_ _ H P , n . i I , m e n u f m i r c b o u l e v a b d . LD 3 A N B ELEa.34, ------THE ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA C.I.F. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1956

FOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, DECEPiBER 26, 1956 and after. . *D0 MOT release prior to release dateJJi

or the 20th year Helias All-Southern California Board of Football nade its annual pigskin selections at Heins Hall, naming 36 of Southern California's top prep performers for honors. Made up of Southern California sports journalists, the board has nade selections dating back to 1937. For the first tine in the board's history, co-players of the year were named in the C.I.F, central section division. Unable to choose between Randy Meadows of Downey and Mickey Flynn of Anaheim, writers figured there would be no problem picking between the two following the C.I.F. playoff game in which the two stars faced each other* Following the 13-13 tie between Downey and Anaheim for the C.I.F. crown, the picture was more clouded than ever. Both boys lived up to all expections and there­ for the board was unanimous in making then co-players of the year for 1956. ' This year both Flynn and Meadows averaged 16 yards per carry. Meadows scored 196 points in 13 ball games, while Flynn scored 22 in 10 games. Although Anaheim played a 13-game schedule, Flynn was injured and didn't play in three games. Both boys are the same size and cone within a step or so of each other at 100 yards. Both Anaheir.i and Downey swamped their playoff foes, Anaheim beat Compton (32-7), San Diego Hoover (34-6), and Redlands (42-20), Downey defeated San Diego (35-21), Beverly Hills (54-14), and Antelope Valley (46-13), Both teams were undefeated going into the playoffs. Other top backs on the first team are Roger Chaney, Redlands' fine quarterback who led Buck Weaver's team to the Citrus Belt title; Joe Avitia, Anaheim's ace fullback who is called the best small (5'9", 155 pounds) football player ever seen anywhere by his coach Clare Van Hoorebeke; and Art Gilmore, tailback for Riverside who scored 126 points in Citrus Belt League competition. In 7 league games Chaney threw for 10 touchdowns and scored 6 himself. He had a 69,4% completion average. Buck Weaver makes no bones about the fact that Chaney is the best quarterback he has ever coached. Another great senior quarterback was Downey's Jack Trumbo who was named to the second team* A fine faker, Trurnbo turned in some fine passing performances for essentially a running ball club. All players on this year's first and second teams are seniors. Jim Smith, guard from Long Beach Poly is the only lower classman on the third team. On January 12th, all players named for Southern Calif­ ornia C.I.F. football team honors will be presented Helms Board of Football scroll awards. Dick Hill and Clare Van Hoerebeke both of whom finished such fine seasons will receive special tumbler awards. Football coaches and players will be guests of Paul H, Helms and the Helms Foundation at a patio luncheon following the awards ceremony, ' PAST C.I.F. PLAYER OF THE YEAR SELECTIONS

1937 Frank Albert Glendale 1948 John Olszewski St. Anthony 1938 Harry Karns Pomona 1949 Jim Contratto Compton 1939 John Petrovich Alhambra 1950 Charles Powell San Diego 1940 Peter Zueco S. Barbara 1951 Marty Keough Pomona 1941 Newell Oestrich Inglewood 1952 Ronald Knox Santa Monica 1942 Glenn Davis Bonita 1953 Ernie Zámpese S. Barbara 1943 Norman Veeh Tustin 1954 John Hangartner Hoover, Gl, 1944 Bill Partin Mark Keppel 1955 Mickey Flynn Anaheim 1945 Al Pollard Loyola (Ia) 1956 Mickey Flynn Anaheim 194-6 a 1 Pollard Loyola (LA) Randy Meadows Downey 1947 Bud Woodward Loyola (LA)

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. FOR RELEASE: WEDNES'"' DECEMBER 26, 1956 and after- .... * DO ‘LEASE prior to release dat 'MÍCÍQÉOÍYÑi\.V ANAHEIM, ~ A in ^ D Y IffiÁDOWSt DOWNEY, NAMED CQ-PLAYERS OF YEAR IN CIF

ALL-SOÜTHERM CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1956

* * * FIRST TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT

End..... GEORGE VAN VLIET Whittier Senior 6' 2 192 End..... ANDY PUTNAM Santa Barbara Senior 5'11 175 Tackle,. MARLIN McKEEVER Mt. Carmel Senior 6' 1 229 Tackle.. HARLEY WIDMARK Downey Senior 5*11 185 Guard... BEN CUTTER San Gabriel Senior 6' 2 190 Guard... ROY BOTTINI Helix Senior 6' 195 Center.. BOB EDWARDS Montebello Senior 6' 213 Back.... MICKEY FLYNN Anaheim Senior 5'10 165 Back.... RANDY MEADOWS Downey Senior 5 ' n 165 Back.... JOE AVITIA Anaheim Senior 5' 9 155 Back.... ART GILMORE Riverside Senior 6' 1 175 Back.... ROGER CHANEY Redlands Senior 51 9 160

* * * SECOND TE A M

End... JIM BLAIR Beverly Hills Senior 6' 1 175 End.... GARY FREDERICK Anaheim Senior 6' 2 190 Tackle.. RONALD PUCKETT Antelope Valley Senior 6' 2 192 Tackle.. BRUCE CORNELL Redlands Senior 6' 195 Guard... GORDON THOMPSON Covina Senior 5'10 180 Guard... DAVE OKURA Downey Senior 5'10 175 Center.. RON COLLINS San Diego Senior 6' 195 Back.... JACK TRUMBO Downey Senior 6' 170 Back.... DEAN MOORE Redondo Senior 6' 1 178 Back.... BILL MONK Oxnard Senior 5'10 175 Back,... DICK ARBUCKLE El Monte Senior 5'10 150 Back.... MELVIN NEWQUIST Mark Keppel Senior 6' 1 200

