3PECIAL RELEAS
GEORGELMBUEHi~rt;,c\ivm~1l:Elr~mJ~'c13urrrr.n TOP PLAYER IN SO~~ GIU~It,.~ .. "":. Jr:~r:Q9TBALL FOR 1964 FOR RELEAS~~: ..~·, ' ~AY'·ArTERir66if;"· jA:WAlty '~'I.',~~~~. ", ay a.m. 1_~_~~~~U~~~~=:~=~r:~;~~'~N~EiSi:~:~:~:~~~:~t:~:g~:~:_H:~:·~:-w::::- led coaoh Vic Lopez' Cardinals to a final ClF playoff victory over Loyola 21-14 and in the doing snapped a Cub 35-game win streak, the longest ever in ClF grid play, was acclaimed "AAAA" Pla.yer of the Year by members of the Helms Feundat1nn's All-Southern Californ ia. Board of Athletics for the 1964 season. Selection of Buehler and three CIF nAAAA" Division teams was made at the 28th annual selection meeting of prep writers fram throughout Southern C&ifornia at Helms Hall in Los Angeles. Buehler and two teammates -- quarterback Tim Walker and tackle Tam Seminnff -- were named on the elF honor teams fnr 1964, as Whittier made it through a tough playoff schedule following a Pacific League tie with Alhambra. In the playoffs, Whittier defeated pasagena (13-13 on first downs), Santa Ana Valle-y (14-7), Long Beach Poly (27-12) and the Loyola Cuba (21-14). At 6-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 ~963 heavyweight wrestling champ in elF ranks. He put the shot over 60 feet in track. He is extremely aggressive and from his ~inebacking position on defense has an amazing ability to diagnose plays. Coach Lopez informs that the Poly coachin.g; staff -- the Cards defeated them 27-12 -- feels that Buehler will be another Mike Ditka. For having been named CIF "AAAA n Division Player of the Year for 1964, 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 an 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 14-7), 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 Al Nichols accounted for over 3,000 yards in total offense for the Jack rabbits in 1964. Washington (706 rush and 887 pass) and Nichols (1596 rush and eclipsing Willie Brown's marks) managed 3,189 yards between them. Twenty-six ClF nAMA" Division scho~ls are represented on the 1964 all-star teams. All players selected are seniors. \Vhittier coach Vic Lopez will receive a special silver tumbler award recogni~ing him for his coaching efforts in 1964_ PAST C.I.F. HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
YEAR PLAYER S G H 0 0 L' n~ PLAYER SCHOOL 1937 Frank Albert•••• Glendale••••••••• 1952 Ronald Knox••••• Santa Monica 1938 Har~ Karns ••••• Pomona••••••••••• 1953 Ernie Zampese••• santa Barbara 1939 John Petrovich•• Alhambra••••••••• 1954 John Hangartner. Hoover, Glendale 1940 Peter Zucco ••••• Santa Barbara•••• 1955 Mickey Flynn•••• Anaheim 1941 NewellOestrich. Inglewood•••••••• 1956 Mickey Flynn.... Anaheim
1942 Glenn Davis ••••• Bonita••••••••••• Randy Meadows •• 0 Downey 1943 Norman Veeh••••• Tustin••••••••••• 1957 Ga~ 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••••••••••• 1960 Jim Ivlurphy •••••• santa Barbara 1947 Bud Woodward•••• Jordan, L.B••••• 1961 ' Paul Horgan••••• Loyola 1948 John Olszewski•• st. Anthony•••••• 1962 Steve Grady..... Loyola 1949 Jim Contratto••• Compton •••••••••• 1963 Don SWartz•••••• Loyol@. 1950 Charles Powell•• San Diego•••••••• 1964 George Buehle
{r 1st Team in 1963 ~Hr 2nd Team in 1963 -~HH~ 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-Enterprise Mannie Pineda, The Citizen News Claude Anderson, San Bernardino Sun Van Barbieri, San Pedro News-Pilot John strey, ~Vhittier News \iayne Wilson, Van Nuys News Phil Patton, santa Barbara News-Press Eddie West, Santa Ana Register Doug rves, 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 ~"lillis Arrington, Huntington Park Signal Dick l~ite, Redondo Breeze Braven Dyer, Jr., Secreta~ Bill Schroeder, Chairman VOlT 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 will have a special Voit Football award for each player named to the CIF "AAAA tt Division teams for 1964. 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 FOlmdation, through All-Southern California Board of Athletics, has hOL0red 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-w~ing coaches receive special medal and tumbler awards. This year's awards program will be held at He~s Hall on Saturda~ morning, January 16th, at 10:30 a.m. * .5PECIAL RELEAS
