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Huffman, Saul Underrated
Players like lowa’s Bill Van Buren, Utah’s Ed Pine, Rutger’s Alex Kroll and Alabama’s
Lee Roy Jordon-have been getting all the attention when talk gets around to picking an
All-American center this year.
But Penn State coach Rip Engle isn’t one bit envious, for he has two performers of
equal ability at that spot and he wouldn’t trade either one of them for any other center
in the United Stales.
While the Lions have had their
ups and downs this year, Jay Huff
man and Bill Saul, two seniors
who have anchored Slate’s line
for three years now; have come
up with consistently top-notch
performances
"I've never had two centers
as good as Huffman and Saul
on one team before," Engle said
after practice yesterday. "In
fact, I can't think of any one
center I've coached that was
belter than either of them.
“Diin Radakovich and Steve
Garban both played great ball for
us. but I can’t say that either
was better than Huffman or Saul,”
he said.
Ironically, both Radakovich and
Garban are working for the Uni
versity. Radakovich, who was.a
defensive standout for Lion teams
from 1t)54 through 1956, is an as
sistant freshman coach.
Garban captained State in 1958
and was named to several All-
East teams. He wan named as
sistant business manager to Ed
Czekaj this fall.
Roth Saul and Huffman played
end in high school and for one
year in college, but a shortage at
center forced the switch when
they were sophomores in 1959.
-Huffman has anchored the first
team line and Saul has been a
Reddie Unit leader ever since.
"This is the third straight sea
son they’ve been doing an ex
cellent job and it's time they
get a little recognition," Engle
said.
Saul, a 6-4, 215-pounder, came
1o the Lions from Butler High
School. “The only reason he isn’t
on the starting team is because
Huffman’s there,” Engle said.
“And if we moved Saul up then
Huffman, would be the best sec
ond team center in college foot
ball. That’s how equal they are
in ability.
"Each is a natural leader and
each pulls his respective team.
Saul has taken over as the take
charge guy on our alternate
unit." To illustrate Engle's point,
the second team is being celled
"Saul's Unit” instead of the
Reddie team by many of the
players.
In 1959 Huffman capped a bril
liant sophomore year by being
named the Most Valuable Player
HoppmannTops
In Total Offense
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dave (Poppy) Hoppmann, lowa
Slate tailback, is the new major
college football leader in total of
fense and rushing, NCAA Service
Bureau figures reveal.
The junior from Madison. Wis.,
has gained 1.530 yards 871 by
mshing. Hoppmann, with two
more games to play, is nearly 300
yards ahead of his closest, still
active competitor. Chon Gallegos!
of San .lose State. - I
Joitv Gross of Detroit actually!
is i unnerup- to Hoppmann, but the
fine little Quarterback is out for
the rest of the season with a
broken ankle. Gallegos, with 1.246
yards to Gross’ 1,250, has one
more game to play. \
Jim Pilot of New Mexico State:
is second to Hoppmann in rush
ing yardage with 845 followed by
Pete Pedro of West Texas State
with 706.
Gallegos still leads the passers
with 107 completions in 175 at
tempts for 1,324 yards, 13 touch
downs and a completion percent
age of .611.
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in State’s 7-0 Liberty Bowl win
over Alabama.
i This year the 205-pounder from
Clarion, Pa., was named as a pos
sible All-American by the Foot
ball Coaches Association. j
j Saul had one of his best days]
this year against Syracuse. The
big linebacker was in on four)
straight tackles when the Orange
men threatened deep in Lion ter
ritory. j
With fourth and goal to go on
the one, Saul teamed with A 1
Gursky to stop Ernie Davis inches
short of a touchdown and the
Lions went on to win, 14-0.
Engle may have trouble plug
ging the gap next year with his
two centers graduated. But he
isn’t worrying about that prob
lem right now.
"We’ve got two tough games
jleft this year,” he said yesterday,
j‘‘and I have enough to do think
ling about them ”
i As one of Engle’s aides said,
‘‘We’ll have to look over our fresh
man end candidates before we
start thinking about who will
play center next year."
LSU Sniffs Roses
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)
Representatives of Louisiana
Stale University have assured
Commissioner Tom Hamilton
of the Big Five that there would
be no racial problem if LSU is
invited to the Rose Bowl.
Hamilton said LSU is one of
15 teams still under considers-:
lion as a Rose Bowl opponent
for the Big Five champ —either
UCLA or Southern California.
Both of those Los Angeles
schools have Negro players.
None of the 10 schools on
LSU's schedule has a Negro
player.
Mets Name Meany
NEW YORK {A’) Tom -Meany,
veteran New York sports writer
and author of numerous baseball
books, was named director of pub
lic relations for the New York
Mets of the National League by
George Weiss, club president,
j Louis Niss, former sports editor
■of the defunct Brooklyn Eagle,
[.was named road secretary and
also will handle publicity for the
iteam which starts in the league
Inext spring.
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Gridiron Notes
Holy Cross. Penn Stale's op
ponent at Beaver Stadium Sat
urday, currently is ranked third
in the nation in passing. The
Crusaders have averaged 171.9
yards per game for their first
seven games. Only Detroit (206)
and Mississippi (172.8) have
done better . . . Quarterback
Pat McCarthy has been the
Crusader's big gun, but he's had
plenty of help from halfback
A 1 Snyder and Tom Hennessey.
McCarthy was named to State's
all-opponent team as a sopho
more last year . . . Except for
fullback Dave Hayes, the Lions
are in good physical shape for
the game. Team physician Al
fred H. Griess still isn't sure
whether Hayes' sprained ankle
will hold up Saturday . . . Dr.
Griess said that Bill Saul will
be ready for the Crusaders. Saul
re-injured his knee against
West Virginia Saturday . . .
The Lions have dropped from
sixth to seventh place among
the national leaders in total of
fense. State is averaging 346.8
Hardin-Simmons Plans
Gridiron De-Emphasis
| TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) - Hardin
, Simmons University, once a king
;pin in Southwest football, plans to
withdraw from major football
competition, sports editor George
McLeod of the Tuscon Daily Citi
zen said yesterday.
j He said the Abilene, Tex.,
I school is expected to announce its
decision at the winter meeting of
i the Border Conference in El Paso,
Tex., next month.
The Cowboys have lost 21
straight games.
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yards per game while Mississip
pi, who leads the pack, has
averaged 424.4 yards per game
, . . Don Jonas needs only two
more field goals to tie Pete
Maufhe's school record for most
FG's kicked in one season.
Mauthe kicked eight in 1912.
Jonas has converted six out of
nine attempts this' year. He
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fhroughouf his entire high
school and college career before
this year ... Engle revealed that
Dick Wilson's sparkling line
play against West Virginia last
weekend has earned him a start
ing berth in the State lineup ...
Wilson, a 210-pound guard, filled
in for the injured Harrison Ros
dahl in Stale's 20-6 win over
West Virginia Saturday.
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