Helms Football Annual 1959

------HEW S HAUL. B 7ftn VKNIHF. R nU L E Y A R D • LQ5 AJH3.^.L£5-3 4., CALIFORNIA ------ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (LARGE) HIGH SCHOOL ______FOOTBALL TB'AM^FQiR 196-9 .______FOR RELEASE): WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1959 and after " DO HOT RELEA.SE prior to release date______T High Schools are represented on this year's All-Southem California Large Schools football team, as released today by the Helms Athletic Foundation. The annual prep gridiron selections were ■ made for the 23rd time, under the Helms All-Southern California Board of Football banner, at Helms Hall in Los Angeles. The selections were made from among the 15 Southern California C.I.F. leagues, comprising the large schools of the area. It did not take the Helms Board long to determine a player of the year for the 1959 season, as left halfback Willie Brown of Long Beach Polytechnic High School was named as this season's top football player. Performing for Coach Dave Levy's Jackrabbits, the strongest team in CIF ranks for the past two years, Willie Brown led his team to the Harry J. Moore League title and the CIF Northern Group Champion ship in the large schools division. Brown is described by his coach as one of the most valuable players he has ever coached and his 140 points in 11 games set a new Long Beach Poly all-time scor ing mark. Co-captain of this year's Poly team, Brown carried the ball 126 times in 11 games for 1,707 yards and a fabulous 13.5 average. He completed 14 of 30 passes for 292 yards and three touchdowns. He personally accounted for 22 TDs himself and eight extra points for his 140 points. This topped large sohool scoring in the CIF for 1959. Over a three-year period at Long Beach Poly, Coach Dave Levy's record now stands at 28-1-2 and two straight CIF crowns. Willie Brown will receive his player of the year medal award at the 23rd annual All-Southem California Board of Football Awards Program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16, at 10:30 a.m. At this time, all those players named for All-Southem California and All-Los Angeles City football team honors will receive framed scrolls. Brown will also have his name engraved upon the Paul H. Helms Trophy which is permanently lodged in Helms Hall. Long Beach Poly led all schools in placing gridders on the first team, as Brown, Lonzo Irvin (fullback) and Mike Giers (tackle) made the top eleven. Irvin ran for 950 yards during the season and averaged 9.7 yards per carry, as he scored 95 points on 14 TDs and 11 extra points. Mike Giers is described by his coach, "as the best lineman to ever perform at Poly," which if only half true makes Mike a fine tackle, San Diego High School, winner of the Southern Section of the large CIF high school playoffs, also placed three performers on the All-Southem California teams, one on the first and two on the second. Duane Maley's top halfback H.D. Murphy was named to the first team, while tackle Oliver McKinney and guard Tom sieshack are the second-team selections. Murphy scored 97 points during the season and played outstanding'defense as well, Monrovia High School, runner-up to San Diego in the Southern Section Champ ionships, placed three players on the three teams, all on the second team. Long ieach Wilson, Glendale, El Monte and Santa Ana are represented by two players each. Three backs — Willie Brown, Ken Graham, and Bill Gaydosh — are the only /epeaters on this year's team. Brown and Gaydosh were both on last year's second All—southern California team, while Santa Monica's Ken Graham was on the first team is an ©ncL, All players named for honors will be guests of Paul H. Helms, Jr. at the 23rd annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program at Helms Hall ■>n January 16, at 10:30 a.m. CIF Championship coaches, Duane Maley (San Diego) Dave Levy (Long Beach Poly) Dick Tucker (Brea-Olinda) Ray Solari (South Pasadena) and job McCutcheon (Ramona) will receive special silver tumbler awards for their efforts. PAST C.I.F. FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR '.937 Frank Albert Glendale 1949 Jim Contratto St. Anthony's ".938 Harry Karns Pomona 1950 Charles Powell San Diego -939 John Petrovich Alhambra 1951 Marty Keough Pomona -940 Peter Zucco Santa Barbara 1952 Ronald Knox Santa Monica -941 Newell Oestrich Inglewood 1953 Ernie Zámpese Santa Barbara 1942 Glenn Davis Bonita 1954 John Hangartner Hoover, Glendale 1943 Norman Veeh Tustin 1955 Mickey Flynn Anaheim 1944 Bill Martin ilark Keppel 195^ Mickey Flynn Anaheim 1945 Al Pollard Loyola (LA) Randy Meadows Downey L946 Al Pollard Loyola (LA) 1957 Gary Craig Riverside 1947 Bud Woodward Loyola (LA) 1958 Dee Andrews Long Beach, Poly 1948 John Olszewski St. Anthony's 1959 Willie Brown Long Beanh. Poly

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ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (LARGE SCHOOL) FOOTBALL TEAM * * * FIRST T E A M YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL End... DAVE JOHNSON WILSON, LONG BEACH 6' 2 185 Senior End..... KEN FRASER MUIR, PASAD UA 6' 4 184 Senior Tackle.. MIKE GIERS POLY, LONG BEACH 6' 225 Senior Tackle.. MIKE BROWN MT. CARMEL 6' 215 Senior Guard... DAMON BAME GLENDALE 5'10 175 Senior Guard... BRUCE JOHNSON HAWTHORNE 5'10 185 Senior Center.. Ma l c o l m We a v e r REDLANDS 6' 2 225 Senior Back.... WILLIE BROWN POLY, LONG BEACH 5'11 175 Senior Back.... LONZO IRVIN POLY, LONG BEACH 6' 225 Senior Back.... H.D. MURPHY SAN DIEGO 6' 182 Senior Back.... KEN GRAHAM SANTA MONICA 6' 185 Senior Back.... BILL GAYDOSH EL MONTE 6' 175 Senior

■* if * SECOND TEAM End... TOM SEABOLD GLENDALE 6' 2 175 Senior End... PAUL BURLESON INGLEWOOD 6' 2 170 Senior Tackle.. OLIVER McKINNEY SAN DIEGO 6' 180 Senior Tackle.. DAN PELKEY MONROVIA 6' 1 220 Senior Guard... TOM MESHACK SAN DIEGO 5'11 185 Senior Guard... RON GOLDMAN MONROVIA 5' 9 195 Junior Center.. JOHN KENDRICK SANTA ANA 5'10 176 Senior Back.... DAVE RICHMAN WILSON, LONG BEACH 6' 2 202 Senior Ba ck.... FRANK POZSGAI MT. CaRMEL 5'11 185 Senior Back.... WARREN JACKSON SANTA a NA 6' 195 Junior Back.... JOHN LOCKWOOD BURBANK 6' 190 Senior Back.... TOM HARDING MONROVIA 5' 8 145 Senior

