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Butch Darrell

April 18, 2009 – 1:09 pm

Charles & Bettina Darrell    
Fritz Stude saw a couple of hoodlums with BB guns – started a Team. West Point got Butch’s Lacrosse stick that Navy learned to fear 10 years later.

Captain of the 1962 Lacrosse Team

Charles Cavendish Darrell

Butch and Ace Adams Army’s Coach in 1962

Butch was a nice guy — but on the Lacrosse Field he gave no Quarter.

My father played lacrosse in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. The Johns Hopkins Team represented the USA against a Canadian Team and won two of three games. Due to the world-wide depression, England and Australia could not make the trip.

My Father Joseph Cavendish Darrell – 4th from right front row, Fritz Stude is next or 5th from right, while the 6th man is Jack Tumbull. Coach Ray Van Orman is 2d row far right and next to him is Jimmy Benson, a long time John Hopkins trainer. Lacrosse was a Demonstration Olympic Sport in 1928 and 1932, but never became an Olympic Team Sport.

My father’s name was Joseph Cavendish Darrell and my uncle’s name was Francis Sterett Darrell. Like the rest of us Darrells they got stuck with weird nicknames- my father was “Cabbage” and my uncle was “Mickey.” I have never been able to get much on the 1932 Johns Hopkins Olympic lacrosse team from google, but Johns Hopkins University periodically publishes an article on that event and I have several of them at home.

The participation medal given to each member of the Lacrosse Demostration Team.

In 1947, the goalie of that Olympic Team, Mr. Fritz Stude, saw a couple of young hoodlums get into trouble and started a team for kids, so they’d have something better to do than shoot out street lights with BB guns and I joined the team at age 8.

One of the players, a couple of years older, was Tom Mitchell. He went on to star at Boys Latin, graduating in 1956. In February 1961, I was down at Navy for exchange week-end.

Late on Saturday afternoon Tom Mitchell, then a Firstie at Navy, barged into my room and said, “Get your stuff Darrell, we’re going to a party with hot women and cold beer!” I don’t remember the hot women, but around 2 AM, Mitchell and I staggered back through Bancroft Hall on our knees.

“Mitchell,” I said, “I can’t believe they let you get away with this. Where did I go wrong? West Point is nothing but a jail.”

That spring Tom Mitchell was the Navy star and won the Turnbull Award as the nation’s best attackman.

Jack Turnbull, one of the all-time great players was later an Air Force Officer killed in Europe during World War II. The award that Tom Mitchell won in 1961 as the nation’s best attackman is named for Jack Turnbull.

In 2006, my father and my uncle Francis Sterett Darrell were inducted into the Boys Latin Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the first group to enter, so even though they had been a rival to my school, I was invited to the ceremony.

I noticed that Tom Mitchell was not on the list, so, not having seen or heard of him since 1961, I nominated him and he was inducted last fall (2008).

He came all the way from Las Vegas and brought several old Navy players and coaches with him to the induction.

Even though we were fierce rivals in 1961, we were bound together by participation in that game.

Jimmy Benson, the long time JHU trainer, was still at Hopkins in 1959, and during my summer leave that year graciously helped me rehab the left knee ACL I had torn against Rutgers that spring. Thanks partly to his efforts and to those of the West Point doctors and trainers, I was after a second knee operation Yearling year, able to play my Cow and Firstie years. Lacrosse was the only thing I did even moderatelly well at West Point, so I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to play.

My brother Kent “Skip” Darrell (ex-64), another one of those goofy nicknames, flunked out of West Point in math at the end of his Plebe year and enrolled at Johns Hopkins. In the 1963 Hopkins-Army game, he scored 4 goals in a 10-9 Hopkins victory. There was an article in the New York Times about it. As a fellow goat, you will be pleased to know that, having flunked out of West Point in Plebe Math, he has been teaching it at St Paul’s School in Baltimore to high schoolers for 37 years! In my humble opinion, he is the best teacher in Maryland.

I can’t think of anything for my Cullum file. Those familiar with my academic and military reputation at West Point would just laugh at any positive remarks about my Cadet days and shout, “Liar!” (Editors Comment – None of us would ever say anything negative about Butch he was and is a great Classmate. For some of us who were with him in the last sections, his attitude eased the pressure to achieve pro status.)

The 1961 Army-Navy Lacrosse game was certainly the highlight of my athletic career, however, so I would appreciate it if you’d add the picture of Coach Adams being thrown into the Severn along with my remarks about it to my “page”.

Coach Ace Adams being chunked into the Severn River after the 1961 Army-Navy Lacrosse game, won by Army 10-8.

This game, played in the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, was the first lacrosse game ever to be televised nationally. “Ron Hannon” ’61 seemed to come up with every ground ball and Dick Buckner ’61 hit a Navy defenseman so hard I felt the ground shake.

One of the best lacrosse pictures I’ve ever seen is in our yearbook of “Mac Howard” taking a shot in that game. Rusty Broshous scored two goals when we needed them most. Our victory enabled Army to share the National Championship with Navy- we had dropped a game to Virginia earlier.

As you can guess, we were jubilant. As soon as coach hit the water, we all jumped in after him still in uniform. “Holy Cow (or perhaps words a little stronger)! The tide’s out!” shouted Dave Harkins. We were facing a six foot high sea-wall. Fortunately, our ever-faithful bus driver Jake knew what to do. He retrieved a rope and life-saving ring from Halsey Field House and fished us out one by one.

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Lindsey Gerheim

April 7, 2009 – 1:09 pm

In April 1976 Jim Ellis — Class of 1962 Brigade Commander, who was to ultimately wear 3 Stars asked General Omar Bradley what his reaction was to women joining the Corps of Cadets.

General Bradley said “Congress passed it, the President signed it, I support it”.

Plebe designated hitter, Lindsey Gerheim, won Patroit League “Rookie of the Week” Honors after blasting two home runs, scoring 6 times, plating seven RBI’s, stealing four bases, while posting a .435 batting average for the week.

