Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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Harold Hennessey Ernie Sampson Senior, halfback Senior, halfback Harold Hennessey . . . Played offensive half¬ back. His remarkable speed and shiftiness enabled him to be Rocky ' s leading ground gainer. Throughout the first part of the year, Harold sparked the team with his long gains and break-away runs. It was after he scored two touchdowns against East Moline that he badly sprained his ankle. This injury side¬ tracked him for the rest of the season. Ernie Sampson . . . Played offensive halfback and defensive safety man. In the first game of the year, he returned a Washington punt ninety-two yards for a touchdown. Playing hard as usual, he received a brain concus¬ sion in the Alleman game, so he was unable to play the rest of the season. Even with his limited action, he was the co-recipient of the team ' s Best Defensive Player Award. Bill Bailey . . . Played offensive quarterback. Bill was the sparkplug that kept the Crimson and Grold going. In doing this he scored the most number of points. In the game against the Moline Maroons, he outscored the entire Moline team. To climax this season. Bill was named the Best Team Man. Larry Keim . . . Played offensive fullback. He was elected honorary co-captain of the 1958 football squad, and his aggressiveness and determination enabled him to be picked as the most improved player. Larry was responsible for one of the most beautiful runs of the sea¬ son, a sixty-three yard gallop through the Dubuque line for the Rock ' s lone tally of the Homecoming game. Dennis Fulk . . . Played the defensive left safety position and occasionally played offen¬ sive quarterback or halfback. Dennis was the team ' s punter. He is the best prospect for one of next year ' s starting backfield positions. Bob Collins . . . Played offensive halfback. Bob began the season very slowly, but as the sea¬ son progressed, he improved and helped the team finish strong. His best game of the year was in the second to the last against Iowa City when he was the Rock ' s big gainer. Dave Klingerbiel . . . Played offensive halfback and defensive right safety man. Dave played almost continually and helped spark the team in the final drive. Not always a spectacular player, he was there doing his job well and could be continually counted on to perform his assignment. I

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Fred Litvin . . . Played offensive end. His hard blocking and good tackling earned respect from his opponents. Because of his excep¬ tional blocking, he received the team ' s Best Blocking Award. His absence, plus the ab¬ sence of the entire starting line, will be felt by the Rocks of 1959. John Hass . . . Played offensive and defensive tackle. John ' s rugged tackling and breaking through the opponent ' s line earned the team ' s Most Valuable Player award for him. He was also elected honorary co-captain of the 1958 squad. In addition to these team honors, he was selected as a first team all-state tackle, a first team all-conference, and all-metroplitan guard to climax his final year in prep football. Alan Olson . . . Played offensive guard and defensive linebacker. He was the lightest man o n the forward wall. Alan had the distinction of being the only lineman, other than the ends, to break into the scoring column. In the final game of the season, he picked up a Jay-Hawk fumble and raced over the goal line. Gary Herman . . . Played offensive center. He was the heaviest man of the starting squad and filled the vacancy left in the middle of the line through last year ' s graduation losses. His excellent blocking enabled many plays to go through the center of the line for needed yards. Bob Miers . . . Played offensive guard and defensive linebacker. Being on the light side did not bother Bob, as he effectively removed opponents from the paths of the ball carriers. Bob was the best pull-out blocker on the team, that is, to leave his position on the line to lead interference for the backfield. Glen Suter . . . Played offensive and defensive tackle. He ably filled the gaping hole in the line left by the graduation of the best defen¬ sive man of last year, Bob Caudill. His hard work and diligence made him one of the best straight-ahead blockers on the team. Bruce Granger . . . Played offensive and defen¬ sive end. He was described as saying the least and doing the most. His ambition and desire, coupled with his ability to tackle, made him an excellent defensive man. He played one of his best games at East Moline, where he blocked a Panther punt deep in their terri¬ tory and set up a scoring opportunity for the Rocks. Gl«n Suter Senior, tackle Bruce Granger Senior, end 27

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Bill Bailey Larry Keim Senior, quarterback Senior, fullback Dennis Fulk Junior, quarterback Bob Collins Senior, halfback Dave Klin 9 ebiel Senior, halfback Glen Suter and Larry Keim look on helplessly as their teammate gets snowed under. Larry Hatfield escapes the clutches of the Iowa City de¬ fenders and scampers into the end zone for six points. 29