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1. « X.: » » Seated: Tom Sands, Jim Stringfellow, Dick Chalfant, Walt Hnnniciitt, Pete Petrie, Don Passvvatcr, Jim Myers, Lee Baker, Charlie Johnson, Larry Handwork, Jack Weller, Boli Hamilton. Larry Stell. First Row Standint : Doug Gemmer, John Ziegler, Jerry Hastings, Gary Ambrose, Phil Young, Stan Bippus, Jim Gor- don, Steve Bitner, Larry Zahm, Glarke Dippell, John Bechstein, Ronnie Chapin, Jim Weber, Re Bakir. Second Roiv Standing: Phil Wasmuth, Richard Winkelman. Willis Randall, Paul Winkelman, Bob Walker, Mike Thom- as, Jim Haneline, Tom Smith, Mike Reeves, John Beer bower, Dennis Mick, Bill Winkelman, Tom McDowell, Leonard Janetzke. Football boys battled to give spectators thrills. The 1956 edition of the Viking football squad, although having more than half of their games recorded in the lost column, were said by many opponents to be the toughest we ' ve faced. The entire season was one of ups and downs. The Norse started and finished slowly but had a midseason winning streak lasting four games. They were also unpredictable, often upsetting or being upset by an opponent. Starting slowly, the Vikes dropped their first three games. The first was to Elkhart, who held the Norse scoreless. The Vikes ' first home game was with the Marion Giants. Until the final minutes of plav the game was tied, but several breaks gave Marion the final tally and the Vikings a heart-breaking defeat. In their first Central Indiana Conference clash, a blocked conversion on the part of ' a- bash gave them a triumph over the injury-ridden Himtington eleven. Against their next three opponents the red and black completely left their three game los- ing streak behind. On three successive Fridays the Vikings downed Warsaw, Hartford Citv, and Columbia Citv. Then, in their best game of the season, the underdog Vikings handed the C.I.C. leaders, Rochester, their first conference defeat. That night many Viking gridiron fans saw one of the best teams ever to wear the Norse red and black march to victorv. The Vikes then lost all conference champion- ship chances bv vielding to Plvmouths pulver- izing single win offense. In the season finale the Norsemen dropped the last game to the Peru Tigers. Individual honors were bestowed upon sever- al of the Norse lettermen this vear. The votes of the entire conference put hard-hitting tackle, Walt Hunnicutt, on the all-conference first team. Lee Baker and Don Passwater received second and third team honors respectively; and Jack ' eller, Charlie Johnson, Dick Chalfant. and Jim Weber were given honorable men- tion. Lee Baker, in his third year at varsity full- back, received the exclusive honor of having scored the highest number of touchdowns in the conference for the season. Baker and Pass- water received all-state mention by the U.P. sportswriters. 85
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