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l"i|(f[S About the University of Kentucky ....>........~.... 3  
Prospects ......`..........................`.»...............`..A».»..........   *1 f
The VVildcat Offense ........,......................................... 0  
The Bryant Story ..............................».............t..».....».. 7 i
The Coaching Staff ................t.........V......».................» 8
UK Football Coaches. 1892-1947 ............t............t.... 10
1947 Results ..........,......................................... . .......... 10
Thumbnail Sketches .................l.................................. 12
1948 Roster .............t,...,.,......,......   ..........»..»..»........ 10 1
Probable Order of Substitutions ,............................. 19  
Kentucky Statistics, 1947 ............................................ 20  
Hotels \Vhile on Road .............,.................................. 22 I
Pust·Results with This Year’s Opponents ................ 23  
The University of Kentucky .l.............................t...... 27  
Opponents’ 1948 Schedule ........................................ 28  
Oflicials for 1948 ..................................,.1..................... 29  
U. of K, .—\ll—Time Football Record .....t.................... 30

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  Facts About
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(I The University of Kentucky
  LOCAT1ON—Lexington, a community of 90.000 population, capital
l of the thoroughbred horse industry, located 80 miles east of Louis—
ville and 85 miles south of Cincinnati.
l’OUNDED—-1865
l§NROLLMENT—7,000
¤ l’RESIDENT—Dr. Herman L. Donovan
il ATHLETIC CONFERENCE—Southeastern
  NICKNAME OF TEAM—\/Vildcats
  COLORS—Navy Blue and Xvhite
STADIUl\l—Mcl.ean Stadium on Stoll Field (30,000 capacity)
l BAND—"'I`he Best Band in Dixie"
ATHLETIC STAFF
ATHLETIC I)lRECTOR—Bernie Shively (Illinois 1927)
· HEAD FOOTBALL CO.=\CH—l’aul Bryant (Alabama 1936)
‘ ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACHES—Carney Laslie (Alabama 1933);
` Frank Moseley (Alabama 1934): joe Atkinson (Vanderbilt 1942):
§ Ermal Allen (Kentucky 1942): Clarence Underwood (Marshall
l 1938); and Ted D. Osborn (Ohio \Vesleyan 1931)
TICKET SALES M.-\NAGEI{—Harry Dickerson
I TI{AlNEl{—\\’ilbert (Bud) Burger (Illinois 1941)
( 1948 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
  Sept.25 Kentucky vs. Xavier“" ,.................... . .......... Here
( Oct. 2 Kentucky vs. Mississippi* ....t,...t.............. Here
' Oct. 9 Kentucky vs. Georgia .................... Athens, Ga.
Oct. I6 Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt .......................... Here
Oct. 23 Kentucky vs. Marquette ..,..... Milwaukee, \»Vis. I
Oct. 30 Kentucky vs. Cincinnati ............ Ci11cin11ati, O.
Nov. 6 Kentucky vs. Villanova ............................ Here
Nov. I3 Kentucky vs. Florida** ............................ Here
Nov. 20 Kentucky vs. Tennessee ........ Knoxville, Tenn.
Nov. 26 Kentucky vs. BIIHIIIIT .................... Miami, Fla.
"" Night Games
’** Homecoming
KENTUCKY'S FRESHMAN SCHEDULE
September IS ____,___.,_________._ Kentucky vs. Tennessee ............ Here (NG)
October 9 _______,___,,__.,.,,,__,._r, Kentucky vs Vanderbilt ................ Nashville
November 25 _,_,,,..,,.,,,.,...,,, Kentucky vs Alabama ............ Anniston, Ala.
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1948 PROSPECTS l
\iVhat will fortune bring Paul ing program. In june, a portion l
Bryant's Kentucky \tVi1dcats dur- of his harvest arrived. Some more l
1 ing the 1948 campaign? enrolled in September. _
For two years, the gridiron gods That 1 9 4 6 season produced  
have delivered success to the 34- seven victories and only three ‘
year-old Kentucky mentor and his losses. Kentucky emerged from
squad. . . the S.E.C. doldrums.
