Untouchable: A Story of the Ridgeview Panthers as told by Xenophone Lutz Jr.

In 1964, the Ridgeview Panthers of Ridgeview High school in Hickory, North Carolina, went the entire football season undefeated and NO OTHER TEAM SCORED ON THEM THE ENTIRE SEASON. At the end of the season, the cumulative score was 446-0. They became known as “The Untouchables”. They were the 1964 AA State Champions and they hold records in North Carolina High School State football for 74 consecutive regular season victories and 14 consecutive shutouts. The team has been inducted into Catawba County Sports Hall of Fame as a “Team of Distinction”. The school was closed in 1966 but the memories and accomplishments of the students and staff at this all black school, live on today.