Clear Lake Community High School - Lions Tale Yearbook (Clear Lake, IA)

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,V ,M Q 1-' 1 f ' zz if 1 vL E aa, , Q was we X gag! T ,KJ O yr, S Q g b 'N ll A Al ix S --'-'A N' , . ,.:. X. 1 't5'1 ,Q fig 'Vs Bill Bouline: l4U-pound sen- ior back. Bill, although being out the first part of the season with a broken wrist, came through as a fine defensive and of- fensive player when cal- led upon to fill a half- back also. He also gain- ed a position on the all- conference honorable mention list. Iim Wright: l7U-pound junior end. Iim, a good player on defense and offense, suffered a knee injury which kept him out of the games most of the season. 52 x 222554 , 4 fi -'iq 3 Mag 1 1 ri s , . ,,a1.,,,M ,Mg 'i 1 Don Benner: 150-pound jun- ior en-d. Don, a fast and rugged defensive player, improved as the season progressed in offensive play. He will be back next year to aid the team He was selected for the all-conference honorable mention list. Icxy Pedelty: 190-pound senior guard. Iay, a very fast charging lineman both on defense and of- fense, will be a hard man to replace next year. He was also a stan-d out on downfield block- ing. Leroy Draves: 165-pound junior guard, Leroy, a steady man on defense, will be back next year. He should do some great things next fall. He was given a position on the all-conference honorable mention list. Dick Cooper: l8O-pound senior guard. Coop , a very fine defensive and offensive player, was el- ected captain by his team mates besides be- ing selected on the all- conference first team and on the Iowa Daily Press Association All - State fourth team. He also r e ceived Downtown Quarterback Club recog- nition as the outstand- ing lineman of the year. Tom Pedelty: 185 - pound junior tackle. Tom, a hard hitting lineman, will be back next year to fill one of these vacan- cies and should do a good job. Ken Huntley: l35-pound junior end. Ken was a very fast downfield man and also was very good on defense. He improved greatly as the season progressed, and he had to fill the end position. Holmes Pedelty: l55-pound sophomore back. Holmes, the youngest of the three brothers, was called upon to strengthen the back- field, at fullback and did a good job. He has two more years to play.

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yy yy y COACHES DICK BANNING - VIC WEBER - BOB ERWIN VIC WEBER The varsity coach at Clear Lake High School is Vic Weber. After graduating from Harlan High School in 1940 where he excelled in football, basketball, baseball and track, he -attended Iowa State College at Ames for two years. Here he received many honors as an outstanding football and basketball player. His college career was interrupted by the war, and he entered the army in 1943. He returned to Iowa State after being discharged in 1945. There he was an outstanding halfback for the remaining two years. He was elected co-captain of the football team in 1947. Mr. Weber coached for one year at West Union before coming to Clear Lake High School. DICK BANNING 'I'he assistant coach is Dick Banning who is a graduate of Fayette High School and of Upper Iowa University. While in college he excelled in football, basketball, and baseball After graduating from college, he coached at Cler- mont and Elk Horn. During the War he served with the Army Medical De- partment and -after receiving his discharge, he coached football, basketball, and baseball at West Union. Mr. Banning came to Clear Lake High School in 1946 and has been the assist-ant coach. He is an instructor in the soc- ial science department. He is also the boys' counsellor. BOB ERWIN Bob Erwin is another assistant coach. His first year of college was spent in the Navy at Southeast Missouri State College at Cape Girardeau Mo He played football and basketball during his one year there. He transferred to Iowa State College at Ames in 1945 and graduated from there in 1949 He was on the football squad all four years while at Iowa State. He then attended another year at Iowa State. While he was there, he coached both boys and girls' basketball at Shipley Consolidated School near Ames. Here he was also baseball coach. Mr. Erwin is a mathematics instructor as well as an assistant coach.

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Lowell Kitchen: 135-pound sophomore back. Lowell, a fast and deceptive run- ner, has a great future as a back in the next two years. Lowell was called upon to fill a position when brother Larry was injured, but he missed some games due to head injuries. Leon Lincicum: 180-pound senior tackle, Lee was a good man on defense and also did a very good job of blocking on of- fense. He did some of the place-kicking toward the end of the season. He was selected for the all- conference mention list. Gene Alsbury: 165-pound senior back. Gene was a hard-hitting runner, and he was also a very out- standing line-backer. Larry Kitchen: 165-pound senior back. Larry did a good job his first game both on offense and de- fense, but he received a shoulder separation and was unable to play the rest of the season. Gary Pattschull: 165-pound sophomore back. Gary helped with the fullback and halfback 'duties and did some of the kicking. He did a very good job. He will most likely con- tinue to do so in the next two years. H Duesenberg: 150-pound senior back. H, after being gone a year, came through fine in the quart- erback position on of- fense and also did a good job as the safety man on defense. He was elected as the outstand- ing back of the year by the Downtown Quarter- bavck Club and was men- tioned on the all-confer- ence honorable mention list. Lloyd Ashland: 175-pound senior back. Ash was a hard-hitting runner and was also fast in the open field. He did most of the passing and did some place-kicking. Lloyd was a good defensive man, but he received a side injury and missed most of the last three games. f E Bob Bonini: 200-pound senior tackle. Bob was the heaviest man on the team. He did a good job on defense even though this was his first year on the team. Rorrer Millard: 180-pound senior tackle. Hog did a very creditable job both on offense and de- fense. He was often found in the other team's backfield because of his fast charging on defense. Larry Miller: 175-pound senior center. Larry did a very good, job on de- fense and seldom made a bad pass from center. He was given honorable mention on the all-con- ference list. 53