Gymnastics Plebe & Yearling Year, Track Yearling Year and Judo Club all 4 Years
Along with John Claybrook ’52 and Jack Kleburg ’52 they dominated Collegic Gymnastics during their four years. West Point Gymnastics lost only a few meets in the first three years, while the Team went undefeated their Firstie Year earning Army The National Championship in 1952.
Along with John Claybrook ’52 and Bob Wheeler ’52 they dominated Collegic Gymnastics during their four years. West Point Gymnastics lost only a few meets in the first three years, while the Team went undefeated their Firstie Year earning Army The National Championship in 1952.
John — Still tied for the World Record in the Rope Climb. Along with Jack Kleburg ’52 and Bob Wheeler ’52 they dominated Collegic Gymnastics during their four years. West Point Gymnastics lost only a few meets in the first three years, while the Team went undefeated their Firstie Year earning Army The National Championship in 1952.G
November 13, 2007 – 9:37 pm
Scholar-Gymnast
The gymnastics media guide identifies our letter winners: Phil Costain (2 letters), Warren (Steve?) Foote (1 letter in 1962 but he did not graduate with us; does anyone know why?), Ed Hendren (2), Larry Mooring (1), Ken Wallace (2), Merle Williams (2), and Will Worthington (1). Of those I knew, I always considered them the fittest looking of the fittest.
Ed ranked number 10 in his class at graduation.
November 13, 2007 – 9:33 pm
The guide identifies our letter winners: Phil Costain (2 letters), Warren (Steve?) Foote (1 letter in 1962 but he did not graduate with us; does anyone know why?), Ed Hendren (2), Larry Mooring (1), Ken Wallace (2), Merle Williams (2), and Will Worthington (1). Of those I knew, I always considered them the fittest looking of the fittest.
Will in his Iron Cross at Penn State, won by Army 52-44
1962 Gymnastics Team – Eastern Champion
Army’s Still Rings Team of “Mike Gray” – 1964, Larry Mooring – 1962, and Will. They out scored their opponents in every Gymnastics Meet.
November 13, 2007 – 9:30 pm
Champion
We were Eastern League gymnastics champions in 1960 and in 1962. The latter team, the last under Coach Maloney, was the last Eastern League championship for Army (although Maloney resigned after the first meet!). Phil Costain, team captain, was Eastern League champion in the horizontal bar in 1962. Howitzer states that Phil was named national champion in that event in 1962 but there is no mention of this accomplishment in the media guide. Furthermore, one would think that the national champion would also be named All-American, but,
according to the guide, no Army gymnast made All-American between 1958 and 1994. Is this an oversight?
