Word: letterman
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Among the others back from the 1951 squad are junior letterman Dick Lionette, another junior Jim Urdan, and senior Ambie Redmond. They are getting a lot of competition for starting berths from four members of last year's all-New York freshman starting team, '54 Captain Bill Dennis, Ed Blodnick, Ed Condon, and Ed Krinsky. Other sophomores in action now are Steve Goldberg. Bill Coolidge, Ari Kiev, and Bob Parente. The present squad is rounded out by junior Al Davis...
...fair on offense and strong on defense, has replaced the more experienced Doc Dey. At center, Mike Papas tones has shown spectacular improvement since Captain Bill Vesprini was injured against Penn. For a fullback, McLaughry has built the hard-driving Dick Jennison into a suitable replacement for lone fullback letterman John Foster. And at quarterback, McLaughry unearthed Jim Miller, a better passer than Gene Howard, when the latter injured...
Dick Heldtmann, the letterman who was dropped to the scrubs two weeks ago, and has been fighting his way up again, accompanied the team down. He will play some, although Art Pappas will again start at guard
...front of all this offensive talent, Anderson has had no trouble making up a powerful, experienced line. Every starter is a letterman with the exception of 200-pound sophomore tackle Mike Cooney, a strongman who teams perfectly with the other tackle, "Jack the Giant" Feltch, a frail 230-pounder. Behind these, the Crusaders have three letter-winners, including such familiar and effective operators as Vic Rimkus and Tony Staryzinski...
...strong-side guard and strong-side end, is less promising. John Nichols and Arnie Horween, weighing a total of 430 pounds, have been running mates in early practice with a tentative first line. Horween, son of the former coach, is the slower and less experienced of the two. Letterman Hank Toepke played more or less regularly last season, and Bernie O'Brien is a fair sophomore prospect...