1947 Football Roster

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Team Photo — Front row – Andy Nardo, line coach; Dutch Magrath, Dick Brady, Taft Frazier, John Kovacevich, Harry Summers, Bill Meadows, A.C. (Scrappy) Moore, head coach. Second row – Rusty Granitz, Bob Myers, Luther Worsham, Ed Nobles, Stumpy Sarratore, Ray Jensen, Bill Edwards, Jim Alexander, Frank Powell, William Kelley, Earl Pickering, William Lydon, Ferrell Alexander, Howard Johnson, Dudley Shepherd, Forrest Vandergriff. Fourth row – Ben Ford, Edwin Salley, Bill Emerson, Charles Atchley, Arvel Holmes, Pete Page, Andy Elko, Bob Jumper, Jack Hoover. Fifth row – Roy Levi, Bert Kakasic, John Javorsky, Joe Steiner, Gordon Atchley, George Carden, Hall Atchley, Chester Guzek. Sixth row – Ralph Hutchinson, Cullen Powers, Howard Stanford, Clint Hamilton, Don Ault, Butch Tapper, Ken Naylor, Dan Carmichael. Seventh row – Sandy Sandlin, trainer; Bobby Moore, manager; Frank Grigonis, backfield coach: Fuzzy Faris, manager; Ken Hays, assistant traicer; Billy O’Brien, end coach, Charles Emerson, manager.

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Left Halfback LHB 5'9" 182 lbs

10

Jack Hoover

Fr. Mt. Calm, Texas

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Freshman Mt. Calm, Texas

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Quarterback QB 5'9" 190 lbs

11

John Kovacevich

Sr. Belmont, Ohio

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Senior Belmont, Ohio

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Right Halfback RHB 5'11" 174 lbs

12

Ed Nobles

Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Freshman Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Fullback FB 6'2" 195 lbs

14

Bob Myers

Fr. Chicago, Ill.

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Freshman Chicago, Ill.

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Right Halfback RHB 5'11" 165 lbs

15

Roy Jensen

Fr. Selma, Ala.

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Freshman Selma, Ala.

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Left Halfback LHB 5'11" 175 lbs

16

William Edwards

Fr. Gadsden, Ala.

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Freshman Gadsden, Ala.

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Left Halfback LHB 5'6" 140 lbs

16

Bobby Jumper

Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Freshman Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Left Halfback LHB 5'11" 160 lbs

17

Frank Erwin

Fr. Alabama City, Ala.

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Freshman Alabama City, Ala.

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Fullback FB 6'1" 180 lbs

18

George Carden

So. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Sophomore Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Right Halfback RHB 5'7" 150 lbs

19

Richard Brady

Sr. Crossville, Tenn.

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Senior Crossville, Tenn.

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Left Halfback LHB 6'1" 180 lbs

20

Hartford "Rusty" Granitz

Fr. Ambridge, Pa.

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Freshman Ambridge, Pa.

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Fullback FB

20

Forrest Vandergriff

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Right Halfback RHB 5'10" 170 lbs

21

Clarence "Butch" Tapper

So. Hammond, Ind.

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Sophomore Hammond, Ind.

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Quarterback QB 5'7" 175 lbs

22

Jim Alexander

Jr.

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Left End LE 5'11" 165 lbs

23

Jim Mayfield

Jr. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Junior Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Left End LE 6'1" 175 lbs

24

Dan Carmichael

Jr. Cedartown, Pa.

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Junior Cedartown, Pa.

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Quarterback QB 5'10" 173 lbs

24

Ed Jurczak

So. Hammond, Ind.

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Sophomore Hammond, Ind.

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Left End LE 6'0" 180 lbs

25

Arvel Holmes

So. Gadsden, Ala.

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Sophomore Gadsden, Ala.

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Quarterback QB 5'11" 178 lbs

25

Bert Kakasic

Fr. Mingo Junction, Ohio

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Freshman Mingo Junction, Ohio

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Back B

26

Charles Atchley

Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Center C 6'2" 172 lbs

27

Gordon Atchley

So. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Sophomore Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Right Halfback RHB 5'7" 160 lbs

28

Andy Elko

Fr. Jersey City, N.J.

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Freshman Jersey City, N.J.

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Right Halfback RHB 5'9" 168 lbs

28

Dudley Sheppard

Fr. Rome, Ga.

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Freshman Rome, Ga.

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Right End RE 5'11" 175 lbs

28

Harry Summers

Sr. Birmingham, Ala.

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Senior Birmingham, Ala.

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Quarterback QB 5'10" 175 lbs

29

Elza Evans

Fr. Coeburn, Va.

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Freshman Coeburn, Va.

