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

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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

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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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r Ken Bowman . . . Played defensive center. Ken was one of the juniors who played a lot of varsity football. He plugged up the center of the line successfully, and his experience and size will make him a big asset to the Rocks next year. Ron Taber . . . Played in the defensive second¬ ary and sometimes played offensive fullback. Red was one of the fine defensive players and wi th his graduation, the Islanders will hove to fill a large hole in their defensive squad. Bruce Hill . . . Played defensive safety man. When Ernie Sampson was injured, Bruce filled his position. Bruce improved as the season progressed and made many valuable plays to halt advances of the Opponents of the Crimson and Gold. 30