University of St Thomas - Aquinas Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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l l i l ii by i i Charlie Broxmeyer, Hans Vefrege Por Esselmon, and Bob Moncuso. DiJWciyne DeiTz, Frank Mickey Much, Chuck Red Matthews, Bill Morton, Front Row: Dick Soppc, Joe cmuTs Brandr, Jim Follow, Tim Millhouse, Paul Fcrouk Ehrhord, Jerry Style, ond Bill Rogan, Gridiron Greats Two of The currenT sTcirs OT The Tommy eleven ore Mickey Moch ond Denny Mondhon. Mickey Wos on esmblished sTor QT The beginning of The posT secison buT he odoled TurTher honors To his posT c1chieveme'nTs. Denny, only o Treshmon, won CJ sTorTing posiTion GT holibock ond disTinguished himself os C1 performer To Wc1Tch in The MIAC in TuTure yecirs. BoTh of These men were menTioned l l l l xprominenTly os oll-conference selecTions c1T Their irespedive posiTions, Tor Mcich iT wos The second lconsecuTive yeor cis .on dll-conference end. Moch Eond Monohon were boTh menTioned on The All CoTholic All-MidwesT Teom os TeommoTes To The renowned Poul Giel ond Johnny LoTTner. Mcich olso received lourels os on honoroble menTion se- iIecTion on The LiTTle All-American Teom. Page One Hundred Twzvzly-711110

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Back row: Student Manager Maurey Lee Allen, Walt Kosec, Len Horyza, Bernie and Assistant'Coach Stan Martinka. ., Marchetti, Neil Christenson, Frank Koppi, Steve Raicic, Jim Fleming, Jerry Middle Row: Student Manager Jerry Weir, Neil Murphy, Denny Monahan, Dick Wright, Pat Baldwin, Assistant Coach Bill Funk, Head Coach Frank Deig, Tnafas, Bob Kosel, Bernie Raetz, Ed Dusbabek, Jim Gibbons, Bob Donaldson, Page Om' Hundred Twenty-eighl Muscle Mentors Head Coach Frank Deig and Assistant Coach Stan Martinka look on with interest as Assistant Coach Bill Funk diagrams a new play. Deig, in his eight years as head football coach, has put together a record ot 38 wins, 24 losses, and one tie. Along with this record, Deig has brought to St. Thomas two outright MIAC titles as well as a share in two others. Frank has been a member of the St. Thomas athletic staff since l94O, when he became basketball coach. In 1946, he was appointed Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, two positions he has held ever since. As his assistants, Deig has picked two of his former stars. Funk was an All Conference quarterback for Deig in i947 and Martinka played tor the Tommies under Deig from i947 through l949.

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THREE GIANTS FROM LACROSSE TEACHERS CONVERGE AS DIMINUTIVE DENNY MONAHAN EASILY SPRINTS OUT OF THEIR REACH Freshman Backs Spark Tommy Gridders Paced by an all-freshman backfield, The T953 Tom grid Team began preparing Tor TuTure seasons, The Team compiled a Three won, five losT record This pasT season, buT The TuTure looks brighT Tor Tommy TooTball. The season opened on The resounding noTe of The Tommy upseT oT highly-TouTed Loras, Tollowed wiTh The lop-sided vicTory over Augsburg. ATTer Two lean sea- sons, greaT Things were in The oTTing Tor Tommy Tans on The TooTball scene. BUT Then The roof Tell in. Conse-cuTive deTeaTs aT The hands of ST. John's and MacalesTer, The TirsT in 25 years To The ScoTs, were a blow To Tom championship hopes. Page Om' Hundred Thirty NexT The gridders eked ouT a comeback vicTory agains DuIuTh in a warm-up conTesT Tor The baTTle wiTh GusTavus BuT The Golden GusTies proved Too much Tor The Deigmer and again The Toms were on The shorT end. The Toms Tailed To HaunT' Hamline in The Homecom ing conTesT, buT in The season finale againsT LaCrosse Teachers, The gridders played The besT game of The year againsT The undeTeaTed Peds. The LaCrosse game marked The end of The collegiaTe careers Tor Tive Tom seniors, Chuck Broxmeyer, Jim Fleml ing, Len Horyza, Chuck Red MaTThews, and Bol: Mancuso.