Bethune 0

9-14-62  Bethune 13 Ralph Bunche 13

9-21-62  Liberty Co. (no score)

9-27-62  Risley 40 Bethune 6

10-6-62  Bethune 14 Tattnall Industrial 0

10-13-62 Bethune 20 Evans Co. Training School 6

10-20-62 Bethune 25 Lillian Street 0

10-27-62 Wilson (no score)

11-2-62  Wayne Co. Training 54 Bethune 0

11-17-62 Douglas Anderson(FL)24 Bethune 18

1963-Coach Henry "Hank" Bailey-Region 3-B Champions(6-3-0)
9-12-63  Center 25 Bethune 18 (won by forfeit)

9-21-63  Ralph Bunche 32 Bethune 0

10-5-63  Bethune 15 Lillian Street 6

10-12-63 Bethune d. Evans Co. Training School (no score)

10-17-63 Bethune 13 Liberty Co. 6

10-24-63 Bethune 7 Tattnall Industrial 6

11-2-63  Bethune 15 Wayne Co. Training School 0

11-16-63 Cook Co. Training School 12 Bethune 7 (Southern Regional Playoff)

11-22-63  Douglas Anderson(FL) 26 Bethune 0

1964-Coach Henry "Hank" Bailey(0-2-0)

10-1-64  Evans Co. Training 34 Bethune 6 

11-5-64  Wayne Co. Training School 7 Bethune 0

1965-Coach Henry "Hank' Bailey(0-6-0)
9-10-65  Center 77 Bethune 0

9-18-65  Ralph Bunche 13 Bethune 6

10-2-65  Evans Co. Training 21 Bethune 0

10-23-65 Liberty Co. 40 Bethune 0                                                          
11-6-65  Wayne Co. Training School 26 Bethune 0

11-12-65 Westside, Valdosta 48 Bethune 0