* * * THIRD TEAM

End.... JACK KELSEY Redlands Senior 6' 164 End.... JOHN SHORT Hawthorne Senior 6' 180 Tackle.. EARL WOODWARD Riverside Senior 6' 3 220 Tackle.. GENE MORFORD Anaheim Senior 6' 192 Guard... BILL JENNINGS Chaffey Senior 6' 1 180 Guard... JIM SMITH » Poly, Long Beach Junior 5'10 215 Center.. CLARENCE GOODMAN Mt. Carmel Senior 6' 2 235 Back.... GORDON HESS Glendale Senior 6' 1 180 Back.... GARY DUNN Helix Senior 6' 205 Back.... CHARLES SPENCER Antelope Valley Senior 5' 9 160 Back.... DOUG RAINIER Huntington Beach Senior 6' 1 194 Back.... RON FUJINO Fullerton Senior 5' 8 145

HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL FOR 1956

Ralph Alexander Bill Hollohan Jack Hefley John de Ia Vega Philip Patton Garland Rose Mory Kapp Eddie West Chuck Chemiss Joe Lyou Mannie Pineda Claude Anderson Pete Kokon Jack Teele Bill Whitney Jack Disney Al Ames Chuck Thomas Jerry Weiner Dick Vanderveld Buddy Dyer W.R. Bill Schroeder (Chairman)

All-C.I.F. players will gather at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 12th for the 20th annual Board of Football awards program. Each player named to this year's teams will receive framed scroll awards presented by board members. Clare Van Hoorebeke of Anaheim and Dick Hill of Downey -- along with their star players Mickey Flynn and Randy Meadows, who were named co-players of the year — will receive special awards for their outstanding achievements during 1956. Top personalities from the field of football will be in attendance to help pay tribute to the honored athletes.

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. HELMS HALL, S7SD VENICE BOULEVARD • LDS ANGELES 34. CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NORTH-SOUTH C .I.F HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1956 FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEiiBER 27th and Friday a. * DO NOT release prior to release date______

F or the sixth year, Helms All-Southern California Board of 'Football — composed of sports journalists throughout the Southern California area — has selected all-star football teams from the high schools competing in the northern and southern sections of the California Interscholastic Federation. These high schools generally have smaller enrollment than those in the central section of the C.I.F. _ _ This season the Heins Board named Adrian Ledbetter, senior fullback from Brea-Olinda High School as the outstanding player in snail school's play. Ledbetter and the Brea-Olinda Wildcats lost • in the Southern Section finals to Claremont, 19-12. Standing 6|4", and weighing 190 pounds, Ledbetter averaged over 110 yards rushing in five league games and gained 863 yards for the season. Adrian averaged 9 yards per carry in 97 attempts. Besides his fine ability on offense, Ledbetter was one of the finest in prep football this season. His coach, Dick Tucker, calls him the finest he's ever had. Ledbetter scored 17 touchdowns during the year and a total of 106 points. Ledbetter's selection as player of the year was not a unanimous one. Michael Noyes, San Gabriel Mission's fine senior halfback who scored 15 touchdowns during the year, received several votes. Claremont's Hector Gonzalez, top lineman on Len Cohn's Southern Section champions, also received backing for player of the year honors. Laguna Beach placed its star halfback, Bill O'Brien on the first team. Bill averaged 11.6 yards on 87 carries, completed 27 of 61 passes for 536 yards and scored 136 points. John Sor.mercamp, star back at Beaumont this season, scored 114 points and was one of the best extra point kickers in the southland. Darrell Eisner, who led Santa Maria to the San Luis Obispo League title, also vías named to the first t earn backfield. Eisner scored 60 points from his quarterback post, 32 on conversions. Other top performers who were named to the small schools teams were the following: Loy Coon, Brea's right half, who scored 110 points during the season and sparkled on defense along with Ledbetter; Pat Young, St. Monica's senior quarterback, who scored 72 points and passed for eight TDs; Tom Hitch, Claremont High's fine halfback, who scored 60 points; Chuck Wood, fullback on Escondido's Avocado League champions, who scored 106 points; Pete Aguirre from Mater Dei, who sparked the Monarchs to the northern group title; Roger Short, who averaged 10.6 yards per carry and scored 103 points in 9 games; and Larry Parque, quarterback for Bell Gardens, who along with Jim Sheffer, was a top performer in the Rio Hondo League for 1956. Only one player from last year's teams repeated on the 1956 selections. Rudy Chacon, guard from Chino, was a third team pick last year. PAST NORTH-SOUTH C.I.F. PL a YER OF THE YEa R SELECTIONS ...... 1951 Billy J. Smith Ventura 1954 Bill Cooper Hawthorne ñoco r O D K v A , Bob Franklin Chula Vista 1952 C.R. Roberts Oceanside 1955 Bill Face San Marino 1953 C.R. Roberts Oceanside 19$6 Adrian Ledbetter Brea-Olinda

Adrian Ledbetter will receive his player of the year medal award at Helms Hall on the morning of January 12th, when all players named for C.I.F. and a II-Lo s Angeles City football team honors will gather for the 20th annual All-Southern California Board of Football awards program. Coaches and athletes will be invited to attend as well as outstanding personalities from the field of football.