As a Member of the “Class the Stars Fell On” and as an Army A winner in Football and Baseball, The Can Do Class believes General Bradley would be very proud of what this Cadet Athlete accomplished. See her accomplishments at

http://forwhattheygaveonsaturdayafternoon.com/wp-2007/gerheim-accomplishments

http://www.usma.edu/Dcomm/PV/040416/softball.htm

We hope that in her service to this Nation, she will achieve equal Success.

Army Sports Hall of Fame Nomination

How many Grads would have had a Plebe confer this upon them?

Etched in stone, just inside the main entrance of ARVN Gym, are the words of our 31st Superintendent. Their implied focus on physical fitness and subordination of oneself to the success of the team was never meant to stand in isolation.

The Academy’s mission seeks Academic Excellence, along with both Military and Physical Development. In a Class of 1,006, a graduating Cadet in the top 5%, standing at 128 in Academic Quality Point Average, 93 in Military, 273 Physical and 79 Overall Performance Score, with 8 consecutive semesters on the Dean’s List, along with receiving the Silver Star (4 times), Superintendent’s Gold Wreath, Eastern College Athletic Conference Award (Excellence in Athletics and Scholarship), Pentathlete Award, was recognized as a West Point Scholar Athlete (4 times), Distinguished Cadet, Patriot League Scholar Athlete, All-American Scholar Athlete, and was an Academic All-District 1 University Division (1st Team, received twice), Patriot League First Team Conference All-Star, was on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (each year), an inductee into the Gold Key, was recognized as Solider of the Quarter on three occasions, received the Brigade Tactical Officer’s recognition for exceptional motivation and performance on the obstacle course, received the Most Valuable Player Darlene Lee Dondero Memorial Award, while leading the Team in 10 categories Firstie Year, and was #1 in Academy All-Time Career Softball Records for number of games played, at 200, and number of at bats, at 584, indicates Lindsey Gerheim’s commitment.

To appreciate her physical courage we mention an incident prior to her entry in 2003. While playing in a national tournament, Lindsey was hit in the jaw with a fast pitch, which swelled to the size of a softball, knocked her down, leaving her woozy. After shaking it off, she refused to be taken out, walked to first and eventually scored. Lindsey finished the game and the tournament, playing through the pain. During her Cadet days, she once hurt her ankle in one of the gym multi task events, but in similar fashion, Lindsey played through the handicap. In another incident at the Academy, Lindsey dislocated her finger in practice. It was popped back in, taped, iced, and Lindsey was back on the field for the next practice. In four years and 200 games, Lindsey was always there for her team – ready to play and win.

As stated in the Nomination Process, we leave it to the Office of Athletic Communications to provide the detailed statistics of her athletic accomplishments.

However, to justify a point in our conclusion, we take the liberty to list some Plebe accomplishments. Lindsey Gerheim was selected as the Patriot League Softball Freshman of the Year, received the Patriot League Scholar Athlete Award and West Point Scholar Athlete Award, was a Patriot League First Team All-Star, was selected as West Point’s Softball Offensive Player of the Year, and batted .316 – first among starters.

During her 4 years, Lindsey played each of the outfield positions, shortstop, 2nd and 3rd base and was the designated hitter on a number of occasions. An athlete’s success is normally established based on the stats achieved playing one position. For a Team to have a member who can switch positions to accommodate a teammate’s injury or fill a position upon graduation of another exemplifies “leadership, courage, devotion to duty, self-sacrifice, and – above all – an unselfish concern for the team ahead of oneself.”

Lindsey Gerheim’s leadership is what is compelling to members of the Class of 1962. Lindsey was accepted as a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, West Point’s representative to the Patriot League, guest speaker at NYU’s Symposium on Behavioral Science & Leadership, and Senior Team Captain. West Point recognized her Leadership awarding her the Softball Outstanding Leader-Athlete Award each of her 4 years.

In his annual report, our 31st Superintendent wrote – “Nothing more quickly than competitive athletics brings out the qualities of leadership, quickness of decision, promptness of action, mental and muscular coordination, aggressiveness, and courage.”

Lindsey entered West Point with those qualities. West Point strengthened them, giving the Army a Career Officer of the highest standards.

And below exemplifies why we, members of the Class of 1962, Nominate Lindsey Gerheim for the Army Sports Hall of Fame.

I had the honor and privilege of playing softball with CPT Lindsey Gerheim. I was a Plebe when she was a Firstie, and I could have not asked for a better role model. She was a leader, friend, mentor, and confidant both on and off the field. As a Plebe, I was unable to understand fully what she did for the team.

As I progressed through the Academy and later became the team captain, I realized the vast effect that she had on the team and on me. She was a true leader who was able to address issues and concerns of the team, and either solve them prior to them being brought to the coaching staff, or bring them to the staff with a solution that needed approval. She was always there for the team regardless of the issues and never turned her back no matter the situation. To this day, I continue to go to CPT Gerheim for mentorship and guidance as I consider her one of the most positive, clear headed and honest leaders that the Army is lucky to have in its ranks.

She stood out as a leader on the Softball Team, in the Corps of Cadets, and still to this day in the Army. — Jennae Tomlinson, Class of 2010

Class 2007

Company – Plebe – H4 Yearling/Firstie – C3

Home Town – Alpharetta, Georgia

High School – Milton – Alpharetta, Georgia

Date of Entry to Academy – R Day – 2003

Date of Graduation – May 26, 2007

Age at Graduation – 22

Cullum Number

Cadet Rank & Military Position

Firstie – Captain – Brigade Headquarters Company Commander
(lead/manage 74 cadets, each having their own leadership
position)

Cow – First Sergeant – (lead/manage 4 platoons consisting of
140 cadets

Team — Softball

Coach – Jim Flowers

Asst. Coach – Michelle Gerdes

Officer Representative

Team Senior Captain Firstie Year – Lindsey J Gerheim

Positions Played

Plebe – Designated Hitter and all Outfields

Yearling – all Outfields and Second Base

Cow – Third Base and Short Stop

Firstie – Short Stop

First cadet “Utility” player to play at six different positions during the 4 years

