OFFICIAL PROGRAM 35 CENTS Duke Ohio State WITN .. ; DUKE· OHIO STATE WILBU R E . S NYPP, Editor W illiam A . Woodruff_ _____ Advertiaing Manager John F. Hummel_ _________ Circulation Manager National Advertising Representative Don Spencer Co., 271 Madison Ave •• New York 16, N. Y . The niver-ity Presidents ------------------------ 4 The Athletic Director - - ---------- ------------- -- 5 From Sinclair Research comes new, stepped-up Si ncl air POWER- X The Head Coache ------------------------------- 6 Gasoline - power-primed with rocket fuel! This great gasoline Duke and Ohio State tall -------- ---- ----------- - 7 Oh~o late' CAA Swimming Champion --- - ---- 8 gives you ... Ohio tate In CAA Competition ---------------- 9 T he Board of Trustee __________________ ________ 10 i;, 50th Anniver ary of NCAA ________________ ___ ___ ll New l-ltgh Ocfane New Rockef Gekiway cenes At Doke University ------------------- ---12 Duke Unive rsity Players ___________ __ _1 4, 18, 34, 36 New S'uper Power New 1-!tg h in M//eage Ohio _late Players ________________ 16, 30, 38, 42, 44 The Big Ten and Television ________ ____________ 19 Rusf -ptooFwifh R0-11q• - _-_ 9 all-ptoof' The Duke Blue Devil --------------------- -----20 T he Marching Band P rogram ------------------ _29 Ohio tale Record and tadiom Information --=-32 Ohio tale Football Ro ter _____________________ _40 Duke ni \'ersity Roster _________________________ -43 Si'N "C'LAi'ii Penalties and Signal ___________________________ -45 POIIIIER•X The New Super Fuel 3 The University Presidents The Athletic Directors • • DR. HOWARD l ~ BEVIS RICHARD C. LARKINS The Ohio State University The Ohio State University • • DR. A. HOLLIS EDENS E. M. CAMERON Duke University Duke University 4 5 The Head Coaches DUKE COACHING STAFF • DUKE COACHING STAFF- Seated, left to right: Clarence " Ace" Parker, offensive backfield coach; Herschel Caldwell, defensive end coach; William (Bill ) Murray, head coach; Ellis (Dumpy) Hagler, defensive line coach; Bob Chambers, trainer. Standing: Carmen Falcone, defensive backfield coach; Thomas O' Boyle, offensive line coach; Bob Cox, freshman coach; Marty Pierson, offensive end coach; Bob Montfort, assistant trainer. OHIO STATE COACHING STAFF W. W. (WOODY} HAYES The Ohio State University • WILLIAM D. MURRAY Duke University Front row, left to right: Jim Hietikko, assistant freshman coach; Gene Fekete, varsity backs; Clive Rush, assistant varsity backs; E1eo Sarkkinen, varsity ends; William Hess, tackles. Back row, Ernie Godfrey, head freshman coach; Harry Strobel, guards and centers; W. W. (Woody) Hayes, head varsity coach; lyal Clark, defensive line coach. 6 7 Ohio State Athletes • V) Prominent 1n NCAA. z 0 Q.. ~ Ohio State University athletes have played a Ohio tate's 40 1/ 6 point . Owens 11·011 the 100, <( prominent part in tournament and meet of the 220. broad jump and low hurdles. :c NCAA. which. thi year is obsen·ing it SOth u anniversary. Among Buckeye NCAA champion are irnpson, (.!) Owens, Rockaway, Jack Keller, Bob vVright. z Coach Mike Peppe' swimmer have won nine Charley Beetham, assistant Ohio State track coach; - NCAA crown , more than any other university. in ­ Bill Clifford. Mal Whitfield. Phin Guthrie, Mel ~ cluding the 1954 and 1955 titles. The Buck also \Valker, Dave Albritton, Johnny Schmidt, Ralph Tyler. Pete Stinchcomb. Dallas Dupre, Pete Rasmus ~ won the crown in 1943 . 1945. 1946, 1947, 1949. - 1950 and 1952. and Ray Bunker. ~ V) Individual swimming titles add up to 74. including Ohio State golf teams won the NCAA crowns in seven from the 1955 group: - Ford Konno and 1945 and 1951. Dr. John Lorms won the individual <C Yo hi Oyakawa, two each and F letcher Gilders, Al title in '45 and in 1951 the national crown went to <C Wiggins and Jerry Harrison, one each. Oyakawa Tom N ieporte, who defeated his team-mate Don u and Bill Smith head the Ohio swimmers with seven Johnson. in the finals. z titles each, fo llowed by Konno with six. Five titles ..V) were won by Al Patnick, Bruce Harlan and Miller Ohio State University basketball team have UJ Anderson. Keo akama, Jack Taylor and Frank played in five NCAA tournaments, winning seven Dempsey took four apiece. Included in the 74 indi­ game and lo ing five. In 1939, the Bucks lost in ~ ,·idual championship are 31 diving crown . the final to Oregon 46 to 33. In only one of the five I­ tournaments was Ohio State beaten in its first game V) Ohio State University track athletes hold more and on that occasion (1950) the Bucks won the individual titles than any other school with the ex­ con olation crown, good for third place in the meet. 0 ception of the University of outhern Cali fornia. Ohio State University' ba eball team bas moved :c t 4) 0 .!:., ·-c Ohio State's only CAA team track crown ,,·as into NCAA play on two occasions under Coach -c 0~ Cl> - won at Chicago's tagg Field in 1929. In this event. Marty Karow. The 1953 title team engaged in the ::, - D -~ ~ ~ George Simpson won the 100 and 200 yard da he . national meet at Omaha and the 1955 champions ..... o- .;; :: setting a new world record of 9.4 in the century. played Western Michigan in the regionals before ·;::"' "i Dick Rockaway won the 120 yard high hurdles and being eliminated. 