F001~BALL ~ PRESS INFORMATION BOOK William Morris 1959 Robert Rohm Left to right: Donald Wright, Student Assistant; Russell Houk, Line Coach; Walter Blair, Head Coach; Harold Shelly, Trainer and Assistant Coach; Donald Heilman, Backfield Coach. STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE BLOOMSBURG,PENNSYLVANIA Prepared by PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE Boyd F. Buckingham, Director Henry Orband David Gerber STATE TEACHERS COLLIDE Bloomsburg Pennsylvania Sports Publicity Office 1959 FOOTBALL BROCHURE President of the College ••••••••••••••••••• nr. Harvey A. Andruss Athletic Staff (Football) Athletic Director ••••••••• Russell Houk, Lock Haven s.T.c. 1 52 Head Football Coach •••••••Walter R. Blair, Uest Chester S.T.C. 1 50 Assistant Coaches ••••••••• Harold s. Shelly, Ohio Northern 1 31 Russell Houk, Lock Haven s.T.c. 1 52 Donald B. Heilman, West Chester s.T.c. 1 50 Student Coaches ••••••••••• Jack Chidester 160 Donald Wright 160 Student Managers ••••••••••Gary Anderson 160 Dean Mqrgan 161 Director of Publicity •••••Boyd F. 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Buckingham., Director THE COACHES Head Coach Walt Blair will hold the reins of the Husky grid machine for the third year after serving two years as assistnat coach at Bloomsburg. Blair was an outstanding athlete at Northeast High School in Philadelphia., lettering in football., baseball., and basketball. Military service in the Arll\'f during World War II ended a brief stay at Temple University. While in the service., Blair played football with the Eighth Armored Division and Camp Polk Teams. In September, 1946., he entered West Chester S.T.c. to begin an outstanding career in college competition under Coach Glenn Killinger. It was during this period that the Rams became one of the nation's small college gridiron powers. Blair played in three post-season bowl games, seeing service in both the line and backfield. An a ble and enthusiastic competitor, Blair used his kno1-1-how to good advantage while coaching at Neshaminy, Jenkintown., and Chambersburg High Schools. His teams rolled up 30 victories., 13 losses, and 1 tie .• In the fall of 1955, Blair received a call to come to Bloomsburg as assistant coach. Jack Yohe, then head man of the Huskies, had observed Blair's prowess firsthand when Yohe served as backfield coach at West Chester under Killinger. ****~HHHBHHt*lH*'********* Coaching three intercollegiate sports keeps Harold Shelly busy from September through May. A graduate of Ohio Northern University, Shelly acts as trainer, scout, and assistant coach during the football season. As head coach of Bloomsburg's basketball squad for ten years, he has never had a losing season. vlhen the court season ends, Shelly directs the destinies of the Husky track and field squad. ~Hf->~E+~HH{,~~f- This will be the third year at Bloomsburg for Russ Houk who piled up an enviable record in football and wrestling while a student at Lock Haven s.T.c. For five years, Russ turned out championship wrestling squads a t South Williamsport am Muncy High Schools. In addition to assisting with football, Houk coaches the Husky grapplers and serves as Athletic Director. -tH~YH~HHHf* Coach Blair is very happy to have a former college team and class mate, Don Heilman, to serve as backfield coach with the Huskies. Heilman joined the coaching staff in the fall of 1958 after 3 years at Downington and 5 years as Head Coach at the Alexis I. DuPont High School in Wilmington. He and Blair played for West Chester from 1946-1949 when Coach Killinger 1 s Rams won 36 while losing only 3--a proud record for any team and coach. Sports Publicity Office Boyd F. Buckingham, Director Tel: ST4-466o Extension 18 1959 OUTLOOK lrlhen Coach Walt Blair sent out invitations for pre-season practice, it was very apparent that Husky gridiron fans would see a lot of new