Rutgers welcomes 93-year-old Hall of Famer

[Scarlet_Scourge]

Rutgers welcomes 93-year-old Hall of Famer

Great article!

http://www.app.com/story/sports/college/rutgers/2015/09/10/rutgers-hall-fame-golden-era/71998380/

 

[SHUSource]

Rutgers welcomes 93-year-old Hall of Famer

Great article!

http://www.app.com/story/sports/college/rutgers/2015/09/10/rutgers-hall-fame-golden-era/71998380/

What a delightful guy - still, with a great sense of humor! Nice job by Flood, too, to be on board. I enjoyed that.

 

[Source]

The October 7, 1957 Targum reported that at the 14-7 Rutgers home victory against UConn, “Billy Austin… set an all-time Rutgers rushing record, grinding out a total of 176 yards and eclipsing the mark of 156 yards gained by Harvey Grimsley back in 1948.”

*In 1954, in honor of the 85th season of intercollegiate football, Rutgers created a list of its "Hall of Fame" players by position. At the Halfback spot:

Howard Parker Talman ’16; Elmer “Toady” Bracher ’18; John “Mike” Whitehill ’20; Walter “Fitz” French ’22; Henry “Heinie” Benkert ’25; Jack Grossman ’32; John “Moon” Mullen ’39; Art Gottlieb ’40; Art Mann ’48; Irwin Winklereid ’49; Herm Hering ’50; Harvey Grimsley ‘50.

*The October 12, 1946 Rutgers-NYU program also noted that 24 year old freshman William Thomas flew 72 fighter missions in the Asiatic-Pacific theatre and was honored with the Distinguished Flying Cross with two clusters and the Air Medal with four clusters. Other WWII veterans on the football team included: Andy Sivess, an ex-gunners’ mate on a PT boat; Steve Senko, Coast Guard; Harvey Grimsley, staff sergeant in the Army Service Forces and Henry Pryor, a corporal in the Marine Corps. Leon Klein won a Purple Heart. Ernie Nedvins, among others, played for Rutgers before the War and returned for a second stint under Coach Harvey Harman. Nedvins was an ex-Marine lieutenant.

Congratulations and thank you for your service, your football play and your lifetime example of a respected Rutgers alumni and man. This Saturday, welcome home Mr. Grimsley...welcome home.

 

[DJ Spanky]

Fantastic article. I love seeing these former players come back.

 

[Piscataway]

How frigging awesome is that?!?!

 

[armcav]

The October 7, 1957 Targum reported that at the 14-7 Rutgers home victory against UConn, “Billy Austin… set an all-time Rutgers rushing record, grinding out a total of 176 yards and eclipsing the mark of 156 yards gained by Harvey Grimsley back in 1948.”

*In 1954, in honor of the 85th season of intercollegiate football, Rutgers created a list of its "Hall of Fame" players by position. At the Halfback spot:

Howard Parker Talman ’16; Elmer “Toady” Bracher ’18; John “Mike” Whitehill ’20; Walter “Fitz” French ’22; Henry “Heinie” Benkert ’25; Jack Grossman ’32; John “Moon” Mullen ’39; Art Gottlieb ’40; Art Mann ’48; Irwin Winklereid ’49; Herm Hering ’50; Harvey Grimsley ‘50.

*The October 12, 1946 Rutgers-NYU program also noted that 24 year old freshman William Thomas flew 72 fighter missions in the Asiatic-Pacific theatre and was honored with the Distinguished Flying Cross with two clusters and the Air Medal with four clusters. Other WWII veterans on the football team included: Andy Sivess, an ex-gunners’ mate on a PT boat; Steve Senko, Coast Guard; Harvey Grimsley, staff sergeant in the Army Service Forces and Henry Pryor, a corporal in the Marine Corps. Leon Klein won a Purple Heart. Ernie Nedvins, among others, played for Rutgers before the War and returned for a second stint under Coach Harvey Harman. Nedvins was an ex-Marine lieutenant.

Congratulations and thank you for your service, your football play and your lifetime example of a respected Rutgers alumni and man. This Saturday, welcome home Mr. Grimsley...welcome home.

