Hudson High School - True Blue Yearbook (Hudson, WI)

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Saniem diicj H'an HILL and BOB OLSON, Halfbacks— None too high a tribute can he paid to the Olson twins. Bill and Bob. Playing a full three years of football they were “tops” at their halfback posts. They co-captained the victorious 1941 conference championship team. Their brilliant headwork and lead- ership was superb. On the field they were everything a coach could want, they passed, kicked and ran, truly triple-threat stars. Their loss will he felt by the entire team. They were undoubtedly two of the finest backs in the history of the Middle Border Conference. IVAN LOVAAS, End—A returning letterman Ivan proved to be one of Hud- son’s main threats to their opponents. His smashing offensive and defensive playing en- abled him to become one of Hudson’s finest ends. He received considerable praise from Coach Fladager, being named one of the most improved players on the squad. BILL PFEIFFER, Guard—Bill prob- ably was the quietest player on the team but on the field he maintained high spirits and held the team together when the going was tough. Bill also was named by Coach Flad- ager as another very improved player dur- ing the season. CURTIS SOLSVIG, Tackle—Curt was a regular tackle in his junior and senior years. His size and immense drive made him one of the most valuable squad mem- bers. His spirit and defense was outstand- ing. He really “dug in” in the pinches. His tackle slot will be difficult to replace and will seriously retard the Champs. BEN MONTBRIAND, Guard—In and out of the starting lineup, Ben proved his worth during several games. The typical fighting spirit displayed when the going was rough gave the team the needed inspiration to go on to victory. Ben played two years of football for the Blue and White. As a line backer his play was bril- liant. Although lacking in weight his spirit made up for the loss. JOHN JENSON, Center—“Jens”, tip- ping the scale at 210 pounds, was one of the bulwarks of the forward wall. John played three years of football for the Raid- ers at his final post. He was a hard charger on offense and a stubborn bull on defense. In spite of his mammoth size his ability to cover his assignment jarred many oppon- ents’ limbs. His post will be difficult to replace. PETER RICHIE. End—Peter was one of the finest defensive ends in the history of Hudson football. Peter’s play in the Menomonie game was of the best any spectator will see by a Hudson player again. Although he was not a regular, Peter maintained high spirits and fought very hard for the team. PETER ROCK, Quarterback—Peter was probably the player on the team with the most spirit. He felt deeply about the way the team | erformed on the field. He was responsible for many of the long touch- down runs, by his excellent blocking to spring the runners loose. Peter’s loss will be felt by the team next year. BOB GILBERTSON, Tackle—“Big- Stoop” was next to the largest man on the team, and he made good use of his size. He was a hard man to get out on defense, and he proved as efficient on offense. Bob played a bang-up game at Menomonie and came out of the battle a real hero.

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1941 ootbaC n'acim Fifth Row—Coach Emil Anderson, Coach Ken Fladager. Fourth Row—Wll’iam Miller, Eugene Richie, Richard Rose. Richard Lamkins, George Richie, Gordon Wilcox, John Bowers. Louie Richie. Third Row—Donovan Persell, Donald . Gilbertson, Robert Houman, Stuart Gilbertson, Eugene Benedict, Harold Trieb, Leslie Lindstrom, Robert Lyksett. Second Row—Thomas Zezza, Peter Richie, Robert Gilbertson. CurtLs Solsvig, Bill Pfeiffer, Peter Rock. Donah. Ward. First Row—Melvin Weinberg, Patrick Richie. Duane Morrissette, Ivan Lovaas, Bob Olson, Bill Olson. Ga'e Heffron, John Jenson, Ben Montbriand, Ray St. Ores. Co-Captains ................... Hob and Bill ()lson Managers ........................ Melvin Weinberg Ray St. Ores Head Coach ..................... Kenneth Fladager Line Coach.................................. Emil Anderson Centers John Jenson Patrick Richie (ieorge Richie Quarterbacks Peter Rock Robert Houman Leslie Lindstrom Guards Bil Pfeiffer Hen Montbriand William Miller Donald W ard T acklcs Duane Morrissette Hob Gilbertson Curtis Solsvig Stuart Gilbertson Donald Gilbertson Richard Lamkins Halfbacks Hill Olson Hob Olson Eugene Benedict Richard Rose Gordon Wilcox Thomas Zezza John Bowers Fullbacks Eugene Richie Gale Heffron Louie Richie Ends Ivan Lovaas I larold Trieb Peter Richie Donovan Persell Robert Lyksett 1 ludson 38 Spring Valley 7 Hudson 31 River Falls 6 Hudson 14 New Richmond 12 Hudson 33 Ellsworth 0 11 udson 19 Stillwater 20 11 udson 33 Menomonie 2 1ludson 13 Colfax 6

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