WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1968
Three Anchor Linebackers
By RON KOLB
Collegian Sports Editor .
(Third in a series of articles analyzing the
1968 Penn State football team during spring drills.
Today’s topic linebackers and kickers.)
It was like opening day for Michael Reid.
Direct from his appearance on stage as Big
Jule in "Guys and Dolls,” and from an appearance
at the Geissinger Medical Center surgical room,
and from an appearance in concert at the 88 keys,
and from the NCAA wrestling championships.
Last Saturday’s scrimmage session was only
“fair” as coach Joe Paterno
saw it. The hitting could
have been crisper artd the
execution of plays more
exact. But the first-team de
fensive unit, with one no
ticeable change from 1967,
had a mid-season look.
That one change became
obvious each time the de
fense broke from its huddle
and lined up for a play. A
6-3, 235-pound linebacker in
a number 60 uniform clap
ped his hands and bellowed
in a deep baritone voice,
“C’mon Big Blue. Let’s go
get ’em.” Mike Reid was
back
Super-Soph Then
It was two seasons ago
that Reid was given the term
“sensational sophomore,” be- DENNfS ONKOTZ PETE JOHNSON
cause he had 63 unassisted ... top 1967 tackier . . . back at rover
tackles, 44 assists, three blocked kicks,'lo effec- and honorable mention UPI Ail-American,
live pass rushes, and All-East, All-State and In addition, he made a key goal-line tackle to
honorable mention All-American honors. He might stop North Carolina State in the last minute, sav
es well have said, “Start enlarging the trophy case, ing a 13-7 win, and he had a 47-yard interception
mama I have two years to go.” for a TE) that iced the Syracuse game. Sports Illus-
The honors kept coming even after football
season was over. As a heavyweight wrestler he
advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals, when Okla
homa State football All-American Granville Liggins
met him. In that titanic duel, Reid suffered an
injury to the ligaments in his right knee, and sud
denly the former middle guard envisioned a
shrinking trophy case.
The knee was patched up, and though he
missed last year’s spring drills, a hobbling Reid was
read for the 1967 season opener at fravy. At
least he thought he was. Reid hounded Paterno
from the outset to let him play. Finally, when the
head coach agreed, Reid anxiously rail on the
field. In just a few plays the knee gave again and
hi* season .ended.
This spring practice is going to be a test for
knee surgery, and so far, the test has proved suc
cesful. Linebacker coach Dan Radakovich sees
nothing to worry about. "He’s doing quite well,
even though it’s early to tell,” he said. And Reid
still has two years of eligibility remaining.
Cubs Get Regan I Ru 9 b >' clubs Bk,nk uhl 9 h
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chi
cago Cubs acquired relief
pitcher Phil Regan and out
fielder .dm Hickman from the
Los Angeles Dodgers yesterday
in exchange for outfielder Ted
Savage and pitcher Jim Ellis.
Regan, 31-year-old right
handi * "tandout fr~ thf
-<ider, was a standout for thejoooooooooooooooooooooo
pennant-winning Dodgers in‘° f
1966 when he won 14 games, l "
lost only one and appeared in'o MvAIIM
65 games. He pitched in 55 °
games last season, compiling'o
a 6-9 record. i°
The veteran, nicknamed;©
"The Vulture,” was credited'.o
with both victories last Sunday,®
when the Dodgers swept a o
doubleheader from the New °
York Mets. _ ,q
He pitched for the Detroit'o « un uau E
Tigers from 1960 through «NU lllAftit TKAvKS
His best season with the Tigers 'o <rn TUi: A9MEUABA
was in 1963 when he had a 15-9 ° I W ■Ht AllHlfcNAnA
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It’s not too early to tell that the linebacking
corps will be one of the Strongest departments on
the team this year, since Big Jule has an almost
parallel performer operating with him on the in
side. Last year’s whiz kid becomes this year’s vet
eran.
Denny Onkotz (6-2, 205) had that kind of sea
son in 1967 six interceptions with two returned
for touchdowns, 56-yard punt return for a touch
down, leading lineman with an amazing 74 tackles
and 44 assists,’and like Reid, a berth as the only
sophomore on the Associated Press All-East team,
trated and AP named him Lineman of the Week
after the N.C. State game. And now he calls the
defensive signals.
Start enlarging the trophy case, mama. Two
years to go.
In addition,'last year’s outstanding rover back,
and another member of the whiz kids Pete John
son (6-2, 211) is back. Johnson was in on 385 of the
Lions’ 727 defensive plays during the regular sea
son, making'lB unassisted tackles, 11 assisted and
intercepting one pass.' With that experience, he
should be among the team’s best performers.
Radakovich lists four linebackers presently in
first-unit roles. Reid and Onkotz are “inside/’
while Johnson and sophomore Jack Ham (6-2, 205)
are "outside” linebackers. Ham, another good
prospect, was a freshman starter at guard last
year.