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End..... JIM WHITE ARROYO 6' 2 195 Senior End... TONY GILHAM ST. AUGUSTINE 6' 176 Senior Tackle.. DAVE BOWERS WHITTIER 6' 3 230 Senior Tackle.. TOM CORTY DOMINGUEZ 6' 1 180 Senior Guard... JACK BLACKMUR EL MONTE 5 '10 185 Senior Guard... FRED CONVERTINI d o ;m e y 5 '10 200 Senior Center.. LaRRY STOCKMAN VENTURA 5' 9 180 Senior Back.... STEVE THURLON ESCONDIDO 6' 3 182 Senior Back.... MARSHALL ADAIR EL RANCHO 6' 175 Senior Back.... STEVE WILLIAMS SANTA PAULA 5'10 202 Senior Back.... JIM VALMOHE LEUZBFGKR 5'11 175 Senior Back.... JOE CORTEZ ROSEMEAD 5'10 170 Senior

HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL FOR 1959 ■Ralph Alexander, L.A. Examiner Bob Burdick, San Gabriel Tribune •Jack Hefley, L.A. Times ’ Al Ames, Glendale News-Press .Joe Lyou, L.A. Mirror-News Dick Vanderveld, Santa Monica Outlook Pete Kokon, San Fernando Valley Times ■Cliff Gewecke, Huntington Park Signal ■ Fred Neil, L.A. Herald-Express ■Garland Rose, Riverside Press-Enterprise ■Jerry Weiner, Hollywood Citizen-News ' Claude Anderson, San Bernardino Sun Richard Roberts, San Pedro News-Pilot Bill Whitney, Breitbard Athletic Foundation Eddie ’-Jest, 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 Paul Cour, San Diego Tribune Braven Dyer, Jr., Secretary -J.R. Bill Schroeder, Chairman

The Twenty-Third Annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program ■will be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16 at 10:30 a.m. At this time those boys named for All-Los Angeles City and All-Southern California large and small schools football honors for 1959 will be presented with their framed scroll awards. Millie Brown, Southern California high school large school player of the year for 1959, will receive his Helms medal award at this time, also. Coaches, honored players and special guests will be invited to attend the awards luncheon to help pay tribute to this season's top football players.

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. HELMS HALL, 8760 VENICE BOULEVARD • LOS ANGELES 34, CALIFORNIA ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (SMALL) HIGH SCHOOL ______.FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1959 ,______FOR RELEASEf' 'THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 31 and F r i d S p S f i # ^ ' ______2____ ** NOT RELEASE prior to release date ¿ i I ;______' ’ > ' J! outh Pasadena High School, winner of the Dobbie A-football title in the CIF Southern Section for 1959, placed three players on this year's CIF small high school teams, as members of Helms All-Southern California Board of Football met to make their annual prep grid selections. Thirty-six players, representing 27 Southern California high schools were named for 1959 gridiron rec ognition, including Don Johnson, who was named player of the year. Johnson, from South Pasadena High School, led the Tigers to the Rio Hondo League title and the CIF Double A championship. A 6', 180-pound fullback who wound up 8th in CIF scoring with 96 points, Johnson is only a junior. He is described by his coach, Ray Solari "as a great runner, blocker and punter." The South Pasadena Tigers had an 12-1 record for the 1959 season, defeating Mater Dei in the finals game, 28-14. In the title game, Johnson scored twice on runs of 28 and 51 yards. For having been named CIF small schools player of the year for 1959, Don Johnson will receive a special Helms medal award at the 23rd 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. All players named for Southern California CIF and All-Los Angeles City team honors will gather in the Helms Hall patio to receive their scroll awards. Coaches, athletes and past stars of the gridiron will join in paying tribute to these fine stars of the past high school season. Other small schools backs to make the first team along with Johnson were John Sheeler (Hart), who scored 78 points from his tailback position; Ray Sanchez, Mater Dei's 175-pound halfback and co-captain, who finished season as CIF's third high scorer with 119 points; Gary Holman, who led Brea-Olinda to the Single A title from his quarterback spot, completing 75 of 144 passes for 10 TDs and over 1000 yards; and Beaumont's Larry Rubidoux, senior halfback, who led the Cougars to the De Anza title with over 150 points scored. Additional players to be named for 1959 honors among a long list of top backs were Mater Dei's John Huarte junior quarterback, who passed for 12 TDs and scored four himself; Mary Star's Vincent Mattera, 6'3, 215-pound fullback, who scored 72 points for the Camino Real champs; Ramona's Mel White, who accounted for 98 points for Coach Bob McCutcheon's Small School CIF champs; Paul Doetsch, who led Brawley to the Imperial Valley League title, with 48 points; Bill Dahlman of Harvard who scored 124 points, while rushing for 784 yards and receiving passes totaling 643 yards; Barry Babine, Desert's fine back, who rolled up 158 points during the season andEddie Blecksmith, who paced Charter Oak to the Suburban League champion ship, scoring 89 points, nine TDs of which were made from over 50 yards out. Only two players repeated from last season's small schools team. Roger Clark was a third-team end in 1958, while Hart's John Sheeler was again named to the first team. Ten juniors were named to the three honor squads, three on the first, three on the second and four on the third team. South Pasadena and Mater Dei placed a trio of players on the teams, while Mary Star, Brea-Olinda, Harvard, Ramona and Eisenhower placed two players each. C.I.F. small schools coaches to receive special silver tumbler awards for leading their teams to division titles are Raymond Solari (South Pasadena), Dick Tucker (Brea-Olinda) and Robert McCutcheon (Ramona), all of whom x-ion playoff titles. PAST SMALL SCHOOLS PLAYER OF THE YEAR SELECTIONS

YEAR PLAYER SCHOOL YEAR PLAYER SCHOOL 1951 Billy J. Smith Ventura 1956 Adrian Ledbetter Brea-Olinda 1952 C.R. Roberts Oceanside 1957 Harold Tobin Coronado 1953 C.R. Roberts Oceanside Henry Enriquez Mater Dei 1954 Bill Cooper Hawthorne 1958 Bill Redell San Marino Bob Franklin Chula Vista 1959 Don Johnson South Pasadena 1955 Bill "Skip" Face San Marino * * *

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. •ESN-, JOHNSON OUTH PAS AH SNA OK, SELECTED TOP SMALL SOnOOLS PLAYER FOR ¿959 SEASON FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 31 and Friday a.m. ______♦* DO NOT RELEASE prior to release date 111______ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (SMALL SCHOOL) FOOTBALL TEAM ' * * * FIRST TEAM ------YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL End... BUDDY ORTEGA MARY STAR OF THE SEA 6' 170 Senior End.... ROGER CLARK SOUTH PASADENA 6' 1 170 Senior Tackle.. FRED ENGEL TUSTIN 5'11 185 Senior Tackle., GILBERT ACHTER MISSION, S.L.O. 6' 1 200 Senior Guard... LARRY SAGOUSPE CHINO 6' 205 Senior Guard... STAN GONTA TORRANCE 6' 220 Senior Center.. JACK BARNHART PASO ROBIES 5' 9 195 Junior Back.... DON JOHNSON SOUTH PASADENA 5'11 180 Junior Back.... JOHN SHEELER HART 5' 8 171 Senior Back.... GARY HOLMAN BREA-OLINDA 5'11 175 Junior Ba ck.... RAY SANCHEZ MATER DEI 5'10 175 Senior Back.... LARRY RUBIDOUX BEAUMONT 5'10 170 Senior

