For What They Gave on Saturday Afternoon

Some of Army’s Greatest Athletes were depicted in the news media as sketches or cartoons. The initial listing of Football Athletes so depicted can be found at –

http://forwhattheygaveonsaturdayafternoon.com/wp-greats/cartoon

Track can be found at

http://forwhattheygaveonsaturdayafternoon.com/wp-great/cartoon-track

To understand the scope of the material being sought for Army’s Greatest Athletes, the listing below will provide some idea. It will not be a laundry list as depicted below. There will be graphics and photos, and you will select the area you are interested in and click on it. Should you want more information on an athlete, by clicking on his name it will carry you his data base. Some of the links below work.

National Champions

• Individual
  • Boxing
  • Cross Country
    Richard Shea – Class of 1952 – 3 IC4A Titles – Medal of Honor

• Fencing
• Football
• Hockey
• Gymnastics (4 National Champions)
  Robert Sears – Class of 1939 – 3 Time — 38 & 39
• Golf
  Bert Yancy – Class of 1961
• Pistol
• Rifle
• Women’s Swimming & Diving
  Ann Wycoff – Class of 1989 – 9 Titles
• Wrestling – http://www.goarmysports.com//pdf2/78951.pdf
  Mike Natvig – Class of 1963 – 2 time — 62 & 63
• Team
  • Baseball
  • Basketball – http://www.nmnathletics.com//pdf4/59494.pdf?SPSID=71786&SPID=4606&DB_OEM_ID=11100
    Mens
    Womens
  • Football
    1944
    1945
    1946
  • Pistol
  • Rifle
    NCAA National Champions 2004 & 2005
• National Football Foundation Gold Medal
  • Earl Blaik – Class 1920 in 1966
  • Pete Dawkins – Class of 1959 in 2007
  • Dwight Eisenhower – Class of 1915 in 1958
  • Douglas MacArthur – Class of 1903 in 1959
    • http://americanrhetoric.com/speeches/douglasmacarthurthayeraward.html
  • Charles R Monk Meyer – Class of 1937 in 1987
  • Norman Schwarzkopf – Class of 1956 in 1993

  National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame — 4 Coaches, 23 All Americans

  Note Bill Yeoman Class of ’50 is listed under Coaches for his success as Houston Cougars Head Football Coach

  • College Football – Army

  National Wrestling Hall of Fame — 1 Coach, 1 Champion (2 Time), 14 All Americans

  • Wrestling Hall of Fame

  National Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame — 2 Coaches (Dick Edell listed separately) , 7 Players

  

  • US Lacrosse Museum

  National Basketball Hall of Fame — 1 Player

  • National Basketball Hall of Fame

  Army Hall of Fame

  • Army Hall of Fame

  Individual State Hall of Fame

  Lambert Trophy

  • 1944 Team
  • 1945 Team
  • 1946 Team
  • 1948 Team
  • 1949 Team
  • 1953 Team
  • 1958 Team

  Individual Awards

  • Heisman Trophy
    • Glenn Davis – Class of 47
      http://www.heisman.com/winners/g-davis46.html

   

• Doc Blanchard – Class of 47
  http://www.sccotton.org/blanchard.htm
  http://www.heisman.com/winners/d-blanchard45.html
• Pete Dawkins – Class of 59
• Outland Trophy
  • Joe Steffy – Class of 1949
• Maxwell Club Award
  • Glenn Davis – Class of 1947
  • Doc Blanchard – Class of 1947
    http://www.sccotton.org/blanchard.htm
• Pete Dawkins – Class of 1959
• Helms Foundation
  • Elmer Oliphant – Class of 1918
  • Glenn Davis – Class of 1947
• Sullivan Award
  • Doc Blanchard – Class of 1947
    http://www.sccotton.org/blanchard.htm
• “Andrew Rodriguez” – Class of 2012
• Walter Camp Foundation
  • Doc Blanchard – Class of 1947
    http://www.sccotton.org/blanchard.htm
• Doak Walker Legends
  • Doc Blanchard – Class of 1947
    http://www.sccotton.org/blanchard.htm
• Pete Dawkins – Class of 1959
• National Football Foundation Honor Society
  • Peter Bier – Class of 2007
  • Mike Castelli – Class of 2007
  • Justin Koenig – Class of 2007
  • Austin Miller – Class of 2007
• Black Lion Award
  • Awarded each year since 2004 in memory of Major Don Holleder USMA 1956 and the men of the 28th Infantry who gave 17 Oct 1967. http://www.coachwyatt.com/blarmy.htm
    • William Sullivan – Class of 2005
    • Scott Wesley – Class of 2006
    • Mike Viti – Class of 2008
• James L Kays Award
  • Established by the Anthracite Bowl Committee in honor of Col Kays’ commitment to Eastern Lightweight Football; presented annually to the Outstanding Player of the League.
    • Mark West
    • “Mike Harper”
    • “Nate Wallace”
• All Americans
  • Baseball All American
    • Barry DeBolt – Class of 1966

