California State University Northridge - Sunburst Yearbook (Northridge, CA)

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From micl-OcTober unTil The season's end, The MoTodors were decimaTed by iniuries. UnforTunoTely, The varsiTy had To face Three CCAA powerhouses and a perennial non-conference champion in HS losT four games. Long Beach Trounced VSC, 35-12 while WhiTTier handed The MaTs Their worsT defeoT, 47-12. lnsulT was added To injury when Cal Poly lPom.l ruined Homecoming by floTTening VSC, 28-6. The sTing of four consecuTive de- feCTTs was eased somewh'oT when The Team rallied To hold The San Diego Az- Tecs, on offensive showcase of The CCAA, To only Three Touchdowns in a 21-6 loss. The game ogainsT LA. SToTe, The 1963 conference champions and VSC's Tradi- Tionol rival, was cancelled ouT of respecT for The loTe PresidenT Kennedy. PosT season awards honored Tackle and co-capTain Larry STonebroker lOuT- sTonding Linemonl and quarTerback- safeTy Jerry Crawford lOuTsTonding Back and MVPl. NexT season will mark The firsT Time ThoT VSC will be eligible To win The CCAA TiTle. A higher rung in The con- ference sTandings is envisioned for c more experienced and healThier squad in 1964. A double-ThreaT duo: Max Choboian 1191 The leading passer and Leon Greenhouse 1311 The leading rusher. Against Long Beach, halfback Dick lzzi sprinTs Through The line behind The block- ing of guard AI MccPhee. Defensive mobiliTy and Tenociousness show in The faces of Jim Sherbourne as They prepare To lower The boom on Long Beach. 100 Olsen 1301, Bill Sherman l811 and Dave Co-capToin Lorry STonebroker's defensive play blunTed many offensive ThrusTs by The op- posiTion. End Ken Rainer gaThers in a long pass. AT The halfback position, corcaptoin Dick lzzi drove Them dizzy.

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l9 ,'y ME! 715 In FRONT ROW H. to RJ: L. Cutler, J. Montgomery, L. Greothouse, D. Sherbourne, J. Bornharf, J. Olsen, B. Sherman, S. Kovner, D. Hagan, K. Larson, 5. McKenzie, D. Izzi, J. Burgetf. ROW 2: B. Kymon, T. Stein, C. Miller, A. MocPhee, G. Torgeson, A. Bugg, M. Finnegan, K. Rainer, J. Harrington, C. Leathers, J. Schoffer, J. Crawford, J. Pinney, B. Sform. ROW 3: Coach Wyness, Coach Ellena, M. Choboion, D. Morkhan, 8. Collins, R. Luna, J. Schulps, B. Lake, L. Stonebroker, D. Reeves, J. Fcrber, G. St. Johns, C. Mckinney, Coach Adams, Coach Winninghom. Beach State Head Coach Jerry Wyness mack CoctchL Sam Winninghcm Mead CoachL Adron Sam Winningham Adams End-Defense CoochL Jack Ellena nine CoachL Sideline fenseness is reflected T on the faces of the coaching staff and players.

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ROW 1 IL. To RJ: Head Coach Ralph STam, N. Housman ROW 2: Coach Chris DiCicco, R. Hammond, S. Skirvin, T. , T. Halpin, L. Beverino, J. Greven, C, HarneTT, D. Altman, M. Mashman, P. Meyers. Creed, 8. Luce, R. Barondess, J. Wise, D. Rubin, S. TuHis, Coach Chris Pagliaro. ROW 3.- R. Simundza, J. Gardner, J. Kaiserski, K. Mellinger, B. Lemmerman, J. WebsTer, C. Asmus. INJURIES RUIN J .V. SEASON Defensive stars Creed T62T, Meyers MST and Tullis TSOT half SanTa Barbara offense. Chris HarTneTT TQOT and Carl Asmus T7OT view Long Beach point after Touchdown. lniuries haunTed coach Ralph STam's squad during The 1963 campaign. The enTire sTarTing backfield was in a prone posiTion aT one Time or anoTher due To injuries. Key personnel were missing when The middle of The schedule Tripped Up The junior varsiTy's undefeaTed rec- ord. The linemen managed To sTay healThy, buT players such as Tom Creed and Jim Gardner were forced To play every quarTer of every game. A healThy Trio of defensive linemen, Paul Meyers, Carl Asmus and STeve TUHis, grab- bed off 500A, of The Team's ToTal Tackles. DespiTe Three wins and four losses The Team offered sTifT opposiTion offensively. The scoring punch was supplied by quarTer- back Bruce Lemmerman and his TavoriTe TargeT, Rick Simundza who led The Team in poinTs scored. Jim Kaiserski makes leaping catch in victory over Whittier.