Riverside Brookfield High School - Rouser Yearbook (Riverside, IL)

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SUBURBAN CI-IAMPIQNS MARKUS, ROBERT-Ir., Half-back-He will be a valuable asset to next year's team if he can put on some Weight. MCCUSKER, IOHN-Ir., Quarter-backfOne of the scrappiest men on the squad. CARROLL, FRANK-Sr.. Hall-backfBest remembered for his thrilling last-second touchdown against Oak Park in the season's opener. KUNATZ, GEORGE-Ir., End-George came out late in the season but still proved his Worth. BRUCE, BURNETT-Sr., Half-back-Last year's Pony star Who made the grade among the bigger boys. A tricky broken field runner. KLEE, ROBERT-Ir., Guard-A chunky guard of Whom big things are expected next year. ZAHROBSKY, ARTHUR-Sr., End-Not many gains Were made around Art's end this season. Second team all-conference. DE TORRICE. ANTHONY-Sr., Guard-A versatile player Who starred best on defense. OWEN. ALLEN-Sr., Half-back-A first year player who developed fast. GREEN. IAMES--Soph.. Full-back-Only a sophomore but already showing signs of being a future Riverside star. FLYNN, WILLIAM-Ir.. End-One of the players on whom Coach Lybeck is counting for next season. HANDTMANN. GEORGE-Ir., End-He cleared the path for many of the gains around end. CLARK, VERNON-Ir., Guard-One of the hardest tacklers on the squad. HARRIS, IHCK-Soph., CenterfCoach Lybeck is grooming him for a center post on next year's eleven. MEYER, LaVerne-Sr.. Guard-One of the Blue and White's steadiest linemen. Honorable mention all-con- ference guard. P , , H, -- r , . 1 N. Nt 'M W i N

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l3l MEET THE 1936 WEST BERNHARDT. GEORGE, Capt.-Sr., Full-back-A smashing line plunger, and as for backing upthe line, they don't come any better. All-conference full back. NELSON. ELMER-Sr., End--A sure tackler Whose greatest value to the team was his kicking. All-confer- ence end, Big Four end. Honorable mention all-state end. PRAHL, DONALD-Sr.. Quarter-back-The smartest field general in this section of the state. All-conference quarter. Big Four quarter. Second team all-state quarter. GERMOND. PHILLIP-Soph., Co-Captain Elect-Tackle-A bear on defense. KAPOUN. WILL1-XRD-Sr., End-A sure tackler on endruns. EGGLESTON, EDWARD--Ir., Tackle-Eddie gets his chance next season with ten of the first eleven players of this year's team graduating. KENNEDY. IOHN-Sr., Guard-The only tour-year man on the squad. A stone Wall on plays through center. All-conference guard. HOBDAY, CHARLES-Ir.: Co-Captain Elect-Tackle-A strong spot in Riversides stonewall line. BERNTZEN, WALTER-Sr., Tackle-Not many teams gained yardage over Walt's side of the line. FALCONER., DONALD-Sr.. Center-Known for his ability to intercept enemy passes behind the line. Honor- able mention all-conference center. HAYES. II-XCK-Sr., Center-His passes from center were as accurate as a die. SCHECK. LOUIS-Ir.. Tackle-The biggest player on the l936 roster. Coach Lybeck is counting on him heavily for next season. IOHNSTON, DEAN-Sr., Half-back-Acclaimed by his teammates and many observers as the best blocking half in this section of the state. Honorable mention all-conference halt-back. FALCONER, ROBERT-Sr., Guard-A steady brace to the center of the line.

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HEAVYWEIGI-ITS TAKE WEST SUBURBAN FOOTBALL CROWN For the first time in the history of the school the Riverside heavyweight football team won an undisputed championship of the West Suburban Conference. This year's edition of the football team went one better than last year's squad who were co-cham- pions of the league with Maine. LaGrange finished in second place behind the Bull- dogs, and Maine, Downers Grove, York, Glenbard, and Hinsdale finished behind Riv- erside and LaGrange in the order named. The Blue and White, captained by George Bernhardt, opened their football season with a thrilling up-set victory over Oak Park, 1935 champs of the Suburban League, when Frank Carroll intercepted a pass in mid- field to run for a touchdown in the last sec- ond of the game to enable Riverside to win l3-9. After having their morale built up by this surprise victory the boys had the wind taken out of their sails in the following week when Bloom High of Chicago Heights took them to town by a 20-0 score. This was the first time any Riverside football team had played under lights as the game was played under the lights at night. The Bulldogs opened their conference sea- son with a l3-0 victory over Downers Grove and followed with victories over York and LaGrange before they received a set back in the form of a 6-ES tie with the lowly Glen- bard eleven. Not downhearted by the break in their winning streak, the R-B boys bounced back two weeks later and romped to a 20-2 win over Maine, and they ended their season with a rousing 37-0 de- feat of Hinsdale in the homecoming game. Much of the success of the team was due to Coach Lybeck who built a championship eleven with only a few carry-overs from the l935 team. Prahl, Bernhardt, Iohnston, and Kennedy were the only returning lettermen. The starting lineup consisted of Zahrobsky and Nelson at endsg Berntzen and I-fobday at tackles, Kennedy and Meyers at guards, and Don Falconer at center. At the conclusion of the season Prahl, Nel- son, Kennedy, and Bernhardt received all- conference ratings by the coaches. Zahrob- sky was named at end on the second team and D. Falconer, L. Meyer and Dean Iohnston received honorable mention. Prahl and Nel- son received further laurels by being named on the Daily News Big Four Team. Bernhardt also received a gold trophy for being elected all-Cook County full back in a poll con- ducted by the Chicago Evening American. On the Monday following the final game of the season, in which Riverside defeated Hinsdale, a parade through town was held. Further honor was bestowed on the cham- pions in the forms of a football dance in their honor and the football banquet sponsored by the High School Association and the Hi-Y Club. With the close of the season major mono- grams were awarded to Bernhardt, Bruce, lohnston, D. Falconer, Kennedy, Berntzen, Hobday, Zahrobsky, Nelson, Meyer, Prahl, Germond, Handtmann, Flynn, Kapoun, R. Falconer, Carroll, I. Green, G. Kunatz, Hayes and V. Clark. Scores: Sept. l9 t'fRiverside l3 Oak Park 9 fTherel 25 t Riverside 6 Bloom 20 CTherel Oct. 3 Riverside l3 Downers Gr. 0 CHerel 10 Riverside l9 York 0 Cl-lerel l7 Riverside 7 LaGrange 0 CTherel 24 Riverside 6 Glenbard 6 CTherel Nov. 7 Riverside 20 Maine 2 fThereJ lil Riverside 37 Hinsdale 0 Cl-lerel tkNon-Conference Games