* » * S E C O N D TEAM End... MIKE MACKLIN CLAREMONT 6' 5 195 Senior End... JIM WILLIAMSON BREA-OLINDA 5'10 160 Junior Tackle.. MEL CARPENTER LUTHERAN 6' 1 195 Senior Tackle.. BILL SCHERRER BELL GARDENS 5'11 185 Senior Guard.., EDWARD SHUEY HARVARD 6' 1 195 Senior Guard... DENNIS BENDER NEEDLES 6' 1 197 Senior Center.. RON PATERNO WESTMINSTER 5'10 175 Senior Back.... BILL DAHLMAN HARVARD 5'10 175 Senior Back.... PETER BEATHARD EL SEGUNDO 6' 1 195 Senior Back.... BARRY BABINE DESERT 5'10 162 Senior Back.... VINCENT MATTERA MARY STAR OF THE SEA 6’ 3 215 Junior Back.... JOHN HUARTE MATER DEI 6' 165 Junior

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End... JERRY KOCH EISENHOWER 6 1 175 Junior End... TOM LOVERN a RROYO GRANDE 6 1 195 Senior Tackle.. AL LOOSLI SOUTH PASADENA 6 175 Senior Tackle.. DICK LITZINGER MATER DEI 6 185 Junior Guard... CHARLES JONES Ra MONA 5 9 163 Senior Guard... SKIP WEBSTER ST, FRANCIS 5 6 178 Senior Center.. LARRY WHITELEY EISENHOWER 5 11 180 Senior Back.... DOUG O'KEEFE SAN MARINO 6 170 Junior Back.... EDDIE BLECKSMITH CHARTER OAK 6 165 Junior Back.... LEONARD pOLLOCK VICTOR VALLEY 5 9 175 Senior Back.... MELVIN WHITE RAMONA 5 8 155 Senior Back.... PAUL DOETSCH BRaWLEY 5 9 165 Senior

HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL FOR 1959 Ralph Alexander, L.A. Examiner Bob Burdick, San Gabriel Tribune Jack Hefley, L.A. Times Al Ames, Glendale Hews-Press Joe Lyou, L.A. Mirror-News Dick Vanderveld, Santa Monica Outlook Pete Kokon, San Fernando Valley Times Cliff Gewecke, Huntington Park Signal Fred Neil, L.A. Herald-Express Garland Rose, Riverside Press-Enterprise Jerry Weiner, Hollywood Citizen-News Claude Anderson, San Bernardino Sun Richard Roberts, San Pedro Mews-Pilot Bill Whitney, Breitbard Athletic 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 Paul Cour, San Diego Tribune Braven Dyer, Jr., Secretary W.R. Bill Schroeder, Chairman

The Twenty-Third Annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program will be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16 at 10:30 a.m. At this time framed scroll awards will be presented to those football players named for 1959 prep grid honors in both Los Angeles City and All-Southern California CIF sections, Ion Johnson, junior fullback from South Pasadena High School, will receive his player of the year award at this time. Johnson was named as the outstanding per former in the Southern California small schools section of the CIF for 1959. Coaches, honored players and special guests from the gridiron past will be invited to help pay tribute to this season's outstanding players.

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. 'School, members of All-Southern California Board of Football named its 1959 All-Los Angeles City High School Football Team today, following selection meetings at Helms Hall. Banning High School, perennial Marine League champion and 1958 City champion, placed five players on the three L.A. City teams, with Reseda and Huntington Park following with four selections each. Fremont, winner of the Southern League crown and Hollywood, Western League knigpins, placed three players respectively. Nineteen Los Angeles City High Schools are represented on this year's All City Football Teams, with three 12-player teams selected. Ba.lloting for 1959 City Player of the Year was heated, but following lengthy discussion, Reseda High School's 6'5, 215-pound quarterback, Hal Bedsole, was named for player of the year honors. Described by his coach, Roy Jae, "as the greatest player on earth," Bedsole averaged 10 yards per carry (725 yards on 72 carries) and passed for 462 yards and four TDs (33 completions out of 75 thrown) during the season. Hal was the city's leading scorer in 1959 with 115 points. Hal Bedsole's scoring total of 115 points in 10 games, fell just 10 shy of the Los Angeles City High School record of 125, set by Bill Howard of Manual Arts in 1930. Bedsole, along with league players of the year — Larry Bryan (Eastern), Chuck Steel (Western), Steve Voigt (Northern), Curtis Bennett (Southern), Tom Gamer (East Valley) and Teruo Yamamoto (Marine) — will be on hand to receive their framed scrolls and medal axirards at the 23rd Annual All-Southern California Board of Foot ball Awards Program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16th at 10:30 a.m. At this time all those players named for honors on both All-Los Angeles City and All-Southern California C.I.F. teams will be presented with their awards. Banning High School, defending City Champions, which lost in a stunning upset to Fremont (25-19) in the city quarter-finals, led all city teams in placing men on the three teams for 1959. End Leonard Dufur and backs Teruo Yamamoto and Richard McMahon were the first team selections, while tackle Ray Avila and center Mike Ferragamo made the second team. Reseda High, West Valley title holders for 1959, and City finalists (lost to Huntington Park 46-6 ) placed player of the year Hal Bedsole at QB and tackle John VJalker on the first team, Steve Ogden, back on the second and center Jerry Myregard on the third squad. Reseda defeated Franklin, Northern League title holder, 15-0, and Southern League champion Fremont, 14-6, be fore bowing to Huntington Park in the finals. Powerhouse Huntington Park High, juggernaut of Los Angeles City football for 1959, placed center-linebacker A.rlie "Skip" Husbands on the first squad along with Larry Bryan, Eastern League player of the year. Bryan, Coach Ray Vemoy's star left halfback, was a shining light in Huntington Park's win over Reseda in the City finals. He carried 13 times for 121 yards and a 9.3 average and two touchdowns. Teammate Craig Fertig, H.P. quarterback, who passed for 56 yards (4 of 5 completed) and averaged 5 yards on 11 carries, was named to the second All-City team. Tackle Brad Ohm was named to the third squad. Huntington Park averaged 37 points in five Eastern League games and 41 points in three 1959 playoff games. Only three players repeated from last year's All-City teams. Marshall's Chano Lujan was again named to a third team guard spot; Steve Ogden, Reseda back, moved up a notch from his third team post last year, while "Skip" Husbands jumped to the first team from last year's third squad. Due to injury Fremont's Anthony Lorick did not make this year's team. He was City Player of the Year in 1958. Los Angeles City Players of the Year since 1937 follow: YEAR PLAYER SCHOOL YEAR PLAYER SC H 0 0 L 1937 Don Wilier Manual Arts 1950 Jim Decker San Pedro 1938 Ray Woods San Fernando 1951 Jerry Drew Jefferson 1939 walter Brown Canoga Park Jack Hernandez Banning 1940 John Rosier Venice 1952 Jon Arnett Manual Arts 1941 Martin Grbovaz Roosevelt 1953 Dick Garcia Banning 1942 Victor Mastro Marshall 1954 Clint Vhitfield Los Angeles 1943 Bert Schneider Los Angeles 1955 Leon Criner Canoga Park 1944 Joe Solar Canoga Park Norton Geller North Hollywood 1945 Tom Tolman Venice 1956 Jerry Mollett Van Nuys 1946 John Albini Fremont 1957 James Bates Manual Arts 1947 Bill Bowers Canoga Park Bob Levingston Los Angeles 1948 Don Bahrman Gardena 1958 Anthony Lorick Fremont 1949 Thomas Zaby Fremont 1959 Hal Bedsole Reseda