faces in the 1959 campaign. As a result of graduation, drop outs, academic and financial difficulties, and conflicts with class schedules, last year's squad of 63 was reduced to 26. Of the 19 returning lettermen, 9 had won their monograms in the backfield, and some of the 18 had completed the minimum requirements to earn a varsity letter. At the outset of pre-season practice sessions, Coach Blair took immediate steps to knit new offensive and defensive line units with the handful of returning veterans as a nucleus. To complicate matters further, Bob Warren, crack junior guard from Mechanicsburg, turned up for practice with an injured foot which will keep him sidelined for half the season; Fred Frey, promising sophomore back from Tunkhannock could not report due to illness; Ed Lockman, Hazleton sophomore who lettered at guard last year, also sustained an injury during the summer. Two rather general factors will have a strong bearing on what the Huskies can accomplish this season. Five games in the eight game schedule will be played away from home, and the necessity of traveling considerable distances and using an inexperienced squad on a strange field can cause difficulties. Another factor to be dealt with is the general build-up of strength among all the teams in the Teachers College Conference. Most problems tend to look relatively insignificant when campared with the need for replacing stellar performers like big Stan Covington and Morit~ Schultz, ends; Paul Spahr and Jack Chidester, tackles; Leo Mulhall, Ken Wood, and Gary Allen, guards; Woody Rhoads,center; Oscar Snyder, quarterback; Bob Bottorf and Jerry Natishan, backs. Speaking of critical needs, the Husky mentor recently listed these: finding a replacement for Stan Covington who was, for two years, one of the leading punters among the small colleges in the nation; developing a good place kicker; finding a back who can toss passes like Ozzie Snyder did during the past two years; developing a sound defensive and off ensive line to replace the effective combination riddled by graduation in May. On the brighter aide, the Huskies can expect good performances from a number of experienced, fairly speedy, hard-running backs including Bobby Rohm, Dave Gerber, Johnny Johnson, Joe Rishkofski, Joe Gronka and several promising freshman; Ed Galitsky, Stan Elinsky, and ~Jayne Miller should be adequate or better in the pass-receiving department; in pass-defense patterns, Johnson, Rohm, Glenn Gruber and Fred Frey form a pretty sound coni>ination; offensive line strength seems improved but should get progressively better with the expected development of Dick Staber, Roy Shifflet, and two freshmen -- John Sills and Gary Stackhouse. 1959 Outlook - continued Sports Publicity Office In a nutshell, it could be said that returning veterans will equal or excel their performance of last season. The overall success of the squad during the season will depend, however, on the performance of freshmen and eligible transfers and the extent to which the coaching staff can develop reserve depth, especially in the forward wall. Coach Blair is looking to Joe Rishkofski to take care of punting assignments and do a lot of pass receiving and ball-carrying in general. Among the promising freshmen who are likely to earn a starting assignment during the season are: Al 11.Jilliams, end; Bernie Patynski and Bill Garson, tackles; Otto Harazim, Gary Stackhouse, and John Sills, guards; Bob Christina, center; Ron Jenkins, Bob Rohrer, Moses Scott, and Jim Dixon, backs. In the first 5 games of the 1958 season, the Huskies rolled up victories against Shippensburg, King's College, Mansfield, Cortland (New York) and Millersville. They meet the same five in that order again this season, and Coach Blair is expecting each game to be a critical test for his charges. Shippensburg dropped a harrd-fought 20-19 decision to