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. - . .FOR RELEASE: THURSD/ ' ’RNOON, DECEMBER 27, 1956 a .ay a.m. ______* DO N ' ' -EASE prior to release date I.______' ADRIAN LEDBETTER, BREA-OLINDA BACKFIEG}"- STAR, NAMED SMALL SCHOOLS PLAYER OF YEAR

ALL-C.I.F. NORTH-SOUTH SECTION FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1956

* * * FIRST TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT

End•••.. TONY ANKERSON Mater Dei Senior 6' 170 End..... DICK PAULUS St. Francis Senior 6' 1 190 Tackle.. JIM PUTMAN Claremont Senior 6' 190 Tackle.. TOM DALLARE Mater Dei Senior 6' 1 190 Guard... HECTOR GONZALEZ Claremont Senior 5'10 165 Guard... LOUIE VALDIVIA Brawley Senior 5'10 175 Center.. RUDY DUARTE Carpinteria Senior 5'11 181 Back.... ADRIAN LEDBETTER Brea-Olinda Senior 6' 4 190 Back.... MICHAEL NOYES San Gabriel Mission Senior 5'11 160 Back.... DARRELL EISNER Santa Maria Senior 6' 1 175 Back.... JOHN SOMMERCAMP Beaumont Senior 5 ' n 185 Back.... BILL O'BRIEN Laguna Beach Senior 5' 9 158

* * * SECOND TE A M

End... FLOYD PAINE Corona Senior 6' 3 195 End.... CHARLES HUNNER St. Monica's Senior 6' 185 Tackle.. JACK ANDERSON Escondido Senior 6' 1 205 Tackle.. DICK JERNIGAN Brawley Senior 6' 2 185 Guard... MIKE ARCHER South Pasadena ® Junior 5'11 170 Guard... RUDY CHACON Chino Senior 5' 9 175 Center,. HARVEY CRANDALL Trona Senior 6' 3 230 Back.... ROGER SHORT Burroughs,China Lake Senior 6' 1 160 Back.... JIM SHEFFER South Pasadena Senior 6' 1 150 Back.... PETE AGUIRRE Mater Dei Senior 5' 8 140 Back.... CHUCK WOOD Escondido Senior 6' 2 188 Back.... KEN BALLARD Coachella Senior 5'11 197

* # * THIRD TEAM

End.... GARY JOHNSON Santa Maria Senior 6' 2 180 End.... JAY LICON Santa Ynez Senior 6' 1 170 Tackle.. JIM RAMSEY Barstow Senior 6' 1 198 Tackle.. JOHN KUIZENGA Carpinteria Senior 6' 1 175 Guard... TIM ANKERSON Mater Dei » Junior 5'10 160 Guard... GENE GOYCOCHEA Mar Vista Senior 6' 190 Center.. BOB ANDERSON Perris Senior 5 ' n 198 Back.... PAT YOUNG St. Monica's Senior 5' 9 175 Back.... TOM HITCH Claremont Senior 5'11 175 Back.... LARRY PARQUE Bell Gardens Senior 6' 190 Back.... BILL KILMER Citrus Senior 5'10 175 Back..., LOY COON Brea Olinda Senior 5'10 150

HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL FOR 1956

Ralph Alexander Bill Hollohan Jack Hefley John de La Vega Philip Patton Garland Rose Mory Kapp Eddie West Chuck Chemiss Joe Lyou Mannie Pineda Claude Anderson Pete Kokon Jack Teele Bill Whitney Jack Disney Al Ames Chuck Thomas Jerry Weiner Dick Vanderveld Buddy Dyer W.R. Bill Schroeder (Chairman)

All players named for honors on this season's All-C.I.F. small schools team will receive their framed scroll awards at the 20th Annual All-Southern Calif­ ornia Board of Football Awards program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 12th at 10:30 a.m. Also receiving awards will be Leonard Cohn (Claremont) and Steve Musseau (Mater Dei) who directed their respective teams to Southern and Northern group titles this past season.

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. HELMS HALL, S76Q VENICE BOULEVARD * LQ3 ANGELES 34, CALIFORNIA THE ALL- HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ______TEAM FOR THE 1956 SEASON______FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 21st and Saturday a.m. * * * DO NOT RELEASE prior to release date - Friday p.m.

