Helms Football Annual 1964
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GEORGE BUEHLER, WHITTIER END, SELECTD TOP PLAYER IN SO. CAL A A A A .FOOTBALL FOR 1964 Iff TPTERI o OK,’JANUARY 6t .ay a.m. * DO NOT RELEASE PRIOR " JA2É» 6TH...p.m . eorge tight end who led coach Vic Lopez' Cardinals to a final CIF playoff victory over Loyola 21-11). and in the doing snapped a Cub 35-game win streak, the longest ever in CIF grid play, was acclaimed "AAAA" Player of the Year by members of the Helms Feundation's All-Southern Californ ia Board of Athletics for the 1961). season. Selection of Buehler and three CIF "AAAA" Division teams was made at the 28th annual selection meeting of prep writers from throughout Southern CáL ifornia at Helms Hall in Los Angeles. Buehler and two teammates — quarterback Tim Walker and tackle Tom Seminoff — were named on the CIF honor teams for 1961)., as Whittier made it through a tough playoff schedule following a Pacific League tie with Alhambra. In the playoffs, Whittier defeated Pasadena (13-13 on first downs), Santa Ana Valley (lij-7), Long Beach Poly (27-12) and the Loyola Cubs (21-11).). At fe-feet, two inches and 235 pounds, Buehler is among the strongest players to have performed in prep grid annals in the South land. He was 1963 heavyweight wrestling champ in CIF ranks. He put the shot over 60 feet in track. He is extremely aggressive and from his linebacking position on defense has an amazing ability to diagnose plays. Coach Lopez informs that the Poly coaching staff — the Cards defeated them 27-12 -- feels that Buehler will be another Mike Ditka. For having been named CIF "AAAA" Division Player of the Year for 1961)., George Buehler, along with players named for first, second, and third team honors, will be honored at the 28th annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16, at 10:30 a.m. Players, coaches and dig nitaries from the football scene will be in attendance. Loyola's Mike Bergdahl, Buehler and Poly's Gene Washington are the only repeaters from last year's team. Santa Ana Valley, Sunset League co-champs and first round victor over Ramona, 35-7, before bump ing into Whittier( lost ll).-7), placed three performers on the squad. Woody Deckard, Valley's fine QB and guard Dale Moeding were naned to the first team, while end Jim Champion was a third-team selection. Long Beach Poly's fabulous duo of Gene Washington and A1 Nichols accounted for over 3 , 0 0 0 yards in total offense for the Jack- rabbits in 196JL).. Washington (706 rush and 887 pass) and Nichols (1596 rush and eclipsing Willie Brown's marks) managed 3 , 1 8 9 yards between them. Twenty-six CIF "AAAA" Division schools are represented on the 1961). all-star teams. All players selected are seniors. Whittier coach Vic Lopez will receive a special silver tumbler award recognizing him for his coaching efforts in 196ij.. PAST C.I.F. HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR YEAR PLAYER SCHOOL YEAR PLAYER SCHOOL 1937 Frank Albert.... Glendale........ 1952 Ronald Knox.... Santa Monica 1938 Harry K a m s .... Pomona........... 1953 Ernie Zámpese... Santa Barbara 1939 John Petrovich.. Alhambra........ 1954 John Hangartner. Hoover, Glendale 1940 Peter Zucco.... Santa Barbara.... 1955 Mickey Flynn.... Anaheim 1941 Newell Oestrich. Inglewood....... 1956 Mickey Flynn.... Anaheim 1942 Glenn Davis.... Bonita........... Randy Meadows... Downey 1943 Norman Veeh..... Tustin.......... 1957 Gary Craig..... Riverside 1944 Bill Martin.... Mark Keppel...... 1958 Dee Andrews.... Poly, L.B. 1945 AL Pollard..... Loyola........... 1959 Willie Brown.... Poly, L.B. 1946 AL Pollard..... Loyola........... I960 Jim Murphy..... Santa Barbara 1947 Bud VJoo’dward.... Jordan, L.B..... 1961 Paul Horgan.... Loyola 1948 John Olszewski.. St. Anthony..... 1962 Steve Grady.... Loyola 1949 Jim Contratto... Compton........ 1963 Don Swartz..... Loyolp 1950 Charles Powell.. San Diego....... 1964 George Buehler.. Whittier 1951 Marty Keough.... Pomona All Southern California CIF Football Players of the Year have their photo graphs posted in Helms Ha'll in the special High School Hall of Fame chambers and their names are engraved upon the Paul H. Helms perpetual trophy lodged permanently in Helms Hall. __ __ _ © LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. " ALL-SOUTHERN SBCCI I .F. "AAAA" DIVISION F LL TEAM — 1961; ' FOR RELEASE: WEDNi AFTERNOON, JAN. 6 and sday a.m. * * * DO i'lOT RELEASE PRIOR TO JAN. vj . .p.m . ALL-SOUTHERN SECTION C. I .F . "AAAA" FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1961; * *»FIRST TEA M YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL End. .. .iPSGEORGE BUEHLER. , . WHITTIER............... 6-3 235 Sr. End..........FAIR HOOKER______ . MONROVIA............... 6-1 175 Sr. T a c k le .. GEORGE KUNZ____ . LOYOLA................... 