Stockton College - El Recuerdo Yearbook (Stockton, CA)

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Dick Nunes is escorled lo lhe Turf of Baxler Sladium. Arr lvlesislrano l78l and Jim Coveney l8ll are coming up from The background. 'UN refrbilfi-aw HALFBACKS ,N ,,.. 1-i Fronf Row: l. lo R: Jerry Marquis, George Graham, Jack Slanley, Fred Almendarez. Row 2: Leroy Benilez, Jack Avey, Lou Schmid, Dick Nunes. Page l4O Three Tangs cul down a Sequoia back. Backfield Coach Bill Parlon diagrams one ol lhe many plays which pul' lhe lvluslangs af The lop of 'rhe Conference 'For l955.

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Line Coach Don Tiny Campora MusTang Line During The enTire season, The champions held The opposiTion To IS7 neT yards per game while The Tang backs moved Tor more Than 200 yards. ln The opening game, The lvlusTang line held The Fresno eleven To a ToTal oT lc? yards The whole evening. EnTering The CCSP conTesT a Two Touchdown underdog, The Tangs sTopped The Rams wiTh only 57 yards on The ground mainly due To The ouTsTanding perTormance oT All-American ArT lVlesisTrano. ln The lVlodesTo rivalry, CapTain Bob DenTon played one oT his besT games by seTTing up Two SC Touchdowns wiTh his heads-up ball playing. ln The closing minuTes oT The San lVlaTeo game, All-NorThern CaliTornia Tackle Bob DenTon saved The day Tor The Tangs as he Took a bad pass Trom cenTer on a TourTh down punTing siTuaTion and ran The ball back To The Bear Cub's own 44- yard line, The MusTangs were able To preserve Their I3-I2 lead Trom This poinT on. SacramenTo was dumped 52-0 wiTh The Sac backs ending The evening's play wiTh a neT loss oT I2 yards on The ground. The Tangs cinched The TiTle by playing a I3-I3 sTandoTT wiTh Oakland. au. ' I T 'Q GUARDS K l g L To R: Shiro Sasaki Joy GriTTs, Bud Mayfield Row 2' Tom Michell, Don GwalTney. Bob Cruz. Dave Bend Shun Tamura l30l rambles down The sideline as Bud MayTielc l22l dashes up Trom The rear To Take ouT The San lvlaTeo man T A C K L E S Dick Leland, M l ArT MesisTrano. L To R: Manuel Simas, Bob Den ' anue MarTin, Ton, Page I39

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MusTang Backs Displaying polish and precision, The Tang baclc- Tield proved To be one oi The TinesT Toursomes in The conTerence. The speedsTers oT The PorT CiTy eleven rambled Tor an average of 2 I 8.6 neT yards per game. Some highlighTs oT The season are: College of Sequoias: Tangs lose on a IasT minuTe TD pass. Fresno: Bob Loueriero compleTed Tour ouT of Tive passes: George Graham averaged 7.I yards gain per carry. CCSF: Tang secondary allowed only Two compleTed passes of TwenTy-Two Tried. ModesTo: Jerry Marquis gained II2 yards, made Two TD's in The Third quarTer. San MaTeo: Charlie Haggard wenT Tor more Than IOO yards: Lew Schmid made Three Touchdowns. WesT ConTra CosTa: Tangs rolled Tor 25 poinTs in second quarTer. SacramenTo: Leroy BeniTez, Jerry Marquis, and Lou Schmid each exploded Tor Two TD'sg Tangs clinched aT leasT a Tie Tor The crown wiTh This win. Oakland: Lou Barba averaged 6.I yards per carry: lvlus- Tangs siTTing alone in TirsT place. Jim Coveney l8Il graunds a Sequoia back who laTeraled To TeammaTe No.45 as Don GwalTney l62l angles sharply To The righT To pursue The new ball carrier. F U L L B A C K S L To R: Charles Haggard, TEES!! 5512 .JIS . ,L . ,V,,..s1-....fy-m- - ?L1'-gi 9?-'i' IL ' .. X1 54' V 7 1', , l 1 V' ,M - gf T 5-51, j.. T T T 1 v af Y 1 3 1 NK o Y 'Hn 1 in Fifi,-E'fwc1M , , ' , f K, ..k, . X +V-,':,. . , f , ., W, ... ,, 1 , H.. , 'l'.'1,L ',,,.5 . I. . Q-1:0 t . , 1- Mi f Us-YE , ' W,-A 77' vw4'-'f:w. - HA ff? f' -V fs. ' . :'ii 4v5' T .4 T : i T 2,1 -U'-s,sf',,,. ,wif-wf' Lf-57 T ' T f -J-'savifblff ifklkiiwc 3 . Q' -'-- w . JJ: ian-?if'8.w.'.i-4 A , ,,-Q , ' K , 'i 1 gl f :Ll 9 K fffillfhx 7 H il ' -'. F' -L T. . 4,4 . . ,L , ' 5 A if i 1 w - -. ,i c is if N , ' A ., P s..-1' ' ii .Wig 'Tiff . , In L, In , ig .M f -3 1 'V J A, . V I. 4 lx in U1.',1sJ- wi gi . xv .ff - -nf: ,wif .. , a 'Riff 11144-,g4M..,-,fi-f.a .fJp'34'k' f:.:.:4a.'si-.kcii.w. . usgsfixihe QUARTERBACKS L To R: Frank Reynoso, Bob Loueriero, John Schmidt Frank Corey. elf T , ' ' ,3 ,V , A ii W I! ty , - f T 'li L 6, Qi- - X , as png -g , ,,-gpg ! -A :Jia zz .v1..?' f ., g ' . ' 1 ., T fr 14 ,V--g 74, '- . ugh ,. ,Y l . ,AA , . ' , 1, , , ' ., '..-, Shun Tamura. Lou Barba. J7 jlv f' v-...V 1 C -1- V fr ' j , 'J-A:.iQ'- SQ.- lifmf'-' ' Vi' 'V i ' ' , V '.i-'L 4 Q. 73,11 ' T ff , - . . AJS . , ,, ,rf , , G Q 352, Q '38 gf 'I V W ' ' , - 9411-5 .' 2 ' ' - if X M -ff .1 ,,' -, f, 'z , - lvl' Q'-fy. al ' -Alf.. i , A V 2 T '- -5-'.' . -. K. 9 ,Q-a l - .,f, V. . 4. .. -we N in-+ ag - V f'ff1f'm, z,, 1 ...gg . V is Q . A af- ' - J-Q'F1f1fs.'i fifw ff 'f'5-T 'f'4L ' 1: 'L 'f v - 1 - iff. 13' -'e.'5'13 f'l 'if -if a3'..1?v- -A , -.-,,,,,1,l-4 M4 , 7 ,-, t, I -if - .Hag if 'U' ,I T , g A -'92-:,,l' ,-.1 5 f 'A-V1 . jv 5 . ' ' Page l4I