   

• Basketball All American
•  
  • Stu Sherard – Class of 1962 – Converse Yearbook Honorable Mention Basketball
  • Gary Winton – Class of 1978 – Twice Honorable Mention Basketball
• Football All Americans as listed by the Academy (multiple selections indicated by 2 or 3)
•  
  • Charles Romeyn
  • Walter Smith
  • Paul Bunker 2
  • Charles Daly
  • Robert Boyers
  • Authur Tipton
  • Henry Torney
  • William Erwin
  • Leland Devoe
  • Louis Merillat
  • John McEwan
  • Elmer Oliphant 2 – Class of 1918 – Knute Rockne All Time All American Team
  • Edger Garbisch 2
  • Gus Farwrwick
  • Charles Born
  • Harry Wilson
  • Chris Cagle 3
  • Jack Price 2
  • Milt Summerfelt
  • Jack Buckler
  • Bill Shuler
  • Harry Stella
  • Robin Olds
  • Frank Merritt
  • Casimir Myslinski
  • Felix Doc Blanchard 3 – Class of 1947
    http://www.sccotton.org/blanchard.htm

• Glenn Davis 3 – Class of 1947
• Joe Stanowicz
• John Green 2
• Doug Kenna
• Barney Poole
• Dewitt Coulter – Class of 1947
• Hank Foldberg 2 – Class of 1947
• Arnold Tucker – Class of 1947
• Albert Nemetz
• Joe Steffy 1949 http://www.tshf.net/inductees/steffy.html
• Joe Henry
• “Bobby Stuart” – Class of 1949
• Arnold Galiffa – Class of 1950
• Dan Foldberg – Class of 1951
• Tommy Bell – Class of 1955
• Don Holleder – Class of 1956
• Ralph Chesnauskas Class of 1956
• Bob Anderson 2 – Class of 1960
• Pete Dawkins – Class of 1959
• Bob Novogratz – Class of 1959
• Bill Carpenter – Class of 1960
  http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,899200-1,00.html

• “Townsend Clark” – Class of 1967
• “Ken Johnson” – Class of 1969
• “Don Smith” – Class of 1986
• Mike Mayweather – Class of 1991
• Additional Football All American Selections (not included in the Academy listing)
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  • “Ed Rafalko”
  • “Herschel UG Fuson”
  • Max Minor – Class of 1944
  • Dale Hall – Class of 1944
  • Bob St Onge – Class of 1945
  • Bob Mischak – Class of 1954 National Broadcasting Company 1953, All East.
  • Peter Vann – Class of 1956 1st Team Colliers; International News Service, 2d team AP, UP 1954
  • Rip Rowan – Class of 1949
    

• Goble Bryant – Class of 1949
• Art Gerometta – Class of 1949
• Al Rushatz – Class of 1962
• Football All American Honorable Mention (among many)
•  
  • Jim Irons – Class of 1950
  • Peter Vann – Class of 1956 – AP 1953
  • Charles Jarvis – Class of 1969
  • Steve Bogosian – Class of 1973
• National Back of the Week (known)
•  
  • Charles Jarvis – Class of 1969 – vs Navy – AP
  • Lynn Moore – Class of 1970 – vs Navy Sports Illustrated
  • Bob Hines – Class of 1973 – vs Air Force – AP

• Golf

• Steve Pembrook – Class of 1964
• Andy Nusbaum – Class of 1967
• Don Johnson – Class of 1968
• Bob Doering – Class of 1980
• Dave Goodling – Class of 1985

• Gymnastics (25 All Americans)

• Robert Sears – Class of 1939

• Hockey

• Dave Rost – Class of 1977 holds NCAA records for most career points & goals

• Lacrosse (67 1st Team All Americans)

• Rifle (27 All Americans)

• John King – Class of 1962 2d Team

• Soccer (7 All Americans)

• Swimming & Diving

• Paul Buch – Class of 1966 – Medal of Honor
• John Vansant – Class of 1987 – All American 4 years

• Track & Field (19 Men All Americans)

• Women’s Basketball

• Pamela Pearson Class of 1986

• Women’s Track & Field (15 All Americans)

• Pamela Pearson – Class of 1986 – 2 time All American
• Elexa Willis – Class of 1990 – All American 12 events