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ALL - LOS ANGELES CITY FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1959 * * * FIRST TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL HEIGHT JEIGHT SCHOOL End..... POTAS NEWMAN Fremont 6 ' 178 Senior mnd..... LEONARD DUFER Banning 5 ' n 150 Senior Tackle.. JOHN WALKER Reseda 6 ' 220 Senior Tackle.. CARL JONES Manual Arts 5*10 260 Senior Guard... JAY CARLISLE North Hollywood 5 '1 0 180 Senior Guard... SKIP HUSBANDS Huntington Park 6 ' 195 Senior Center.. TOM GARNER Van Nuys 5*11 190 Senior Back.... HAL BEDSOLE-' Reseda 6 ' 5 215 Senior Back.... LARRY BRYAN Huntington Park 5' 8 165 Senior Back.... TERUO YAMAMOTO Banning 5 '1 0 175 Senior Back.... RICK SHIELDS Canoga Park 5'11 160 Senior Back.... RICHARD McMAHON Banning 6 ' 1 190 Senior

* * * SECOND TEAM End... TONY GOMEZ Lincoln 5 '1 0 170 Senior End.... CHUCK MARKHAM Birmingham 6 ' 2 185 Junior Tackle.. JOHN WELLCOME Monroe 6 ' 2 223 Senior Tackle.. RAY AVILA Banning 6 ' 230 Senior Guard... JIM COLBY Franklin 6 ' 175 Senior Guard... BORIS TABAKOFF Hollywood 6 ' 1 195 Senior Center.. MIKE FERRAGAMO Banning 5 '1 0 180 Senior Back.... CHUCK STEEL Hollywood 6 ' 3 190 Senior Back.... STEVE VOIGT Franklin 5' 7 140 Senior Back.... CURTIS BENNETT Fremont 5' 8 168 Senior Back.... STEVE OGDEN Reseda 5 '1 0 185 Senior Back.... CRa IG FÉRTIG Huntington Park 5 '1 0 157 Senior

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End... CLa UDE WARD Los angeles 5 '1 1 165 Junior End.... RONNIE SMITH South Gate 6' 1 175 Senior Tackle.. BRAD OHM Huntington Park 5'11 180 Senior Tackle.. SPENCER BAUGHMAN Verdugo Hills 5 '1 1 189 Senior Guard... JOHN GOOD Polytechnic 5' 8 175 Senior Guard... CHANO LUJAN Marshall 5' 8 195 Senior Center.. JERRY MYREGARD Reseda 5 '1 0 185 Senior Back.... ROBERT PARKS Birmingham 5 '1 1 170 Senior Back.... ART GERST Hollywood 5' 8 158 Senior Back.... GEORGE JEISHUHN Westchester 6 ' 2 205 Senior Back.... SAM BANALES Polytechnic 5' 8 197 Senior Back.... JERRY COHILL Fremont 5 '1 0 190 Senior

HELMS ATHLETIC FOUNDATION'S ALL-SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF FOOTBALL FOR 1959 Ralph Alexander, L.A. Examiner Al Ames, Glendale Hews-Press Jack Hefley, L.A. Times Dick Vanderveld, Santa Monica Outlook Joe Lyou, L.A. Mirror-News Cliff Gewecke, Huntington Park Signal Pete Kokon, San Fernando Valley Times Garland Rose, Riverside Press-Enterprise Fred Neil, L.A. Herald-Express Claude Anderson, San Bernardino Sun Jerry Weiner, Hollywood Citizen-News Bill Whitney, Breitbard Athletic Foundation Richard Roberts, San Pedro Mews-Pilot Philip Patton, Santa Barbara Mews-Press Eddie West, Santa Ana Register Paul Cour, San Diego Tribune Mannie Pineda, Pasadena Star-News Mory Kapp, Los Angeles City Schools Chuck Thomas, Ventura Star Free Press Jack Teele, Long Beach Press-Telegram Bob Burdick, San Gabriel Valley Tribune Braven Dyer, Jr., Secretary N.R. Bill Schroeder — Chairman

The 23rd Annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program will be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16th at 10:30 a.m. At this time all those boys named for All-Los Angeles City and All-Southern California CIF Foot ball team honors — 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams — will be presented with their framed scroll awards. Special Helms medal awards will also be presented to those boys named players of the year in their respective leagues for 1959, plus All-City play er of the year medal to Hal Bedsole of Reseda High School. High school football coaches along with invited dignitaries from the football world will also be in attendance. *

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. HELMS HALL. 8760 VENICE BOULEVARD . LOS ANGELES 34. CALIFORNIA CURTIS BENNETT, FREMONT ’!S PASSING QB, IS SOUTHERN LEAGUE' S PLAYER OF YEAR FOR 1959 FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1959 and after * DO NOT RELEASE prior to release datei

ALL-SOUTHERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1959 ***FIHST TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL End.... POTAS NEWMAN FREMONT 6' 178 Senior End.... * CLAUDE WARD LOS ANGELES 5'11 165 Junior TackLe.,. CARL JONES MANUAL ARTS 5'10 260 Senior Tackle... L.J. JOHNSON DORSEY 5' 9 195 Soph. Guard.... DON FRANCIS WASHINGTON 6' 3 200 Senior Guard..,. CHUCK LEMPERT LOS ANGELES 5'11 191 Senior Center... «ALFRED BLANCHARD FREMONT 6' 232 Junior Back... CURTIS BENNETT FREMONT 5' 8 168 Senior Back... JERRY COHILL FREMONT 5'10 190 Senior Back.,,, HARDY EDWARDS MANUAL ARTS 6' 180 Senior Back,....- WAYNE CURL JEFFERS® 5' 9 156 Senior Back-,.... MELVIN ENNIS LOS ANGELES 5' 8 165 Senior

