Orange Coast College - Log Yearbook (Costa Mesa, CA)

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Chambers, A. Montoya, R. Allen, S. Ramsey, D. Grcver, D. Wagner, A. Story, H. Polley, f Ettinger, J. Currie, T. McGuire, G. Bagley. f Vail, J. McKee, R. Clark. Row 2: J. Hopkins, I Navarro, J. Somsel, J. Newkirk, J. Thompson, V 5: L. Bergeron, equipment manager; G. Davis omuro, O. Donley, D. Dorsey, D. Johnson Turnbaugh, J. Rodriguez, D. Patterson. Musseau, B. GoodeM, coaches,- N. Isbell, J. Bento, J. Row 4: G. :. Arsenault, CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Jacobsen, Jim Bento; centers, Ed Bain, Dave Johnson, Jerry Gregg, in an all out tussle with Steve Ramsey, Bill Manning, and Bill Vail, Gene Hubbard managed to win the key quarterback slot. Left halves furnished Buddy Thompson, Gary Bagley; right halves, Dave Tamura, Dick Grover, Darrell Jones; fullback, John Hopkins, Jim Currie, and John AAcKee. Vying with the Santa Ana game for thrills was the contest with Chaffey. The Buccos ap- peared a beaten ball club as they left the field at hoiftime behind 12-0. Coast came bock to win on the freak play of the season. Story, back to convert after the tying TD, watched the ball sail over his head. Retrieving it, he fired the only pass of his brilliant two-year career down field. The other end, Terry ;vr cGuire, gathered it in on the five and bulled his way over for the game-winning extra point. End of the season honors: Most Valuable — Bain; Pirate of Year — Story; Most Tackles — Chambers; Best Conditioned — B. Thompson; Most Minutes — Barker; Most Improved Lineman — Newkirk; Most Improved Back — Bagley; All Conference as picked by coaches of the various schools — Bain, Story. MOLDER — Steve Musseau season tor strengths and

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FOOTBALL occ 13 . 19 . 21 . 21 . 14 . 27 . 13 . 13 . 13 . SEASON ' S RECORD Opp. . East Contra Costa ... 12 . Phoenix . Citrus 12 . Fullerton 7 . AAt. San Antonio ... 20 . San Bernardino .... 6 . Riverside 6 . Chaffey 12 . Santa Ana 7 CHAMPIONS — (I to r|, Row 1: E. Bain, G. Allen, G. Jacobsen, E. Shafer, B. Manning, D. Jones, D. Miller, B. Thompson, C. Ekman. Row 3; Hubbard, P. Lorentzen, J. Gregg, D. Dalebout, B. Barker, D. Drake, B. managers. 1957 EASTERN Bolstered by 18 returnees from the 1956 Eastern Conference title-winning squad but minus the coaching staff, Orange Coach College ' s Pirates were given but even rating with Riverside and Chaffey behind Santa Ana in the 1957 race as the season opened. Capitalizing on the team ' s extreme desire to win, new coaches Steve Musseau, George (Bud) Goodell, and George Davis welded together a marvelously conditioned defensive-minded squad that up- set Santa Ana 13-7, in the conference finale and successfully retained its crown. ' El Don was all but in as far as the western bid to the Junior Rose Bowl was concerned. Santa Ana was undefeated; the Pirates had eked out close wins in practically every contest except the AAt. San Antonio clash where they had stumbled, 20-14. An over- capacity throng of 9,000 was on hand for the kill. The Dons were rated as high as 19 point favorites. Coast, however, rose to its defensive heights. Santo Ana ' s running attack which had ground opponents under a 400 yard average per game was held to 179. The Dons managed their only tally with but 56 seconds remaining. A 50 yard blitz by fullback John McKee in the second quarter and a nine yard romp by quarterback Gene Hubbard provided the payoffs. Despite the Pirates ' complete domination of the Dons, Pasadena officials passed over Coast in favor of Cerritos JC. The Cinderella first-year Falcons subsequently bowed to Arlington State of Texas 20-12. Coast ' s cham- pionship was truly a team victory. All season long Musseau and aids substituted by teams both on the line and in the backfield. There were no first and second teams — there were only alternates. Receiving star billing from time to time were ends Alan Story, Joe Rodriguez, Terry McGuire, and Paul Lorentzen,- tackles, Jim Newkirk, Don Dorsey, Bob Barker, Dennis Miller, Dennis Dalebout, Dennis Wagner; guards, Ed Chambers, George Allen, Gary

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U Il ■! ..;%. ■ SIGNALS — Gene Hubbard, Pirate quarterback, wipes hands with towel prior to barking out signals as players get HALFTIME ENTERTAINMENT — The Pirate marching band, under the direction of instructor Paul Cox, entertains with typic holftime activities. •t