2 2 was econd in the 220 yard lows. Pete Rasmu won .:: ..,. ., u Buckeye wrestler . fencers and gymna ts also - 0 the discus and Joe Ujhelyi was fifth in the hammer -"' throw to account for all of Ohio State' SO I oints. have been active in NCAA circles. Grapplers in o.~ . ~ u particular have been succes ful. national crowns -c O0 O u In 1935, Ohio State wa second to Southern Cal., having been won by George Bollas, George Down , u: c .i and in this meet, fabulou Jesse 01Yen!- scored 40 of Harn' teele. Perry Martter and Dr. Dan \t\Thitacre . ; 8 9 Ohio State's Intercollegiate Athletics Observes NCAA'S Board of Trustees NTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS, during the cur­ rent college year, 1955-56, commemorates the FORREST G. KETNER SENATOR JOHN W . BRI CKER golden jubilee of the National Collegiate Ath­ letic Association. The universities and colleges (Chairman) Columbus I national in character, and a majority of the mem­ of the nation take pleasure in observing their na­ Columbus ber institutions concur that national action is tional organization's 50th anniversary because the needed. development and progress of the NCAA is the story of intercollegiate athletics' own expansion These member institutions carry on many di­ and improvement. versified activities through the NCAA. For ex­ ample, they: Fifty years is a long time. In 1905, the key of­ fense in college football was the flying wedge ... • establish and maintain athletic standards. organized track and field competition was just • formulate and publish the officia l playing rules getting under way ... the original peach basket for college sports. goal was about to be replaced by the open metal hoop in basketball but the sport still was new and • conduct National Collegiate Championship strange to most sections of the nation . • events in 13 sports. The NCAA evolved from a meeting of 13 col­ • maintain the official national statistics and rec­ leges and universities called in 1905 to reorganize ords of college sports. the game of intercollegiate football. (The rugged • provide financial and other assistance to groups nature of the game was causing too many injuries interested in the promotion and encourage­ and deaths.) A permanent organization was es­ ment of intercollegiate and intramural ath­ tablished, March 31, 1906. letics. Today, the NCAA is composed of more than • conduct studies as a means of developing so­ ROBERT N. GORMAN ROBERT F. BLACK GEN. CARLTON S. DARGUSCH 465 colleges and universities, athletic conferences lutions to athletic problems; i.e., the recent Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati and associations, devoted to the sound adminis­ surveys on television, post-season events, tration of intercollegiate athletics. Also today, the length and time of playing and practice sea­ member institutions of the NCAA provide inter­ sons, admission taxes, college baseball, etc. collegiate athletic competition for more than • participate in the U . S. Olympic and Pan Amer­ 130,000 students annually in more than 26 differ­ ican movements in matters of fund-raising, ent sports. The men responsible for the coaching sports organization and the selection of coaches and administration of intercollegiate sports fi ,·mly and athletes for United States teams. believe that these competitive athletic programs are a vital part of the educational system which • administer a group insurance program provid­ prepares our youth for future productive careers ing catastrophe medical coverage. in society. • maintain a large film library covering play in The universities and colleges of the nation have National Collegiate Championship events. joined together in one Association-the NCAA­ The development and expanded activities of for purposes of athletic discussion, legislation and the NCAA reflect the progress of intercollegiate administration at the national level. The NCAA athletics over the past half century. The NCAA is solely and completely responsive to the will of and its member institutions, in the years ahead, its members as expressed by their governing will continue to make every effort to provide max­ boards and chief executive officers. The NCAA imum opportunities for our youth to enjoy the ex­ concerns itself with any phase of college athletics perience of competitive athletics as an integrated JAMES W . HUFFMAN CHARLES F. KETTERING CARL E. STEEB which spreads across regional lines and becomes part of their over-all college education. Columbus Dayton (Secretary) Colu mbus 11 10 Builders of the St. John Arena and Ohio State University Field House SCENES AT DUKE UNIVERSITY JOSEPH SKI LKEN & CO. GENERAL CONTRACTORS 383 S. Third St., Columbus, Ohio CA. 1-4547 As Time Passes- OHIO STADIUM Completed 1922 Stands as Positive Evidence of the Enduring Strength Possible to Attain in Concrete , b; Using MARBLE CLIFF UMESTONE AND MARBLE CLIFF LIMESTONE SAND THE MARBLE CLIFF QUARRIES CO.