I was talking with Dean Browne of Columbus the other day when he told me about his 60th high-school class reunion this month.

Browne is one of my favorite woodcarvers. I collect carved birds, and he turns out some beauties.

He said the Bexley class of 1941 will be celebrating on Friday and Saturday

Browne recalled how in his senior year the Bexley football team was unbeaten —  never even scored upon! The team did, however, have to settle for a 0-0 tie with Washington Court House.

It sounds strange now, but that season Bexley beat the pants off the likes of Upper Arlington, Westerville and Worthington. Those communities were much smaller back then. In those days, Upper Arlington and neighboring Grandview Heights were rivals. All those teams belonged to the old Central Buckeye League.

“We wore leather helmets back then,” Browne said, halfway kidding. Actually, he did wear a leather helmet as a freshman.

He was a fullback and the team captain.

Here are the scores from that wonderful season:

Bexley 19, Worthington 0; Bexley 6, Logan 0; Bexley 26, Rosary 0; Bexley 14, Grandview Heights 0; Bexley 44, Delaware 0; Bexley 27, Upper Arlington 0; Bexley 24, Academy 0; Bexley 39, Westerville 0; and Bexley 0, Washington Court House, 0.

It’s pretty unbelievable to have a season when the opposition doesn’t score a single point. No matter how good you are, somebody is bound to break a big play and cross the goal line.