• Women’s Soccer

• Holly Pedley – Class of 1998

• Women’s Swimming & Diving

• Ann Wycoff – Class of 1989 – All American 19 events

All East Basketball

• Stu Sherard – Class of 1962

Colliers All East Football

• Dan Foldberg – Class of 1951 Colliers
• Arnold Galiffa – Class of 1950 Colliers
• Gil Stephenson – Class of 1951 Colliers
• Peter Vann – Class of 1956 1953 Selection

Colliers All East Honorable Mention

• John Trent – Class of 1950
• “Bruce Ackerson” – Class of 1950
• Jim Irons – Class of 1950
• “Lynn Galloway” – Class of 1950
• Jim Cain – Class of 1950

AP All East Football

• – too numerous to be comprehensiveConference / League Champions

   

• Gymnastics
•  
  • 1962 Eastern Intercollegiate Championship

• Women’s Basketball

• 2005/2006 – Patriot League Championship

• 150 / Lightweight / Sprint Football (Won or tied for Championship 30 times since 1957) Undefeated teams:

• 1957
• 1958
• 1962
• 1964
• 1966
• 1968
• 1970
• 1971
• 1972
• 1973
• 1974
• 1976
• 1980
• 1983
• 1989 – 1 tie
• 1990
• 1991 – 1 tie
• 1994
• 2012

All ELFL/CSFL

• – too numerous to be comprehensive 
• Baseball
•  
  • 1965 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League EIBL
  • 1966 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League EIBL

All Conference / League Champion Individual

• Jim McInerney 1952 ECAC Boxing Champion
• Al DeJardin – 1962– Shortstop Second Team – EIBL
• Tom Eccleston – 1962 Pitcher First Team – EIBL
• Phil Costain – 1962 – Eastern Intercollegiate Champion, Horizontal Bars
• “Doug Morgan” – 1962 – Regional All American Soccer
• Dave Rost – 1977 – All East Hockey
• “Deann Machlan” – 1996 – 2 Time 1st Team Patriot League; & Volleyball League Player of Yr
• “Steven Marshall” – 1996 – EIGL Parallel Bars & All Around Crown

Playoff/ Bowl Appearances

• Women’s Basketball

• 1984 NCAA appearance
• 2006 NCAA appearance

• Football

• 1984 Cherry Bowl — Army 10 Michigan State 6
• 1985 Peach Bowl — Army 31 Illinois 29
• 1988 Sun Bowl — Army 28 Alabama 29
• 1996 Independence Bowl — Army 29 Auburn 32

National & International Competition

• Al DeJardin – Class of 1962 -Starting Shortstop 1963 Pan American Games Sao Paulo, Brazil April 1963 Cuba won the game score of 2-1, USA Team Silver Medal
• Ron Zinn – Class of 1962 – Olympics
• Barry DeBolt – Class of 1966 – Pan Am Games Gold Medalist
• “Mike Silliman” – Class of 1966 – Captain of Olympic Basket ball Team
• Doug Blubaugh – Asst. Wrestling Coach – Olympic Gold Medalist
• “Daniel Browne” – Class of 1997 – 2004 Olympics
• “Steven Marshall” – Class of 1996 – 95 US Senior National Gymnastics Team
• David Sears – Class of 1939 – National AAU
• John Vansant – Class of 1987 – World University Games
• Elexa Willis – Class of 1990 – 95 World Championships & 96 Olympics

Professional Accomplishment

• Glenn Davis – Los Angles Rams – Pro Bowl 1950
• Arnold Galiffa – New York Giants
• Bob Mischak – Giants,Titans, Jets, Raiders; Pro Bowl 1960,1960 & 1962: http://www.newyorkjets.com/player/541-bob-mischak
• Bob Anderson – New York Giants
• Bert Yancy – 13 seasons, 7 golf tournaments, $688,124. (AOG)

Academy Team Recognition

• Corps Squad with the highest combined ranking for academics, athletics and military development.
  • 150s
  • Golf

Army Record Holders
(Information from Army Hall of Fame & media guide)