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Right Guard RG 5'10" 190 lbs

29

Taft Frazier

Sr.

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Right End RE 5'11" 170 lbs

30

Don Ault

Fr. Bellaire, Ohio

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Freshman Bellaire, Ohio

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Guard G

30

William Kelley

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Center C 6'1" 172 lbs

31

Ferrell Alexander

Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Freshman Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Right End RE 6'1" 180 lbs

31

Joseph Steiner

Fr. Mobile, Ala.

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Freshman Mobile, Ala.

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Left Guard LG 5'8" 180 lbs

32

Vincent "Stumpy" Sarratore

So. Martins Ferry, Ohio

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Sophomore Martins Ferry, Ohio

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Center C 5'11" 180 lbs

33

Howard Johnson

Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Freshman Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Right Guard RG 5'9" 190 lbs

33

Earl Pickering

Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Freshman Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Left End LE 6'0" 175 lbs

34

Chester Guzek

So. Moundsville, W.Va.

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Sophomore Moundsville, W.Va.

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Left End LE 6'0" 175 lbs

34

Eugene Page

Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Freshman Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Right Guard RG 5'7" 193 lbs

35

William Meadows

So. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Sophomore Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Quarterback QB 6'0" 180 lbs

36

Ken Naylor

So. Monogahela, Ohio

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Sophomore Monogahela, Ohio

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Right Guard RG 5'8" 175 lbs

37

Frank Powell

So. Mount Pleasant, Tenn.

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Sophomore Mount Pleasant, Tenn.

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Left Guard LG 5'11" 165 lbs

38

Bill Berg

Fr. East Chicago, Ind.

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Freshman East Chicago, Ind.

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Left Guard LG 6'0" 205 lbs

38

Clint Hamilton

Fr. Sheffield, Ala.

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Freshman Sheffield, Ala.

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Right Guard RG 6'1" 80 lbs

39

Luther Worsham

Jr.

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Right End RE 5'11" 180 lbs

40

John Javorsky

So. Masontown, Pa.

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Sophomore Masontown, Pa.

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Center C 6'3" 180 lbs

41

Cullen Powers

Fr. Sheffield, Ala.

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Freshman Sheffield, Ala.

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Right End RE 6'2" 170 lbs

42

Hall Atchley

So. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Sophomore Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Left Halfback LHB 6'1" 185 lbs

42

Howard Derrick

So. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Sophomore Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Fullback FB 5'10" 190 lbs

43

Ben Ford

So. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Sophomore Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Left Tackle LT 6'2" 210 lbs

44

Ralph Hutchinson

Jr. Silas, Ala.

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Junior Silas, Ala.

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Tackle T 6'0" 220 lbs

45

Dutch Magrath

So. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Sophomore Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Left Tackle LT 6'1" 213 lbs

46

William Emerson

So. Mentone, Ala.

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Sophomore Mentone, Ala.

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Right Tackle RT 5'11" 220 lbs

47

Paul Buchanan

Fr. Barbersville, Ky.

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Freshman Barbersville, Ky.

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Left Tackle LT 6'3" 190 lbs

47

Roy "Zip" Levi

Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Freshman Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Right Tackle RT 6'0" 201 lbs

48

Howard Stanford

Fr. Sheffield, Ala.

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Freshman Sheffield, Ala.

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Tackle T

49

Robert Ripple

So. Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Sophomore Chattanooga, Tenn.

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Left Tackle LT 6'0" 210 lbs

50

William Lydon

Fr. Scranton, Pa.

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Freshman Scranton, Pa.

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Left Guard LG 6'0" 190 lbs

50

James Smith

Fr. Barbersville, Ky.

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Freshman Barbersville, Ky.

