Minnesota at Cal Program October 6, 1951

[highwayman]

A week early, but I dug this up recently. I originally found this at a thrift shop in Ames, Iowa many years ago. These images are not the entire program. I'll bump the thread next Monday.

The team featured Paul Giel, Geno Cappelletti, Roger French, among others. Burnham (Rocky) Elton was my mom's HS boyfriend at Fergus Falls. She was also friends with the Foss's and Kuehnel's.

Is anyone from this team still alive?

 

[mngg11]

The weights of the o linemen.

 

[BleedGopher]

Love this! Thanks for posting the pics.

Go Gophers!!

 

[Eastside Forever]

MIssing the players of color. Sign of that time in America.

 

[IceBoxGopher]

Interesting seeing the evolution of the Block M.

 

[Denver_Gopher]

A week early, but I dug this up recently. I originally found this at a thrift shop in Ames, Iowa many years ago. These images are not the entire program. I'll bump the thread next Monday.

The team featured Paul Giel, Geno Cappelletti, Roger French, among others. Burnham (Rocky) Elton was my mom's HS boyfriend at Fergus Falls. She was also friends with the Foss's and Kuehnel's.

Is anyone from this team still alive?

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[Denver_Gopher]

I see my Dad, Bill Foss from Fergus Falls, listed on the roster, but not his photo. He would have been starting his sophomore year.

 

[STPGopher]

MIssing the players of color. Sign of that time in America.

We did have Bobby Marshall.

 

[Gophergrandpa]

Ed Flaherty, 27 years old, Young Ko 28 years.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

I think Don G. Azer is still around.

 

[LeftofThaDial]

Ed Flaherty, 27 years old, Young Ko 28 years.

28 yr old sophomore from Honolulu, must be an interesting story there

 

[Eastside Forever]

We did have Bobby Marshall.

Great story!

 

[GridironGus]

The coaching staff consisted of a head coach and 4 assistants.

 

[Goofers71]

Interesting! Doug Heidenreich was the dean at William Mitchell College of Law. Chet Durda was a Hennepin. County judge.

 

[Eastside Forever]

Interesting! Doug Heidenreich was the dean at William Mitchell College of Law. Chet Durda was a Hennepin. County judge.

Chet was a fabulous Judge!

 

[highwayman]

MIssing the players of color. Sign of that time in America.

That would change in just a couple of years with Warmath, as he was one of the first major college coaches to take multiple black athletes in a single recruiting class

 

[highwayman]

28 yr old sophomore from Honolulu, must be an interesting story there

He would have been 18 in 1941, so he would have likely missed normal college. Anyone living in Hawaii between 1941 and 1944 was effectively "stuck" there due to martial law and travel restrictions following the attack on Pearl Harbor. After the surprise attack by Japan on December 7, 1941, the islands were placed under military control for nearly three years, until October 24, 1944.

 

[mngg11]

He would have been 18 in 1941, so he would have likely missed normal college. Anyone living in Hawaii between 1941 and 1944 was effectively "stuck" there due to martial law and travel restrictions following the attack on Pearl Harbor. After the surprise attack by Japan on December 7, 1941, the islands were placed under military control for nearly three years, until October 24, 1944.

I can't imagine it would've been very easy for someone with his name and likeness to make their way to the states back then as well. I wonder if he had Japanese heritage and if he and his family were placed in an internment camp for a period of time following the beginning of our involvement in the war.

 

[nsmike]

28 yr old sophomore from Honolulu, must be an interesting story there

After WW2 the NCAA ruled that Military time stopped the college clock

 

[Tech Machine]

I see my Dad, Bill Foss from Fergus Falls, listed on the roster, but not his photo. He would have been starting his sophomore year.

His photo is there.

 

[Tech Machine]

Got smoked 55-14. Love those old programs.