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End... CALVIN HENRY FREMONT 5'10 150 Junior End.... JAMES TYRONE JEFFERSON 5'10 145 Senior Tackle.. WILLIE CRITTENDON FREMONT 5' 9 175 Senior Tackle.. DAN LEFTAULT WASHINGTON 6' 238 Senior Guard... * WILLIE SMITH JEFFERSON 5'10 225 Junior Guard... CHARLES MORGAN MANUAL ARTS 5' 9 240 Senior Center.. RICHARD GREEN DORSEY 5'11 187 Senior Back.... BILL CLARK 'WASHINGTON 5' 9 170 Senior Back.... JOHN 'WILLIAMS DORSEY 5' 6 148 Senior Back.... BILL SMILAND LOS ANGELES 6' 160 Senior Back.... FRED WALZER DORSEY 5' 7 190 Senior Back,.,. JOHNNY SMITH JEFFERSON 5'11 180 Senior

Coach Frank Nobbe's Fremont Pathfinders, runners-up in Los Angeles City Foot ball in 1958 and semi-finalists this year, won the Southern League title again in 1959 although the team's star fullback and '58 City Player of the Year Anthony Lorick missed four ball games., Fremont finished the league season with a perfect 5-0 mark, amassing 133 points over the five games, Curtis Bennett, Coach Nobbe's 5'8", 168-pound fling ing QB, who received unanimous backing as top player in the league for 1959» passed for 16 TDs during the 8-1 season, Bennett was also instrumental in Fre mont's upset victory over Banning in the quarter-finals of the City Playoffs, leading his team to a 25-19 win. Reseda defeated Fremont in the semi-finals, 14-6. Three players repeated on this year's All-Southern League team, Carl Jones, Manual Arts tackle, again was named to the first team. Curtis Bennett moved up from last year's second team, while Fred Walzer was again named to the second team, Fremont's great fullback, Anthony Lorick, two-time All-City performer, was not named to this year's All-Southern League team because of injury. Three lower classmen were named to this year's Southern League team, while two made the second team. Dorsey sophomore tackle, L.J. Johnson, is the only sophomore on the squad. Final standings in the Southern League went like this: Fremont (5-0), Manual Arts (4-1), Washington (2-3), Jefferson (2-3), Los Angeles (2-3), and Dorsey (0-5), Curtis Bennett X'ri.ll receive his Helms Medal Award at the 23rd Annual All Southern California Board of Football Awards Program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday, January 16th at 10 :30 am. At this time, All-City and All-C.I.F. play ers will receive their Helms scroll awards. League players will have their scroll awards mailed to them at their respective schools,

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. HELMS HALL. B76P VENICE BOULEVARD • LOS ANGELES 34, CALIFORNIA FRANKLIN HALFBACK, STEVE VOIGT, WINS TOP GRIB HONORS IN NORTHERN LEAGUE PLAY FOR T59 FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1959 and after . . . « * DO NOT RELEASE PRIOR TO RELEASE DATE!

ALL-NORTHERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1959 FIRST TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL HEIGHT 'WEIGHT SCHOOL End... TONY GOMEZ LINCOLN 5'10 170 Senior End..... GALE HICKMAN BELMONT 6 170 Senior Tackle.. SPENCER BAUGHMAN VERDUGO HILLS 5 n 189 Senior Tackle.. JIM COLBY FRANKLIN 6 175 Senior Guard... CHANO LUJAN MARSHALL 5 8 195 Senior Guard... JIM BRENNAN VERDUGO HILLS 5 8 205 Junior Center.. HUDSON HOUCK EAGLE ROCK 6 185 Junior Back.... STEVE VOIGT FRANKLIN 5 7 140 Senior Back.... ALLEN JACOBS FRANKLIN 5 11 192 Senior Back.... ART AROCHA LINCOLN 6 1 182 Senior Back.... BILL RENISON EAGLE ROCK 5 7 160 Senior Back.... JIM FOX VERDUGO HILLS 5 6 153 Senior

* * * SECOND TEAM End... TONY MONTAPERT MARSHALL 5 9 155 Junior End..... CLAUDE DOTY FRANKLIN 6 1 167 Junior Tackle.. JAVIER BOBADILLA LINCOM 5 10 185 Senior Tackle.. MIKE MASTERMAN FRANKLIN 5 9 180 Junior Guard... RONNIE SADLOW EAGLE ROCK 5 6 145 Senior Guard... FLOYD JESSIE FRANKLIN 5 9 151 Senior Center.. FRANK PUCCIO LINCOLN 6 2 195 Senior Back.... LANCE GROSS FRANKLIN 5 10 175 Senior Back.... RON POPLAWSKI EAGLE ROCK 5 9 142 Senior Back.... WAYNE HEALY m a r s h a l l 5 10 170 Junior Back.... HENRY ACUNA LINCOM 5 8 143 Senior Back.... KEN BACHMAN VERDUGO HILLS 5 6 143 Senior

Franklin and Verdugo Hills, both of which came out on the long end of 4-1 records for 1959, placed three players each on the All-Northem League first team as selected by members of Helms All-Southern California Board of Athletics at its annual meeting last week. Franklin, winner of the Northern title by virtue of a 13-7 win over Verdugo Hills, placed its star halfback Steve Voigt on the first team with "player of the year" tag firmly fastened on his jersey. Coach Gus Spaker calls Voigt "the finest back I have had in 20 years of coach ing and undoubtedly the most instrumental in vanning Franklin’s championship." Voigt's total yardage from running and passing amounted to 1278 yards, 540 passing and 738 running. He averaged 5.1 yards on the ground and scored nine TDs, while completing 23 of 50 passes for five TDs. Seven players repeated on this year's All-Northern League team from last year. Bill Renison, Eagle Rock halfback, and Marshall's fine guard Chano Lujan, were on Last year's first team where they find themselves again. Tony Gomez, Lincoln end, Spencer Baughman, Verdugo Hills tackle, and Lincoln's QB, Art Arooha, moved up to this year's first team. Lance Gross and Ron Poplawski retained their second-team berths. Two juniors made this season's first team, while four were named to the sec ond squad. Marshall provided Tony Montapert and Wayne Healy, while Franklin will have Claude Doty and Mike Masterman back in grid togs next year. Final standings in the Northern League found Franklin and Verdugo Hills tied with 4-1 marks, Lincoln (3-1-1), Eagle Rock (2-2-1), Marshall (l-4), and Belmont (0-5). Franklin outscored Verdugo in regular season play, 102 to 95 points. Frank lin lost its quarter-final game to Reseda, 15-0 in the City Playoffs. Steve Voigt will be recipient of the Northern League "player of the year" medal award at the 23rd 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.