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Halfback HB

77

Edwin Salley

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Head Coach

A.C. "Scrappy" Moore

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Line

Andy Nardo

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Ends

Billy O'Brien

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Backfield

Frank Grigonis

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1947 Football Roster
No.	Name	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Academic Year	Hometown
10	Jack	Hoover	Left Halfback	5-9	182	Fr.	Mt. Calm, Texas
11	John	Kovacevich	Quarterback	5-9	190	Sr.	Belmont, Ohio
12	Ed	Nobles	Right Halfback	5-11	174	Fr.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
14	Bob	Myers	Fullback	6-2	195	Fr.	Chicago, Ill.
15	Roy	Jensen	Right Halfback	5-11	165	Fr.	Selma, Ala.
16	William	Edwards	Left Halfback	5-11	175	Fr.	Gadsden, Ala.
16	Bobby	Jumper	Left Halfback	5-6	140	Fr.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
17	Frank	Erwin	Left Halfback	5-11	160	Fr.	Alabama City, Ala.
18	George	Carden	Fullback	6-1	180	So.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
19	Richard	Brady	Right Halfback	5-7	150	Sr.	Crossville, Tenn.
20	Hartford "Rusty"	Granitz	Left Halfback	6-1	180	Fr.	Ambridge, Pa.
20	Forrest	Vandergriff	Fullback	-
21	Clarence "Butch"	Tapper	Right Halfback	5-10	170	So.	Hammond, Ind.
22	Jim	Alexander	Quarterback	5-7	175	Jr.
23	Jim	Mayfield	Left End	5-11	165	Jr.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
24	Dan	Carmichael	Left End	6-1	175	Jr.	Cedartown, Pa.
24	Ed	Jurczak	Quarterback	5-10	173	So.	Hammond, Ind.
25	Arvel	Holmes	Left End	6-0	180	So.	Gadsden, Ala.
25	Bert	Kakasic	Quarterback	5-11	178	Fr.	Mingo Junction, Ohio
26	Charles	Atchley	Back	-			Chattanooga, Tenn.
27	Gordon	Atchley	Center	6-2	172	So.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
28	Andy	Elko	Right Halfback	5-7	160	Fr.	Jersey City, N.J.
28	Dudley	Sheppard	Right Halfback	5-9	168	Fr.	Rome, Ga.
28	Harry	Summers	Right End	5-11	175	Sr.	Birmingham, Ala.
29	Elza	Evans	Quarterback	5-10	175	Fr.	Coeburn, Va.
29	Taft	Frazier	Right Guard	5-10	190	Sr.
30	Don	Ault	Right End	5-11	170	Fr.	Bellaire, Ohio
30	William	Kelley	Guard	-
31	Ferrell	Alexander	Center	6-1	172	Fr.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
31	Joseph	Steiner	Right End	6-1	180	Fr.	Mobile, Ala.
32	Vincent "Stumpy"	Sarratore	Left Guard	5-8	180	So.	Martins Ferry, Ohio
33	Howard	Johnson	Center	5-11	180	Fr.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
33	Earl	Pickering	Right Guard	5-9	190	Fr.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
34	Chester	Guzek	Left End	6-0	175	So.	Moundsville, W.Va.
34	Eugene	Page	Left End	6-0	175	Fr.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
35	William	Meadows	Right Guard	5-7	193	So.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
36	Ken	Naylor	Quarterback	6-0	180	So.	Monogahela, Ohio
37	Frank	Powell	Right Guard	5-8	175	So.	Mount Pleasant, Tenn.
38	Bill	Berg	Left Guard	5-11	165	Fr.	East Chicago, Ind.
38	Clint	Hamilton	Left Guard	6-0	205	Fr.	Sheffield, Ala.
39	Luther	Worsham	Right Guard	6-1	80	Jr.
40	John	Javorsky	Right End	5-11	180	So.	Masontown, Pa.
41	Cullen	Powers	Center	6-3	180	Fr.	Sheffield, Ala.
42	Hall	Atchley	Right End	6-2	170	So.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
42	Howard	Derrick	Left Halfback	6-1	185	So.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
43	Ben	Ford	Fullback	5-10	190	So.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
44	Ralph	Hutchinson	Left Tackle	6-2	210	Jr.	Silas, Ala.
45	Dutch	Magrath	Tackle	6-0	220	So.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
46	William	Emerson	Left Tackle	6-1	213	So.	Mentone, Ala.
47	Paul	Buchanan	Right Tackle	5-11	220	Fr.	Barbersville, Ky.
47	Roy "Zip"	Levi	Left Tackle	6-3	190	Fr.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
48	Howard	Stanford	Right Tackle	6-0	201	Fr.	Sheffield, Ala.
49	Robert	Ripple	Tackle	-		So.	Chattanooga, Tenn.
50	William	Lydon	Left Tackle	6-0	210	Fr.	Scranton, Pa.
50	James	Smith	Left Guard	6-0	190	Fr.	Barbersville, Ky.
77	Edwin	Salley	Halfback	-

Football Coaching Staff

Football - Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title
	A.C. "Scrappy" Moore	Head Coach
	Andy Nardo	Line
	Billy O'Brien	Ends
	Frank Grigonis	Backfield

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Jack Hoover

LHB

5'9" 182 lbs Fr.

Mt. Calm, Texas

10
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John Kovacevich

QB

5'9" 190 lbs Sr.

Belmont, Ohio

11
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Ed Nobles

RHB

5'11" 174 lbs Fr.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

12
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Bob Myers

FB

6'2" 195 lbs Fr.

Chicago, Ill.

14
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Roy Jensen

RHB

5'11" 165 lbs Fr.