But what will happen in Bry- Last season, these boys who had '
ant’s third season at the Bluegrass compiled such an enviable record
school? For that question, the in ’46 were seniors. They went I
youthful, good-looking Bryant has all out to win eight games while ‘
a stock reply. losing three to again amaze the
qyhcn you lose nine Players Southern football powers.
from your starting eleven and five Included in this string of vic-
more from your squad in one tories was a 26-0 triumph over the
season what would you expect to Georgia Sugar Bowl champs and E
happen? a 24-14 win over Villanova in the ‘
‘·\/Vitll [hc Southcasmm COIL inaugural Great Lakes Bowl  
ference freshman rule now back Same l
in force, we are allowed to play Bryant this fall is faced with  
only the men who were eligible the task of rebuilding his en-  
last _]uly 1. This simply means we tire machine from a squad 1
will replace nine first string play- riddled by graduation and aca-  
ers with boys who were only good demic attrition. 1
enough last fall to be second, By gmdumiony Iégulucky lost A
third, and fvurrh $U”mg€r$· two starting ends. George Sengel
"That s e e m s t o b e answer and Don Ridge. By academic attri-
enough!" tion, Dick Hensley dep a r te d. 4
Bryant in two seasons at Ken- 1**1* slrlrrlllf-€ Urfiklssflslll Grill
tucky has compiled an unequalled H'] *‘_“ rl _“l“sl1 Scrlm ‘ s“'“l’l’€d
record at the Bluegrass school. Ar- l"l?.skms [Or sh€€I’sk"‘s·
riving here from the University Five guards, the heart of the
of Maryland early in 1946, Bryant forward wall, will be missing—
was greeted by a squad which had Hut jones. Matt Lair, Gene 1-laas,
won just two games the previous Leo Yarutis, and Charles Brown-
season while losing eight. ing.
\’\’ith snow still many inches _]ay Rhodemyre, Kentucky`s all-
deep on Stoll Field, Bryant and conference center. completed his
his newly formed staff went to eligibility. There remains a big
work. After several weeks` work, hole to be Hlled.
he was still missing what he _W*'s Kentucky's°'two best all-around l
looking t<>r—gr1d1r0n m=1t€r¤=¤l· l);it—kS..Ful1baek Bill Moseley and
Drills were concluded. Bryant Halfback jack Farris—were gradu-
and his staff started on a recruit- ated. Farris was the team’s lead-
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 l ing ground gainer with a 6.4 yards To assist Quarterback George
per try average. Moseley had a lilanda, will be Carl Genito. a
j $.5 average. They were both ex- sophomore. Carl played as a
cellent defensive nren, especially lreslmran hallback lor Bryant
l on an aerial attack. during the 1946 campaign and
j Lgtls l()()k at [hc Prggjjcclg [Oy l2lS[ $(5215011 ll€ \\’2lS Vl/l[llllCl(l. GCI]-
. the coming season. At the llanks. lm UN
l thm-gs Ben Zynnnkny (5.:] ]9])_ amount ol` ability, but he seems
7 `jcyry (j]nj[)(n—nC (5.10 ]75)_ to do everything well when un-
(glnn-lcs Bentley ((5 ]9())_ ])nn der pressure. Besides being a bet-
Franrpton (6-2 195). and Vllallace WT |>?i$$€1` than Blamlii, G€|ll[()
· jones (6-4 195). jones, however l$ H ilU`€?1[ HS ii Tl1l1l1€1‘.
“`°lll lll lllc Ollllllllllis wllll [llc The hallbacks are adequate. At
basketball team. 1-le may l not [hc right Sidcv thugs jim Howe
r lll2ll§C lllC (jlllfli ])llj’Sl(`2llv[I`ZlllS1[1<)ll (6_j   H n d I)   ( k`j\Ial.tin (6
lrom the round ball to lootball. 170). Hmm is il junio]. and H
Fotrr tackles — Bob Gain (6-fl youngster who is not blessed with
215). I)oc Ferrell (6 198). Lloyd a great deal ol speed. But he`s r
)lcl)ermott (6-1 215), and Fl`2lllli one ol those runners who some-
, Smotherman (6-=l 215) —will bC way, somehow. always manages to
l available lor service. Ferrell and shake off thc wcklgrg and gn |`(n-
j McDermott seem to have the in- long gains. Martin is only a
j side track lor starting jobs. sophomore, but he has line possi-
  The guard Situation is d€H_ bilities, and h·e’s sureyto see ac-
` nitcly not g00d_ This is one of tion. Defensrvely, hes probably
j the Obvious weak Spots in the the roughest halfback on the
  Kentucky line. Of the eight “‘l“*l‘l·
j men llslcd as Slla“ls¤ °lllY llllll At the left side, there are two
l jllggclglljo be m the nmnmg small, but powerful men. Bill
rmt narwa.- (mo 18%) Pat Bllllcr (ml 180) and Shmll
. james (6-1 195), llill Dawson (5- Jamerson (5-8 170% B°‘l‘1’l**Y°°l
ru 100) aaa Ray 1·ortcr— (5-l(l rss) =* lol last lall- —
illc lll€ llllilllcl gllcll lllc llllll llll lloller can pass, kick. and run
Bryant as most likely to succeed. While jam€1.S(m_ a S10". youngster ,
\‘\’ith one exception. the cen- aloot. lrelies on a good change ol
ter spot is woefully weak. Harry place to ward ofl tacklers.