A 11 Southern California Board of Football, composed of metropolitan sports journalists, nade its 20tn annual All-Los Angeles City Football Tean selections at Heins Hall, with six players fron gaining berths somewhere on the three squads. Eastern League Champion South Gate placed four players, while Huntington Park landed three team mem­ bers . For the first time since selections were begun back in 1937, a player from Van Nuys High School was named player of the year. Jerry hollett, coach Winston Tucker's hard-driving fullback, received unanimous backing from the selection board. Valley League player of the year, hollett is considered the best fullback in the history of Valley League football. He's led the city in scoring for the past two years, scoring 192 points. He has a two-year running average of 9.3 yards per carry. A 10.4 sprinter, Jerry was also valuable to his team on defense, statistically rated as the team's fifth best tackier. This season mollett carried the ball 113 times for 103 8 yards and a 9.2 average. He scored 15 touchdowns during this period to lead Van Nuys to the city scoring title. Coach Tucker's charges averaged better than 31 points per game in league play. Named along with Mollett in the first team backfield are Dean Bond, Eastern League player of the year; Bob Stevens from Venice, co-player of the year in the Western League; Bobby Brown, Narbonne's ace halfback, and marine League player of the year; and Ronald Kiczenski, San Fernando's senior halfback. Other league players of the year named to the first team are Phil Toorvald, co-player of the year in the Western League along with Stevens; and Tira Alexander, great all-around end off Roy Jae's undefeated Eagle Rock eleven. Ron Miller, player of the year in the Southern League, was named to a second teara backfield berth. There are three juniors and one sophomore on the city teams this year. Robert Levingston, Los Angeles High's fine end, has another year, as do wingmen Bill Billingsley, South Gate, and Art Valenzuela, Lincoln. Mitchell Dirakich, who gained over 1,000 yards from his fullback position this season for Wilson, is only a sophomore. Four players named to last year's third all-city team are back as seniors. John kathis, Huntington Park guard, and Ron hcBride, South Gate center, were named to the second team, Peter Geanakos, third team end in 1955, was named to the second team backfield this year. Jerry hollett was named to the first team. All players named to the 20th annual All-Los Angeles City Football team will be honored at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 12th, at 10:30 a.m. Framed scroll awards will be presented to all those players named for honors. Famous person­ alities from the football world will be in attendance, helping pay honor to the top players of the 1956 season. City players of the year since 1937 follow: YEAR PLAYER SCHOOL YEAR PLAYER SCHOOL 1937 Don Wiler Manual Arts 1948 Don Bahrnan Gardena 1938 Ray Woods San Fernando 19.49 Thomas Zaby Fremont 1939 Walter Brown Canoga Park T 950 Jim Decker San Pedro 1940 John Rosier Venice 1951 Jerry Drew Jefferson 1941 Martin Grbovaz Roosevelt Jack Hernandez Banning 1942 Victor tostro marshall 1952 Manual Arts 1943 Bert Schneider Los Angeles 1953 Dick Garcia Banning 1944 Joe Solar Canoga Park 1954 Clint Whitfield Los Angeles 1945 Tom Tolman Venice 1955 Leon Criner Canoga Park 1946 John Albini Fremont Norton Geller No. Holly'd 1947 Bill Bowers Canoga Park 1956 Jerry hollett Van Nuys

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. . JERRY MOLLF. VAN NUYS FU I' . CK, NArED • ALL-CITY PLa i ER OF YEAR FOR ±956 SEASON FOH RELEASE: FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 21, 1956 and Saturday A.M. . . . DO NOT RELEASE prior to release date, Friday, Dec. 21st, pm

ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1956

* -k- FIRST TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT

End.... ROBERT LEVINGSTON Los Angeles Junior 6' 167 End.. TIM ALEXANDER Eagle Rock Senior 6' 2 185 Tackle. GORDON HJSLMSTROM Van Nuys Senior 5 ' n 208 Tackle, PHILIP TOORVALD Hamilton Senior 6' 205 Guard.. KENNETH COONES Banning Senior 6' 225 Guard.. WALTER WILLIAMS Birmingham Senior 5'10 185 Center. DENNIS MARTIN Van Nuys Senior 5'10 185 Back... JERRI MOLLETT Van Nuys Senior 6' 1 200 Back... DEAN BOND South Gate Senior 5' 9 155 Back... BOB STEVENS Venice Senior 5' 9 185 Back... BOB BROWN Narbonne Senior 5'11 180 Back... RONALD KICZENSKI San Femando Senior 5' 9 180

* * SECOND TEAM

End.... DALE SIMBRO Westchester Senior 5'11 140 End.... BILL BILLINGSLEY South Gate Junior 6' 1 180 Tackle. BOB FLORA Washington Senior 6' 2 210 Tackle. HERBERT PARISH Canoga Park Senior 5'11 193 Guard.. JOHN MATHIS Huntington Park Senior 6' 190 Guard.. DOUG FURUTA Los Angeles Senior 6' 200 Center. RON MC BRIDE South Gate Senior 5'10 172 Back... RON MILLER Washington Senior 5'10 165 Back... EUGENE GAINES Jordan Senior 5'11 180 Back... BILL DALEY Van Nuys Senior 5' 8 160 Back... BOB WILLIAMS Dorsey Senior 6' 180 Back... PETER GEANAKOS South Gate Senior 6' 1 220

■Si- * THIRD TEAM

End.... LARRY REI5BIG Van Nuys Senior 6' 1 195 End.... ART VALENZUELA Lincoln Junior 5' 9 145 Tackle. AL YUSEM Fairfax Senior 5 ' n 180 Tackle. HERB PATTERSON Huntington Park Senior 5 ' n 190 Guard.. MIKE SCURTO 'Wilson Senior 5' 7 160 Guard.. BRUCE KOCHEVAR Eagle Rock Senior 6' 180 Center,. STAN ALLISON Westchester Senior 6' 200 Back... JOHN M C ADAM Van Nuys Senior 5'10 165 Back... RALPH SNOOKAL Fairfax Senior 5' 7 180 Back... MITCHELL DIMKICH Wilson Sophomore 5 ' n 175 Back..... GALE GOOD Huntington Park Senior 5'10 175 Back... JOE DOOLITTLE Canoga Park Senior 6' 207

HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL FOR 1956 Ralph Alexander, L.A. Examiner Al Ames, Glendale News-Press John de Ia Vega, L.A.,Times Dick Vanderveld, Santa Monica Outlook Joe Lyou, L.A. Mirror Jack Hefley, Huntington Park Signal Pete Kokon, Valley Times Garland Rose, Riverside Press-Enterprise Jack Disney, L.A. Herald-Express Chuck Chemiss, Alhambra Post-Advocate Jerry Weiner, Hollywood Citizen-News Claude Anderson, San Bernardino Sun í^l’cllSrJ Biii 11 Unllnlum, San Pedro News-Pilot Bill Whitney, Breitbard Foundation Eddie West, Santa Ana Register Philip Patton, Santa Barbara News-Press Mannie Pineda, Pasadena Star-News Mory Kapp, Los Angeles City Schools Chuck Thomas, Ventura Star Free-Press Jack Teele, Long Beach Press-Telegram Braven Dyer, Jr., Helms Athletic Found. W.B. "Bill" Schroeder, Chairman

The Twentieth Annual All-Southern California Board of Football A±-íards Program will be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 12th, at 10:30 a.m. At this time All-Los Angeles City players for 1956, first, second and third teams will receive framed scroll awards. Special medal awards will be given the players of the year in the six city leagues, as well as city player of the year award to Jerry Mollett.

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. HELMB HALL, 8 7 6 0 VENICE BOULEVARD • LOS ANGELES 34» CALIFORNIA P H ILIP TOORVALD, HAMILTON, & BOB STEVENS, VOTED CO-PLAYERS OF YEAR IN WESTERN LOOP FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1956 and after...... ______DO NOT RELEASE prior to release datel______

ALL-WESTERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1956

* * -"-FIRST TEA M YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT

End.... BOB BARDAVID Fairfax Senior 5' 6 154 End.... CHARLES CORBIN Hamilton Senior 5'10 160 Tackle. PHILIP TOORVALD Hamilton Senior 6' 205 Tackle. AL YUSEM Fairfax Senior 5'11 180 Guard.. MONTY MEYERS • Venice Junior 5'10 180 Guard.. FRANK SCARLATA Marshall Senior 5' 8 165 Center. LEWIS LEINER Fairfax Senior 6' 185 Back... BOB STEVENS Venice Senior 5' 9 185 Back... RALPH SNOOKAL Fairfax Senior 5' 7 180 Back... JOE CHANDLER Marshall Senior 6' 195 Back... CHUCK BEAGLE Hollywood Senior 5'11 172 Back... PETE SCHENCK Hamilton Junior 6' 2 175

* * * s ECOND TEAM

End.... MEL SHAPIRO Fairfax Senior 5'10 170 End.... ROGER RANDOLPH * University Junior 5'10 171 Tackle. BRENT JONES University Senior 6' 183 Tackle. RONALD TEBBEN Venice Senior 6' 2 205 Guard.. NORMAN ALLEN Fairfax Senior 5' 9 170 Guard.. EUGENE HONBO University Senior 5' 8 142 Center. DON MAC CALLUM University Senior 5! 8 182 Back... FRANK MIYOSHI « Venice Junior 5’ 7 170 Back... CARLETON PORTER Marshall Senior 6' 1 185 Back... JACK SILVERA Fairfax Senior 5' 7 151 Back... DICK KEMP Fairfax Senior 5' 9 151 Back... PHIL COWAN University Senior 6' 4 190

All-Southern California Board of Football named co-players of the year in the Western League at its annual meeting last week at Helms Hall. Bob Stevens, Venice fullback, and Philip Toorvald, Hamilton tackle, were the players selected to share top billing in the Western League for 1956. Both Fairfax and Hamilton finished the year with identical won-lost records, but Fairfax was awarded the league crown since she beat Hamilton, 34-25. Frank Cullom is high in his praise of Toorvald, "Phil is team captain, an "A" student and was almost single handedly responsible for our team's success this year. He is the most outstanding player on offense and defense we've had in the past two years." Bob Stevens, hard-charging Venice fullback, was Grayson Turney's top ball player. Stevens led the league in scoring and total yards gained. Bob is considered an excellent college prospect because of his great strength and tremendous running ability. Fairfax led in placing players on the first team, with Bardavid, Yusem, Leiner and Snookal making the honor eleven. Fairfax also placed four of its seniors on the second team. Hamilton placed three players, while Venice and Marshall landed two spots each. Hollywood placed Chuck Beagle in the back- field. Frank Scarlata, second team guard in 1955, was the only player to repeat on this year's team. All players named for honors will receive Helms scroll awards from All­ Southern California Board of Football. These awards, listing all players named to this season's teams, will be mailed to the schools for presentation. Bob Stevens and Phil Toorvald will receive their player of the year medal awards at the 20th Annual Awards program, Saturday morning, January 12th at Helms Hall.

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. HELMS HAÍ.L, B 76Q VENICE BOULEVARD • LOS ANGELES 34» CALIFORNIA BOB BROWN, NARBONNE BACK, NAMED OUTSTAND­ ING PLAYER IN MARINE LEAGUE FOR SEASON FOE HELEASE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1956 and after...... * DO NOT RELEASE prior to release date!