Individual Academy Recognition

– Awarded an Army A each of her 4 years

Plebe – Softball Offensive Player of the Year

– Outstanding Leader Athlete

– Scholar Athlete

Yearling – Outstanding Leader Athlete

– Scholar Athelte

Cow – Outstanding Leader Athlete

– Scholar Athlete

Firstie – Most Valuable Player – Cadet Darlene Lee Dondero
Memorial Award

– Outstanding Leader Athlete

– Scholar Athlete

Led the 2007 team in ten categories

– Batting Average (.394)

– At-Bats (155)

– Hits (61)

– Doubles (11)

– RBI’s (30)

– Total Bases (95)

– Slugging % (.613)

– On Base % (.435)

– Stolen Bases (6)

– Assists (128)

Individual National Recognition

Yearling – ESPN The Magazine – Academic All-District 1
University Division – First Team (* Only
sophomore of 12 selected) – (* First ever Army
player to earn first team honors)

Cow – National Fast Pitch Coaches Association – All-American
Scholar Athlete

– Tied NCAA and broke Patriot League and Academy single
game records for hitting 3 triples in consecutive at-
bats

Firstie – ESPN The Magazine – Academic ALL-American (Third
Team)(* First ever award in softball

– ESPN The Magazine – Academic ALL-District 1
University Division First Team) – (Second
career award – (* First Army Two-Time Award Winner)

– Lowes Senior Class Award –(* First Army
Softball Player to win National Award)

– NCAA National Softball Rankings – All-Time #70
Hitting

– All American Scholar Athlete Award – NFCA (National
Fast Pitch Coaches Association)

Individual Regional Recognition

Plebe – Louisville Slugger National Fast Pitch Coaches
Association Mid Atlantic All-Region (Second Team)

Yearling – Louisville Slugger National Fast Pitch Coaches
Association Mid Atlantic All-Region (Second Team)

Cow – Eastern College Athletic Conference Division One Player
of the Week (March 20)

Firstie – Eastern College Athletic Conference Award

Individual Patriot League Recognition

Plebe – Freshman of the Year

– First Team All-Star

– Scholar Athlete Award

Yearling – Conference All-Star

– Scholar Atlete Award

Cow – Conference All-Star

– Scholar Athlete Award

– Player of the Week (March 20)

Firstie – First Team Conference All-Star

– All-Tournament Team

– Scholar Athlete of the Year

– Academic Honor Roll

– Honorable Mention – (February 27)

– Honorable Mention – (March 6)

– Player of the Week – (March 20)

– Honorable Mention – (March 26)

– Honorable Mention – (April 2)

– Player of the Week – (April 9)

Patriot League Career Records – #9 – Hits

– #5 Tied – Home Runs

Patriot League 2007 Season Records – #1 – Total Bases – 95

– #2 – Batting Average – .394

– #2 – Slugging % – .613

– #3 – At Bats – 155

– #4 – On Base % – .435

– #1 Tied – Hits – 61

– #1 Tied – Home Runs – 7

– #3 Tied – RBI’s – 30

– #4 Tied – Doubles – 11

– #7 – Stolen Bases – 6

Individual Academy All-Time Career Records

– West Point all-time Home Run record broken
with 18th Home Run – extended record to 20 Home
Runs

– #1 Games Played – 200

– #1 At Bats – 584

– #2 Hits – 195

– #2 Runs Batted In – 100

– #2 Total Bases – 300

– Top Ten – Batting Average – .333

– Top Ten – Doubles – 33

– Top Ten – Runs Scored – 109

– Top Ten – Walks – 51

– Top Ten – Triples – 6 (Three consecutive in one game)

Academy Appointments and Recognition

– West Point Representative to Patriot League

– Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)

– Guest Speaker – New York University Symposium on Behavioral
Sciences and Leadership

– Cadet Advisor to Behavioral Science and Leadership
Department

– Leadership Management Board

– Recognized by Behavioral Science and Leadership Department
for design and execution of highly functional corps-wide
Social Network Program

– Awarded First Choice of Branch and Post Location

Academic Stars

Plebe – Dean’s List (1st and 2nd terms)

– Soldier of the Quarter Award (2nd Term)

– Silver Star

Yearling – Dean’s List (1st and 2nd Terms)

– Soldier of the Quarter Awards (1st and 2nd Terms)

– Silver Star

Cow – Dean’s List (1st and 2nd Terms)

– Promoted to First Sergeant

– Silver Star

Firstie – Superintendent’s 5 Star with Gold Wreath 1 of 9
cadets out of 1,006)

– Distinguished Cadet Award

– Dean’s List (1st and 2nd Terms) 8th consecutive
Term

– Silver Star

4th Annual Award)

– Pentathlete Award

– Number One Cadet in Order of Merit – Management 390 –
Negotiations

– Number One Cadet in Order Of Merit – Psychology 360 –
Psychology of Elite Performance

– Bronze Medalist – General John J. Pershing Writing
Contest

– Inducted Omicron Delta Kappa – Leadership National
Honor Society

– Inducted Golden Key – International Honor Society

Post Academy Education – Earned MBA in Business Security and
Organizational Management – Webster’s
University

Post Academy Softball Awards

– All Army Softball Team

– 2009 – Silver Medal

– 2010 – Gold Medal

– 2012 – Gold Medal

– All-Armed Forces Tournament Softball Team

– 2009 – Runner-Up – ASA Open National Championships

– 2010 – 3rd Place – ASA Open National Championships

– 2012 – Runner-Up – ASA Open National Championships

Post and Unit Softball Involvement and Awards
– 2009 – 716th MP Battalion Post COED Team – Ft. Campbell, KY

– 2010 – 716th MP Battalion Post COED Team – Ft. Campbell, KY

– 2011 – 701st MP Battalion Post Women’s Team – Ft. Leonard
Wood, MO – Team undefeated and Post Champions

– 2012 – 22nd MP Battalion Post COED Team – JBLM, WA – Record
9/1 and Regular Season Champions

Post Academy Public Speaking Engagements

– 2008 – Youngest Grad Speaker at the Georgia Military Academy
Ball – Ft. McPherson

– 2009 – Guest Panelist at the West Point Negotiations
Conference – USMA

– 2012 – Guest Speaker at the University of Nevada Las Vegas
Military Ball – UNLV