HELMS HALL. 8760 VENICE BOULEVARD • LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 90034 TERRY NEWLIN (ST. FRANCIS), STEVE PRICE (COACHELLA) , & BRIAN KILPATRICK (RIM OF WORLD) "~;~L FOR 1964 -----4'FOR RELEAS .... SDAY AFTERNOON". a.m. 11J~~~e~:f~~4ii:~:ep~'~Cla"~ed Player of the Year in ,,~~:n~n grid playas members of Helms All-Southern California Board of Football met at Helms Hall to make their annual football team seleotions. The Helms Board, following a pattern set last year, named four "small school" teams, two in "AAA-AA tt and two in "A-Small School" oategories. steve Price and Brian Kilpatrick, who led Coachella and Rfm of the \vorld to "Au and "small-Schooltt elF titles respectively, were accorded "Co-Player of the Year" honors for their respective division. Newlin, who was named the top offensive back in Santa Fe League play was one of three St. Francis performers to be named to the 1964 first team. Teammates Dennis Flagg (QB) and center George Contreras were the others honored. The Knights, defending !tAAA 1t champs whipped Garden Grove (34-32), Pomona Catholic (21-14), Santa Maria (20-12) and Claremont (14-0) in the finals. Fullback Steve Prioe or Coachella, who gained 1,295 yards in total offense this year and 1,400 last, led his Arab teammates to the "An Division crown with wins over Hemet (25-14), Laguna (20-l9) and Mission of San Luis Obispo (28-6) in the finals. Rim of the World's Brian Kilpatrick, one of two repeaters on the "A-Small School" Team, accounted for 1,60.5 in total offense, 1,394 of it passing. Brian threw for 16 TDs, completing 79 of 142 throws. Kilpatrick directed Rtm of the World to the Arro~head League crown in 1964 and wins over Mountain Empire <48-12), Needles <47-21) and Valley Chzaistian (13-7) in the finals. Guard Bob Steele of Rim was named to the all-star second team. Thousand Oaks, "AAtt finalist losing to San Marino 21-13, placed three players on the "AAA--AAn teams along with st. Francis. Halfbacks Ron Romans and J~ Russell were first-team picks, while tackle John Hammond was named to the second team. "AA" champion San Marino placed only end John Kinard on the first team. Some 39 Southland high schools are represented on the two division teams, while only two players -- Brian Kilpatrick and Marv Paolini of Mission, SLO ~- are back fram last year's honor teams. Players of the Year tor 1964, coaches of CIF title teams - Whittier's Vic Lopez, st. Francis' Jack Friedman, San Marino's Robert Cunz, Coachella's Jerry Usher and Rtm of the World's Edward Eaton - and honored players in all divisions will receive their awards at the 28th annual Football Awards Program of the Helms Board at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16th at 10:30 a.m. At this time scroll, medal and silver tumbler awards will be made by All-Southern California Board of Athletics. Voit Rubber Company of Los Angeles, as it has done for many years past, will pre sent footballs to the honored players. Players of the Year in the smaller enrollment divisions of the C.I.F. have been made since 1951. Players of the Year as selected by the Helms Board follow: YEAR P LAY ERSCH 0 0 L YEAR P LAY ER SCHOOL 1951 B.J. SMITH ••••••• Ventura 1960 GARY HOLMAN ••••• Brea-Olinda 1952 C.R. ROBERTS ••••• Oceanside JOHN HUARTE ••••• Mater Dei 1953 C.R. ROBERTS ••••• Oceanside 1961 STEVE LEDBETTER. Brea-Olinda 1954 BILL COOPER...... Hawthorne 1962 KEN MARTIN •••••• Hemet 1955 SKIP FACE •••••••• San Marino 1963 PAUL MARGUGLIO •• st. Francis 1956 ADRIAN LEDBETTER. Brea-Olinda ART GOLDEN. e- •••• Alemany 1957 HAL TOBIN •••••••• Coronado ANDY HERRERA •••• Santa Clara HENRY ENRIQUEZ ••• Mater Dei 1964 TERRY NEWLIN •••• st. Francis 1958 BILL REDELL •••••• San Marino STEVE PRICE ••••• Coachella 1959 DON JOHNSON •••••• So. "Pasadena BRIAN KILPATRICK Rim of Wo:rld
-- more -- more -- more .. FOR RElEASE: TfIURSl TERN00:N, JANUARY 7 an Lay a.m. * * * DL .f RELEASE PRIOR TO JAN. ...p.m. j':.; ALL-SOUTHERN SECTION C.I.F~ ~tAAA_AAIt FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1964
~~*{~FIRST TEAM YEAR POSITION P LAY ER SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL End••••• JOHN KINARD •••••••• SAN MARII'iO •••••• 6-0 175 Sr. End. •••• STUART BLACKBURN ••• CLARE!10NT ••••••• 6-1 200 Sr. Tackle•• DAN KLINE •••••••••• GLENDORA •••••••• 6-2 196 Sr. Tackle•• STEVE COFFEE ••••••• SANTA MARIA •.••• 6-2 200 Sr. Guard. •• RANDY MC MICHAEL ••• LEUZINGER ..••••• 6-2 186 Sr. Guard••• ED CRAFT ••••••••••• CRESPI •.••.••••• 6-0 210 Sr. Center.. GEORGE CONTRERAS ••• ST. FRANCIS ••••• 6-0 205 Sr. Back•••• TERRY NEWLIN ••••••• ST. FRANCIS ••••• 5-10 185 Sr. Back•••• DENNIS FLAGG ••••••• ST. FRANCIS ••••• 6-0 190 Sr. Back •••• RON ROMANS ••••.•••• THOUSAND OAKS ••• 5-10 170 Sr. Back•••• DENNIS SHAW •••••••• POMONA CA THOLIC. 6-3 190 Sr. Back•••• JIM RUSSELL•••••••• THOUSAND OAKS ••• 5-10 165 Sr. {~~~~·SECOND TEAM End••••• GORDON JOHNSON••••• BURROUGHS, RIDGE. 6-1 180 Sr. End••••• BOB ENGELS~ •••••• HART, NEWHALL ••• 6-0 180 Sr. Tackle•• BROCK AHNER •••••••• BUENA PARK•••••• 6-2 209 Sr. Tackle•• JOHN HAMMOND ••••••• THOUSAND OAKS ••• 6-6 250 Sr. Guard••• CRAIG HOBSON ••••••• LA CANADA ••••••• 5-10 210 Sr. Guard••• JOHN GRENFELL •.•••• EISENHOWER •••••• 6-1 180 Sr. Center. • PAUL MAYFIELD ••••.• CULVER CITy••••• 6-1 195 Sr. Back•••• DAVE FREDINE ••••••• RANCHO ALAMITOS. 6-1 210 Sr. Back•••• KENDALL NUNGESSER •• SAN GABRIEL ••.•• 6-2 186 Sr. Back•••• CHARLES ACOSTA ••••• SANTA MARIA ••••• 5-9 168 Sr. Back•••• BRUCE NELSON ••••••• GARDEN GROVE •••• 5-11 170 Sr. Back•••• MIKE BATTLE .••••••• LAWNDALE •••••.•• 6-2 175 Sr.
~HEALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA C.I.F. nA-S:MALL SCHOOL" TEAM FOR 1964·~~
*~~{~FIRST TEAM End••••• TONY SMITS ••••••••• VALLE't CHRI STIAN 6-3 210 Sr. End••••• MIKE O'BRIEN ••••••• SANTA CLARA ••••• 6-2 195 Sr. Tackle•• ED WHITE ••••••••.•• INDIO••••••••••• .5-11 245 Sr. Tackle•• VERN CAMPBELL •••••• IIEr-mT ••••••••••• 6-1 215 Sr. Guard••• BILL BROCK••••••••• BLOOMINGTON ••••• 5-10 160 Sr. Guard••• MIKE BECKLEy••••••• PERRIS•••••••••• 6-1 190 Sr. Center•• MIKE SHMORHUN •••••• COACHELIA ••••••• 6-0 180 Sr. Back•••• STEVE PRICE•••••••• COACHELLA •.•...• 6-3 200 Sr. Back•••• *BRIAN KILPATRICK ••• RIM OF THE WORLD 6-2 178 Sr. Back•••• *MARVIN PAOLINI ••••• MISSION, S.L.O•• 5-10 190 Sr. Back•••• ROBERT MITCHELL•••• SANTA YNEZ ••.••• 5-8 150 Sr. Back•••• JACK WILLIS•••••••• NEEDLES ••••••.•• 5-6 163 Sr. ~~~~{~SECOND TEAM End••••• DONALD SVERCHECK••• MISSION, S.L.O•• 6-2 190 Sr. End••••• BOB HOBSON ••••••••• BREA -OLINDA ••••• 6-1 190 Sr. Tackle •• MIKE GREGG •.••..••• SAN CLEHENTE •••• 6-2 235 Sr. Tackle•• JOE VALENTa •••••••• BELL-JEFFERSON•• 5-11 210 Sr. Guard••• BOB STEELE ••••••••• RIM OF THE WORLD 5-11 190 Sr. Guard.. • JOHN DE LAZZARO •••• GLADSTONE ••••••• 5-10 175 Sr. Center•• MARK SMITH ••••..••• WEBB •••••••••••• 6-0 185 Sr. Back•••• DICK NEWHART ••••••• SAN CLEMENTE •••• 6-0 167 Sr. Back•••• PAT MC GEE ••••••••• SIERRA VISTA •••• 6-2 195 Sr. Back•••• LON BAGLEy••••••••• LAGUNA BEACH •••• 6-0 195 Sr. Back•••• BURT AMBLER •••••••• LOWELL,LA HABRA. 5-10 180 Sr. Back•••• BILL MORRIS •••••••• ~10JA VE •••••••••• 5-10 175 Sr. {~ 2nd Team 1963 HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL 1964
Ralph Alexander, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Floyd Schneidermann, Pasadena Star-News Jeff Prugh, Los Angeles Times Garland Rose, Riverside Press-Ent. Mannie Pineda, The Citizen-News Claude Anderson, san Bernardino Sun Van Barbieri, San Pedro News-Pilot John strey, Whittier News Wayne lrlilson, 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 A1 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 pyer, Jr., Secreta~ Bill Schroeder, Chairman * * * SPECIALTEL" RELEAS
HELMS HALL. B760 VENICE BOULEVARD • LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA 90034 PLAYER OF YEA~ FOR 1 9 6 4 FOR
;tt!:1~~~~'~ . _ ~•.:~~._.,,~,i$it.;-r.-~,/.t.! ISl teve Sogge,' p 'e~'t1riest,oathlete in Gardena High School I~history and the first and only City Player of the Year the Mohicans have had since the illustrious Don Bahrman oavorted on the grid baok in 1948, was acclaimed a unanimous ohoice as 1964 Los Angeles City Football Player of the Year, as members of the Helms Hall prep board met at Helms Hall to make their annual high school gridiron seleotions. Sogge led his Gardena team to the Los Angeles City title this past season with wins over Van Nuys (50-14), Reseda (35-14> and Los Angeles' Romans in the finale (12-12). In the City finals, the winner was decided on a special "formula" having to do 'it:! 'th penetration of the opponent's 20 yard liRe and first downs made within the 20. Termed the "Costellon system, it was used for the first t:tme in 1964. The remarakable steve Sogge, who graduates in February and is reportedly headed for USC, had as great a season as any City performer has ever experienced in 1964_ In rive league and three playoff game performances, Sogge completed 141 of 227 passes for 2,631 yards and 22 touehdowns, the latter a new City reoord o steve added 10 TDs from scr~age and 20 points in conversion efforts, to account for 212 points during the full season. The Mohicans were the highest scoring team in the City for the past season, scoring 219 points in five games <44-point average) and added 97 in the playoffs for an eight-game scoring binge of 316 and a phenomenal 40-point average. In two games in 1964, Sogge threw for five TDs. Against Westchester in a practice game, steve completed 23 of 34 passes for 351 yards and five TDs; against Van Nuys in the first City playoff geme he completed nine of 18 for 256 yards and five TDs. Steve matched his greatest pass-yardage output against Reseda in the second playoff round, when he hit 14 of 21 for 351 yards and three TDs. For haVing been named the Los Angeles City Player of the Year for 1964, Steve Sogge 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 16th at 10:30 a.m. All players chosen for Los Angeles City Team honors will