ALL-MARINE LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1956

* * * FIRST TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT

End.... DALE SIMBRO Westchester Senior 5' 11 140 End.... WALTER DARTON Jordan Senior 5' 8 151 Tackle. TOM JONES Narbonne Senior 5'11 250 Tackle. LOUIE MARDESICH • San Pedro Junior 6' 1 185 Guard.. JIMMY DUCKETT Jordan Senior 5'10 244 Guard.. KENNETH COONES Banning Senior 6' 225 Center. STAN ALLISON Westchester Senior 6' 200 Back... BOB BROWN Narbonne Senior 5'11 180 Back... EUGENE GAINES Jordan Senior 5'11 180 Back... FRANK GREMINGER Gardena Senior 6' 1 180 Back... GARY JOHNSON Westchester Senior 5' 9 145 Back... DON EZELL Banning Senior 5'11 160

*- * s ECOND TEAM

End.... RICHARD NEN Banning Senior 6' 1 185 End.... PETE FER San Pedro Senior 5' 9 165 Tackle, CLARY BANKS Narbonne Senior 6' 1 170 Tackle. JACK FOOTE Westchester Junior 5'11 176 Guard.. CARL WADA Narbonne Senior 5' 8 150 Guard.. JAMES DRURY Gardena Junior 5' 7 160 Center. RONALD HUDSON Narbonne Senior 5' 8 165 Back... MIKE CANTZLER Westchester Senior 5' 9 165 Back... BILLY YOUNGER Jordan Senior 5' 7 151 Back... JOHN EARLEY Gardena Senior 5'10 165 Back... ROBERT NIETO Banning Senior 6' 1 185 Back... ROBERT BERNSTEIN San Pedro Senior 5'11 185

Jordan High School, Marine League champions for 1956, placed three of its team on the All-Marine League first squad, as members of All-Southern Calif­ ornia Board of Football met at Helms Hall to make the annual gridiron choices. Jordan won six of eight games during the complete season, four out of five during the league campaign. Jordan players selected to the number one league team are Walter Darton, senior end; Jimmy Duckett, senior guard and repeater from last year's first team; and Eugene Gaines, top fullback and linebacker, who also made last season's all-league first team. Billy Younger, Jordan's quarterback, was named to the second team. Player of the year honors went to 's Bobby Brown, who made the second squad last year. Captain of his team, Brown carried 84 times for 538 yards and a 6.4 average from his halfback position. Brown was a unanimous choice for top-player honors. Besides the repeaters already named, two other performers also were named to last year's team. Frank Greminger, powerful runner and linebacker from Gardena, repeated as a first team member and Robert Bernstein, San Pedro, was again named to the second squad. Distribution on the two league teams was quite even. Westchester and Narbonne placed five players each on the teams, while Jordan and Banning had four of their performers selected. San Pedro and Gardena placed three each. This marks the 20th year that Paul H. Helms, through Helms Athletic Foundation, has made awards available to Los Angeles City High School football players. Each boy named to this year's All-Marine League team — both first and second squads — will receive scroll awards from All-Southern California Board of Athletics. Player of the year, Bobby Brown, will receive his medal award at the 20th Annual Football Awards program at Helms Hall, January 12th.

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. SOUTH GATE'S DEAN BOND SELECTED AS EASTEI LEAGUE'S BEST EQB.,a^56.^00TB A LL SEASON

FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1956 and afte: * DO NOT RELEASE prior to rele^SiíÉ^Ite •

ALL-WESTERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1956

* * * f I R 3 T TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGI

End.... BILL BILLINGSLEY South Gate Junior 6' 1 180 End.... DAVID ESPINOSA • Garfield Junior 6' 1 180 Tackle. HERB PATTERSON Huntington Park Senior 5'11 190 Tackle. LOUIE KOKORIS Roosevelt Senior 5'10 190 Guard.. JOHN MATHIS Huntington Park Senior 6' 190 Guard.. MANUEL CARRILLO Roosevelt Senior 5 ' n 220 Center. RON MC BRIDE South Gate Senior 5*10 172 Back... DEAN BOND South Gate Senior 5' 9 155 Back... PETER GEANAKOS South Gate Senior 6' 1 220 Back... GALE GOOD Huntington Park Senior 5'10 175 Back... SEITARO MIYANO Garfield Senior 5' 7 158 Back... IVY JOHNSON Roosevelt Senior 5' 5 145

*- * *■ SECOND TEAM

End.... ART LOVE Roosevelt Senior 6' 179 End.... JEROME GREENWALT * South Gate Junior 6' 1 185 Tackle. TERRY KUTNYAK South Gate Senior 6' 1 245 Tackle. JERRY ZALUDEK Bell Senior 5'11 195 Guard.. ALLEN BUMGARDNER Bell Junior 5' 8 195 Guard.. RICHARD PULICE Garfield Senior 5'10 190 Center. GILBERT GARCIA Garfield Senior 5' 8 240 Back... ALMOSE THOMPSON Roosevelt Senior 5'10 182 Back... ART COMTESSOTTO Huntington Park Senior 6' 180 Back... MANUEL VASQUEZ Garfield Senior 5' 5 135 Back... FRANK GOMEZ Roosevelt Senior 5' 5 152 Back... ROGER WILLIAMS Bell Senior 5' 10 174

Repeating as Eastern League football champions, South Gate High School, led by its sterling quarterback Dean Bond, placed four team members on the All-Eastern League squad as members of All-Southem California Board of Foot­ ball met at Helms Hall to make annual gridiron selections. Led by player of the year Dean Bond, Bill Billingsley, Ron McBride and Pete Geanakos also made the first team. South Gate was well on its way to a perfect season in 1956, only to be tied by Huntington Park, 22-22, in the final game of the season. It was the outstanding passing of Dean Bond and the plunges of fullback Pete Geanakos which contributed most to the fine season enjoyed by Joe Seminario and his team. Bond completed 59 of 96 passes for a 61$ completion mark. He scored eight touchdowns passing and four running. Geanakos carried 77 times for 704 yards and a nine yard average. Pete was also strong at . Three players from last year's first team — John Mathis, Ron McBride and Pete Geanakos, the latter an end in '55 — repeated on this year's club. Manuel Carrillo and Gale Good moved up from last season's second squad. Art Love and Frank Gomez, second team members in 1955. retained their positions. Only juniors on this year's first team are ends Billingsley and Espinosa. There were also two juniors on the second team. Ron McBride, highly rated by South Gate's coach Joe Seminario, was rated the team's best blocker in 1956. "The best center I ever coached", is what Joe says of McBride. Dean Bond will receive his player of the year medal award at Helms Hall on Saturday, January 12th, when All-Southem California Board of Football holds its 20th annual awards program. Eastern League team members will receive their scroll awards in the mail at their respective schools.

