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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

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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.