PAGE TWELVE Coaches Select Mitinger To All-American Team He was called everything Hurricane quarterback Geo r g e from a "killer" to the neatest Mira. Time and again thein first of the &ae-iami game football player in the country, Mitinger crashed into Mira with i vicious tackles, which caused the but Penn State's Bob Mitinger sophomore star to miss most of kept on playing football the the second half. Miami fans didn't like the treat way he best knew how—rough ment Mitinger gave their "idol" and mean. And this week the 6-2, 215- pound senior end was rewarded for his rugged play by being named to the first team of the FoOtball Coaches Association All- American squad for 1961. "He's our finest end in a decade and one of the nation's really great defensive perform ers." Lion coach Rip Engle said upon learning of Mitinger's se lection to the "dream team." California coach Mary Levy was even higher in his praise after watching his team lose 33-16 to State. "Mitinger is the best foot ball player in the United States," he told a luncheon club back in. California.. Mitinger certainly did not earn the honor as an offensive stand out. He caught -only seven passes all year for 69 yards, giving him a career total of 14 for 229 yards and two touchdowns. What did earn Mitinger the All-American rating though was his rock-like defensive play and top-flight blocking. Miami coach Andy Gustafson may or may not have meant it as a compliment but he hit the nail on the head when he said of Mitinger: "He was the meanest man on the field." Gustafson made the remark aft watching the Lion end ruin' : -110' , . . the "Living" end 808 MITINGER .. . makes "dream team" _ and one newspaper account called Mitinger a "killer." But that same paper pointed out that Mitinger was just doing his job and commented that he was the "finest end Miami had played against in a long time." The Miami game was typical of the type of play Mitinger gave State fans this fall. He was vir tually indestructible, playing more than 400 minutes and averaging 40 minutes per game. "I think his tremendous second and third effort made hurl an All-American in anybody's book." Engle said of his star. "Certainly it did in mine. He's just great., He's mentally tough, physically tough and gives out with 101 per cent effort." Mitinger was born and bred to the game of football. His father, Bob Sr., played guard for Jock Sutherland at Lafay-, ette in the 1920'5. An uncle, Charley Berry, was an All- American end at Lafayette in the same era and a brother, Joe, captained Yale in-1952. Mitinger's counterpart at end, on the "dreamteam" is Gary Col-1 lies, Maryland's great pass-catch-I er. Collins is called "the Terp's greatest all-around end in the school's history." Against State, Collins caught Mitinger Selected To All-East Team Bob Mitinger, Penn State's rugg e d, hard-hitting end, crashed another all-star team yesterday. Mitinger was named to the AP's All-East first team and five other Penn Staters were named to. the next two teams. Quarterback Galen Hall, cap tain and tackle Jim Smith and center Jay Huffman were named fo the second team, Halfback Roger Kochman and guard Joe Blasenstein were selected to the third squad. Five other Penn Staters re ceived honorable mention: end Jim Schwab, tackles Gerry Farkas and Charlie Sieminski, guard Dick Wilson and center Bill Saul. See page 9 for the complete All-East squad. THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK,- PENNSYLVANIA six passes for 80 yards, scored one TD and punted six times for an average of 46 yards. South Carolina's coach Warren Geise summed-up Collins' play by say ing: "He has the innate ability to come up with the big play time after time in crucial situations." Another Lion opponent was also named to the coaches' first team. Ernie Davis, Syracuse's record-breaking halfback, won the honor for the second con secutive year. Davis climaxed a brilliant three year career at Syracuse by break ing just about every rushing rec ord in the school's history. "The Elmira Express" topped the half backs in the coaches' vote. Roman Gabriel of North Caro lina State was the coaches' selec tion at quarterback. Bob Ferguson, the Ohio State steamroller, nailed down the fullback post. Ferguson, like Davis, was a repeat from last year. Ferguson averaged over five yards per carry while ramb ling for 13 touchdowns this sea son. The other halfback slot went to Texas' Jim Saxton. The speed demon is tabbed as one of the most exciting runners in Long horn history. In the line Billy Neighbors of Alabama and Bob Bell of Minne sota were selected at tackle. Joe Romig of Colorado and Roy Win ston of LSO copped the guard posts while Alex Kroll of Rutgers won the center spot. The All-American eleven will meet for the first time tomorrow on a nation-wide CBS' telecast of the Ed Sullivan Show. . . . Minnesota mauler :Gq.tpt:SQ-I.TY.-1.-itiOtips PENN STATE starting teams (probable) LE 88 Jim Schwab LT 77 Charlie Sleminski LG 62 Joe Blasentsein C 51 Jay Huffman RG . - 60 Dick Wilson RT 74 Jim Smith RE 86 Bob Mitinger OB 25 Galen Hall LH 46 Roger Kochman RH 40. Junior Powell FB 32 Buddy Torris Steve Popp Gary Wydman Don Jonas Frank Sincek Cris Weber Don Caum Pete Liske Ron Coates Bernie Sabol Dave Hayes Tom Urbanik Bob Kline Al Gursky Bill Saul Jim Williams Ted Gregor Carl Bendik Russ Schleiden Charles Ricevuto Charles Raisig Joe Galardi Harrison Rosdahl Ralph Baker Ron Tietjens Al Koontz Sandy Buchan Gerry Farkas Terry Monaghan Dave Robinson John Delegram Tom Paton Cliff Davis Dick Anderson Ted Malewicz John Delbert 13th Best in Nation- :_y f i~' - Y_ F. yl f .".... ~ •-.•-::',, , ,,..,..:,i,,, , ..z,,... , ..,„ , -..,4:.:.,-,,.. :Z . f'':giq.4 ... 4ti', ;'t:: ~..,. ~..;,.:<',.,.. 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He currently ranks 13th in the nation. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1961 GEORGIA TECH starting teams (probable) LE 86 Ted Davis LT 73 Ed Griffin LG 61 Harold Ericksen C 52 Willie McGaughey RG 60 Dave Watson RT 70 Larry Stallings RE 83 Bar Solomon OB 12. Sian Gann LH 22 Joe Auer RH 30 Billy Williamson FB 48 Mike McNames Dave Selell Billy Lothridge Bob Sheridan Torn Winingder Don Toner Zollie Sircy Jimmy Barber Doug Cooper Ray Mendheim Lee Reid Raymond Holt Ed Chancey Bobby Caldwell John Matlock George Swanson Rufus Guthrie Doane Thomas Mike Nicholl Mike Biddle Foy Benteley Vic Laxson Billy Paschal Dick Crum Bill Fairington Russ Foret Frank Sexton Jack Clark John Wright Ted Davis Al Lederle Billy Martin r , ~~`°- ~~~~Y >~Y:.:
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