De La Salle High School - Delta Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Pictured above are the 1947 Catholic Football Champions, who completed tholr conference schedule with fivo victories and no losses. Top Row -Bob Kammer, Pat Kelley, Bob Murphy, Bob McGuire, Bob Wintheiser, and Bob Ryan. Second Row—Hood Coach Dick Reinhart, Jerry Weber, Leo Svobod-ny. Gene Brownrigg, Joe Vavrock, Dick Dargis, Tom Coulombo, George Pawlik, Larry Peterson, Jim Romlly, Frank Barber, Jerome Jungquist, manager, and Mark Sivan-ich, manager. Third Row—Line Coach Fay Frawley, Joe Coval, Davo Konnedy, Bill Hinton, Jorry Boiloy, Jim Dutcher, Bob Kasbohm, Doug Keefe, Steve Bell, Ed Bergquisf, and Denny Murray. Bottom Row Wolly Madden, Don McGinty, John Miller, James Jagodzinski, Ronald Jocobs, Joe Stansberry, Ray Flannery, Pot McGuire, and Dick Meyers. Mighty Men of DE De La Salle captured the Central Catholic Conference crown and holds the title for the second straight year. Climaxing the season by a crushing victory over St. Thomas, the Islanders stood undefeated and untied in conference play, thus entitling them to receive the coveted football championship trophy. Tom Coulombe, speedy Islander halfback, led the conference scoring by ploughing his way to seven touchdowns. Second high conference scor- Wear Grid Crown ing honors were given to hard hitting Dick Dargis, who came through wfih six tallies. Dave Kennedy did a fine job of kicking by converting on 13 scores to take top conference honors In the extra-point department. Fast running Steve Bell hit for two touchdowns, while end Pat Kelley and halfback Bill Hinton each scored one marker. During the season's conference play, De La Salle piled up a total of 115 points while the opposition scampered for 28. Pago iwenty-four

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At eight o'clock Queen Joan appeared on the floor to the strains of Ed Bossing's orchestra to begin the 1947 Homecoming Dance. After three hours of dancing. the madcap round of Smokey Point, Nolan's, and the Rainbow began. There was even some talk of a new roadhouse, where most of the seniors went, called Roger's or Pahl's or something. Then, after the gals were taken to their homes and the cars carefully deposited in the garage, came the long trudge, shoes in hand, up the long-darkened stairway —for by now it was not such a decent hour. Upper right—in the midst of the rush for balloons at the climax of the Homecoming Dance. John Moore (foreground) becomes interested in tho conversation being carried on below (Lower Right) by Doug Keefe. Rosemary Doherty, John Long, and Gerry Riffs. The tete a tote in the foreground of this same picture, however, seems equally intriguing to the two involved. Jack Compton and Nancy Christianson. Below—Campus royalty—Lady Joon Hunt, Chuck Gadbois, Queen Joan, and Dick Sherry—do a mighty smooth job of Grand Marching, a successful finalo to a vory successful evening. Page Twenty-three

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1947 RECORD WON 5 LOST 0 TIED 0 DE 35 7 DE 19 Cretin 7 DE 14 7 DE 19 St. John's 7 DE 28 St. Thomas 0 TOTAL POINTS 115 28 DE LA SALLE OPPONENTS First downs 62 21 Yardage gained rushing ...1712 745 Yardage gained passing .... 185 145 Passes attempted .... 38 59 Passes complete 12 17 Passes incomplete .... 26 42 Punts (yds.) .... .... 691 1177 CONFERENCE SCORING Coulombe 42 Bell 12 Dargis 36 6 Kelley 6 Kennedy (convers.) 13 Lined up below ore the Central Catholic Conference Football Champions for 1947. These men were the main stalwarts of tho Islanders jaugernout, which steamrolled its way through the conference undefeated. In the line aro PRE-SEASON GAMES Winning one game and losing two in preseason play, the sputtering De La Salle football machine gained needed strength and experience in tho three pre-conference tilts. De La Salle opened the football season by trampling Blake 14 to 0 on the losers' rainsoaked field. The Islanders were sparked to victory by the outstanding play of Tom Coulombe and Dick Dargis, who each accounted for a touchdown. This was the only defeat Blake suffered. The following game saw DE in action away from home against Duluth Central, to whom the Islanders dropped a heart-breaker, 7 to 0. Hard running in the backfield failed to halt Central, who seemed to have all the breaks. DE was unable to score, and Central won on a lone tally. An eventful second half spelled defeat for the Islanders, as Edison won 13 to 6. After outplaying the Wizards for a lead of 6 to 0 at the end of the first half, DE fell short of victory by allowing two touchdowns in the last half. Pot Kelloy (RE), Fronk Barber (RT), Gone Brownrigg (RG), Don McGinty (C). Dave Kennedy (LG), Leo Svobodny (LT). and George Powlik (LE)j In the bockfioldi Dick Dargis (RH), Jerry Bailey (QB), Doug Keefe (FB), Tom Coulombe (IH).