October 11 in San Antonio history...

1963
Trustees of the Judson Rural High School District have named committees to look into the purchase of uniforms and instruments for a marching band.  One committee will seek about 100 used uniforms from Sam Houston High School.  Sam Houston is expected to sell them for $5 apiece.

1966
Seventy-one Hawthorne Junior High School girls, who were sent home for wearing above-the-knee skirts, were back in class today for a second chance to lower their hemlines.

1986
Southwest High School quarterback Ty Detmer breaks Tommy Kramer’s city record of 54 career touchdown passes in a 47-0 drubbing of Memorial High School.  Detmer also broke the record of five touchdown passes in a game with seven, most yards passing with 435 (breaking his previous record of 430), and setting the state record for career passing yardage with 6,245, breaking Gary Kubiak’s record of 6,190.

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