Montana Tech University of Montana - Magma Yearbook (Butte, MT)

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Football THE MSM FOOTBALL SQUAD FOR 1958— LEFT to RIGHT, FRONT ROW: John Frisbie, Brad Bilyeu, Frank Gardner, Mohcmed Moshin, Jerry Blcke, Lynn Waters, Jay Thompson, Bill Tiddy, Pete Sakellaris, Al Walkup. CENTER ROW: Kelly Hemmert, Bill Halvorson, Bob Kirk, Jim Vercella, Charles Conlan, Cam Brown, Ron Nordwick, Mike Keegan, John Engstrom, Dan McCarthy — assistant coach. BACK ROW: Dick Banghart, Pete Atkinson, Dan Rovig, Mike Hines, Dave Del Paggio, Dart Davis, Lee Nordahl, Al Mondlak and Coach Ed Simonich. Spirit and determination characterized the 1958 edition of the Montana School of Mines football team. Coach Ed Simonich, working with 23 or less players, often found it impossible to con- duct regular practices. Several players had little or no previous experience. Some had played Canadian football, which is much different from football in the United States. The only regulars back from the previous year were Al Walkup, Dart Davis and Kelly Hemmert. Because of scholastic commitments and lack of athletic scholarships, the Orediggers found it difficult to compete with other schools in the conference. The Miners, playing only five conference games, were de- feated by deeper and more experienced teams. Because of the lack of depth, experience and weight, the young Oredigger team was greatly hindered in its efforts. To show that they never quit, the Orediggers played their best game of the season against Northern, their last opponent of the year. 93

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Kelly and Al make a good stop I I Coaching from the sidelines si s .-p ' ' Hold it! That ' s far enough! 95