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. "HRRY'W Ayr'm m raN T i s r m m s t , t s NAMED EASTERN LEAGUE PLAYER OF YEAR IN '59 FOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1959 and after. . . * DO NOT RELEASE prior to release datei

ALL-EASTERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1959

* * * FIRST T SAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL End... RONNIE SMITH SOUTH GATE 6' 1 175 Senior End,.... Ji m m c d o n o u g h GARFIELD 5' 9 170 Senior Tackle.. JIM NEIGHBORS SOUTH GATE 5'11 168 Senior Tackle.. BRAD OHM HUNTINGTON PARK 5 ' n 180 Senior Guard... STERLING PRUSIA HUNTINGTON PARK 5'10 170 Senior Guard... RICHARD MIYAGAWA ROOSEVELT 5' 8 154 Junior Center.. ARLIE HUSBANDS HUNTINGTON PARK 6' 195 Senior Back.... LARRY BRYAN HUNTINGTON PARK 5' 8 165 Senior Back.... RONALD CABRERA ROOSEVELT 5' 8 157 Senior Back.... LeROY HOPPER SOUTH GATE 5'11 181 Senior Back.... CRAIG FERTIG HUNTINGTON PARK 5'10 157 Senior Back.... JOHN IVES HUNTINGTON PARK 6' 185 Junior

* * * SECOND T E A M End... FRANK BERRY HUNTINGTON PARK 5'10 170 Senior End..... RAY CHAVEZ ROOSEVELT 5'10 187 Junior Tackle.. LORING RUTT HUNTINGTON PARK 6' 195 Senior Tackle.. SAL APODACA ROOSEVELT 5'10 197 Senior Guard... JOE GARCIA GARFIELD 5' 7 146 Senior Guard... JIM RILEY HUNTINGTON PARK 6' 181 Senior Center.. CURTIS HOLT WILSON 5' 8 157 Senior Back.... FRANK ALDERETTE WILSON 5' 3 139 Junior Back.... JOHN NEIDHÁRDT BELL 6' 2 170 Junior Back.... ED COLLINS ROOSEVELT 5'10 158 Senior Back.... TONY BOSCHETTI HUNTINGTON PARK 5' 4 130 Junior Back.... WILLIE YBARRA WILSON 5'10 164 Soph.

The Huntington Park Spartans, jugemauts of'Eastern League football for the past two years, placed six players on the first all-league team including "player of the year" Larry Bryan, as members of the Helms Hall Board of High School Athletics met at Helms Hall to make their annual prep grid selections. The Spartans, who ran up 175 points in league play this year — an average of 35 points per game — also put four players on the second team for a grand total of 10 players on the two honor squads. Three H.P. backs — John Ives, Craig Fertig and Bryan — made the first team, with right half Tony Boschetti being placed on the second team. Tony is one of two Huntington Park juniors to make the 1959 selections. Coach Ray Vemoy's star left halfback scored 54 points for the year, although injured and out of action for two ball games. He was outstanding on both offense and defense, being considered among the City's top running backs for 1959. Four players are back from last year's league teams. Both Bryan and team mate Arlie "Skip" Husbands, were first team selections in '58, while Craig Fertig was a second team selection last fall. Curtis Holt, Wilson center, retained his second club position. Two juniors are on this year's Eastern League selections, Roosevelt's fine guard, Richard Miyagawa, and HP's John Ives will both be back for another grid season in I960. Five lower classmen dot the second team. Ray Chavez, Roosevelt end, and four backs — Frank Alderette (Wilson), John Neidhar'dt (Bell), Tony Boschetti (H.P.) and Wilson's Willie Ybarra. Ybarra is only a sophomore. Eastern League standings were as follows: Huntington Park (5-0), Roosevelt (3-1-1), South Gate (3-1-1), Wilson (2-3), Garfield (O-4-l), and Bell (0-4-1). Huntington Park had only 21 points scored against it in league play. Larry Bryan, voted Eastern League "player of the year" for 1959, will receive his Helms Medal Award at the 23rd Annual all-Southern California Board of Football Awards Program, to be held at Helms Hall on January 16th at 10:30 am.

HAL BEDSOLE, RESEDA’S 6 T5” QB, WINS PLAYER OF YEAR SELECTION IN WEST'VALLEY FOR 1959 FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1959 and after...... * DO NOT RELEASE prior to release date!

ALL-'WEST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1959

-a- F IRST TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL End... CHUCK MARKHAM BIRMINGHAM 6' 2 185 Junior End.... WARREN WETZEL CLEVELAND 6’ 3 177 Junior Tackle.. JOHN WELLCOME MONROE 6' 2 223 Senior Tackle.. JOHN WALKER RESEDA 6' 220 Senior Guard... GENE HARKEY BIRMINGHAM 5' 8 185 Junior Guard... ROBIN GREENWOOD CANOGA PARK 5' 6 178 Junior Center.. JERRY MYREGARD RESEDA 5'10 185 Senior Back.... STEVE OGDEN RESEDA 5'10 185 Senior Back.... HAL BEDSOLE RESEDA 6' 5 215 Senior Back.... RICHARD SHIELDS CANOGA PARK 5'11 160 Senior Back.... ROBERT PARKS BIRMINGHAM 513-1 170 Senior Back.... BOB RAUDMAN MONROE 5'10 175 Senior

* * * SECOND T 5AM End.... STEVE BOHNE RESEDA 6' 162 Senior End... VERNE GREENWOOD Ca n o g a p a r k 5'11 180 Senior Tackle.. JOHN BUSHFIELD CANOGA PARK 5'11 190 Junior Tackle.. VERN VIHLENE RESEDA 6' 190 Junior Guard... TOM KEHL RESEDA 5' U 170 Junior Guard... MIKE CROWLEY RESEDA 6' 178 Senior Center.. DAVE DAWSON CANOGA PARK 5'10 160 Senior Back.... BOB McCLENEGHAN CANOGA PARK 5*6 160 Senior Back.... THOMAS LUPO BIRMINGHAM 5 ' U 165 Junior Back.... RICH ENGEL MONROE 5'10 170 Senior Back.... ARMANDO MARTINEZ MONROE 516 150 Senior Back.... DAVID HOWARD RESEDA 5'8 148 Senior