be invited to be on hand to receive their soroll awards and to see Sogge receive a special Helms medallion as the City l s top performer. His coach stan Smith also will be honored. Twenty City high schools find themselves represented on this year's All-Los Angeles City Team. Gardenats high-flying Mohicans land ed three players on the first team as end John Paavola and guard Jeff Lancaster joined player of the year Sogge. Runner-up Los Angeles is represented by two players, guard Hal Griffin and junior back Charles Hoch. Al Proctor, center from Fremont, and steve Sogge find themselves on the first team for the second year. Van Nuys' Rick Purdy moved up from last season's second team, while Gardena's Jim Lewis was again placed on the seoond squad. Birmingham's Craig Schusterick was a third team selection for a second year. ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY LEAGUE PLAYERS OF YEAR FOR 1964 SOUTHERN 1. - WILLARD SCOTT ••••MANUAL ARTS ••••• TACKLE •••GIL ROZADILLA WEST-VALLEY - MIKE RHODES ••••••RESEDA ••••••••••QUARTER ••ROY JAE MARINE L. - STEVE SOGGE ••••••GARDENA •.•••••••QUARTER ••STAN SMITH EASTERN L. - ROBERT PETERS ••••ROOSEVELT •••••••HALFBACK.RAY McLEAN WESTERN L. - ED I~ITCHELL ••••••FAIRFAX •••••••••QUARTER ••HARRY FRUM EAST-VALLEY - RICK PURDY •••••••VAN NUYS ••••••••QUARTER ••WINSTON TUCKER NORTHERN L. - WILBERT WRIGHT •••BELMONT •••••••••HALFBACK.MIKE BELL AMF-VOIT RUBBER COMPANY OF LOS ANGELES TO AGAIN PRESENT FOOTBALLS ••• As it has done so kindly over the past fifteen years, AMF-Voit Rubber Company of Los Angeles will present special football awards to all players named for Los Angeles City Team honors in 1964. Loyd Tutor and Mell Barton of the AMF-Voit Company will be on hand to do the honors as they have been over past years a .. '~ ~ ALL- L. A. CI FOOT BALL TEAlVl R '64 SEASON ·FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1965 and after. * ~~ ~!- DO NOT RELEASE PRIOR TO RELEASE DATE" ••TUES. JAN. 5 ALL-LOS ANGELES HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1964 SEASON -J~ -J~ * F IRS T TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER S C H 0 0 L HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL End••••• JOHN PAAVOLA. GARDENA. 6-2 210 Sr. End••••• MIKE DEXTER • BIRr1INGHAM· ·• · 6-1 175 Sr. Tackle •• WILLARD SCOTT :MANUAL ARTS. · 6-0 228 Sr. Tackle •• STEVE PONDER. IVIONROE · 6-2 210 Sr. Guard••• HAL GRIFFIN • . LOS ANGELES.· · · · 6-0 196 Sr. Guard••• JEFF LAI\fCASTER.· GARDENA. · 6-2 210 Sr. Center•• ~~ALVIN PROCTOR FREMONT. ·· 6-0 197 Sr. Back•••• ~foSTEVE BOGGE • GARDENA. · · · 5-11 183 Sr. Back•••• CHARLES MOCH. LOS ANGEIES.· · · 5-9 175 Jr. Back•••• ED MITCHELL. FAIRFAX. · 6-0 205 Sr. Back•••• -J~*RICK PURDY. VAN NUYS .· 6-2 210 Sr. Back•••• ROBERT PETERS· ROOSEVELT. 5-10 157 Sr. ~~·~}-J~SEC OND TEA M End••••• TENNY WARREN. GARDENA. 5-8 150 Jr. End••••• DICK DAVIDSON TAFT. 5-10 180 Sr. Tackle•• GLENN YATES. NA:iBONNE· • 6-2 222 Sr. Tackle •• BILL BUTLER • RESEDA 6-3 185 Sr. Guard••• TOM WOODSON • BELL. · · 5-11 185 Sr. Guard••• DENNIS COLE • RESEDA.· 6-1 170 Sr. Center•• BRUCE STUMP • SOUTH GATE· 5-10 193 Sr. Back•••• ~r~JIM LEWIS • GARDENA. 5-10 187 Sr. Back•••• MIKE RHODES • RESEDA · 5-8 165 Sr. Back•••• WILBERT WRIGHT.· · BELMONT.· · 5-10 185 Sr. Back•••• TERRY PIERSON • · LOS ANGEIES.· · · 5-9 170 Sr. Back•••• JAl-mS STREET. · · r-1ANUAL ARTS. · 5-11 185 Sr. ·:~~t-~t-TH IRD TEAM · End••••• GLEN'N CARR. BELL. 5-11 175 Sr. End••••• BOB MEYERS. · GARDENA.· · 5-9 160 Sr. Tackle •• MIKE ZELLER •· EAGLE ROCK· • 6-0 221 Sr. Tackle•• ROBERT ACOSTA ROOSEVELT. · 5-9 197 Sr. Guard••• MIKE PRESTON. 110NROE 6..0 185 Sr. Guard••• LANCE ROBBINS UNIVERSITY· · • 5-10 190 Sr. Center•• KIlvt RINGWALD. . VAN NUYS • · 6-3 210 Sr. Back•••• ~BP,t-CRAIG SCHUSTERICK· BIRMINGHAM. · 5-10 165 Sr. Back•••• BILL MARSH. . SAN FERNANDO ·• 6-0 185 Sr. Back•••• ERNIE CASTANEDA· · SAN PEDRO. 5-7 170 Sr. Back•••• VANCE ADELMAN · WETSCHESTER.· · 6-1 175 Sr. Back•••• STEVE MICRAun lJIONROE • · · · 5-11 180 Sr. * 1st Team in 1963 ~m 2nd Team in 1963 ~HHt- 3rd Team in 1963 ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY BOARD OF FOOTBALL - 1964 Ralph Alexander - LA Herald-Examiner rfunnie Pineda - The Citizen News Jerf Prugh - L.A. Times Willis Arrington - Hunt. Park Sig. Wayne Wilson - Van Nuys News Van Barbieri - San Pedro N-P Buddy Dyer - Helms Hall, Secretary Bill Schroeder - Helms Hall, Ch.
