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Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • Page 61

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Sundav. Dec. 6, '64 5-D 1 IS ss I pi Here's the Cream of Suburban Footba DETROIT FREE PRESS w. v.v.v.w.v.'XMmw All-Suburban (GrM Team Pos. Player Age Ht.

Wet. Class School Pete Wysocki 17 6-1 185 Sr. Oarden City East Roffer Riimlnskl 17 6-3 260 Sr. Walled IJilte Craig Irwin 17 5-11 225 Sr. RO Kimball Ron Adkins 17 6-2 250 Sr.

Riverview Jim McFarland 18 5-8 180 Sr. Milford Les Gardner 17 5-10 185 Sr. Center Line Neil Thomas 17 6-3 195 Sr. Livonia Franklin Boh Super 17 6-1 195 Sr. Ferndale Dennis Brown 17 5-11 175 Sr.

Lincoln Park Dave Miller 17 5-8 170 Jr. Wyandotte John Reynolds 17 5-10 215 Sr. Grosse Pointe Team Loaded With Talent BY TOM JAROROWSKI A hundred high schools in Detroit's growing suburban area are producing truly some of the biggest, strongest, best and fastest football players the state has ever known. How do you go about finding i the best 11? (whom the team built its whole Well, after you've listened tojdefense. He's guard Craig Irwin, dozens of coaches, who have Figuring strongly in Livonia notebooks full of scouting 9-0 season is another ports and cans and cans of pass-grabbing end who towers you'll find there's little reason 6-3, weighs 1P5.

He averages 20 to doubt their flowery phrases yards a catch, wins a key game when they tell you they've found on an interception to keep the a real "live one." streak going. He trains by play-' ing ice hotkey. He's Neil BUT SOMETIMES it's the Thomas. I LArf'Zj I NX mm wr jmiuwwuMmmJ Ron Adkins Roger Ruminskl Craig Irwin Jim McFarland Les Gardner i And Meet Area All-Stars mue anceaoie, ine rorgouen in- fi-fonter you'd cident that may reveal the most about the players chosen to be honored by the Detroit Free Tress on its 1964 All-Suburban football team: One boy is trying on his uniform in September. "How does it fit?" he's asked.

Without a word, the boy does a standing somersault and replies: "Fits fine, coach." expect to be on the lumbering side, turns out to be Student Council president at Riverview High. He's a member of the National Honor Society, 11th in his class with a 3.3 average and an aspiring physicist. He's center and middle guard on the Mid-Wayne championship 11. He's Ron Adkins. Walled Lake, Inter-Lakes Con Neil Thomas Pete Wysocki Then he runs up 1,800 yards ference champion, supplies the total offense, including IB giant of the crew.

He stands 6-3, 'weighs 2R0. His charge led the defense which held opponents to touchdowns, to lead his team to a Border Cities League title. He's Dave Miller of W'van under 40 yards a game rushing. Fast, alert, he came up with dotte, the only junior on the four fumble and recoveries All-Suburban team. 'tackled runners at the rate of if kJl nun a mue digging, you 14 a He-g Rumin.

discover a husky tackle at ter Line earned his letter at j' three different schools in two; THK KOIX caU talent different states He hard-noses the name of a wiry bf)ck from South Larry Gudith, Wyandotte. Terry Lewis, Lincoln Pk. Mike Stajich. Trenton. Ron Adkins, Riverview.

Mike Grtinow, Monroe. Herb White, Ecorse. Frank Price, Rlv. Rouge. Dennis Brown, Line Pk.

Eric Federico, Trenton. Dave Miller, Wyandotte. Jon Rauffman, Riverside. HONORABLE MENTION Ends Dennis Long, Lincoln Park; John Keck, Monroe; Bill Giffin, Riverview; Frank Perry, Lowrey; Pat Mulligan, Southgate. Tackles Doug Sheppard, Allen Park; Gary Kassulha, Romulus; Bill McFarlane, Willow Run; Herman Beaver, Lowrey; Larry Orr, South-gate.

Guards Don Warner, Trenton; Jim Stasso, Lincoln Fark; Ben Suthers, Taylor Center; Lou Dickerson, Ink-ster; Jim Marley, Haston; Lynn Fleming, Riverside; John Parker, Hamtramck; Bill Redding, Grosse He. Centers Terry Frys'nger, Ecorse; Dave Lukasik, Trenton; Terry Hill, Melvindale; Richard Ballcki, Hamtramck. Backs Greg Duksteln, Melvindale; Elliott James, Monroe; Glen Eicholtz, Taylor Center; Bob Franchini, Southgate; John Pingston, Haston; Doug Cole, Lowrey; Andy Williams, Ecorse; Dale Robinson, Riverview; Cal Hicks. Willow Run; Steve McClure, Romulus. East Dave Mcintosh, Ltica.

Les Gardner, Center Line. Ray Hellowell, E. Detroit. J. Schodowski.

W. Fitzg. Paul Miller, L'A. Creuse, Rick Glanz, Grosse Pte. Norm Soash, Lakeview.

Drew Pisha, W. Cousino. Tom Gillespie, Center L. Lyle Teal, Roseviile, John Reynolds, Grosse P. HONORABLE MENTION Ends Otto Jaimun Mount Clemens; Dave Burk-hart, Fitzgerald; Larry Smith, Chippewa Valley; Lyle Matte son, Roseviile; Ron Arscheen, L'Anse Creuse.

