1956 ?aoda« ,. i~ ,l • PRESS AND RADIO INFORMATION + + + STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE Bloomsburg Pennsylvania 1956 SCHEDULE HOME GAMES Sept. 29 ..........................Delaware S. T. C . Oct. 6 .............................. Cortland S. T . C . Oct. Mansfield S. T. C. (Homecoming) 13t .......................... AWAY I Oct. 20t ..................Shippensburg S. T. C . *Oct. 27 .................................. King's College Nov. 3t .......................... California S. T . C. *Nov. 9t ....................West Chester S. T. C. * Night Game t Conference Game ATHLETIC INFORMATION President, State Teachers College, Bloomsburg DR. HARVEY A. ANDRUSS Athletic Department Director of Athletics JACK W. YOHE, Lock Haven S. T. C., '38 Secretary, Athletic Department MRS. ANN A H. BAKER Head Football Coach JACK W. YOHE, Lock Haven S. T . C., '38 Assistant Football Coaches HAROLD S. SHELLY, Ohio Northern, '31 WALTER R. BLAIR, W est Chester S. T. C., '50 Student Manager, Football LAMAR FREELAND Assistant Managers, Football CHARLES RIEGEL, JAMES GARMAN Director of Sports Publicity BOYD F . BUCKINGHAM, Bloomsburg S. T. C., '43 Athletic Information Colors ..........................................Maroon and Gold Nickname ....................................................Huskies Mascot .................................................... Roongo III Home Field ........................................ Mt. Olympus Capacity ............................................................3,000 Radio Facilities Are Available College Information D enomination ...................... Non-Denominational C onducted by ............ Commonwealth of Penna. Y ear Founded ..................................................1839 Enrollment ........................................................ 1100 Address ..................................Bloomsburg, Penna. BLOOMSBURG STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE 1956 FOOTBALL SQUAD Name *Stroup, Rooert, '57 *Strine, Richard, '57 *Asby, Robert, '58 *Chaump, George, '58 Covington, Stanley, '59 Romig, Ronald, '59 *Schultz, Moritz, '59 Custer, Dean, '60 Blackburn, Edward, '60 Galitsky, Edward, '60 Zimmerman, Gary, '60 *Hughes, Harry, '57 *DeFebo, Carl, '58 *Vaxmonsky, Thomas, '58 Spahr, Paul, '59 Branas, Paul, '60 Chidester, John, '60 Cunningham, Rollin, '60 Manko, Paul, '60 Orband, Henry, '60 Shifflet, Roy, '60 *Wascavage, Joseph, '57 *Kaminsky, Frank, '57 *Prusch, Frank, '58 *Johnston, Joseph, '59 Mulhall, Leo, '59 *Wood, Kenneth, '59 Morris, William, '60 Panichello, J ose_ph, '60 Havard, Richard, '60 *Zaborowski, Bernard, '58 Lockuff, Philip, '60 Rich, Archie, '60 *Rhoads, Woodrow, '59 *Oustrich, John, '59 *Snyder, Oscar, '59 Gronka, Joseph, '60 Hileman, Ronald, '60 Mescan, Robert, '60 *Casper, Charles, '57 *Malczyk, Joseph, '57 *Rainey, Robert, '57 *Wood, Gerald, '58 *Watts, Edward, '58 *Alexander, Irving, '58 *Goobic, Jonah, '58 *Bottorf, Robert, '59 Elinsky, Stanley, '60 Francis, Albert, '60 Gerber, David, '60 Perry, Larry, '60 Rohm, Robert, '60 Scislaw, Eugene, '60 Stauffenberg, Gerald, '60 Sweet, Carl, '60 Tambur, Robert, '60 Thomas, William, '60 Volpetti, Nick, '60 Blair, James, '60 * J,ettermen Pos. E E E E E E E E E E E T T T T T T T T T T G G G G G G G G G C C C C QB QB QB QB QB B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B Wt. Ht. 190 190 173 195 198 180 185 185 168 175 170 205 210 218 204 225 210 190 250 230 210 210 210 195 180 180 183 184 235 200 184 182 180 172 152 160 165 165 187 145 190 190 181 195 155 165 182 170 167 160 185 165 155 172 200 165 185 170 150 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-3 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-11 5-11 5-11 5-9 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-2 5-9 5-9 5-10 5-10 5-8 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-7 5-9 5-9 6-0 6-0 5~8 5-10 5-9 5-11 5-8 5-9 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-7 6-1 5-7 6-0 5-11 5-8 Age 25 21 22 20 19 18 22 18 18 18 18 23 20 19 18 18 18 17 18 18 18 21 22 19 19 24 18 18 18 18 20 18 18 19 19 19 18 18 22 21 29 22 20 21 21 21 23 18 22 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 High School Johnstown Milton So. Williamsport West Pittston Neshaminy Boyertown Kingston Hummelstown So. Williamsport Shenandoah (J. W. Cooper) Harrisburg (John Harris) Williamsport Berwick Jenkins Township Collingdale Duryea Perkiomen Prep. Lewistown Hazleton Fishburne Military Academy Williamsport Old Forge Johnson City, N. Y. Duryea Sunbury Shenandoah Catholic Mechanicsburg Duryea