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[armcav]

Source. Would you happen to have a copy of that list from 1954? If so could you print it.It would be interesting to see it.Have a safe day.

 

[Source]

This is the list Rutgers put together in 1954. Remember, most of these guys played in the era of two-way football. Sadly, because of the times, it leaves off one player -- Paul Robeson.

Centers:
Gaynor “Mickey” Brennan’25; Bernie Crowl ’30; Albert Twitchell ’35; Otto Hill ’42; Ken MacDonald ’43; Ernie Gardner ’49; Leon Root ‘51

Guards:
Alfred “Budge” Garrett ’18; Al Neuschaefer ’19; Bob Lincoln ’25; John Schmidt ’43; John Verbitski ’47; Charlie Liberti ’48; Earl Read ’51; Ed Pacilio ‘53

Tackles:
John Toohey ’16; Bob “Nasty” Nash ’16; Ken “Thug” Rendall ’18; Bill Feitner ’19; Howard Raub ’24; Dave Bender ’25; Mike Bullard ’37; Len Cooke ’40; Ralph Schmidt ’42; Bob Ochs ’49; Oakley Pandick ’50; Burt Arnold ’51; Les Miller ‘53

Ends:
Harry Rockafeller ’16; Don Storck ’20; Carl E Waite ’26; Lester Hanf ’27; Walter Winika ’36; Paul Harvey ’39; Fred Sowick ’50; William “Bucky” Hatchett ’50; Dick Wacker ’51; Harold Corizzi ’52; Russ Sanblum ‘53

Quarterbacks:
John “Eddie” Elmendorf ’14; Cliff Baker ’20; Hoyt “Bus” Terrill ’26; Stanley “Tex” or “The Little Giant” Rosen ’28; Frank “Flinging Frank” Burns ’49

Halfbacks:
Howard Parker Talman ’16; Elmer “Toady” Bracher ’18; John “Mike” Whitehill ’20; Walter “Fitz” French ’22; Henry “Heinie” Benkert ’25; Jack Grossman ’32; John “Moon” Mullen ’39; Art Gottlieb ’40; Art Mann ’48; Irwin Winklereid ’49; Herm Hering ’50; Harvey Grimsley ‘50

Fullbacks:
Homer Hazel ’25; Arnie Truex ’35; Bill Tranavitch ’40; Vinnie Utz ’42; Gene McManus ’47; John Sabo ’50; Jim “Mighty Mo” Monahan ‘53

 

[armcav]

This is the list Rutgers put together in 1954. Remember, most of these guys played in the era of two-way football. Sadly, because of the times, it leaves off one player -- Paul Robeson.

Centers:
Gaynor “Mickey” Brennan’25; Bernie Crowl ’30; Albert Twitchell ’35; Otto Hill ’42; Ken MacDonald ’43; Ernie Gardner ’49; Leon Root ‘51

Guards:
Alfred “Budge” Garrett ’18; Al Neuschaefer ’19; Bob Lincoln ’25; John Schmidt ’43; John Verbitski ’47; Charlie Liberti ’48; Earl Read ’51; Ed Pacilio ‘53

Tackles:
John Toohey ’16; Bob “Nasty” Nash ’16; Ken “Thug” Rendall ’18; Bill Feitner ’19; Howard Raub ’24; Dave Bender ’25; Mike Bullard ’37; Len Cooke ’40; Ralph Schmidt ’42; Bob Ochs ’49; Oakley Pandick ’50; Burt Arnold ’51; Les Miller ‘53

Ends:
Harry Rockafeller ’16; Don Storck ’20; Carl E Waite ’26; Lester Hanf ’27; Walter Winika ’36; Paul Harvey ’39; Fred Sowick ’50; William “Bucky” Hatchett ’50; Dick Wacker ’51; Harold Corizzi ’52; Russ Sanblum ‘53

Quarterbacks:
John “Eddie” Elmendorf ’14; Cliff Baker ’20; Hoyt “Bus” Terrill ’26; Stanley “Tex” or “The Little Giant” Rosen ’28; Frank “Flinging Frank” Burns ’49