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Lindsey J. Gerheim

April 7, 2009 – 1:09 pm

Athletic, Academic, and Military Development Accomplishments

As a Plebe http://www.usma.edu/Dcomm/PV/040416/softball.htm

Firstie Accomplishments ~ 2006 – 2007 (Senior)

West Point Representative to Patriot League – Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)

Promoted to Captain – Brigade Headquarters Company Commander managing 74 cadets, each with a leadership position

Term One Dean’s List (seventh consecutive semester) GPA 4.06 ~ Cumulative GPA 3.56

Pentathlete Award – Superintendent’s Award for GPA at or exceeding 4.0 (1 of 9 out of 1,000 cadets)

Class Rankings out of 1020 Firsties (Seniors):
#123; lost 16 cadets Term; lost 294 cadets cumulative #125;: End of Term One, Fourth Year
Academic – # 141 ~ top 14%
Military – # 116 ~ top 11%
Physical – # 271 ~ top 26%
Cadet LJG Performance Overall- Cumulative – # 93 ~ top 9 %

Term Two Dean’s List (Eighth Consecutive Semester) GPA 3.729 ~ Cumulative GPA 3.611

Class Rankings out of 978 Firsties (Seniors) { lost 42 cadets Term; lost 336 cadets cumulative&#12

Recognized by Behavioral Science and Leadership Department for design and execution of highly functional corps-wide Social Network Project

Guest Speaker at New York University’s symposium on Behavioral Sciences and Leadership

Appointed Cadet Advisor to Behavioral Science and Leadership Department’s Leadership Management Board

Awarded First Choice of Branch and Post Location – Military Police at Ft. Campbell, KY, with the 101st Screaming Eagles
Army Black Knights NCAA Division I Softball

Elected by team and coaches to lead as Senior Team Captain

First West Point utility softball player to start at three different positions in four years

Most Valuable Player on the Women’s Softball Team – Cadet Darlene Lee Dondero Memorial Award

Lowe’s 2007 Senior CLASS Softball Award Finalist (Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School) selected as candidate among 19 others from around the country representing 12 different conferences for excelling on and off the field. Voted one of ten finalists from Notre Dame, Northwestern, Georgia Tech, Washington, Arizona, Missouri State, Creighton, Tennessee, and DePaul Universities. Selection criteria based on personal qualities of classroom, character, community, and performance and team loyalty on the field, all of which define a complete student athlete. Won – Fan Voting with 23% of votes to 18% of votes for second place contestant. Placed Second on the All-Senior All-American First Team in overall Coaches, Media, Fan and Sponsor voting.

Eastern College Athletic Conference Award Excellence in Athletics and Scholarship

Academic All-American Award (Third Team)- CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine – First ever award in Softball.

Academic All-District 1 University Division First Team 2007 – ESPN the Magazine – Second Career Award – First Army Two-Time Award Winner – Along with 3 athletes from Harvard, and others from Dartmouth, Syracuse, Albany, Massachusetts, Central Connecticut, Canisius, and Iona Universities.

Patriot League 2007 Scholar Athlete of the Year Award – Softball; Headlining 48 other softball scholar athletes to make the academic honor roll

Patriot League Academic Honor Roll – Fourth Consecutive Year

Patriot League’s 2007 First Team Conference All-Star – Fourth Consecutive Season at third different defensive position -(Shortstop)

Patriot League 2007 All-Tournament Team – Hit .429 (3/7) in two games with two singles and a final career (two outs, top of the last inning at-bat) three run double

West Point Softball Team Scholar Athlete Award – Fourth Consecutive Award

West Point Softball Team Outstanding Leader – Athlete Award for combined excellence in Academics, Military and Physical Development (Fourth Consecutive Year)

West Point;s all time Home Run record broken with 18th Home Run hit to center field. Extended record to 20 Home Runs.

Honorable Mention – Patriot League – February 27 – Six game Atlanta Tournament hit .375 with five runs, six RBI’s, one double, three home runs and a 1.000 SLG%

Honorable Mention – Patriot League – March 6 – Batted .500 over three games collecting one double, one triple and one RBI

Patriot League Player of the Week – March 20 batting .406 in ten games at Orlando Rebel Tournament, 13 hits including three doubles, and two home runs, five RBI’s.

Honorable Mention – Patriot League – March 26 Batted .364 successfully in three of four games; had 4 runs and one RBI.

Honorable Mention – Patriot League April 2 – Batted .318 successfully in six of eight games; had 7 hits and one RBI.

Patriot League Player of the Week – April 9 Second 2007 POW Award – batting .600 and safely in all 4 games at Holy Cross, 9 hits, 6 RBI’s, 4 Runs Scored, 2 Home Runs (one a grand slam raising career total to 20, ranking 5th all-time in Patriot League history), entered Patriot League top ten list for career hits (178), and a perfect fielding percentage.

Army Season Stats – Led the team in ten categories – Batting Average (.394), At-Bats (155), Hits (61), Doubles (11)RBI’s (30), Total Bases (95), Slugging % (.613), On Base % (.435), Stolen Bases (6), Assists (128); Tied for First Home Runs (7), Triples (1); Second in Runs Scored (24). Four Double Plays.