Roy Jae's thundering varsity from Reseda High, winners of the West Valley League championship for 1959 with a perfect 4-0 record, placed nine players on both the first and second all-league teams, as Helms All-Southern California Board of Athletics members met at Helms Hall to make their annual All-Los Angeles City League selections, Hal Bedsole, 6'5", 215-pound senior quarterback was named as unanimous "player of the year" choice. Described by his coach Roy Jae, "as the greatest player on earth", Bedsole averaged 10 yards per carry (725 yards on 72 carries) and passed for 462 yards and four touchdowns (33 completions of 75 thrown) during the season. He scored 115 points during the year. Just two players are back from last year's All-Valley League Team. Both from Reseda High, they are fullback Steve Ogden and tackle John Walker, who Coach Jae describes "as the finest pursuing lineman I've seen in high school." Rick Shields, Canoga Park's fine fullback, was named to a first team berth, as was Bob Parks of Birmingham and Bob Raudman of Monroe. All backs chosen on the first team are seniors, with Thomas Lupo of Birmingham, a second team selection, being the only junior. Seven lower classmen were chosen among linemen on the two teams, four on the first and three on the second. The West Valley League ’wound up with Reseda on top (4-0), followed by Van Nuys (3-1), San Fernando (2-2), North Hollywood (1-3), and Grant (0-4). Reseda amassed 120 points in four league engagements, an average of 30 points a tussle. Hal Bedsole will receive his Helms medal award, for having been named West Valley player of the year, at the 23rd annual Football Awards Program to be held at Helms Hall on Saturday morning, January 16th at 10:30 am. All-Los Angeles City and All-C.I.F. football Team selectees will be on hand to receive their scroll awards from members of All-Southern California Board of Football members.

HELMS HALL. 9760 VENICE BOULEVARD • LOS ANQELES 34, CALIFORNIA HOLLYWOOD HIGH QB, CHUCK STEEL, SELECTED FOOTBAm.I„AY,EB.„QF YEAR IN WESTERN LEAGUE í -'42® WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1959 and after. . » DO NOT RELEASE prior to releas.e,.da±ei.;

ALL-WESTERN LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1959 FIRST TEAK YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL HEIGHT 'WEIGHT SCHOOL End... DICK NEWBERRY HOLLYWOOD 5 ' U 186 Senior End... DICK CROTSLEY WESTCHESTER 6 1 185 Junior Tackle.. DON CALLICOATT WESTCHESTER 6 1 175 Senior Tackle.. JON SUNKEES UNIVERSITY 5 11 200 Senior Guard... BORIS TABAKOFF HOLLYWOOD 6 1 195 Senior Guard... DAVID BROWN UNIVERSITY 5 ' U 192 Junior Center.. PHIL BLEDSOE WESTCHESTER 5 8 210 Senior Back.... CHARLES STEEL HOLLYWOOD 6 3 190 Senior Back.... ART GERST HOLLYWOOD 5 8 158 Senior Back,.,. GEORGE WEISHUHN WESTCHESTER 6 2 205 Senior Ba ck,,,, BOB MULLENEAUX VENICE 5 11 195 Senior Back.... BILL SHAW VENICE 5 10 147 Senior

TC "K" SECOND TEAM End.... GARY TURNER VENICE 5 10 181 Senior End.... GEORGE POWELL HOLLYWOOD 6 0 165 Junior Tackle.. ROSS SHOEMAKER UNIVERSITY 6 1 185 Senior Tackle.. ERIK WHITAKER HOLLYWOOD 6 4 210 Junior Guard... FRANK KEEVER HAMILTON 6 1 190 Senior Guard... WAYNE ZIMMERMAN HOLLYWOOD 5 10 180 Senior Center.. BILL BURNS UNIVERSITY 5 11 167 Junior Back.... RICK NOBLE VENICE 5 10 165 Senior Back,... ROD LIPSCOMB HAMILTON 5 9 160 Junior Back.... DELL OLESON UNIVERSITY 5 10 150 Senior Back.... CHUCK MARTIN WESTCHESTER 6 1 175 Senior Back.... JON KINSEY HOLLYWOOD 5 11 172 Junior

Hollywood High School's top quarterback Charles Steel, who directed Coach Lou Bimbaum's varsity to a perfect 5-0 season in the tough Western League, was named league player of the year when members of All-Southern California Board of Athletics met at Helms Hall to select players for all-star honors. Steel, who is described by his coach as "a plaj’-er with no weaknesses," is a 6'3, 190-pound triple threater, who was also a fine defensive player. He was named to the second league team in 1958. The Sheiks placed four men on this year's first team, all of whom are seniors. End Dick Newberry, tackle Boris Tabakoff and backs Chuck Steel and Art Gerst were the players named. Hollywood also placed three team members on the second team. Guard Wayne Zimmerman, Tackle Erik Whitaker and back Jon Kinsey made the number two team, the latter two players being juniors. Only two lower classmen made the first team, while four made the second. Dick Crotsley, Westchester end, and David Brown, University guard, are the players who will be back for another crack at league honors next year. Along with Hollywood's Whitaker and Kinsey, Bill Bums, center from University and Hamilton's Rod Lip scomb are juniors. Chuck Steel, co-captain of Hollywood's championship 1959 team, scored 41 points during the season and was his teams top punter, tackier and pass defender. The Sheiks established an 8-1 record, losing the Huntington Park, 46-20, in the quarter finals of the City Championships, Final standings in the Western League for 1959 found Hollywood on top with a 5-0 mark, followed by Westchester (3-2), Venice (3-2), University (3-2), Hamilton (1-4) and Fairfax (0-5). Charles Steel, unanimous player of the year selection in the Western League, will be presented his player of the year medal award at the 23rd annual All-South ern California Board of Football Awards Program to be held at Helms Hall on Sat urday, January 16th at 10:30 am. All-C.I.F. and All-City players will also be presented with their awards at this time.

______HELMS HALL. B7 6D VENICE BOULEVARD » LOS ANGELES 34. CALIFORNIA ______VAN NUYS CENTER, TOM GARNER, PICKED AS TOP GRIPPER IN EAST VALLEY LEAGUE FOR'59 YEAR FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1959 and after .... ______* DO MOT RELEASE prior to release date I______

ALL - EAST SAM FERNANDO VALLEY LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1959 * * * FIRST TEAM ------YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL End.... BOB DIETRICH NORTH HOLLYWOOD 6' 1 170 Junior End.... BOB SAWYER GRANT 6' 2 160 Soph. Tackle... PAT WINT0N VAN NUYS 6' 190 Senior Tackle,.. TODD LEIGH NORTH HOLLYWOOD 6' 2 202 Senior Guard.... JOHN GOOD POLYTECHNIC 5' 8 175 Senior Guard.... JAY CARLISLE NORTH HOLLYWOOD 5'10 180 Senior Center... TOM GARNER VAN NUYS 5'11 190 Senior Ba ck... CARL RANDLE SAN FERNANDO 5'10 165 Senior Back... STEVE KOVNER GRANT 5'10 165 Junior Back... SAM BANALES POLYTECHNIC 5' 8 197 Senior Back... LYNN JENSEN POLYTECHNIC 5' 7 148 Senior Back... JIM HONBERGER VAN NUYS 6' 195 Junior