• “Robert Neyland” – 1916 — 35 – 5 pitching record, Army’s first no hitter, Beat Navy 4 times
• Richard Shea – 1952 — 7 Records Track & Field, and Cross Country
• Joe Austin – 1952 – 10 Goals against Cornell, 80 goals 3 years
• “Mark Binstein” – 1956 — Record 1222 points Basketball
• Peter Vann – 1956 — 9 Academy passing records; led Nation in pass eff; NCAA season record
• Joe Caldwell – 1960 — 21 completions for 297 yds, Nov 14 1959 Oklahoma
• Tom Culver – 1962 — 10 catches against Michigan (Game Films- Tom Cahill)
• Stu Sherard – 1962 — Record 1299 in 3 yrs, averaged 22.1/ Basketball game as Firstie, 5 Academy records at Graduation, led Nation with 92% Free Thrown 1962. See Basketball page 13
• “Mike Silliman” – 1966 — Considered Greatest Army Basketball player
• “Joseph Casey” – 1967 — 139 points, 3 semifinal NCAA Soccer Tournaments
• “Bill Schutsky” – 1968 — Basketball – Vitale says best Army player pound for pound
• Dave Rost – 1977 — 330 points Hockey NCAA Record
• “George Clark” – 2d in Hockey with 153 Goals
• Gary Winton – 1978 — Held record in scoring, retains record in rebounding Basketball
• Pamela Pearson – 1986 — Triple Jump record, All American 2 Sports
• John Vansant – 1987 — 100 & 200 Breaststroke & 200 Individual Medley Swimming
• “Kevin Houston” – 1987 — Basketball leading scorer, led Nation (32.9 ppg)
• Ann Wycoff – 1989 — 4 records Swimming & Diving
• Elexa Willis – 1990 — 3 records (Long & Triple Jump) Track & field
• “Michael Mayweather” – 1991 — 4299 rushing yds, 5594 all purpose yds, 21- 100 yd games
• “Deann Machlan” – 1996 — 8 records on career, season, match & game Volleyball
• “Steven Marshall” – 1996 — Academy records in all around, parallel bars & high bar Gym
• “Daniel Browne” – 1997 — 6 Academy & 7 League distance records in Track
• Julie Schellhase – 1997 — Single season and all time 3 point shot leader Basketball
• Holly Pedley – 1998 — Record 52 points Soccer
• Lindsey Gerheim – 2007 http://forwhattheygaveonsaturdayafternoon.com/wp-2007/gerheim-accomplishments

Of Distinction

Criteria — Although the team was not National Champion, 1958 Football was a great team. As for individuals, the Criteria must be that they earned a Varsity letter 6 times in two appreciably different Corps Squads if eligibility was 3 years and 8 times if they had 4 years of eligibility

• Teams

• Football
  • 1914 9-0 (No recognition of National Champion until 1937)
  • 1916 9-0 (No recognition of National Champion until 1937)
  • 1922 8-0-2 (No recognition of National Champion until 1937)
  • 1948 Undefeated – tie Navy, Ranked 4th in Nation
  • 1949 9-0
  • 1950 Only one loss to Navy
  • 1953 The Team that gave the most http://www.coachwyatt.com/blaik6.html
  • 1958 Undefeated – tie Pittsburgh http://www.coachwyatt.com/blaik9.html
  • The Team that was not allowed to go to the Sugar Bowl
  • 1988
• 150 Football First 3 teams had one loss
• Pistol
• Rifle

• Individuals

• Elmer Oliphant – 1918 — 11 Army A’s Football, Basketball, Track & Field, Baseball
• “John Roosma” – 1926 — 10 Army A’s 5 yrs, Basketball (1126 pts), Soccer, Baseball
• “Harry Wilson” – 1928 — 12 Army A’s Basketball, Lacrosse, Football
• Charles R Monk Meyer – 1937 — 150 lb halfback # 2 in Heisman voting in 1936 (Army record 6-3)
• “Edgar Kenna” – 1945 — 8 Army A’s Football, Basketball, Tennis
• Glenn Davis – 1947 — 10 Army A’s Football, Basketball, Track & Field, Baseball
• Arnold Galiffa – 1950 — 11 Army A’s Football, Basketball, Baseball
• Al DeJardin – 1962 — 6 Army A’s Baseball & Basketball
• Jim Kays – 1962 — Gave 26 years to the 150s
• Dale Kuhns – 1962 — 6 Army A’s Football & Wrestling
• Al Rushatz – 1962 — 6 Army A’s 2d leading rushing fullback, All American 2 Sports http://www.wrestlinghalloffame.org/ncaa/pdf/brackets/NCAA%201960.pdf

• Coaches

• Leroy Alitz – Wrestling
• Col Earl Blaik – Football
• Doug Blubaugh – Asst. Wrestling Coach
• Bob Knight – Basketball
• Mike Krzyzewski – Basketball
• Vince Lombardi – Asst Football Coach http://www.aogusma.org/Pubs/assembly/971112/lombardi.htm
• Jack Riley – Hockey
• Eric Tipton – Baseball, 150 Football
• Jim Young – Football