Academy All-Time Career Softball Records:

# 1 – Home Runs 20
# 1 – Games Played 200
# 1 – At Bats 584
#2 Hits 195
# 2 RBI’s 100
# 2 Total Bases 300
Top Ten Batting Average – .333
Top Ten Doubles 33
Top Ten Runs Scored 109
Top Ten Walks 51
Top Ten Triples 6 (Three consecutive in one game)

Academy Single Season Softball Records:

Tied for # 2 Hits – 61
Tied for # 2 Home Runs 7
# 4 Runs Scored 35
Tied for # 4 RBI’s 30
Tied for # 10 Doubles 11

Patriot League Career Softball Records:

# 9 Hits
Tied for # 5 Home Runs

Patriot League 2007 Season (All Games) Softball Records:

# 1 Total Bases – 95
# 2 Batting Average – .394
# 4 On Base % – .435
# 2 Slug % – .613
# 3 At Bats 155
Tied # 1 Hits 61
Tied # 4 Doubles 11
Tied # 1 Home Runs 7
Tied # 3 RBI’s 30
# 7 Stolen Bases 6

NCAA National Softball Rankings:

# 70 Hitting
Cow Accomplishments ~ 2005 – 2006 (Junior)

Term One Dean’s List (Fifth Consecutive Semester) GPA 3.35 ~ Cumulative GPA 3.45

Promoted to rank of First Sergeant leading 4 platoons consisting of 140 cadets

Class Rankings out of 1049 Cows (Juniors): { lost 75 cadets Term; lost 265 cadets cumulative}: End of Term One, Third Year
Academic – # 174 ~ top 16%
Military – # 115 ~ top 11%
Physical – # 237 ~ top 22%
Cadet LJG Performance Overall Cumulative – # 108 ~ top 10 %

Term Two Dean’s List (Sixth Consecutive Semester) GPA 3.67 ~ Cumulative GPA 3.48

Superintendent’s Gold Wreath – Overall Excellence Award for combined merit in Academics, Military and Physical Development (Third Annual Award)

Silver Star Award Annual cumulative GPA at or above 3.0 (Third Annual Award)

Class Rankings out of 1036 Cows (Juniors): { lost 13 cadets Term; lost 278 cadets cumulative}: End of Term Two, Third Year
Academic – # 170 ~ top 16%
Military – # 146 ~ top 14%
Physical – # 328 ~ top 32%
Cadet LJG Performance Overall Cumulative – # 125 ~ top 12 %

Army Black Knights NCAA Division I Softball

Patriot League Player of the Week March 20 batting .444 in eight games, 12 hits including one double, four triples and one home run, hitting safely in six games driving in nine runs

Eastern College Athletic Conference Division One Player of the Week March 20

Tied NCAA, and Broke Patriot League and West Point single game records for hitting three triples in consecutive at-bats

Patriot League’s Conference All-Star Third Consecutive Season at third different defensive position -(Second Team as Shortstop)

West Point Scholar Athlete Award (Third Consecutive Award)

Team Outstanding Leader-Athlete Award for combined excellence in Academics, Military and Physical Development (Third Consecutive Year)

Patriot League Scholar Athlete Award (Third Consecutive Award)

All – American Scholar-Athlete Award – NFCA (National Fast Pitch Coaches Association)

Army Season Stats – Batted .313 ranking fourth among starters, leading the team in hits (51) and total bases (74) ; second in runs scored (28) and tied for second in triples third in hits (45) and doubles (11); tied for fifth for career home runs (10), seventh in batting average (.319), and tenth in stolen bases (24) >>> Statistics All Games (Category/Result/Team Rank) Batting Average/.321/6 Runs Scored/35/22B/11/3 HR/6/1 RBI/30/2 – Slug%/.529/3 Stolen Bases & Attempts/15-16/2

Patriot League Season Stats second in home runs (6), stolen bases (15/16) and total bases (74); third in runs scored (35) and RBI’s (30); in top ten in hits, doubles, walks, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. >>> Statistics – Conference Play(Category/Result/Team Rank) Bat Average/.364/5 Runs Scored/15/2 2B/8/1 HR/3/2 RBI/11/2 Slug%/.673/5 Stolen Bases & Attempts/5-6/3

Summer Activities Platoon Leader of an Airborne Military Intelligence Company’s Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (TUAV) Platoon in direct support of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Orders to maintain operational readiness to deploy worldwide within 18 hours notification
Yearling Accomplishments ~ 2004 – 2005 (Sophomore)

Term One Dean’s List (Third Consecutive Semester) GPA 3.48 ~ Cumulative GPA 3.45

Soldier of the Quarter Award (SOQ) First Half Semester (second SOQ Award)

Soldier of the Quarter Award (SOQ) Second Half Semester (third SOQ Award)

Class rankings out of 1136 Yearlings (Sophomores) {lost 71 cadets Term; lost 178 cadets cumulative}: End of Term One, Second Year
Academic – # 154 ~ top 14%
Military – # 144 ~ top 13 %
Physical – # 468 ~ top 41%
Cadet LJG Performance Overall Cumulative – # 114 ~ top 10%

Term Two Dean’s List (Fourth Consecutive Semester) GPA 3.49 ~ Cumulative GPA 3.46

Superintendent’s Gold Wreath – Overall Excellence award for combined merit in Academics, Military and Physical Development (Second Annual Award)

Silver Star Award Annual cumulative GPA at or above 3.0 (Second Annual Award)

Class rankings out of 1124 Yearlings (Sophomores) {lost 12 cadets Term; lost 190 cadets cumulative}: End of Term Two, Second Year
Academic – # 172 ~ top 15%
Military – # 120 ~ top 11 %
Physical – # 233 ~ top 21%
Cadet LJG Performance Overall Cumulative – # 104 ~ top 9%

Brigade Tactical Officer’s recognition for exceptional motivation and performance in the indoor obstacle course ‘ Best IOCT Company Time (female) 3 minutes – 57 seconds

Army Black Knights NCAA Division I Softball

Patriot League’s Conference All-Star Second Consecutive Season in second different defensive position -(Second Team as Outfielder)

ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I First Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America Lone sophomore and one of twelve selected; first ever Army player to earn first team honors; District I covers schools in CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, RI and VT; some other schools represented Yale, Harvard, St. Bonaventure , Boston U., Syracuse, Holy Cross, Hofstra, Colgate; eligible for the national Academic All-America Team.