the Huskies last year, and Bloomsburg pulled a 16-12 victory out of the fire at~ King's College after trailing 12-0 at the half. One thing is quite certain, and it adds up to the makings of some good football. Squad enthusiasm and esprit de corps, which played such an important part last year, are very much in evidence again this season. STUDENT COACHES The coaching staff has welcomed the addition of two student assistants who were outstanding performers for the Huskies before being side-lined with injuries. Both men are seniors. Big Don Wright nade his mark as a member of the Husky squad during his freshman and sophomore years at Bloomsburg.Following a tour in the armed forces, he returned to the line up but terminated his playing career as a result of an injury. Last year Wright was a big help working with the line and especially with freshmen and the JV squad. Jack Chidester earned three letters with the Maroon and Gold squad before being side-lined by an injury last season. Jack is the agressive, spirited, tough, and able competitor that Coach Blair likes to have on the squad. It is hoped that during the year he can communicate that same enthusiasm and know-how to some of the veterans and especially to some of the newcomers on the squad. Sports Publicity Office Boyd F. Buckingham, Director THUMBNAIL SKETCHES - RETURNING VETERANS EDWARD GALITSKY - End - Senior - Shenandoah - strong, durable,dependable - good pass receiver - fine defensive player. STANLEY ELINSKY - End - Senior - Kingston - good on defense - can be used on secondary defense because of agility and previous experience as a back - wrestling has helped him become a tough, endurable end "to turn" • ~JAYNE MILLER - End - Sophomore - Bloomsburg - most promising of underclass ends - exceptionally fine receiver - quick under punts tackles sharply on open field. HANK ORBAND - Tackle - Senior - Fishburne Military - consistently ~teedy at guard on offense or defense - more speed needed to become outstanding - dependable - does good job. ROY SHIFFLET - Tackel - Senior - Williamsport - definitely a key to -the success of this year's team - If he reaches his potential, his performance and leadership will have a big eff ect on the rest of the squad. real sparkplug - despite BILL MORRIS - Guard - Senior - Duryea -/nis size, is very aggressive a bearcat on defense. BOB WARREN - Guard - Junior - Mechanicsburg - pre-season injury will -probably make it necessary for him to miss first half of season his return to line in middle of year will play an important part in the stretch run of the schedule. PHILIP LOCKCUFF - Center - Senior - So. Williamsport - dependable, offensive center supplies leadership to offensive line - has a year of solid experience. RICHARD STABER - Tackle - Senior - West Hazleton - counted on after last year's injury riddled season to supply a lot of the offensive strength - is big, fast, strong, and seemsdeterrnined to make his last year the most successful. JAMES CONRAD - Quarterback - Junior - So. Williamsport - must fill shoes of Ozzie Snyder if offense is to tick - needing work in passing, he nevertheless is a good field general and handles the ball quite adequately - can be used defensively. DAVID GERBER - Back - Senior - Mahanoy Township - comes into senior ~ a r after three years in background and on JV squad - good speed quick action - has acquired taste for being varsity performar. JOSEPH GRONKA - Back - Senior - Nanticoke - defensive standout so far this season - has shown considerable promise as a heavy, inside runner. Sports Publicity Office Thumbnail Sketches - Continued STANLEY HIDO - Back - Junior - Athens - fine pass-receiver and all aroundfootball player - will be used a great deal on defense against passing. JOHN JOHNSON - Back - Junior - Bristol - featured as offensive and ---a:erensive player - good broken field runner - fast - natural action. JOE RISHKOFSKI - Back - Junior - Hanover Twp. - must fill Covington•s -job as punter - good pass receiver - good broken field runner. Boyd F. Buckingham, Director Sports Publicity Office FOOTBALL SQUAD 1959 ENDS / - AGE HT. WT: YEAR 21 21 20 20 22 20 19 5'11" Senior 6• 183 185 190 194 183 190 170 245 200 225 210 215 210 246 Senior 23 19 18 5 110" 6 1111 5'11" 6 '2" 5'11" 6 1211 6• 18 22 6 11" 6'2" 200 205 *Morris, William *Panichello, Joseph ~arren, Robert Creneti, Frank 21 21 19 19 5 111" 5 110" 5 111" 180 205 200 155 Senior *Lockman, Edward Treon, Jerry Decker, Gary Harazim, Otto 21 20 18 511011 5 111" Soph. 6• 18 5110" 195 200 180 163 Sills, John 18 51 1111 175 II Stackhouse, Gary 18 511111 185 " 21 19 21 5 110" 61 , 11011 183 170 180 185 170 Senior Junior Soph. *Elinsky, Stanley ifGalitsky, Edward Cunningham, Rollin Luzenski, Paul Miller, Wayne Lahnstein, Robert Williams, Albert 5 110" 6 1 1" 5 111" 6• 5'10'' n Junior " Soph. Fresh. " HIGH SCHOOL Kingston Shenandoah Lewistown Nanticoke Bloomsburg Shamokin Catholic G.A.R. Memorial Wilkes-Barre, Pa. - TACKLES *Manko, Paul *Orband, Henry *Shifflet, Roy Staber, Richard Nace, George Davis, Raymond Denick, Donald Garson, William Patynski, Bernard 21 21 21 22 II II " Junior Fresh. II n II Hazleton Fishburne Military Williamsport W. Hazleton Sunbury Bloomsburg Upper Merion King of Prussia 'Williamsport Shamokin GUARDS 5'9" " Junior Soph. " " Fresh. Duryea Cheltenham Mechanicsburg William Tennent Johnsville, Pa. Hazleton Sunbury Jersey Shore William Tennent Johnsville, Pa. Burlington New Jersey Pen Argyl CENTERS *Lockcuff, Philip Noll, Donald Christina, Robert Raupers, Vincent Kegolis, Joseph *Letterman 18 18 6• 6 11" II Fresh. So. Williamsport Northumberland w. Hazleton Athens Shenandoah Football Squad - continued Sports Publicity Office QUARTERBACKS *Conrad., James Young., John Chyko., John Jenkins., Ronald Reichley., Ernest Robbins., Kenneth Rohrer., Richard 20 22 18 22 18 18 18 6 11" 5 11011 6• 5'10" 5'9" 5,911 511111 180 150 142 150 145 145 146 Junior Soph. Fresh. 21 511011 Senior " It II It II So. Williamsport Mt. Carmel Bloomsburg Edwardsville Sunbury Williamsport Mechanicsburg BACKS ilGerber., David ilGronka., Joseph *Rohm., Robert *Fake., Walter *Hugo., Stanley *Johnson., John Naylor., Raymond *Rishkofski., Joseph Wetzel., Ronald *Gruber., Glenn Montanye, Melvin Walters, Dale Dixon, Eugene Dixon., James Scott., Moses Wochley., Kenneth *Letterman 18 6t 165 185 175 158 155 160 170 170 160 156 170 175 160 190 170 18 5, 9" 150 21 21 19 19 19 19 22 21 20 19 20 18 20 511111 51 10" 5, 9'' 6• 5 10 1 11 5 11 1 11 6• 511011 5'9'' 5 11011 5'll" 51 10" 5 110" II II Junior II It II It It Soph. ti It Fresh. It It Mahanoy Twp. Nanticoke Muncy Mechanicsburg Athens Bristol Bristol Hanover Ti-,p. Sunbury Highspire w. Pittston Sunbury Philipsburg-Osceola Philipsburg-Osceola Upper Merion King of Prussia., Pa Selinsgrove Sports Publicity Office Boyd F. Buckingham, Director 1958 RECORD - Won 5 - Lost 2 - Tied 1 Bloomsburg ~oonent Shippensburg STC Kings College Mansfield STC Cortland STC Millersville STC East Stroudsburg STC West Chester STC Lock Haven STC 20 16 32 16 12 12 0 6 19 Home 12 Away 6 Homecoming 0 Home 0 Home 12 Away 56 Away 12 Home All State Teachers Colleges Second~ Moritz Schultz, end Robert Warren, guard ---- Honorable Mention: Little All American Moritz Schultz, end Robert 'Warren, guard ~HH''****°****"lHHh"HHHHH~ 1959 SCHEDULE Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 Shippensburg STC Kings College Mansfield STC Cortland STC Open Millersville STC East Stroudsburg STC West Chester STC Lock Haven STC Away Home Away Away Away Homecoming Home Away (Night Game) Jayvee Fri. Sept. 25 Fri. Oct. 9 Fri. Oct. 23 Mon. Nov. 2 Stevens Trade East Stroudsburg Bucknell l'ansfield Away Home Away (Night Game) Away Pre-season scrimma&e Sat. Sept. 12 Scranton University Home • \