Halfbacks:
Howard Parker Talman ’16; Elmer “Toady” Bracher ’18; John “Mike” Whitehill ’20; Walter “Fitz” French ’22; Henry “Heinie” Benkert ’25; Jack Grossman ’32; John “Moon” Mullen ’39; Art Gottlieb ’40; Art Mann ’48; Irwin Winklereid ’49; Herm Hering ’50; Harvey Grimsley ‘50

Fullbacks:
Homer Hazel ’25; Arnie Truex ’35; Bill Tranavitch ’40; Vinnie Utz ’42; Gene McManus ’47; John Sabo ’50; Jim “Mighty Mo” Monahan ‘53

 

[armcav]

Source. Many thanks. A lot of great players in that group. I grew up watching Rutgers football in 1948_1951. A lot of familiar names.I don,t know how every guy on that list is not in the Rutgers Football Hall of Fame, they all belong in it. Again many thanks.

 

[mikefla]

Wonderful article. Wonderful guy. I LOVE this kind of stuff!

 

[CuredbywinningRU]

Great piece, thanks for posting!

 

[Source]

You're welcome. Did you know any of these Rutgers footballers?

Two days before the November 17, 1945 finale against NYU, the Newark Evening News reported, “Saturday’s game will be quite a change from occupations for three men in the Scarlet’s starting line-up. Last November, fullback Gene McManus was ‘sweating it out’ in a German prison camp, left halfback Art Mann was flying a P-38 on photo reconnaissance missions in Italy, and left guard Bert Manoff’s outfit was poised on the French side of the Moselle River preparing for an assault crossing of the river.”

 

[armcav]

You're welcome. Did you know any of these Rutgers footballers?

Two days before the November 17, 1945 finale against NYU, the Newark Evening News reported, “Saturday’s game will be quite a change from occupations for three men in the Scarlet’s starting line-up. Last November, fullback Gene McManus was ‘sweating it out’ in a German prison camp, left halfback Art Mann was flying a P-38 on photo reconnaissance missions in Italy, and left guard Bert Manoff’s outfit was poised on the French side of the Moselle River preparing for an assault crossing of the river.”

 

[armcav]

I knew Root,Arnold,Pacillio,Monahan and Corrizzi as I spent 1950_1951 at Rutgers before I left to join the Army.They were all great guys. I know Big Burt has passed on.I don,t know about the other four.

 

[e5fdny]

How frigging awesome is that?!?!

+1

 

[Source]

I knew Root,Arnold,Pacillio,Monahan and Corrizzi as I spent 1950_1951 at Rutgers before I left to join the Army.They were all great guys. I know Big Burt has passed on.I don,t know about the other four.

Here's some small things you may or may not remember:

“J&J Journal” premiered on WCTC (1450 AM) at 6:30 pm according to the September 18, 1950 Daily Home News. The local affairs first radio show interviewed former Rutgers footballer and WWII hero Vinnie Utz who was joined by Rutgers coach Harvey Harman and players Walt LaPrarie, Bob D’Amato and Leon Root.
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Rutgers back (1949-51) Jim Monahan was drafted by the 1952 Dallas Texans in their lone season in the NFL but “Mighty Mo” never played for them. However, he was in the first dedicated set of football cards made by Topps who took over the market in the 1950s by buying out trading card rival Bowman. The 1951 Topps “Magic Set” was made up of 75 cards of the nation’s top college players. He was card #1 – “Jimmy Monahan, Halfback, (Queensmen).”

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q...209&thid=JN.FzEE+scNRaMMzoKw7XNZBw&ajaxhist=0

 

[RUfanEst89]

Hopefully in the future RU will do a little more to promote some of these former greats. If any of you are on the fan advisory board, please push the issue. I would love to see some of these players and teams posted in or around the stadium with some information about the players. Maybe this is in the works with some of the plans in the future and I missed it.

 

[Blitz8RUCrazy]

Hey beaced

he was playing for RU around about the time you attended, did you know him/know off him?