Selma, Ala.

15
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William Edwards

LHB

5'11" 175 lbs Fr.

Gadsden, Ala.

16
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Bobby Jumper

LHB

5'6" 140 lbs Fr.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

16
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Frank Erwin

LHB

5'11" 160 lbs Fr.

Alabama City, Ala.

17
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George Carden

FB

6'1" 180 lbs So.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

18
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Richard Brady

RHB

5'7" 150 lbs Sr.

Crossville, Tenn. Crossville HS

19
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Hartford "Rusty" Granitz

LHB

6'1" 180 lbs Fr.

Ambridge, Pa.

20
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Forrest Vandergriff

FB

20
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Clarence "Butch" Tapper

RHB

5'10" 170 lbs So.

Hammond, Ind.

21
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Jim Alexander

QB

5'7" 175 lbs Jr.

22
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Jim Mayfield

LE

5'11" 165 lbs Jr.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Red Bank HS

23
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Dan Carmichael

LE

6'1" 175 lbs Jr.

Cedartown, Pa.

24
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Ed Jurczak

QB

5'10" 173 lbs So.

Hammond, Ind.

24
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Arvel Holmes

LE

6'0" 180 lbs So.

Gadsden, Ala.

25
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Bert Kakasic

QB

5'11" 178 lbs Fr.

Mingo Junction, Ohio

25
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Charles Atchley

B

Chattanooga, Tenn.

26
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Gordon Atchley

C

6'2" 172 lbs So.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

27
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Andy Elko

RHB

5'7" 160 lbs Fr.

Jersey City, N.J.

28
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Dudley Sheppard

RHB

5'9" 168 lbs Fr.

Rome, Ga.

28
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Harry Summers

RE

5'11" 175 lbs Sr.

Birmingham, Ala. Samford

28
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Elza Evans

QB

5'10" 175 lbs Fr.

Coeburn, Va.

29
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Taft Frazier

RG

5'10" 190 lbs Sr.

29
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Don Ault

RE

5'11" 170 lbs Fr.

Bellaire, Ohio

30
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William Kelley

G

30
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Ferrell Alexander

C

6'1" 172 lbs Fr.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

31
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Joseph Steiner

RE

6'1" 180 lbs Fr.

Mobile, Ala.

31
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Vincent "Stumpy" Sarratore

LG

5'8" 180 lbs So.

Martins Ferry, Ohio

32
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Howard Johnson

C

5'11" 180 lbs Fr.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

33
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Earl Pickering

RG

5'9" 190 lbs Fr.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

33
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Chester Guzek

LE

6'0" 175 lbs So.

Moundsville, W.Va.

34
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Eugene Page

LE

6'0" 175 lbs Fr.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

34
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William Meadows

RG

5'7" 193 lbs So.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

35
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Ken Naylor

QB

6'0" 180 lbs So.

Monogahela, Ohio

36
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Frank Powell

RG

5'8" 175 lbs So.

Mount Pleasant, Tenn.

37
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Bill Berg

LG

5'11" 165 lbs Fr.

East Chicago, Ind.

38
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Clint Hamilton

LG

6'0" 205 lbs Fr.

Sheffield, Ala.

38
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Luther Worsham

RG

6'1" 80 lbs Jr.

39
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John Javorsky

RE

5'11" 180 lbs So.

Masontown, Pa.

40
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Cullen Powers

C

6'3" 180 lbs Fr.

Sheffield, Ala.

41
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Hall Atchley

RE

6'2" 170 lbs So.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

42
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Howard Derrick

LHB

6'1" 185 lbs So.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

42
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Ben Ford

FB

5'10" 190 lbs So.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

43
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Ralph Hutchinson

LT

6'2" 210 lbs Jr.

Silas, Ala.

44
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Dutch Magrath

T

6'0" 220 lbs So.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

45
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William Emerson

LT

6'1" 213 lbs So.

Mentone, Ala.

46
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Paul Buchanan

RT

5'11" 220 lbs Fr.

Barbersville, Ky.

47
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Roy "Zip" Levi

LT

6'3" 190 lbs Fr.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

47
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Howard Stanford

RT

6'0" 201 lbs Fr.

Sheffield, Ala.

48
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Robert Ripple

T

So.

Chattanooga, Tenn.

49
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William Lydon

LT

6'0" 210 lbs Fr.

Scranton, Pa.

50
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James Smith

LG

6'0" 190 lbs Fr.

Barbersville, Ky. Shelbyville HS

50
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Edwin Salley

HB

77

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A.C. "Scrappy" Moore

Head Coach
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Andy Nardo

Line
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Billy O'Brien

Ends
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Frank Grigonis

Backfield

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