Rosario Drago—1948-49 Wildcat Football
Drago was a 5-foot-9, 215-pound tackle out of St. Aloysuis High
School in New Orleans. His high school coach was friends with Holden, so
Drago and five of his buddies made a visit to Pearl River. Only Drago
and one of his pals, Lou Compos, signed with the Wildcats.

Like most linemen in those days, Drago had to play both offense and
defense. No easy task when you consider that players in that era wore
helmets that had no face guards. "It was hard-nosed football," Drago
said. "I broke my nose about nine times."

Drago, who still resides in New Orleans and works as an independent
appraiser, has many fond memories of his days at Pearl River. One of
those was the Memorial Bowl game in Jackson, which saw the Wildcats
upset nationally-ranked Lamar (Texas) Junior College 21-20.