ALL-LOS ANGELES**CITY FOOTBALL**PLAYERS OF THE* YEAR - 1937-1964 YEAR PLAYER SCHOOL ~ PLAYER SCHOOL 1937 Don Willer..... Manual Arts 1952 Jon Arnett..... Manual Arts 1938 Ray Woods...... San Fernando 1953 Dick Garcia.... Banning 1939 Walter Brown... Canoga Park 1954 Clint 'Whitfield Los Angeles 1940 John Rosier.... Venice 1955 Leon Criner.... c.~noga Park 1941 :Martin Grbovaz. Roosevelt Norton Geller.. North Hollywood 1942 Victor Mastro.. Marshall 1956 Jerry Mollett.. Van Nuys 1943 Bert Schneider. Los Angeles 1957 James Bates.... Manual Arts 1944 Joe Solar...... Canoga Park Bob Levingston. Los Angeles 1945 Tom Tolman..... Venice 1958 Anthony IDrick. Fremont 1946 John Albini.... Fremont 1959 Hal Bedsole.... Reseda 1947 Bill Bowers.... Canoga Park 1960 Danny Espalin.. Banning 1948 Don Bahrman.... Gardena 1961 Mike Garrett... Roosevelt 1949 Thomas Zaby.... Fremont 1962 Ron Barber..... San Pedro 1950 Jim Decker..... san Pedro 1963 Marv Adamo..... Birmingham 1951 Jerry Drew••••• Jefferson 1964 Steve Sogge•••• Gardena Jack Hernandez. Banning * * * SPECIAL RELEA~
WILLARLB!! HSC'OTTv,eM'MANtJUXf' AR~fst!ft:eTACi(m :o1tINS SOUTHERN LOOP GRID HONOR FOR 1964 SEASON FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 29TH and Wednesday am * it- * DO NOT RELEASE PRIOR TO DEC. 29TH •••pm ALL-SOUTHERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM
FIR ST TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER S C H 0 0 L HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL End••••• MICHAEL DE VAUGHN LOS ANGELES 6-1 175 Senior End••••• LORENZO ALEXANDER FREMONT 6-2 235 Senior Tackle•• it-*WILLARD SCOTT MANUAL ARTS 6-1 228 Senior Tackle •• MIKE BALLOU LOS ANGELES 6-1 205 Junior Guard••• KENNETH BROOKS DORSEY 5-9 185 Senior· Guard••• ~BI-HAL GRIFFIN LOS ANGELES 6-0 196 Senior Center•• {I' ALVIN PROCTOR FREMONT 6-0 197 Senior Back•••• CHARLES MOCH LOS ANGELES 5-9 175 Junior Back•••• TERRY PIERSON LOS ANGELES 5-9 170 Senior Back•••• ROSEY RAINES DORSEY 6-3 180 Senior Back•••• JOE DAWKINS FREMONT 6-0 195 Junior Back •••• JAMES STREET MANUAL ARTS 5-11 185 Senior SEC o ND TEA M End ••••• MARTY SPALDING DORSEY 6-2 195 Senior End••••• MARTIN HAMILTON MANUAL ARTS 5-10 178 Senior Tackle •• *~~NORM MC BRIDE FREMONT 6-2 225 Senior Tackle •• RON EGGELSTON LOS ANGELES 5-11 195 Senior Guard••• PETER PETZOLD DORSEY 5-11 200 Junior Guard••• HARRY LAMBERT MANUAL ARTS 6-0 200 Senior Center•• KEN BRIETER LOS ANGELES 5-11 200 Senior ,l3ack •••• FLETCHER SYKES MANUAL ARTS 5-10 160 Senior Back•••• LES WHITE LOS ANGELES 5-8 165 Senior Back •••• LLOYD WALTER liANUAL ARTS 5-10 170 Senior Back•••• RUFUS SNODDY MANUAL ARTS 5-9 195 Senior Back•••• VERNON COUNTY FREMONT 5-10 170 Senior * 1st Team 1963 ~~* 2nd Team. 1963 Gil Rozadilla, coach of Southern League champion Manual Arts, calls his ace tackle Willard Scott, "Outstanding in all phases of the
Gamet~ while opposing Southern League mentor Jim Pendleton of L.A. High calls the 6-foot, one-inch, 228-pound lineman, "The best and strongest lineman I have seen in years." This was enough recommendation tor the Helms prep board of selec tion to name Scott the Southern League's top performer for 1964. The
Board saw fl~ to name only two manual players to the all-league team, although five of coach Rozadilla1s boys made the second team. Los Ang eles mathematically tied Manual in league play, 4-1, and placed five players on the first team, with three on the second. ShOWing the league's strength, Manual and Lo s Angeles met in the
semi-final playoff round, with the Romans winning, 14-7 0 L.A. had de feated Eagle Rock 40-13 in the first playoff round, while Manual had
disposed of Roosevelt, 40-20 0 All-League selections have been made by Helms' City Board of Ath letics since 1937, with seroll awards going to the honored players. JPECIAL RELEAS
RESEDA HIGH'S MIKE RHODES NAMED PREMIER PERFORMER..~.,j.~f'~ FOR 1964 FOR RELEASE,~J~SDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 29 and Wedne's ". "","I em ?< ~I- * '* DO NOT RELEASE PRIOR r:r.9., ~c. 29TH. ..(,.~Pm