Tackles Tom Ronie, East Detroit; Dave Redman, Le-Roy Manuel, Clintondale; Al Krycinski, South I-ake. Guards George Steck, Mount Clemens; Jay Tioch, Iitheran East; Terrel Coffey, Warren Lincoln; Jim Harvey, Fitzgerald; Art Zaske, Uttca. Centers Greg Desmet, Harper Woods; Ken Blut-hardt, Center Line. Backs Larry Creutz, Lutheran East; Wayne Kent, East Detroit; Doug Firosz, Roseviile; Harry Davis Clintondale; Ron Byrd, Fraser; Ed Szych, Warren Lincoln; George Duditch, South Lake; Randy McConnell, L'Ans Creause; Ed Lang, Gary Stempien, Warren. IVorth Ken Boreland, Berkley.

John Waters, RO D'dero. Rick Snyder, B. Seaholm. Gary Bucci, Oak Park. Ron Ashmore, Ferndale.

T--Craig: Irwin, RO Kimball. Andy Stubl, RO Kimball. Bob Super, Ferndale. Rick Knimm. Berkley.

Ken Holder, Troy. 'B John Cova, Lamphere. HONORABLE MENTION Ends Cliff Curd, Troy; Rick Smigielski, Southfield; Rick Haeht, West Bloomfield; Chick Reaume, Clawson; Bob Shervvin, RO Dondero; Steve Anur, Hazel Park. Tackles Mike Garza, Birmingham Seaholm; Rich Robinson, Madison; Ed Legg, Lake Orion; Howard Hagen, Rochester. Guards Mike Robinson, Berkley; Jim Farhat, Lamphere; Ralph Peterson, Claw-son Kem Emory, Oak Park.

Center Dave II I vis, Southfield; Rick Bye, Avon-dale. Backs Lloyd Welch, Har.el Fark; John Gabler, RO hall; Ken Van Loon, Berkley; Alvin Mayes, Oak Park; Bill BarnM, West Bloom-field; Lynn Thorpe, Avon-dale; Jerry Ganey, Clawson; Johnson, Highland Park; Rich Hirsch, RO Dondero; Lloyd Hood, Madison; Tom McKennle, Birmingham Groves; John Marks, Country Day. We8l Fete Wysocki. Gdn. City.

Ruminski. W. Lake. Jim McFarland, Milford. Dave Kerr, Northville.

Skip Moore, N. F'm'gton. Rick Iarsen, Bentley. Neil Thomas, Franklin. Sam Antonay.zo, Franklin.

Mark Phalen, Holly. -Jim Havilland, Kettering. Dave Nowlin, Edsel Ford. HONORABLE MENTION Ends Tom Mitchell, Farming ton; Lou Snook, Walled Lake; Mike Stell-wagon, Brighton; Mike Fritz, Bedford I'nion; Jim Lake, Plymouth; Boh Perry, Edsel Ford; Richard StephanI, Thurston. Tackles Bob Tuck, Northville; Bob Mihay Walerford; Dave Backensto, Dearborn; Gerald Szostak, Thurston; Joe Stephan, No.

Farming-ton; Roger Brady, Water-ford; Dennis Paddock, Garden City. Guards Faul Hoxle, Clark-ston; Frazier Byrd, Ypsilanti; George Whitton. Franklin; Fred Ferguson, Walled Lake; Wyman Lare, Fordson. Centers Rick King, Walled Lake; Ed Mattheson, Fordson. Backs Jim Ward, Milford; Tom Fagan, Holly; Gary Grady.

Flymouth; Pat Godfrey, Walled Lake: George Reck, Belleville; Norm Vas-quez, Garden City; Bill Old-ershaw, N. Farmington. Lincoln Park continues to pop his team to a 7-0-1 season and Bi-County League title. He's Les Gardner. up as coaches sing an old re- "Our scouts told us if we'd stop him, we'd stop his team.

TRIL ONE of the most re-We didn.t Lincoln Tark won markable ends Garden City pro-lg ost 1 ag Dennis Brown gained duced is a sure-handed a ooo mn Dennis Brown Dave Miller who made 24 consecutive and 10 touchdowns. catches, 30 of 32 thrown his way Ferndale fared 7-1-1 and shared "iiMnir fVta cooc "vn in 'hirh Vie! gained 650 yards and scored1 SM A title after winning the seven touchdowns. He's LeagU! Wvsocki ln 1063 tne rm-Pfint A square-jawed youth who's ot super-star. He corn- picked the most outstanding Pleted "earl'J cent of his L.m.n ih- passes for 600 yards and five Conference is team captain aa well for Milford. champion of the league.

He's Jim McFar loucnuowns, huoifu live iinneu (running, punted and played de-Ifense. He's Bob Super. I Grosse Pointe turned a 215- rj land. Roval Oak Kimball powered pound fullback loose for 11 Lr its way to a 7-1-1 season and on 1.181 yards total share of the Southeastern Mich-joffense, and doubled as a line-igan Association crown, with a backer in his team's 7-1-1 sea-good share of the credit going to son. They speak in superlatives a rugged 225-pounder around about John Reynolds.

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