University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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1961-62 will go down as one of the greatest sports years in school history as Wildcat athletic teams excelled in every field. The football team set the stage in the fall, as Coach Jim LaRue ' s Wildcats behind the passing of Eddie Wilson and the running of Bobby Lee Thompson and Joe Hernandez, posted the best season record in school history and won ranking among the top twenty teams in the nation. Wilson became Arizona ' s second football All-American. In basketball, new coach Bruce Larson unveiled a new offense and a tight defense, as the Wildcat cagers posted their best record in five seasons. Joe Skaisgir paced the hardwood squad by leading all scorers for the second year in a row and becom- ing the first player to score over 500 points in one season. In Spring sports, the tennis, golf and baseball teams all looked like contenders for national titles. Tennis and golf were both undefeated as the Desert went to press and the baseball team was favored to enter an unprecedented 13th straight District play- off ranking second in the nation. The track team already had several nationally ranked performers led by All-Americans Larry Dunn and Karl Johnstone. 24