t FIRST TEA-M YEAR i POSITION P LAY ER SOH 0 0 L HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL t 180 Senior i End..... DICK DAVIDSON TAFT 5..10 Senior '.Ii End. •••• MIKE DEXTEUR ER BIRMINGHAM 6-1 175 ~ Tackle. • CHARLES SO D TAFT 6-4 241 Senior ~-t Tackle. • BILL BUTLER RESEDA 6-3 185 Senior ~ Guard... DENNIS COLE RESEDA 6-1 170 Senior ~ Guard.. • BRENT MARVOSH CANOGA PARK 5-9 180 Senior ~l Center.. STEVE WRIGHT GRANADA HILLS 6-2 225 Senior ~ Back.... * CRAIG SCmJSTERICK BIRMINGHAM 5-10 165 Senior \ Back.. •• **DAVE ENRICO BIRMINGHAM 5-10 185 Senior ~ Back.... MIKE RHODES RESEDA 5-8 165 Senior ~ Back.... JIM BIRD RESEDA 5-7 150 Senior ~ Back.... ROD FELIX T AFT 5-10 172 Senior ~ ~ SECOND TEAM ~ End..... RON REDMOND CANOGA PARK 6-0 170 Senior ~ End. •••• GARRY WOELKE CLEVELAND 6-1 185 Junior ~\ iac~11e. ~~LMABRJg~KER ~=~~~LLS t~ ~ ~:~~~; ~, ac e ••• 93g ~ Guard.. • MIKE 0 'MALIA RESEDA 5-10 180 Senior \ Guard... DAVE FREIMANN CLEVELAND 5-11 180 Senior ~. Center.. RICK SPEER CHATSWORTH 5-11 185 Senior Back.... DAVE DRYSDALE BIRMINGHAM 5-9 170 Senior ~ Back. • •• JERRY WILSON CANOGA PARK 6-0 185 Senior \ ,tBack.... BOB HANOVER RESEDA 5-10 165 Senior 'Back. • •• • IIIj' , ~2'1III~.rfPr Baok.. •• CASEY GRIFFIN GRANADA HILLS 6-2 225 Junior * 1st Team 1963 ** 2nd Team 1963 Mike Rhodes, Reseda High's aoe quarterback, three-year lette~an and captain, was acclaimed league Player or the Year by members of Helms All-Los Angeles Board of Athletics, when the selection body met last week at Helms Hall to make its annual grid selections. Reseda, like City Champion Gardena, compiled a perfeot record in league play (6-0), defeated Venice 42-20 in the first playoff round and then fell before Gardena, 35-14. Four Reseda players were named to the league team, while co-runners-up Birmingham and Taft landed three team members. Remaining teams in order ot league finish were Granada Hills (3-2-1), Canoga Park (2-3-1), Cleveland (1-5-0) and Chatsworth (0-6-0). Mike Rhodes, a 5-toot, 8-~ch, 165-pound passing QB, completed 43 of 88 passes for 11 touchdowns during league play. He was the spearhead of coaoh Roy Jae1s. attack~ which accounted for 127 points against an opposition's 30. All-league players receive a special soroll award from the Helms selection Board, recognizing them for their grid accomplishments over the 1964 season. These awards have been made since 1937. 3PECIAL RELEAS
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F IRS T TEA M YEAR POSITION PLAYER SC H 0 o L HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL End••••• @ JOHN PAAVOLA GARDENA 6-2 210 Senior End ••••• TENNEY WARREN GARDENA 5-8 150 Junior Tackle •• ~} GLEN YATES NARBONNE 6-2 222 Senior Tackle •• JERRY JEROME GARDENA 6-1 215 Senior Guard••• JEFF LANCASTER GARDENA 6-2 210 Senior Guard••• WILLIE HENDERSON JORDAN 6-2 235 Junior Cen ter•• RICHARD ITO GARDENA 5-8 205 Senior Back•••• * STEVE SOGGE GARDENA 5-11 183 Senior Back•••• BOB MEYERS GARDENA 5-9 160 Senior Back•••• ~PA-JIM LEWIS GARDENA 5-10 187 Senior Back•••• TOM JOHNSON JORDAN 6-0 185 Senior Back•••• @ ERNIE CASTANEDA SAN PEDRO 5-7 170 Senior
SE CON D TEA M End ••••• ~} GARY ROBINSON SAN PEDRO 6-3 200 Senior End••••• RICHARD HARSHAW CARSON 6-5 180 Senior Tackle •• ROD WHITE NARBONNE 5-9 265 Junior Tackle •• CHARLES MOSS BANNING 5-11 210 Senior Guard••• LOUIS MOLLE BANNING 6-0 185 Senior Guard••• LEONARD OLGUIN SAN PEDRO 5-10 185 Senior Center•• ROBERT TAKAHASHI GARDENA 5-10 200 Senior Back•••• SAM GIPSON BANNING 5-9 170 Junior Back•••• DON RONEY CARSON 6-0 195 Senior Back•••• DENNIS TIMPE NARBONNE 5-10 160 Senior Back•••• PAUL ORSETH NARBONNE 6-0 185 Senior Back•••• TERRY BAKER JORDAN 5-8 210 Senior ~t- 1st Team 1963 ~Bt- 1st Team 1962-63 @ 2nd Team 1963 To the surprise of absolutely no one, Gardena's amazing field general Steve Sogge was acclaimed a repeat Marine League Player of the Year for 1964. Sogge directed his team to the L.A. City title after helping win the MarineLeague crown with a perfect 5-0 record. For 8 practice and regular-season games, Sogge completed 103 of 162 passes for 1778 yards and 20 TDs. He ran for an additional 359 yards. Sogge was third high scorer in City play with 88 points. The Mohicans scored 219 points (high in the Oity) against 40 for the op position. Coach Stan Smith's Gardenans added 97 points in three play off encounters -- 50-14 over Van Nuys; 35-14 over Reseda; and 12-12 in the City finale against Los Angeles -- to make the Mohicans one of the highest scoring aggregations in City history. Reflecting Gardena's complete domination in the Marine, eight Mohicans were named to the first team. Selections were made by Helms All-Los Angeles City Board composed of Ralph Alexander, Mannie Pineda, Wayne Wilson, Jeff Prugh, Willis Arrington and Van Barbieri. As in past years, All-League selectees will receive scroll awards from All Los Angeles City Board of Athletics. 3PECIAL RELEA~ ,