Louisville Slugger/National Fast Pitch Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic
All-Region Team (Second Team as Right Fielder Second Consecutive
Season)

Patriot League Scholar Athlete Award (Second Consecutive Award)

Team Outstanding Leader-Athlete Award for combined excellence in Academics, Military and Physical Development (Second Consecutive Award)

Army Season Stats – Batted .321 ranking fourth among starters, leading the team in total bases (74) and home runs (6); second in stolen bases (15), runs scored (35), and walks (17), third in hits (45) and doubles (11); tied for fifth for career home runs (10), seventh in batting average (.319), and tenth in stolen bases (24) >>> Statistics All Games (Category/Result/Team Rank) Batting Average/.321/6 Runs Scored/35/2 2B/11/3 HR/6/1RBI/30/2 – Slug%/.529/3 Stolen Bases & Attempts/15-16/2

Patriot League Season Stats second in home runs (6), stolen bases (15/16) and total bases (74); third in runs scored (35) and RBI’s (30); in top ten in hits, doubles, walks, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. >>> Statistics – Conference Play (Category/Result/Team Rank) Bat Average/.364/5 Runs Scored/15/2 2B/8/1 HR/3/2 RBI/11/2 Slug%/.673/5 Stolen Bases & Attempts/5-6/3

Summer Activities Voluntary AIAD – Advanced Individual Academic Development at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia; Assignment – Platoon Sergeant @ West Point Cadet Basic Training Beast One; Military Development School – Special Reactions Team Training (SRT / SWAT) at Fort Leonard Wood, St Louis, Missouri

Guest speaker along with Olympic Softball Team representative at the East Cobb Georgia Softball Association’s annual awards banquet.

Plebe Accomplishments ~ 2003- 2004 (Freshman)

Term One – Dean’s List GPA 3.47

Soldier of the Quarter Award (SOQ) ‘ Second Half Semester

Term Two – Dean’s List (Second Consecutive Semester) GPA 3.43

Superintendent’s Gold Wreath – Overall Excellence award for combined merit in Academics, Military and Physical Development

Silver Star Award ‘ Annual cumulative GPA at or above 3.0

Class Rankings out of 1207 Plebes (Freshmen): 2007 Class began with 1120 Men and 194 Women = total 1314 – { lost 107 cadets first year } End of Second Term, First Year
Academic – # 134 ~ top 11%
Military – # 137 ~ top 11%
Physical – # 469 ~ top 39%
Cadet LJG Performance Overall – # 90 ~ top 7 %

Army Black Knights NCAA Division I Softball

Louisville Slugger/National Fast pitch Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic
All-Region Team (Second Team as Designated Player)

Patriot League’s Softball Freshman of the Year

Patriot League’s Softball First Team All-Star

West Point’s Softball Offensive Player of the Year

Team Outstanding Leader-Athlete Award for combined excellence in Academics, Military and Physical Development

Patriot League Scholar Athlete Award

West Point Scholar Athlete Award

Army Season Stats ‘ Batted .316 ranking first among starters, and lead the team in on-base percentage (.355); second in stolen bases (15), runs scored (21),home runs (4), triples (1), slugging percentage (.482), and stolen bases (9 of 10 attempts); fourth in total bases (55), and fielding percentage (.947); fifth in hits (36), RBI’s (15), and walks (6); seventh in doubles (5)

Summer Activity Camp Buckner Military Field Training

Athletic Accomplishments Upon Graduation

Lindsey Gerheim participation in the 2009 All Service Softball Tournament. Each year 15 women each from Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines Compete.

The Army Team took Silver; Lindsey was awarded All Tournament (5th highest batting average of 60 players); and made the All Service Team heading to Oklahoma City to compete in the ASA National Tournament.

The Armed Forces Team.

Recieving my Silver Medal

The Ft. Campbell Soldiers (Shaw, Gerheim, Flory, and Dochwaht)

Lindsey’s message sent to her Commanding Officer

Captain McCarthy

Thanks for the warm wishes on making the Armed Forces team. The link below is the overall results and All Tournament as well as Armed Forces team.

http://www.stripes.com/m/article.asp?section=123&article=65023

CAMP:
3 weeks long at Ft. Indiantown Gap Pennsylvania.
Practiced twice a day and had a double header nightly against local teams such as Forry’s and Nick’s.
18 girls came to camp – 15 made the final cut.
1 other fellow MP Danielle Wills from Ft. Hood
Girls came from Korea, Germany, Alaska, Hood, , Eustis, Drum – ie: all over.

TOURNAMENT:
I played Left Field and was Lead off batter.

Hit .484 (5th highest in the tournament)

1 other fellow Ft. Campbell female: Nichole Flory (Army Band)

2 other fellow Ft. Campbell males: Shaw and Dochwaht, both men were voted All Tournament Team and Armed Forces however Shaw had to decline due to mission.

All Army team won the Silver medal (Gold went to Airforce merely due to run differential – we beat them twice)

I was 1 of 3 Army women to make All Tournament team (awarded a tournament bat) and 1 of 2 Army women to make the Armed Forces Team

(last MP was CPT Lauren Shaw in 2008 who is currently deployed in Iraq and couldn’t return this season)

OTHER:
Will now compete in the Men’s Class A and Women’s Open Slow Pitch National Championship at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK?
Practice here until Wednesday and then fly to OK
My softball Background:

http://forwhattheygaveonsaturdayafternoon.com/wp-2007/lindsey-gerheim

http://forwhattheygaveonsaturdayafternoon.com/wp-2007/gerheim-accomplishments

The All Services team, composed of active duty players from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, placed second in the Oklahoma City ASA National slow pitch tournament. Lindsey batted .700 for the tournament and then returned to her new assignment as Executive Officer of the 561st MP Company at Ft. Campbell, KY.

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Al Biddison

March 23, 2009 – 10:48 pm

Class of 62 – 3 Army A’s in Lacrosse

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Bob Carroll

March 20, 2009 – 10:33 pm

3 Army A’s – 150 Football

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Barry Thomas

March 19, 2009 – 10:45 pm

Bob & Patricia Thomas

Swimming Team Captain

2 Academy records

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Buzz Kriesel

March 2, 2009 – 10:43 pm
2 Army A’s 167 Pounds Army Wrestling

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Mike Bartelme

March 1, 2009 – 10:27 pm

Lois Bartelme for Mick  images-1.jpeg images.jpegUSMA Shoulder Patch
A Great Soldier. A wonderful Father and Husband.  101st Airborne, Adv Airborne Bde RVN, 1st Cav, USMA.
He was a member of the Hockey and Soccer Teams Plebe Year. Mike injured an ankle which prevented any further Athletic Competition. He was a Soccer Team Manager his Yearling, Cow and Firstie Years.

