1954 "Cinderella Corps"
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The year was 1954 and the comments interesting. "...among the big five corps of the country for a good four years or more..." indeed! The Golden Knightgs placed in the top 5 in 19 of 21 Nationals entered between 1954 and 1970. They won 9 of those 21; placed 2nd in 2; placed 3rd in 3; placed 4th in 3; placed 5th in 2; and placed 7th in 2. The record:
Year
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Place(s) in Nationals
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1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
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1, 1
1
1
2, 4
1, 1
1
1
2
4
1
7
7
5, 3
3
-
5, 3
4
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