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Category Archives: Army Greats
Graduation to China Burma India
October 15, 2009 – 1:11 am
Cadet Athletics and his Contribution to Basketball at West Point
October 15, 2009 – 1:11 am
Gus Zenker
October 14, 2009 – 12:49 am
I was lucky enough to have wrestled in Los Gatos (California) High School for three years and thus had enough experience to be picked up for Plebe Wrestling during Beast Barracks Corps Squad Screening. I typically weighed about 183 lbs, but had great difficulty making the 177 lb. Weight class. (In fact I can’t remember ever making it!) Not to worry, though, because we all know who made that 177 lb weight: Al Rushatz.
Jerry Lodge
October 12, 2009 – 12:49 am
Army Guard, Army Fullback, Army Wrestler
See 1953 Football Team
Lee Pardi
October 12, 2009 – 12:49 am
Bill Morgan
September 30, 2009 – 12:48 am
4 Years on the Rifle Team – Class Numerals, Army A Cow and Firstie Year.
Dick Stephenson
September 4, 2009 – 11:59 pm
When he picked up his shirt and sock roll, Roy Cooper handed him an orange and white jersey with number 32 on it. As a Plebe he was not eligible to play varsity ball so he was surprised to be told to report to the A Squad. He was going to be Jim Brown of Syracuse. On his first play from scrimmage, behind B Squad blocking he took the handoff and ripped off 8 yards. Returning to the huddle, he was feeling good, until Colonel Blaik uttered those words dreaded by every Army B Squad Player– Run it again. This time he barely took the handoff when he was smashed to the ground by Dick Stephenson. Years later as an All American and member of the NCAA Hall of Fame he would still remember that hit. (Page 5 of Army Lore)
John Easterbrook
August 25, 2009 – 11:59 pm
John & Hanh Easterbrook
I was just the basketball manager and only qualified for a black Army A — hardly qualified to be in the company of the true jocks.
My fondest memories were watching Stu Sherard perform. He had the smoothest jump shot I have ever seen, and witnessing him pile up Academy and national records was a real pleasure. He certainly was a very consistent performer.
I will also never forget Bob Loupe scoring the winning basket in our victory over Navy in 1962. After three years of losing to Navy, it was a very emotional win.
I was the official scorer for that game (because Army was the home team) and right after he game was over the Navy scorer told me that he had Navy winning by one point vice Army winning by one point. My book was the official book and was correct; the Navy scorer had failed to record one Army field goal.
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John nominated his Grandfather for induction into the Army Sports Hall of Fame Vinegar Joe Stilwell was inducted on the 17th of September 2010
Turk Griffith and I were in the basic officer’s course together at Fort Gordon, GA, and Turk (and others) played on a touch football team. The team was stacked with former college players and had its way with the other teams in the league.
Turk played on the inside of the offensive line and had a much larger varsity college player on his outside. The other teams would frequently complain that Turk was not abiding by the rules and I can vividly remember the referee getting right up on the line to try to catch Turk doing something illegal.
Now I am sure Turk would never do anything outside the rules, but since the referee was shielded from seeing everything by the player to Turk’s outside, Turk was never called for an infraction.
Griffith Hall at Fort Gordon is, of course, named for Turk. It is a BOQ or VOQ and, I am told, has recently been renovated.
Grandson of Joe Stilwell the Commanding General China Burma India Theater WW II 
Added by a Friend – John has traveled to China on a number of occasions and has assisted in 1991 the People’s Republic of China establishment of the Stilwell
Joe Stilwell
August 24, 2009 – 11:58 pm
Vinegar Joe Stilwell
The only soldier ever to be awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge as a General Officer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Infantryman_Badge
Consulate – Chengdu China
http://chengdu.usembassy-china.org.cn/galleries/wwii-on-the-ground/gallery-on-the-ground-general-joseph-stilwell.html Continue reading
Ted Stroup
August 3, 2009 – 11:58 pm
Ted & Harriet Stroup 
Swimming, 4 years, along with 7 additional Clubs to include Senior Editor of the Howitzer
Masters @ Texas A & M, HEADSUPACTVN, MACV/USARV, US. Assistant Coach Firstie Year. Was to end his Military Career wearing 3 Stars.
