Orange Coast College - Log Yearbook (Costa Mesa, CA)

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Football THE 1958 PIRATE FOOTBALL SQUAD Prepared for the defense of their 1957 Eastern Con- ference championship title, more than 100 football candidates reported to coach Steve Musseau and his staff last fall. Although he had but eleven re- turning lettermen, AAusseau, aided by backfield mentor Bud Goodell and line coach George Davis, finished the season with a respectable 6-2-1 record. The Bucs finished behind Mt. San Antonio and Santo Ana who tied for second with a 5-2 conference record. The Bucs had a 4-2-1. They relinquished the title to Riverside who finished with a perfect 7-0. Stressing a defensive program, the staff started the season with a bang, downing their first three oppo- nents. They were stalled momentarily by the Fuller- ton Hornets, as they battled to a 6-6 tie before thumping Citrus 40-8, setting the stages for defense of their title against the Riverside Bengals. The Pirates stall ed the vaunted powers of the con- ference before dropping a close 13-7 contest to the Tigers for the first defeat since 1955 on the home turf. The Bucs later dropped the mythical Orange County championship to the Santa Ana Dons, 33-15. Led by quarterback. Bill Douglass, the Pirates worked in alternate squads with Gene Hubbard masterminding the second unit. Hubbard led the team in total offense with all-conference John McKee trailing by two-tenths of a yard. Conspicuous for their performances during the 1958 campaign were lineman Bob Allen, the much im- proved center, and Jim Bento, the only Pirate to rate first team all-conference billing and Wigwam Wise- men of America ail-American JC honors. Receiving honors for the season ' s performances were Jack Bohon, who was recipient of the Rod E. Gound (Most Minutes Played) trophy; Ken Roberts, Most Improved Lineman; Bob Chaney, Most Im- proved Bock; Jim Knapp, Best Conditioned Player; John McKee, Most Valuable Player and Pirate of the Year honors; Bohan was also recipient of the Un- assisted Tackling trophy given annually by Don Cantrell of the Costa Mesa Globe Herald. All Con- ference first unit berth went to Bento and second unit selection to McKee. Bento was named to the Wigwam Wisemen of America all-American team and was a first alternate to play in the annual Junior College game sponsored by the WWA. FOOTBALL SEASONS RECORD OCC OPP. 14 American River 7 33 Phoenix JC 14 23 San Bernardino 6 6 Fullerton 6 40 Citrus 8 7 Riverside 13 14 Chaffey 8 15 Santa Ana 33

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Front Row— Jim Knapp, Steve Rebic, Ron Nunc, Jerry Ray, Wayne Lone. Row 2— Charles Bunker, Don Henry, Gary Bagley, Bob Allen, Dick Freeland, Bill Welgen. Row 3— Mike Slagle, Dick Arthur, Jerry Daniels, John McKee, Dick HenseA, Dean Bierbower, Briggs Smith, Gene Hubbard. Row 4— Guy Cuccio, Dick Green, Mike George, Dennis Vener, Jim Stansery, John Cunningham, Bob Cheney, Lupe Gonzales. Row 5 — Buddy Thompson, Don Dorsey, Bill Carter, Jim McClure, Carl Lindstrom, G. Fair, Gary Gothman, Tom ' Ross. Row 7— Bob Burke, Bill Douglass, Ken Arsenaulf, Jim Smith, Bob Ralston, Max Navarro, Chico Ekman, Dick Arneft, Ken Roberts. Row 7— Benny Gomez, Jim Gilbert, Jim BentcDave Wagner, Bill Manning, .Ray Kawano, Owen Reed, Jock Bohan. TV }i M

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Buc drives over enemy line. Pirate Boarding Party Football Action — Action highlights of rough year for pigskin Pirates. Upiff- Carl Lindstrom Bob Allen Jerry Ray John Bohan Bill Manning Mike Slagle Joe Rodriguez