* * * SECOND TEAM End.... JIM KNAPP VAN NUYS 6' 170 Junior End... CARL WEST POLYTECHNIC 5'11 166 Junior Tackle.. GUNDY TOLLEFSON POLYTECHNIC 6' 209 Junior Tackle.. DON McCALL NORTH HOLLYWOOD 5'11 190 Junior Guard... CHARLES STANSFIELD POLYTECHNIC 6' 185 Senior Guard... LES CUTLER VAN NUYS 5' 9 165 Senior Center.. THOMAS COLLET POLYTECHNIC 6' 191 Senior Back.... BOB STEVENSON VAN NUYS 6' 185 Senior Back.... DAVE COLEMAN VAN NUYS 5'10 160 Senior Back.... JIM HARRINGTON SAN FERNANDO 5’11 165 Senior Back.... BOB BERRY POLYTECHNIC o' 165 Senior Back.... DENNIS RAST NORTH HOLLYWOOD 5' 9 160 Senior

Three East-Valley League schools placed three players each on this year’s first All-East Valley League team as selected by the Helms All-Southern California Board of Athletics. Board members met to make their annual selections at Helms Hall last week, selecting Van Nuys1 top lineman and center Tom Gamer as "player of the year." The three schools to share 1959 honors on the All-East Valley team are North Hollywood, Van Nuys and champion Polytechnic. Center Tom Gamer, off Winston Tucker's Van Nuys squad, was equally sharp on offense and defense and was a near-unanimous selection by league coaches as line man of the year. Gamer, at 5*11" and 190 pounds was among the toughest linemen in the city ranks for 1959. There were no repeaters from Van Nuys, San Fernando or North Hollywood on this year's team. Several boys now playing in the West Valley League were on last yearte All-Valley League team, however. Four juniors were named on both the first and second teams, with Polytechnic, Grant and North Hollywood placing two players each among the lower classmen. Van Nuys also placed one junior on the second team, Jim Knapp. Polytechnic, winner of the East-Valley championship, finished the league season with a 4-0 mark and going into the playoffs edged Van Nuys on first downs, although the final score stood 6-6. In the semi-finals, Poly lost to Huntington Park, East ern League Champion, 32-7. Here's how the league stood at the conclussion of 1959 firing: Polytechnic (4-0), Van Nuys (3-1), San Fernando (2-2), North Hollywood (1-3), and Grant (0-4). For having been named East Valley's top player for the 1959 season, Tom Gamer will receive the Helms player of the year medal award at the 23rd annual All-South ern California Board of Football Awards Program to be held at Helms Hall on Sat urday morning, January 16th at 10:30 a.m. #

© LA84 Foundation. All Rights Reserved. HELMS HALL, B76D VENICE BOULEVARD ■ LOS ANGELES 34, CALIFORNIA TERUO YAMAMOTO, BANNING TAILBACK , SELECTED MARINE LEAGUE’ S TOP GRID PERFORMER FOR '59 FOR RELEASE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1959 and after. . . . * DO NOT RELEASE prior to release datel

ALL-MARINE LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR 1959 * * * FIRST TEAM YEAR POSITION PLAYER SCHOOL HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL End... LEONARD DUFUR BANNING 5'11 150 Senior End... LARRY LARSEN GARDENA 6' 185 Senior Tackle.. BOB NICHOLS NARBONNE 6' 3 235 Senior Tackle.. RAY AVILA BANNING 6' 230 Senior Guard... IRVIN WNUCK GARDENA 5'10 180 Senior Guard... DON VAUGHN SAN PEDRO 5 '10 175 Senior Center.. MIKE FERRAGAMO banning 5'10 180 Senior Back.... RAY BURLESON NARBONNE 5' 9 180 Senior Back.... KEN POTTER SAN PEDRO 5'10 185 Senior Back.... TERUO YAMAMOTO BANNING 5'10 175 Senior Back,.., EDWARD STEWART JORDAN 5' 9 190 Senior Back.... RICHARD McMAHON BANNING 6' 1 190 Senior

* * SECOND TE A M End... BILLY TIDWELL JORDAN 6' 0 180 Senior End..... CHARLES NESTER NARBONNE 6' 1 160 Junior Tackle.. CARL FRANCIS BANNING 6' 2 225 Senior Tackle.. RICHARD DOYLE SAN PEDRO 5'10 180 Senior Guard... RON COOK NARBONNE 6' 180 Senior Guard... JIM KREHBIEL BANNING 6' 180 Senior Center.. SHELDON KEITH GARDENA 6' 185 Junior Back.... CLIFFORD THOMAS NARBONNE 5' 4 140 Senior Back.... HENRY OTA GARDENA 5'10 170 Senior Back.... STAN REYNOLDS SAN PEDRO 5'10 165 Senior Back.... BOB DUNCAN BANNING 5'10 160 Senior Back.... DARRELL DUDLEY SAW PEDRO 5' 9 175 Senior

Paul Huebner's Banning Pilots, which won the Marine League football title again in 1959 with a perfect 4-0 record, placed five players on this year's all league team when members of the Helms Hall Board of High School Athletics met at Helms Hall to make their annual grid selections. The players from Banning named to the first team are all seniors, while three additional seniors were named to the second squad. Two of Banning's players — tackle Ray Avila and fullback Richard McMahon — named to this year's first team are repeaters from last year. Avila was a first team choice in '58, while McMahon was on the second team. Other players to re peat from 1958 are Henry Ota (Gardena), Bob Duncan (Banning) and Don Vaughn of San Pedro, Both Ota and Duncan were second team selections in 1958, while Vaughn, also a '58 second-teamer, moved up to the first team. Banning kept its Marine League supremecy alive in 1959, moving through the league season undefeated, only to drop a 25-19 decission to Fremont in the quarter finals of the City Playoffs. Fremont was then defeated in the semis, 14-6 by Reseda, West Valley Champions. Each member of this year's Marine League first team is a senior, with only two players on the second team returning next year. Charles Nester, Narbonne end and Gardena center, Sheldon Keith, are juniors. The final standings of the Marine League found Banning on top (4-0), with San Pedro (3-1), Narbonne (2-2), Gardena (1-3) and Jordan (0-4) following the leader. Banning scored 131 points in four league games to far outdistance the other league members in scoring. On January 16th, Teruo Yamamoto will presented his Marine League Player of the Year award at the 23rd annual All-Southern California Board of Football Awards Pro gram to be held at Helms Hall.' All-Southem California and Los Angeles City High School football players will join noted grid personalities for the annual affair.