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Jack Reavill

February 28, 2009 – 10:27 pm

Jack & Susie Reavill                                 
Football and Lacrosse; 1/20 Arty 63, AdC 65, 6/12 Arty Korea 65, 1/19 Arty 67, 52d Arty Gp RVN 68, HQ CONARC 70, V Corps Arty 77, Co 1/333 FA  79, DC 83, OASOD 84,  OASOPS 84, Ret 88.

Jack with 2d Place Trophy – 6th Grade – he had that knee replaced in 2009

Jack elected Captain of the 1957 RHS Team

Jackson Custer Reavill – Class of 1962

Cadet Company L-2

Home Town: Flat Rock, Illinois

Flat Rock, a town of approximately 450 people, had a grade school but no high school. Jack lettered in both basketball and track during grades 6-8. As a 6th grader, he was a starter on the Flat Rock basketball team that won second place in the Illinois Grade School State-Wide Tournament

High School: Robinson High School (RHS), Robinson, Illinois
Flat Rock students were bussed 15 miles to Robinson High School. Since no transportation was provided by the school system for extra curricular activities, Jack and others hitch hiked their way to Flat Rock after practices.

At RHS, Jack lettered 3 years in both football and basketball and 2 years in track. He was both captain and most valuable player of the football and basketball teams in his senior year. He was All-County, All Conference, and honorable mention All State in both football and basketball his junior and senior years. At the time, Illinois had not divided the schools into classes by size.

Though baseball was not a high school sponsored sport, Jack played Babe Ruth and American Legion baseball and was selected for the league All Star Teams each year.

Jack had previously committed to play football and basketball at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. He also had been designated a 3rd alternate to West Point. During a high school civics trip to Washington, DC in early June of 1958, Jack learned that he had been advanced from 3rd alternate to principle. He entered USMA three weeks later.

Date of Entry to Academy: 2 July 1958

Date of Graduation: 6 June 1962

Age at Graduation: 22

Cullum Number 24,000

Cadet Rank Rank: SGTHeight at Entry: 6′ 1″ and 6′ 2″ at Graduation

Weight at Entry: 205

Playing Weight: Basketball 195; Football 205; Lacrosse 195

Graduation Weight: 205

Teams: Jack was not brought in to USMA to play any sport. After tryouts during Beast Barracks, he was invited to play football, basketball, baseball and track. He later became a “walk on” in football, basketball, and lacrosse.

Basketball (Plebe Year)
Though not a starter on the plebe team, Jack was a role player because of his long range jump shooting accuracy. As a result, he was selected by the varsity coaching staff to act as Navy’s leading scorer during preparations for the Navy basketball game.

B Squad Football (Yearling & Cow Years) and Varsity Football Firstie Year.

Jack Reavill #81 is front row, 4th player from left

Lacrosse Photo Here

1962 Lacrosse Team (Jack Reavill is #34, right most player in 1st row)

North-South Team Picture Here

Reavill is 5th player from left in 2nd row.

Coaches/Assistant Coaches

Basketball – Major Bell

B Squad Football – Tony Bulotta

VarsityFootball – Dale Hall and “Chuck Gottfried”

Lacrosse – Jim Ace Adams

Coach Ace Adams being chunked into the Severn River after the 1961 Army-Navy Lacrosse game, won by Army 10-8.

Team Captains
Football – Mike Casp

Lacrosse – Charles Butch Darrell

Positions Played

Basketball – Guard/Forward

Football – Tight End/Defensive End/Special Teams

Lacrosse – Defense

Athletic Awards

Plebe Year Basketball – Class Numerals

Yearling Year – Football and Lacrosse Monograms

Cow Year – Football and Lacrosse Monograms

Firstie Year – Football Monogram and Lacrosse Army “A”

Team Recognition

National – 1961 Lacrosse Team below and Navy shared National Championship

Lacrosse Team Photo Here

Individual Recognition

1962 Honorable Mention All America Lacrosse Defense Player Firstie Year and defensive starter for the North in the 1962 North-South Lacrosse Game.

West Point Lacrosse Loose Balls Award below was normally won by midfielders or attackers, not members of the defense.
Post Season Play

Started for the North Team in the 1962 North-South Lacrosse Game held at Rutgers University – North Team Lost

While a graduate student at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA, Jack Reavill assisted Dr. Rix Yard, Tulane’s Athletic Director, in establishing the Tulane Lacrosse Club. During 1971-1973 Jack coached-and played on the Tulane club against other university club teams in the Southeast. The Tulane club dominated the Southeast clubs during Jack’s tenure. After Jack’s departure, Tulane joined the Texas Lacrosse League in 1974 and also dominated that league during the years of Tulane’s membership. Jack received commendations from Dr. Yard and the CG, 5th Army for creating an environment that enabled free and open discussions of the Vietnam War and other topics resulting in a better understanding of and appreciation for the respective views of the team members.

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Rusty Broshous

February 27, 2009 – 10:27 pm

Rusty & Barbara Broshous

Rusty earned 5 Army A’s in Hockey and Lacrosse.

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Marty Bilafer

February 27, 2009 – 10:26 pm

Marty earned 3 Army A’s

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Paul Dobbins

February 27, 2009 – 10:26 pm

Paul & Beverly Dobbins

Paul was Captain of the 1962 Hockey Team. He earned 3 Army A’s in Hockey. He also played Lacrosse and Golf.

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Albie Symes

February 27, 2009 – 10:26 pm

Albie earned 4 Army A’s, 3 in Hockey and 1 in 150 Football. He also earned a Monogram in Lacrosse.

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Bob Anderson as an Army Back

February 26, 2009 – 9:52 pm

Army’s Guided Missile

Coach Earl BlaikBy Kevin Hynes

“Tim Cohane, LOOK Magazines Sports Editor, says Army’s Bob Anderson is the finest sophomore to hit the collegiate football horizon since Red Grange ran wild in his first year at Illinois”. — Los Angeles Times, Sports Editor Paul Zimmerman’s column, November 20, 1957.

