North Park University - Cupola Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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rollie carlson ed dwyer vern funk other sophomores who saw a lot of action were jim aspegren and armour swanson. jim was used extensively as a rebounder; armour ' s deadly one-hand push shot was used effect- ively in the game when he took scoring honors with 13 points. howie nelson, 6 ' forward, rounded out the sophomore contingent. dave kjell and butch lofgren, both rockford boys, were two of the seven who played al- most regularly, though a freshman, dave ' s previous experience made him a valuable as - set to a green team, his cool, smart floor play and his defensive ability won him a starting berth, short (5 ' 10 ) peppery guard butch lofgren ' s speed, dribbling and play-making ability and irrepressible spirit made him the choice for 1952- ' 53 captain, butch also had scoring punch, showing it by his high of 18 points in the la grange game. other freshmen who saw service were bud carlson, rowan munson, and marston swan- berg, rowan playing quite a bit. letter winners were sophomores jim aspe- gren, art edstrom, vern funk, and captain paul Johnson, and freshmen ed dwyer, jerry Johnson, dave kjell, and butch lofgren. bud carlson jim aspegren rog lofgren rowan munson

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hoopsters ' 5 1 - ' 52 iron row: r. soger, t. beers, w. anderson, r. lofgren, r. hegstrom back tow. r. lofgren, j. Johnson, r. munson, a. swanson, j. aspegren, e. dwye goethe, h. nelson, d. kjell, b. Carlson. Carlson, v iunk, d. the three viking wins were at the expense of elgin (twice), 56-49 and 50-49, and herzl, 71- 65. the big man in the first elgin encounter was ed dwyer, 6 ' 3 freshman center, who con- trolled both boards. ed was the standout freshman player; he led the team in scoring with his accurate hook and jump shots, and augmented his value to the team with his rebounding. the herzl game was played in our own gym, where vern funk and dave goethe rose to the occasion and hit 28 and 14 points respect- ively, however, herzl gave the vikings a good scare; behind 39-22 at half-time, they came back with a second half splurge that almost overcame our lead. forward dave goethe fouled out in the third quarter with 14 points under his belt. his loss at mid-semester, coupled with that of freshman guard jerry John- son, was a tough blow to a team which needed their scoring punch, jerry was a consistent scorer, totalling 128 points for a 10 point aver- age in that vital department. the second elgin game, played at von steuben in front of an enthusiastic crowd, proved to be the thriller of the year, hero of the game was rollie carlson, sophomore sub- stitute center, who coolly dunked the second of two free throw attempts with time run out to enable the vikings to eke out a 50-49 win. complete control

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qoethe dave kjell -O howie nelson marston swanberg armour swanson