BLOOMSBURG
STATE COLLEGE

FOOTBALL
1972

Offensive tackle RICH WAL TON
1971 NAIA All-American Honorable Mention

INFORMATION
On The

"Huskies"

HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
BILL SPROULE joined the
Health and Physical Education Department at BSC in August, 1969,
and served as assistant football
coach in charge of the offensive
line and assistant wrestling coach
for two seasons before becoming
head coach of football in 1971.
Sproule, a native of Lansford,
Pennsylvania, was named acting
head coach for the 1971-72 academic year during the
latter part of June. He played his college football with
the 1959 and 1960 Syracuse University teams that played
in the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl respectively. His
Master of Science degree in physical education was
received at Brooklyn College, N.Y.
Prior to coming to Bloomsburg he was a member of
tl:le faculty at the school district of Waterville, N. Y.,
where he was head football coach, as well as track and
baseball coach, and a teacher of physical education and
driver education. Following his graduation from Syracuse,
he served for a year with the U.S. Army and while
stationed at Fort Dix, was game captain and Director of
the Post Football Clinic.

CHAIRMAN Of The DEPT.
Of HEALTH, PHYSICAL
EDUCATION, And ATHLETICS
DR. CONRAD A. BAUTZ
was appointed Chairman, Department of Health, Physical Education, and Athletics at BSC in
June of this year.
Dr. Bautz is responsible for
the administration and supervision
of the total physical education and
athletic program at the college including varsity athletics.
A 1956 graduate of Brooklyn College, N.Y.C.,
Bautz served as chairman of the Health and Physical
Education Department at that institution prior to coming
to Bloomsburg. He previously served in the U.S. Army
before starting his teaching career in the New York City
schools. He then served as Director of lntramurals at
Columbia University for two years. At Brooklyn College
he also coached the soccer team and was assistant director
of athletics, director of physical education in the major
program, and was deputy chairman of physical education
for the evening division.
Dr. and Mrs. Bautz are the parents of two children:
Dean 11, and Lee Ann 9.

ASSISTANT COACHES
Defensive Coordinator CLARK BOLER, a member of the University o.f
Alabama's 1961 National Championship Football Team, is in his fifth year as
defensive coordinator. A native of Alabama, he also received his Master of Arts
degree from the University of Alabama.
In addition to playing football at his Alma Mater, he was a member of the
varsity baseball squad for three years, and played freshman basketball. Following
his college career, he was a successful player-coach of a semi-pro basketball team
in Alabama. He previously taught at Gadsden High School in Alabama, where he
also served as head basketball coach, assistant football coach, and assistant baseball coach. He is in his fifth year of football at BSC and has served as head baseball coach of the Huskies since the 1968 season.

Defensive Backfield - CARL HINKLE joined the Health and Physical Education
Department in 1971 as freshman football coach and assistant track coach.
A native of Berwick, Pennsylvania, he was a member of the BHS 1961
championship football team as a defensive end. He received his BS degree in PE
from Montana State University, where he was a member of the 1964 NCAA
(college division) Pacific Coast Championship Team and also participated in
wrestling. He received his MS degree in PE from Ithaca College where as a
graduate assistant he served as assistant football coach in 1968-69 and at Cornell
University in 1969-70. In the 1970-71 school year, he was assistant football and
assistant track and field coach at State University at Cortland, New York. He also
previously coached two years of football and track and field in New York State
high schools.
Offensive Backfield - BOB GUTSHALL, an assistant coach at Bloomsburg State
College three years ago, will serve as offensive backfield coach.
A native of Altoona, he attended the schools of that area before matriculating at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his Bachelor of Science degree
from Lock Haven State College and is currently a candidate for his Master of
Education degree at Bloomsburg State.
He previously spent two years in the Abington High School District where
he was offensive backfield coach. He then served as head coach at Southern Area
High School.
In addition to his football playing experience at Altoona High, the University of Pittsburgh, and Lock Haven State, he was also associated with the
Philadelphia Bulldogs of the Continental Football League and the Atlantic City
Senators of the Atlantic Coast Conference. In high school, he was first team Allstate, Big 33, and All-American. In college, he was first team Pennsylvania Conference and received Little All-American Honorable Mention.

Offensive Line - TOM LYONS, a 1971 graduate of Susquehanna University, is a
graduate assistant serving as an assistant coach.
A native of Arwin, Pennsylvania, where he was a standout athlete at
Norwin High, he lettered for four years in football at Susquehanna. In 1969 as
defensive tackle, he received Honorable Mention on the Middle Atlantic Conference selections and in 1970 when the Crusaders won the Northern Division of
MAC, he was named to the first team MAC defensive unit as a middle guard and
received All-State Honorable Mention.

