Cresco High School - Spartan Yearbook (Cresco, IA)

 - Class of 1953

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oo 0 13 27 6 6 13 28 27 Avg. 6. 18 6, 13 6. 10 5. 5 4. 58 3. 24 -4. 0 TO 698 387 304 162 81 29 22 IOI 55 18 18 12 12 Ll. The 1952 edition of the Cresco football team came throu h with a sparkling performance, The Spartans compiled the best conference record in over a decade as they finished fourth in the tough Northeast Iowa Conference, They also compiled the best overall record in seven years, The most noteworthy accomplishments were the victories over Waverly and Oelwein and the near miss at Charles City, The Go- Hawks fell before the Spartan might for the first time in eleven years as did Oelwein, The Charles City Comets, ranked eighth in Iowa outgained the Spartans by only 20 yards but managed to stop Cresco when it was necessary, INDIVIDUAL HONORS Dave Weinkauf, senior quarterback, was elected captain of the team, Gene Frank, stellar tackle, was named the most valuable player, Gary Kurdelmeier, the war horse, was the only junior named to the all-conference team. Gene Frank and Gene Meyer were named to the second team while Dave Weinkauf and Robert Ratcliff were given honorable mention. ,LEFT TO RIGHT: Gene Frank, Gary Kurdelmeier, Dave Weinkauf, Cresco 37 Riceville Cresco 14 Osage Cresco 0 Cedar Falls Cresco 13 Waverly Cresco 19 NewHampton Cresco 0 Charles City Cresco 7 Decorah Cresco 41 Oelwein Rushing Tries Yds. Kurdelmeier 50 309 Ratcliff 113 693 Hall 43 262 Helming 4 22 Sill 72 330 Weinkauf 25 81 Dotzenrod 5 -20 Total Offense Ratcliff Sill Kurdelmeier Hall Weinkauf Dotzenrod Helming Scoring td Ratcliff 9 Weinkauf 3 Sill 3 Kurdelmeier 2 Hall 2 1 , fl I .fi 5 K as 3 W :jf , I , , ii X 1 ' V Q N-M- .,., . V.

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