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. HELMS HALL, 07 6 0 VENICE BOULEVARD » LOS ANGELES 34, CALIFORNIA TIM ALEXANDER, EAGLE ROCK WINGMAN, NAMED TOP NORTHERN LEAGUE GRIPPER FOR 1 9 5 6

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ALL-NORTHERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1956

F IRST TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT

End.... ART VALENZUELA Lincoln Junior 5' 9 145 End.... TIM ALEXANDER Eagle Rock Senior 6' 2 185 Tackle. CHARLES FRAZER Franklin Senior 6' 218 Tackle. BRUCE HOCHEVAR Eagle Rock Senior 6' 180 Guard.. MIKE SCURTO Wilson Senior 5' 7 160 Guard.. DOMINIC RUGGIO Franklin Senior 5' 8 160 Center. RONNIE HULL • Wilson Sophomore 5'11 170 Back.,. TOMMY HUITR0N * Lincoln Junior 5' 4 121 Back... MITCHELL DIMKICH* Wilson Sophomore 5’11 175 Back... ERNIE RODRIGUEZ Franklin Senior 5' 7 150 Back... RON JORGENSEN Eagle Rock Senior 5'11 205 Back... ALAN SHIELDS * Eagle Rock Junior 5'11 175

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End.... JACK DEMPSTER Verdugo Hills Senior 6' 155 End.... BOB FLOYD Wilson Senior 6' 1 180 Tackle. PAUL MESSINEO Eagle Rock Senior 5'11 212 Tackle. DAN HEGENBART Franklin Senior 6' 190 Guard.. ROBERT BLAKE Wilson Senior 6' 180 Guard.. JOHN AMMON Lincoln Junior 5' 7 146 Center. TOM NAPIER Eagle Rock Senior 5'ii 170 Back... HANK RIVERA Belmont Senior 5 ' n 170 Back... RUBEN ROCHA Lincoln Senior 5' 8 158 Back... EDWARD BARNETT • Eagle Rock Junior 5' 9 175 Back... DEAN BALZAEETT Eagle Rock Senior 5' 6 144 Back.,. KEN KENGLA Verdugo Hills Senior 5' 8 150

Coach Roy Jae's Eagle Rock varsity, along with Van Nuys the only undefeat­ ed and untied high school in city ranks, led the way when All-Southern Calif­ ornia Board of Football made its annual gridiron selections at Helms Hall. Headed by Northern League player of the year Tim Alexander, Eagle Rock placed tackle Bruce Hochevar and backs Ron Jorgensen and Alan Shields on the first team. Led by Ron Jorgensen and Tim Alexander, coach Roy Jae1s team won eight straight ball games and only Garfield scored more than one touchdown. The team's closest battle was a 7-6 engagement with Franklin. For five league games only 18 points were scored against Eagle Rock. Leading coach Jae's defensive outfit was league player of the year Tim Alexander. Tim is considered by his coach, "The best defensive end in the city." He averaged 38 yards on 22 punts during the year. Eagle Rock averaged around 300 yards per game in total yardage. Two first team members, Mike Scurto and Ron Jorgensen, were second team selections in 1955. Hank Rivera, first team selection from Belmont, was named to the second squad, while Eagle Rock's Tom Napier retained his second team position. Two Wilson High sophomores were named to the first team. Center Ronnie Hull and fullback Mitchell Dimkich have two more years of varsity play. Two Lincoln High juniors and one from Eagle Rock also made the first team. Tim Alexander will receive his player of the year medal award at the 20th Annual All-Southern California Board of Football awards program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 12th at 10:30 a.m. All-League scroll awards will be mailed to all players named — on both first and second teams — at their respective high schools.

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•a- -x- * f IRST TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT

End.... ROBERT LEVINGSTON 6 Los Angeles Junior 6' 167 End.... DAVID HOFFENBERG Dorsey Senior 5'10 168 Tackle. BOB FLORA Washington Senior 6' 2 210 Tackle. KENNY GOODMAN Los Angeles Senior 6' 1 215 Guard.. KENJU SASAKI * Fremont Junior 5' 8 205 Guard.. DOUG FURUTA Los Angeles Senior 6' 200 Center. CARLOS ACOSTA Washington Senior 5 ' U 175 Back... BOB WILLIAMS Dorsey Senior 6' 180 Back... JAMES KENDRICK Fremont Senior 5'11 180 Back... RON MILLER Washington Senior 5'10 165 Back... PHIL STEWART Dorsey Senior 5 '11 185 Back... RON STARKMAN Los Angeles Senior 5 ' U 165