Defensive Line- JOE DAMBROCIA, a 1971 graduate of Susquehanna University
where he starred as a defensive tackle, will serve as defensive line coach.
Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, Dambrocia lettered in football for three
years at New Castle High School and four years at Susquehanna University. He
was then associated with the Sharon (Pa.) Blasters, an independent semi-pro team.
Last year his services were utilized by Susquehanna at both the spring
practice session and during the regular season. This past summer, he worked with
the Shonango High School (New Castle, Pa.) football squad.

Trainer - CECIL TURBERVILLE is in his fifth year of association with the
BSC football staff. He previously has been a freshman coach, offensive line
coach, and head trainer.
A member of the Physical Education Department since January, 1966, he
received both his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Arts degree from the University of Alabama in his native state. Prior to coming to Bloomsburg, he taught
and was active in the athletic programs at the two Alabama high schools of
Southside in Selma and Lowndes County in Fort Deposit.
Turberville's quiet disposition and all-around knowledge of football makes
him a definite asset to the BSC staff.

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Bill Sproule
Robert Gutshall - Offensive Back
Tom Lyons, Offensive Line
Bob Parry · Receivers
Clark Boler· Defensive Co-ordinator
Joe Dambrocia • Linebackers
Carl Hinkle· Defensive Backs
Cecil Turberville - Trainer

SEASON'S OUTLOOK
Bloomsburg State College opens its first tengame football schedule in the history of the college
with perhaps the best material since the 1967 team.
BSC Coach Bill Sproule, now in his second year
at the helm of the Huskies, will be out to improve on
last year's 4-5 record. He has 20 out of 22 veterans
returning from last year's squad in the starting
lineups.
The offense will be sparked by returning
quarterback Joe Geiger, junior runningbacks George
Gruber and John James, and NAIA All-American,
Honorable Mention Rich Walton, one of the finest
offensive tackles in the east. Wide receiver Joe
Courter and tightend Chris Sweet are back, with
tackle Tom Jacobs, guards Joe Micko, Larry
Donovan, or Dick Hahn, and center Jerry Witcoski
rounding out the offensive line.
All conference team members defensive halfback Steve Shiffert, linebacker Dan Greenland, and
defensive end Bill O'Donnell will be the defensive
leaders, together with co-captain John Cox and his
tackle counterpart Glen Dewire and defensive end
Dave Pruett. Gene Rejent will take over as middle
linebacker while Charles Devanney and Joe Seibert
round out the deep backs along with Bill Tierney as
roverback. The above group have the inside track on
starting positions, however, some outstanding candidates from last year's freshmen team and a number of
upper classmen will be vying hard for a role in this
year's gridiron fortunes. Rich Walton will serve as
offensive captain and John Cox as defensive captain.

Sproule will have as his assistants this year:
Clark Boler, defensive line; Tom Lyons, offensive
line; Carl Hinkle, defensive backfield; Robert
Gutshall, offensive backs; Joe Dambrocia, linebackers; and Cecil Turberville, trainer.

1972 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Shippensburg S.C.
University of Scranton
Lock Haven S.C.
Mansfield S.C.
California S.C.
West Chester S.C.
Millersville S.C.
Cheyney S.C.
Kutztown S.C.
East Stroudsburg S.C.

Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11

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1971 RESULTS
BSC

28

University of Scranton

6

BSC

8

Lock Haven S.C.

54

BSC

21

Mansfield S.C.

20

BSC

35

California S.C.

26

BSC

7

West Chester S.C.

56

BSC

7

Millersville S.C.

48

Cheyney S.C.

14

BSC

21

BSC

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Kutztown S.C.

43

BSC

7

E. Stroudsburg S.C.

26

GENERAL INFORMATION
Location:
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Acting President:
Dr. Charles H. Carlson
Chairman of the Department of Health, Physical Education,
and Athletics:
Dr. Conrad A. Bautz
Head Football Coach:
William Sproule
Associate Vice President for Development & External Relations:
Boyd F. Buckingham
Sports Information Director:
Bruce C. Dietterick

Member :
NCAA, NAIA, PC, ECAC

Nickname:
Huskies
Colors:
Maroon and Gold
Home Field:
Athletic Park
Capacity:

3,000
Press Table:
Accommodations for eight persons

Enrollment:

4,250
Year Founded:

1839
Conducted by:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania