Iona Preparatory School - Saga Yearbook (New Rochelle, NY)

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This Year's football cannot be called great when compared to the powerful juggernauts ot lona's past Golden Era of football, but in place of the ZOO pound lines of those days, the l95l team substituted a great and unique spirit. Everyone, lfrom the captain down to the last sub, played for the team. A typical example of this spirit was the election of Hank Margotta as captain. The ballot was unanimous, with not one dissenting vote, ln Mr. Germann's own words, it was A great tribute to a great player . Even though the team did not compile an impressive record and although they lost a few heart-breaking games, you can be sure that every last man who was on the Varsity, is proud to have played on the l95l team. lt's all over but the memories. b -qg ' ,..' J ' . .. 1 if A M ghgaesfsrfxlm ft ' f if KEN GERMANN Head Coach ,v sr' JIM WARD Line Coach

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Things don't always go as planned. On a rainswept field, lona opened its l95l football campaign in fine style by thoroughly whipping All Hallows. Although the Bronxites held a definite weight advan- tage across the line, the scrappy lrish for- ward wall, led by Eddie McKenna, quickly took control. They consistently opened holes for Allie Glennon and Claude Gianino, the latter registering the first score of the year on an off tackle slant from ten yards out. The conversion attempt was blocked. With just a few minutes left in the first quarter, Gianino ran to a first down on the Blue and White I5 where an exchange of fumbles gave us a first down on the l2. On second down, wingback Steve Corkery ripped through the left side of the line for lona's second tally. Fullback Allie Glennon blasted his way over for the extra point as the period ended. Early in the third quarter, All Hallows blocked a Costello punt on our l6. Due to the bang-up defensive play of the lrish line they failed to capitalize on their break and were driven back to the 32. No further scoring took place until late in the fourth when a stubborn opposing line staved off four lrish thrusts on their own two yard line. Coach Germann sent a whole new team into action and on All Hallows' first down, their star back, Bean, was snowed under in the end zone, giving us a final I5 points. lona l All Hallows O 'W X I -K HANK MARGOTTA Captain ,a J MYLES AMEND