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End.... CHARLES MC GRUDER Manual Arts Senior 6' 150 End.... TONY GLASSMAN Los Angeles Junior 5'10 161 Tackle. DARRYL KELLY Manual Arts Junior 6' 3 203 Tackle. CARL CARSON Jefferson Senior 5'11 205 Guard.. GEORGE ROLLINS Jefferson Senior 5' 8 210 Guard.., JOHN HAHN Dorsey Senior 5' 9 195 Center. RAYMOND COX Washington Senior 6' 165 Back... JOSEPH BATTEN Jefferson Senior 5'10 180 Back... MIKE RUTBERG Los Angeles Senior 5'11 165 Back... CLINTON ROSEMOND Manual Arts Senior 5' 9 155 Back... DAVID VAN HOOREBEKE Washington Junior 5' 9 170 Back... JACK KEMP Washington Senior 5'10 175

Los Angeles High School's Romans, undefeated in Southern League play and winners of seven of eight games during 1956, led in placing men on the annual all-league first team when members of All-Southern California Board of Football met at Helms Hall last week. Players named to the first squad from Herry Edelson's league champions are junior end Robert Levingston; tackle Kenny Goodman; guard Doug Furuta; and back Ron Starkman. Dorsey and Washington placed three players each on the honor squad, while Fremont placed two. Player of the year honors were awarded Ron Miller, second team selection in 1955. Miller averaged over five yards per carry for Washington's Generals accounting for over 600 yards. Miller led Washington to a 3-2 league season, losing two close ones to Fremont and Los Angeles in the final games of the year. Five players are back again this year, following selection on last year's second All-Southern League team. Kenju Sasaki, Ron Miller and Phil Stewart were elevated to the first team this year, while Carl Carson and George Rollins, Jefferson linemen, retained their second team positions. Sasaki and L.A. High's Levingston, are the only juniors on the first team. Dorsey's passing combination of Phil Stewart and David Hoffenberg was most effective during the year, Stewart threw 14 touchdown passes during the season and his favorite target was Hoffenberg. For the 20th year All-Southern California Board of Football will present scroll awards to those boys named for All-Southern League honors. Ron Miller will receive his player of the year medal award at the January 12th awards presentation ceremony to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

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* * * F IRST TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT

End.... LARRY REISBIG Van Nuys Senior 6' 1 195 End.... BILL DAVIDSON Van Nuys Senior 6' 1 195 Tackle. GORDON HJELMSTROM Van Nuys Senior 5'ii 208 Tackle. HERBERT PARISH Canoga Park Senior 5'11 193 Guard.. JIM POWELL Van Nuys Senior 6' 165 Guard.. WALTER WILLIAMS Birmingham Senior 5'10 185 Center. DENNIS MARTIN Van Nuys Senior 5*10 185 Back... JERRY MOLLETT Van Nuys Senior 6' 1 200 Back... BILL DALEY Van Nuys Senior 5' 8 160 Back... JOHN MAC ADAM Van Nuys Senior 5'10 165 Back... RONALD KICZENSKI San Fernando Senior 5' 9 180 Back...’ JOE DOOLITTLE Canoga Park Senior 6' 207

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End.... BOB CAMPBELL Canoga Park Senior 6' 3 180 End.... DAVE DUNCAN * Van Nuys Junior 6' 180 Tackle. NOEL VAN NESS North Hollywood Senior 6' 1 187 Tackle. EMIL IWANSKY Reseda Senior 6' 3 200 Guard.. DON MAC ADAM * Van Nuys Junior 5'10 185 Guard.. ALVIN IMAMURA Canoga Park Senior 5' 4 141 Center. JOHN NELSON Birmingham Senior 5'10 195 Back... JIM BOYLAN Birmingham Senior 6' 150 Back... PHIL KIRKPATRICK Canoga Park Senior 5’ 9 158 Back... LARRY DE LANEY Birmingham Senior 5'10 190 Back,.. MARK MILLARD North Hollywood Senior 5' 6 150 Back... BOB HEIGOLD San Fernando Senior 6' 175

Van Nuys High School, Los Angeles City football powerhouse which averaged slightly over 31 points for eight games during 1956, ran off with places on this year's All-Valley League team when members of All-Southern California Board of Football met at Helms Hall to make annual pigskin selections. Headed by 1955 All-City back Jerry Mollett, Winston Tucker's Valley League champs placed eight players on the 1956 first squad. The eight players to make the first team are all seniors, while Dave Duncan and Don MacAdam, named to the second squad, are both juniors. Van Nuys was clearly the class of the Valley League in 1956 and one of the strongest teams seen in city ranks in some time. Closest game for Van Nuys this season was a 22-13 victory over Oxnard in their opener. Following this encounter, no team scored more than once on Tucker's charges. Player of the year laurals were won unanimously by Fullback Jerry Mollett. A 6' 2", 200 pound blockbuster, Mollett carried the ball 113 times for 1,038 and a 9.2 average. He scored 15 touchdowns rushing this year, better than one third of his team's total points. Jerry has led the league in scoring the past two years. Four other players besides Mollett repeated from last year's Valley teams. Ron Kiczenski was on the second team in '55 from San Fernando; Bob Campbell of Canoga Park was named to the first team last year, while Jim Boylan, Birmingham, and Nark Millard, North Hollywood, repeated on the second team. Helms All-Southern California Board of Football awards will be given each member of this year's All-Valley first and second team. Jerry Mollett will be presented his player of the year medal award at the 20th Annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards program to be held at Helms Hall on Satur­ day, January 12th, at 10:30 a.m.

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