Cheltenham West Pittston Newport Township So. Williamsport Pottsville Boyertown Taylor Sunbury Nanticoke Bloomsburg Milton Hershey Bellefonte Newport Township Johnstown Mechanicsburg Jenkintown Mechanicsburg Plains Bellefonte Kingston Pottsville Mahanoy Township Berwick Muncy Mahanoy Township Mahanoy Township Athens Pittston F,'orty Fort Pittston So. Williamsport HUSKIES HEAD MAN Jack Yohe, who is beginning his sixth season at the helm of the Husky grid machine, has performed successfully in the role of player, assistant coach, and head football coach in State Teachers College football competition. Yohe learned his football fundamentals at Jersey Shore High School, and played standout football at Lock Haven State Teachers College, where he was graduated in 1938. He began his teaching career at Biglerville High School, but interrupted that career in 1942 to serve with the U. S. Navy for 46 months, completing his military service in 1946 with the rank of Lieutenant. During the following year, he taught at Upper Merion High School before accepting a position as backfield coach at West Chester Teachers College. He worked for five years with the astute Glen Killinger before joining the faculty at the "Friendly College" in 1952. A confirmed "T" formation man, Yohe is a stickler for fundamentals and conditioning. In the past five y ears, he has developed hard-hitting, fighting ball clubs, and last season copped the conference championship with four wins, two losses, and a tie. 1956 OUTLOOK The battle for the 1956 conference title promises to be a rugged and interesting series of clashes, but the Husky squad and coaching staff are determined to keep the loop crown from falling into the hands of any one of their several power-laden opponents. In order to duplicate last season's feat, Coach Y ohe's gridders will have to overcome three of their strongest rivals under combat conditions in enemy territory, namely, Shippensbu>g, California, and West Chester. Victories over these top contenders could spell a second successive ''CHAMPIONSHIP." In terms of numbers and vital statistics, the 1956 Huskies look like one of the best groups Coach Yohe has had at Mt. Olympus, but more than half the group are rookies who have not been tested in college competition. The Husky mentor has a three-fold problem: to find replacements for the seven top defensive players who were graduated in May, to develop a well-coordinated, speedy, hard-hitting backfield without the services of graduates Jim Browning, Mike Lashendock, Bobby Groover, and Harvey Boughner, and to find an adequate replacement for Charles Skiptunas, Husky Captain, who was, offensively and defensively, a tower of strength for the past two years. Five Lettermen will bolster the Husky line at end with the return of Bob Stroup, Dick Strine, and Bob Asby. George Chaump, who won his award at center last year, may provide reserve strength at the wing position along with Morrie Schultz, who is back after a three-year hitch in the service. Two big sophomores, Stan Covington and Ron Romig, have made their presence felt in early practices and scrimmages. Big Harry Hughes, Husky mat star, and Carl DeFebo should make their weight and experience count at the tackle post. Beefy but less experienced are Tom Vaxmonsky, Paul Spahr, and freshmen Henry Orband, Jack Chidester, Paul Branas, and Roy Shiffiet. The forward wall will be well fortified at guard by four experienced lettermen in seniors Joe Wascavage and Frank Kaminsky, a junior, Frank Prusch, and Ken Wood, a sophomore. Berne Zaborowski is the ··t op contender at center. Reserve duties will be handled by newcomers Phil Lockuff and Archie Rich. Woodie Rhoads, a good defensive linebacker, has been shifted from fullback to bolster the center slot. Veteran performers such as Joe Malczyk, Bo Rainey, Charlie Casper, Eddie Watts, and Gerald Wood are expected to carry the brunt of backfield duties. Husky fans are likely to see a good deal of action from upperclassmen Jonah Goobic, Irv Alexander, returning veteran Bob Bottorf, and freshmen Bob Tambur, Carl Sweet, and Bob Rohm. In the all-important ball-handling department of the "T" formation, John Oustrich and Oscar Snyder loom as the leading candidates. Bob Mescan, Ron Hileman, and Joe Gronka have been impressive in early workouts. No one realizes better than Coach Yohe and his staff the tremendous task of keeping the Huskies on top. Barring injuries to key personnel, and with the expected steady improvement of newcomers, the Huskies will make every effort to retain their title.