“Bob Anderson is the greatest player West Point has had since Glenn Davis.” –Earl Blaik to Stanley Woodward, Editor, Dell Magazine Football Preview, August, 1959

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Bill Whitehead

February 24, 2009 – 10:25 pm

3 Army A’s in Football, played B Squad Lacrosse Yearling Year

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Lowell Sisson

February 20, 2009 – 6:46 pm

Lowell Remembers

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Bob Mischak – Letter to West Point’s Hall of Fame Selection Committee

February 11, 2009 – 6:45 pm


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Bob Farris

February 7, 2009 – 6:45 pm

Bob, as a Cow was Captain of the 1954 Team. In 1953 he played the entire 60 minutes against Navy and Pennsylvania and was in for all but three minutes in the Duke and Tulane Games. He played tackle on offense and linebacker on defense.

General MacArthur lauded his play and academic standing. Col Blaik credited Bob as one of the leaders who instilled the “Will to Win” in the “53 Team. On 3 successive Saturdays he was voted lineman of the week in the Sports Writers Poll.

He was blinded in one eye the entire 2d half of the Navy Game, yet never came out. How did America make such men? Or was it simply that Teams “Will to Win” that drove each player?


The Team he Captained but was unable to play for




This photo of Bob and Col Blaik appeared in the Feb 22, 1981 New York Times

November 9, 1988

General James Van Fleet

5210 Van Fleet Road

Polk City, FL 33868

Subject: Army-Navy 1953

Dear General Van Fleet,

The Army-Navy 1988 game is coming up. Let me go back 35 years to Army-Navy 1953 and recall an evening we shared.

It was the night before the big game, at the West Point Mess Hall. A young plebe sat, stood, and shouted with 2400 other cadets as a great general stood in the poop deck to exhort and rally us to victory. I was the plebe; you were the general. It was one of those nights you never forget.

Here was a lowly plebe, — coming off the rigors of Summer’s Beast Barracks and Autumn’s academics and sports, — all of a sudden, in one night, joining into one with the whole Corps and a general.

Let’s look at the special circumstances fueling the night. Army had lost three years straight, and were in a re-building phase. A fantastic crop of sophomores shored up some fine juniors and seniors to produce a successful season, and cause the Corps to feel we could take the big one, — Navy. Our sophomores included future All-Americans like Bob Farris, Pat Uebel and Ralph Chesnauskas, who joined All-Americans like Don Holleder and Tommy Bell. A solid Army team had again come together under Coach Red Blaik.

Circumstance #2 was the week-before activities. These included a special, creative display by each of the 24 companies. My Company L-2 proudly extolled the gridiron prowess of a company member, with a large, well-engineered device depicting our Big 55, Bob Farris, scrubbing the Navy goat. The device, about 8′ tall, was powered by L-2 plebes lying on their backs driving a bicycle-like mechanism. For seven days before, for an hour before supper, L-2 plebes taking turns had #55 going up and down, dunking an scrubbing Billy. This was a distinct privilege, where a plebe could do his part.

Circumstance #3 was the possession of Billy, the Navy goat. The capture was engineered by Firstie Ben Schemmer, my Co. L-2 platoon leader. Ben earlier that night had called his plebes into his room to tell the story. When asked how he found the goat, Ben said, “I followed my nose.” On the return to West Point the goat had poked its horns through the convertible car’s roof to stare at a startled gas station attendant in Maryland pumping gas. Ben paraded Billy through the Mess Hall to the delight and wild cheers of the Corps.

The fourth, and crowning Circumstance was the appearance Friday night right after supper of WW II and Korean War General James Van Fleet. A real live hero general in the same room. Wow. And never could I have anticipated how in the next hour one person, namely you, could fire up the team and the Corps into such a frenzy. I anticipated a solid, driving speech, — somewhat “proper.” To my surprise we instead got a cheerleader just perfect for that special occasion. In just one hour, you took a team and Corps that dared to think they had a chance against favored Navy and molded them into a tightly knit unit that KNEW they would beat Navy.

I remember vividly how you started out at T=0 in full uniform. Then you dared take your jacket off. Out of uniform, I thought. This daring, bold move triggered off a receptive Corps. “He means business.” Next came rolled up sleeves. The Corps decibel level further increased and more cadet stored energy was converted to heat energy. The poop deck got hotter. You loosened your tie. More cheers. Off came the tie, and with each such action you yelled out fighting words. The noise and activity level from T=0 to T=1 hour followed mathematically a straight line having a steep, positive slope. Graphics 101. You provided the ultimate at T=59 minutes when right before our eyes you took off your shirt and uncovered a white tee shirt with a big Army A! You thereby caused the Corps to reach its’ absolute, upper physical limits. The noise, jumpings, arm flailings, jaw openings, stompings, and adrenaline flows were at max max.

A great general had once again done his job. He took a corps of men, who had potential but were somewhat tentative, and molded them into a winning, fighting team.

I don’t have to remind you of the big 20-7 Army victory the next day in Philadelphia, a major upset, against a tough, great Navy team.

My immediate reward was falling out in the Mess Hall for a full week. Big stuff to a plebe. My long-term reward, as you can see here, is a wonderful remembrance. A remembrance of a great general coming together with an impressionable plebe. I thank you for that remembrance.

As you live your Florida retirement, know that we are thinking of you. Know that the many positive experiences you produced throughout your career are re-lived. Know that each year, on the Friday evening before the big game, 2400 cadets will be seeing the big “A” on the big man.

Go Army !!!

Sincerely,
James H. Morgan
Co. L-2, Class ’57x

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Doc Ellis

January 31, 2009 – 3:31 pm

Robert Marilyn Ellis
Rugby Cow & Firstie Years

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Class of ’62 Football Players

January 25, 2009 – 6:43 pm

Mike Casp – Captain

We lost Mike in Vietnam

George Kirschenbaur

Al Rushatz

Glen Blumhardt

Dale Kuhns

Tom Culver

Barry Butzer

Bobby Fuellhart

We lost Bobby in Vietnam

Bill Whitehead

Pete King

Bob Ord

Chris Stanat

Paul Zmuida

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