6-1; 225 Sr. T a c k le .. BRUCE WALLACE.., . ALHAMBRA............... 6-1 222 Sr. G u a rd ... DALE MOEDING.. ., . SANTA ANA VALLEY 6-2 195 S r. G u a rd ... JIM HAMILTON___ . ANAHEIM................. 6-2 180 Sr. C e n te r.. CLIFF BILEK____ . RAMONA, RIVERSIDE 6-1 195 Sr. B ack .. ,*MIKE BERGDAHL.. , . LOYOLA.................... 6-1 200 Sr. B ack.. -¡¡-iHSGENE WASHINGTON,> • ♦ . POLY, LONG HEACH 6-2 170 S r. B a c k .... AL NICHOLS............ POLY, LONG BEACH 5-10 160 S r. B a c k .... TIM WALKER............ WHITTIER............... 5 - n 170 Sr. B ack .. WOODY DECKARD.., . SANTA ANA VALLEY 6-0 175 Sr. * S E C 0 N D T E A M End..........DAVE OLWIN............... PASADENA............... 6-3 210 S r. End.......... RON KENNEDY............ COMPTON................ 6-2 185 Sr. T ack le. TOM SEMINOFF... , . WHITTIER............... 6-1 195 Sr. T a c k le .. PHIL MESSER......... SERVITE,ANAHEIM 6-1 230 Sr. G u a rd .. GARY SHATTUCK... MIRA COSTA.......... 6-0 200 S r. G u a rd ... TIM BUCHANAN___ . * ». MUIR, PASADENA. 5-11 203 Sr. C e n te r.. KENNETH CARPENTER. DOMINGUEZ............. 6-5 230 Sr. B ack.... JIM WHITELY.......... GLENDALE............... 6-0 195 Sr. B a c k .... DANNY SCOTT.......... EL RANCHO............ 5 -io 189 Sr. B ack.. GORDON NADEL.. SANTA BARBARA.. 5-8 190 Sr. B ack.. TONY GARDEA.......... MATER DEI............ 6-0 205 Sr. B ack .. BILL HERREA.......... OXNARD................... 5-11 175 Sr. * «• T H I R D T E A M End.......... DOUG MOOERS............. WESTERN, ANAHEIM 6-5 220 Sr. End..........JIM CHAMPION_____ . SANTA ANA VALLEY 6-0 200 Sr. T a c k le .. JERRY WITTE.......... ANAHEIM................. 6-0 221 Sr. T a c k le .. RON SAMSON............ WARREN, DOWNEY. 6-1 222 S r. G u a rd ... EDDIE EVANS.......... PACIFIC,S. HERDOO 6-0 182 Sr. G u a rd .. CALVIN GARLAND.. PASADENA............... 6-0 205 Sr. C e n te r.. DAVE ARCHER.......... GLENDALE............... 6-2 205 Sr. B a c k .... GILBERT BLADES.. MUIR, PASADENA. 5-8 165 Sr. B ack .. LARRY WALTERS... LAKEWOOD............... 5 - io 160 Sr. B a c k .... TIM THOMAS............ HAWTHORNE............ 5-10 160 S r. B ack.... JIM CURTICE.......... SAN MARCOS.......... 5-9 160 Sr. Back____ ULYSES ALLEN____ . CATHEDRAL............ 5 -io 170 Sr. 1 s t Team in 1963 2nd Team in 1963 3rd Team in 1963 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION' S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL Ralph Alexander, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Floyd Schneidermann, Pasadena Star-News Jeff Prugh, Los Angeles Times Garland Rose, Riverside Press-Enterpri.se Mannie Pineda, The Citizen News Claude Anderson, San Bernardino Sun Van Barbieri, San Pedro News-Pilot John Strey, Whittier News Wayne Wilson, Van Nuys News Phil Patton, Santa Barbara News-Press Eddie West, Santa Ana Register Doug Ives, Long Beach Press-Telegram Bob Hopper, San Gabriel Valley-Tribune Al Ames, Glendale News-Press Nat Wess, Santa Monica Outlook Chuck Thomas, Ventura Star Free-Press Willis Arrington, Huntington Park Signal Dick White, Redondo Breeze Braven Dyer, Jr., Secretary Bill Schroeder, Chairman VOIT RUBBER COMPANY TO PRESENT HONORED PLAYERS WITH FOOTBALLS As it has so kindly done over the past 15 years, AMF-Voit Rubber Company of Los Angeles w ill have a s p e c ia l V o it F o o tb a ll award fo r each p la y e r named to the CIF "AAAA" D iv isio n teams f o r 1961;. Loyd Tutor and Mell Barton, who have participated in honoring the South land's top prep footballers during these years, will be on hand at Helms Hall to make the presentations. This marks the 28th year that Helms Athletic Foundation, through All-Southern California Board of Athletics, has honored the Southland's finest gridiron performers from our high schools. Honored players receive scroll awards, beautifully framed, while players of the year and CIF title-winning coaches receive special medal and tumbler aw ards. This year's awards program w ill be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16th, at 10:30 a.m. © LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. HELMS HALL. B 7SO VENICE BOULEVARD • LDB ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 9 D 0 3 4 TERRY NEWLIN (ST. FRANCIS), STEVE PRICE (COACHELLA), & BRIAN KILPATRICK (RIM OF world) for 1964 a.m. T erry Newlin who helped S'tTTSffiieis to the CIF "AAA" Division 'title in 1961}. was proclaimed Player of the Year in "AAA-AA" grid play as members of Helms All-Southern California Board of Football met at Helms Hall to make their annual football team selections. The Helms Board, following a pattern set last year, named four "small- school" teams, two in "AAA-AA" and two in "A-Small School" categories. Steve Price and Brian Kilpatrick, who led Coachella and Rim of the World to "A" and "Small-School" CIF titles respectively, were accorded "Co-Player of the Year" honors for their respective division.