Chair of Board of Directors
West Point Association of GraduatesJan 2007 – Dec 2011 · 5 yrsUnited States Military Academy, West Point , New York
Chair of the Board of Directors of a large alumni association for the United States Military Academy with fiscal, governance, fund raising, communications and leadership duties
Ted was assigned to the Office of Military Instruction, Department of Tactics during the 1968- 1971 Academic years. He was asked by Coach Jack Ryan to Coach the Plebe Swimming Team during this period.
Association of United States ArmyDec 1996 – Dec 2012 · 16 yrs 1 mo
Provided direction and guidance on stratgice communication issues for the organization, to include media, international developement, congressional affairs, academic interface and public outreach.Also served as Executive Director, Institute for Land Warfare, ILW, quasi think tank for AUSA.
LTG, US Army retired
Self Employed Consultant- DefenseJan 2013 – Present · 9 yrs 5 mosFalls Church, Va
Provide advice and insight on national/international defense – ranging from strategic to operational venues, to include personnel, budget/program insights, military engineering, project management and acqusition matters. Plus well versed in non profit management and operation
Jack Green
June 28, 2009 – 11:56 pm
3 Army A’s in Football
Football’s Greatest Decade – – by Bernie Mcarty – http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv01/CFHSNv01n1b – – see page 5
This writer believes West Point 1945 is the greatest team of all time. The 1944 Army team may actually deserve that title, but it was never tested. Army was also undefeated in 1946, 1948 and 1949.
Army’s top stars during 1945-1949 were the effulgent “Touchdown Twins”, Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard, Arnold Tucker, Arnold Galiffa, Rip Rowan, Bobby Jack Stuart and Gil Stephenson in the back-field, and up front Joe Steffy, Art Gerometta, Jack Green, Bill Yeoman,”Joe Henry”, Tex Coulter, Al Nemetz, and the sterling end duo of Hank Foldberg and Barney Poole.
In 1945 the Newspaper Enterprise Assoc. simply picked the entire Army team as its All-American team, stating no group of All-Americans could beat the Cadets. Only a world war could have brought together such a collection of players to one institution. But it took the coaching genius of Col. Earl Blaik to mold the players into a cohesive unit. In truth, Navy personnel was equal to Army’s on an individual basis. The Middies never jelled as a team, however.
The 1951 Army outfit might have been as good as the 1945 Cadets, but the infamous cribbing scandal wiped out the team.
Al Nemetz
June 28, 2009 – 11:56 pm
3 Army A’s in Football.
Football’s Greatest Decade – – by Bernie Mcarty –
http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv01/CFHSNv01n1b – – see page 5
This writer believes West Point 1945 is the greatest team of all time. The 1944 Army team may actually deserve that title, but it was never tested. Army was also undefeated in 1946, 1948 and 1949.
Army’s top stars during 1945-1949 were the effulgent “Touchdown Twins”, Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard, Arnold Tucker, Arnold Galiffa, Rip Rowan, Bobby Jack Stuart and Gil Stephenson in the back-field, and up front Joe Steffy, Art Gerometta, Jack Green, “Bill Yoemans”, Joe Henry “Tex” Coulter, Al Nemetz, and the sterling end duo of Hank Foldberg and Barney Poole.
In 1945 the Newspaper Enterprise Assoc. simply picked the entire Army team as its All-American team, stating no group of All-Americans could beat the Cadets.
Only a world war could have brought together such a collection of players to one institution. But it took the coaching genius of Col. Earl Blaik to mold the players into a cohesive unit.
In truth, Navy personnel was equal to Army’s on an individual basis. The Middies never jelled as a team, however.
The 1951 Army outfit might have been as good as the 1945 Cadets, but the
infamous cribbing scandal wiped out the team.