ROOSEVEt'LLIiAtmCK:ltv1<5i3~R'TmJ3tfERS'";X9j5'ItKED AS EASTERN LEAGUE'S BEST FOR 1964 CAMPAIGN FOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 30TH and Thursday am ~} i} * DO NOT RELEASE PRIOR TO DEC. 30TH •••pm
ALL-EASTERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM FIR S T TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER S C H 0 0 L HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL End•••••• i~ GLENN CARR BEL L 5-11 175 Senior End•••••• DAVE WARD HUNTINGTON PARK 6-3 185 Senior Tackle ••• ROBERT ACOSTA ROOSEVELT 5-9 197 Senior Tackle ••• ROBERT VASQUEZ GARFIELD 5-10 200 Senior Guard•••• ·:'M~TOr-i WOODSON BEL L 5-11 185 Senior Guard•••• BILL RACINE BEL L 5-10 200 Junior Center••• BRUCE STUMP SOUTH GATE 5-10 193 Senior Back••••• @ ROBERT PETERS ROOSEVELT 5-10 157 Senior Back••••• TYRONE HUDSON ROOSEVELT 5-11 162 Senior Back••••• BRUCE HOFIUS HUNTINGTON PARK 5-11 175 Junior Back••••• BILL MC KANE WILSON 6-2 205 Senior Back••••• FRED SMITH BEL L 5-11 165 Senior SEC o ND TEA M End•••••• CHUCK HADLEY SOUTH GATE 6-1 198 Senior End•••••• HOWARD SLAYTON ROOSEVELT 6-3 183 Junior Tackle ••• ROBERT ROBLES HUNTINGTON PARK 5-11 187 Senior Taokle ••• RANDY SHULL BEL L 6-0 200 Junior Guard•••• FERNANDO CALDERON WILSON 5-10 175 Junior Guard•••• BOB ECKHART SOUTH GATE 5-9 180 Junior Center••• DENNIS GLANZMAN HUNTINGTON PARK 6-0 185 Senior Back••••• STEPHEN CALHOUN ROOSEVELT 5-8 154 Senior Back••••• JUAN HERRERA GARFIELD 5-10 200 Senior Back••••• RUSS YOUNG BEL L 5-10 195 Senior Back•.••• LAWRENCE LOYA HUNTINGTON PARK 5-10 175 Junior Back••••• CRAIG STURGES SOUTH GATE 5-10 185 Senior * 1st Team 1963 @ 2nd Team 1963 *~~ 2nd Team 1962-63
Coach Ray McLean's Eastern League Champion Roosevelt High School placed three performers on the All-League first team, including Player of the Year Robert Peters, as Helms All-Los Angeles City Board of Fbot ball met at Helms Hall last week to make its annual grid selections e Peters, a 5-foot, lO-inch, 157-pound halfback, accounted for over 800 yards in total offense in five league gamea, as his team compiled a~4-0-l record. Bell High Sohool, which finished a half-step back of
Roosevelt at 4-1-0, placed four performers on the first league team o
Teams in order of league finnsh behind Roosevelt and Bell were, Huntington Park (2-2-1), South Gate (2-3-0), Garfield (1-4-0) and t"/ilson (1-4-0). This marks the third season that Bell's outstanding guard Tom Woodson has received league recognition. He was a second team choice both in 1962 and 1963. Roosevelt lost to Manual 40-20 in City Playoff competition. Selected by Helms All-Los Angeles Bo.ard of Athletics, composed of metropolitan prep writers, boys named for league honors will receive special scroll awards recognizing their achievements. .5PECIAL RELEA~ ,
HELMS HALL. 8760 VENICE BOULEVARD • LOS ANGELES. CALIF"ORNIA 90034 -~vINS FAIRFAX QUARTERBACK, ED lVIITCHELL 9 TOP PLAYER OF_.,:.;.~-,Q6b~,;~~\; ,t!,;<.·~· !t:~~:1t -.. '] LOOP FOOTBAlL FOR RELEASE :·~~2:·~·.·~ S~ly AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 31 an .' iday em . _____-"'·ill&itj·,~~/;.~;~~~"4.~;~~~D~O, ~OT .. ~~r~.~,~.~;.~J}~g~i*¥~: D~C r~~~pn '''._~~. ~'.' ··.·~~1t,t:'~