Outside position replacements fighting for
jobs are sophs Gary Hull (6-4, 195) and Tom
Templeton, while inside candidates include junior
Dave Radakovich (5-11, 204) and sophs’ Jerry
Bulvin (6-2, 200), a converted fullback, and Steve
I The Penn dtate Blue and ting its scoring punch from to a 14-0 whitewash of Lehigh’s
White Rugby Club squads Dave Brown, with six points SPC , onr i >sm with fiw nnintc ™
mark, mostly as a starter. evened their records to 2-2 on two penalty kicks, and Tom , ,
The Cubs immediately as- last Saturday with shutouts Heilman, who contributed three . p . ic y ana a c ° n^ e ~
signed Hickman to Tacoma of over Lehigh in University Park, on a try, or touchdown. . slon - Mario Palena and Jeff
the Pacific Coast League. He The Blue team won, 9-0, get r Sandy Kime led the Whites Schwartz scored on trys.
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Brezna (6-3, 235).
“They all look okay,” Radakovich said, “but
I’ll tell you how they work out after the third game
of the t season.” If past performance and potential
talent are any indication, Big Jule and company
will be stingy with the real estate. Real stingy.
Speaking of strengths, the kicking game next
year belongs in the top category, too. Considering
that the punter led the nation at one time last
season, and the place-kicker was fifth ip the nation
in scoring, who worries?
“The punting game is coming along quite
MIKE REID
. . . he’s back again
well,” Frank Patrick, coach in that department, f\/ .. A/l ,
said yesterday. “They have a way to go before /?10ill@y /KlGfy
they get the needed timing and rhythm, but right _ .
now they have good height and distance.”
Bob Campbell, the exciting halfback who went , . -
out for the 1967 season with a'knee injury in the ‘ C Illy \
third game, returns in perfect health. Before the • S' •
injury, Campbell (6-0, 190) led the nation with a . A^& P : LES £°f
45.1 punting average. He’ll be pushed for the start- tTrlorgatele
ing job by Brezna and fullback Tom Cherry (6-1, his baseball club and look out
-207), who did most of the punting later last year, side the organization for a gen
„ u -r,,,, ~, ~ eral manager if his present
Coach Bob Phillips expressed the same opti- general, manager quits- the
mism for the placekickers. Don Abbey (6-2, 230), Herald-Examiner said yester
last year’s field goal and point-after-touchdown 'day.
man, is out of spring drills with an injured left’ l( Jp en ? r ,al Manager E. J.
leg, but he kicks with his right. When healthy, .he ported as planning ip quit the
can hit from 50 yards out. Last season he con- Dodgers to become a part own
verted 23 of 26 extra points and three of/14 field ’er of a new National League
g oa j s , , . .’ . ■ . .franchise in San-Diego next
1 ’ ’ season.
Rusty Gurthwaite, a specialist from the fresh
man team, “doesn’t have quite the range that
Abbey has, but he has the accuracy,” according to
Phillips. “We should be pretty .good;” he;added;
and in a season l ahead filled-with strong oppon
ents, one or three points may be the key to several
wins. It’s good to have a reliable foot or’ two.
FRIDAY THE OFFENSIVE LINE,
tech;*
REGULARS RETURN
ING: Inside linebackers,
Dennis Onkotz, junior, 6-2,
205; Mike Reid, junior, 6-3,
235; Outside linebacker, Pete
Johnson, junior, 6-2, 211.
Punter, Bob Campbell, sen
ior, 6-0, 190; Tom Cherry,
senior, 6-1, 207. Place-kick
er, Don Abbey, junior, 6-2,
230.
RESERVES, NEWCOM
ERS: Jack Ham, sophomore,
outside linebacker, 6-2, 205;
Gary Hull, sophomore, 6-4,
195, and Tom Templeton,
outside linebackers; Dave
Radakovich, junior, 5-11,
204; Jerry Bulvin, sopho
more, 6-2, 200, and Steve
Brezna, sophomore, 6-3, 235,
inside linebackers. Place
kicker, Rusty Gurthwaite,
sophomore.
EVALUATION: Lineback
ers are solid and experi
enced, kickers strong and
accurate.
STANLEY V/ARNER
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—Collegian Photo by Paul Levina 'S
MOLDING LINEBACKERS into form during yesterday's spring football practice ses
sion was coach Dan Radakovich, who is shown here talking with returning rover Pete ;
Johnson (40) and other players. Radakovich has All-American hopefuls Dennis Onkolz
and Mike Reid returning, along with Johnson, boasting the most experienced depart- j
ment on the squad.
Five Cities
“I wouldn’t want to go oh
record yet about who would re
place Buzzie,” O’Malley, told
the Herald-Examiner “There
-are five cities bidding, for fran
chises. Oniy t.vo of those cities
will'be picked ...”
O'Malley’s strongest candi
dates to fill in for Bavasi until
a .permanent general manager
is found are Fresco Thompson,
who. runs the farm clubs, and
Arthur E. “Red” Patterson,
public relations vice president,
the, newspaper said.
“The only one I would elim
inate would be Peter O’Mal
ley,” O’Malley was quoted as
saying. His son Peter is a vice
-‘president for stadium opera
tions.
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forfeit Bedford over Monroe, 15-3, 13-15, 15-2
Delta Phi over Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Adams over Bucks, 15-2, 15-2
forfeit ' Fayette over Lebanon, forfeit
Phi Kappa, Theta over Acacia, 15-7, Mercer over .Chester, 15-0, 15-4 ‘
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15-13 Washington over Northampton, 16-14,
Omega Psi Phi over Zeta Psi, 15-4, 9-15, 15-4
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