FIR S T TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCH 0 0 L HEIGHT WEIGHT ---SCHCOL End••••• ERNIE BRAZIER UNIVERSITY 5..11 175 Soph. End••••• BROCK CHESTER PALISADES 5-11 170 Sr. Tackle •• STUART GOTLEIB FAIRFAX 6-5 240 Sr. Tackle •• MIKE BUESCHER HOLLYWOOD 6-3 220 Sr. Guard••• ~~*ANDY GERASIMOU WESTCHESTER 5-11 195 Sr. Guard••• LANCE ROBBINS UNIVERSITY 5-10 190 Sr. Cen ter •• * FRED LUKE WESTCHESTER 5-11 185 Sr. Back•••• ED MITCHELL FAIRFAX 6-0 205 Sr. Back•••• WALTER SHOCKLEY VENICE 5-11 175 Sr. Back•••• VANCE ADELMAN WESTCHESTER 6-1 175 Sr. Back•••• DANNY MINTZ UNIVERSITY 6-1 175 Sr. Back•••• BOB FULENWIDER VENICE 5..9 150 Sr. SEC o ND TEA M End••••• BRIAN ASHLEY WES TCHES TER 5-11 174 Sr. End ••••• MIKE HOUCHEN UNIVERSITY 5-10 160 Jr. Tackle •• LEONARD MOGNO WESTCHESTER 6-1 217 Jr. Tackle •• IRA BLAND HAMILTON 6-0 221 Sr. Guard••• BOB TRIPP VENICE 5-10 175 Jr. Guard••• PAT PHINNY PALISADES 5-9 190 Jr. Center•• HENRY LUM-KING VENICE 6-0 180 Sr. Back•••• GARY BELL HAMILTON 6-0 175 Sr. Back•••• GREGG MIMM WESTCHESTER 6-0 165 Jr. Back•••• *-ifoNARDY SAMUELS FAIRFAX 5-11 185 Sr. Back•••• JOHN ADAUTO VENICE 5-10 210 Sr. Back•••• PETE KOLLINIER UNIVERSITY 5-10 185 Sr. * 1st Team 1963 ~" 2nd Team 1963 Big Ed Mitchell, 6-toot, 205-pound quarterback from Fairfax High School and the City's top score~ (112 points in six games) was a unan imous Player of the Year selection in the Western League for 1964, fol lowing vote by All-Los Angeles City Board ot Athletics, which held its annual meeting at Helms Hall last week. Coach Harry FrUIn calls Mitchell, "An outstanding runner and pass er and team leader." Ed will receive his Player of the Year medal award a t the 28th annual Helms awards program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16th at 10:30 a.m. Only All-City and All elF team selections will be presented their awards at Helms Hall, the league selectees receiving their scrolls at their respective schools. In an always tight Western League race Venice was 1964 champion with 5-0-1, followed by Westchester 5-1-0, Fairfax 4-2-0, University 3-3-0, Hamilton 1-4-1, Palisades 1-5-0 and Hollywood 1-5-0. Board Members making the annual All-League picks are Ralph 'Alex ander (Herald-Examiner), Mannie Pineda (Citizen News), Jeff Prugh (LA Times), Willis Arrington (Huntington Park Signal) Wayne Wilson (Van Nuys News) and Van Barbieri (San Pedro News-Pilot). All-Los Angeles City league selections have been made since 1937. JPECIAL RELEAS '
HELMS HALL. 8760 VENICE BOULEVARD. LOS ANGELES. CALIF"CRNIA 90034
FIR S T TEA M YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL End••••• *'l~BOB GLASGOW MONROE 6-0 190 Sr. End••••• JIM MACK SAN FERNANDO 5-9 160 Sr. Tackle•• STEVE PONDERr MONROE 6-2 210 Sr. Tackle •• BILL PERSONS SAN FERNANDO 6-2 205 Sr. Guard••• ~IIKE PRESTON MONROE 6-0 185 Sr. Guard••• BOB DORAN VAN NUYS 5-11 212 Sr. Center•• KIM RINGWALD VAN NUYS 6-3 210 Sr. Back•••• ~~ RICK PURDY VAN NUYS 6-2 210 Sr. Back•••• STEVE MICHAUD MONROE 5-11 180 Sr. Back•••• BILL MARSH SAN FERNANDO 6-0 185 Sr. Back•••• PAT STRONG- MONROE 5-9 185 Sr" Back•••• FRANK RIVETTI VAN NUYS 5-9 145 Sr. SEC 0 ND TEAM End••••• GARY Me KENZIE GRANT 6-0 175 Sr. End••••• MARV MONTGOMERY SYLMAR 6-6 215 Jr. Tackle •• CHUCK FERRERO MONROE 6-3 220 Sr. Tackle •• DONALD GRANT SAN FERNANDO 6-1 195 Sr. Guard••• RUSS UPRIGHT SYLMAR 5-10 205 Sr. Guard••• CLINTON SELF VAN NUYS 6-1 190 Sr. Center •• CHRIS WITTENBERG SYLMAR 5-11 210 Sr. Baok•••• LEONARD BURRIS SYLMAR 5-10 170 Sr. Baok•••• JESS MARGARITa SAN FERNANDO 5-9 170 Sr. Back•••• CRAIG DOWNAN POLY 5-7 160 Jr. Back•••• GARY ADAMS VAN NUYS 5-10 170 Sro Back•••• RAY HAYES SYLMAR 5-9 160 Sr. * 1st Team 1963 ~B~ 2nd Team 1963- ••picked as guard East-Valley League champion Van Nuys placed four performers on the All-League first team, inclUding Player of the Year Rick Purdy, as Helms Athletic Foundation's All-Los Angeles City Board of Football met at Helms Hall last week to make its annual grid selections. One of the Southland's largest quarterbacks at 6'2" and 210 pounds, Purdy led Van Nuys to a 5-1 league season, which mathemati cally tied them with Monroe for the crown. Having defeated Monroe in league play, Van Nuys was acoorded the title o Monroe placed five players on the first team o Behind Van Nuys and Monroe, in order of league finish, came San Fernando (4-2-0), Sylmar (3-3-0), Grant (3-3-0), Poly (1-5-0) and North Hollywood (0-6-0) Selections of Los Angeles' all-league tegms are made by Board members Ralph Alexander, Mannie Pineda, Wayne Wilson, Jeff Prugh, Willis Arrington, and Van Barbieri. All-League players, both first and second team, receive special scroll awards as they have since
1937 &