Ullllskl (G`? 196) ls bllllk [ml l‘l* Fullbacks are numerous but
junior season. The rangy llipper- (ml`, Um Ij0v;_DO Y Pl l"_ d
back was troubled with a knee · ·` llll . llllll all
, . . . . 1.ee Truman——are serrouslv con-
lll_llll`)’ last l¤ll· Tl¤¤S_Sl>1`·¤s_ ll? giqlerecl, Phelps has a terrific rep-
1 lllllllllllclll all "l"`l`“ll"ll· ll ll trtatimr asa mmm-r- Hrsfrestrnrarr
· proves successful, then Ulinski scwm he WH m j- `j ` .
N _ _, _ . I . .. . t. ps nr tre nation
( 'lll 'llmllhl (lllllll ml lmmg ll at running back runts and kick-
l sixty minute rrratr in the line-up. Om INI ml higlm I _ _' _
..   . . . . prorrrore year.
The backheld. generally speak- he was going great until the \\lest
· ing, is a brighter thought than Virginia ganre where he sullered a
· the line. shoulder injury.
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The Wildcat Offense A
g SYSTEM-·l{entucky will use the 'l`—[orn1ation exclusively this fall.
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i RUNNING GAME—\·Vith such line runners as Don (Dopey) Phelps, {
Bill Boller, \*Vilbur (Shorty) jamerson, jim Howe, Dick Martin and Lee *
Truman to rely upon. the \*\/ildcats should have an effective ground
_ attack. Their greatest disadvantage will be lack of weight, with Trtnnan, y
who tips the scales at 188 pounds, being the heaviest of the lot. I
PASSING GAME—l{entucky's aerial attack should be much the same ‘
as last season, with Senior George Blanda doing the bulk of the pitch-
· ing. ln relief roles will be Carl Genito, who showed considerable
promise in spring practice: Boller. Phelps, Paul jones and Ogden
Thomas. On the receiving end will be the veteran \Vallace (\~Vah \\’ah) l
jones, Sophomore Ben Zaranka, Charlie Bentley and jerry Claiborne  
Passing undoubtedly will play a major part in the \Vildcats` ollense
this fall.  
PUNTING GAME—Heading the list of kickers for the lientuckians  
will be Blanda. one ol the outstanding booters in the country. I-le will  
be ably assisted by Phelps, Clayton \iVebb and Martin. l
EXTRA POINTS AND KICK-()I·`FS-Here again it will be Blanda `
who will get first call, followed by Tackle Bob Gain, Boller, Bobby ·
Brooks and jerry Claiborne. Cain. a sophomore, and Boller. a junior, 4
showed considerable promise in this department last season. l
SAFETY MEN-This is one ol Coach Bryant`s lesser worries, with such E
` performers as Phelps, one of the speediest backs in the South; jamerson,
Thomas and Carl Genito to rely upon. Phelps and jamerson are ex-
pected to see the most service,
SIGNAL CALLERS—Master—minding the \~\’ildcat team on the held
will be one of three quarterbacks, Blanda, Carl Genito or Patil jones.
Because of his experience, Blanda will bear 1110st ol the burden here l
1 although Genito and jones are expected to come in for their share of  
t play-calling.
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y The Bryant Story . . .
l It began back in February 1946 when Paul Bryant aflixed his sig-
‘ nature to a Kentucky contract . . . The \\’ildcats that season won seven
· while losing three for their most successful season in the Modern Age.
1 . . . Last fall. Kentucky won eight and lost three to surpass the ’—l6 mark.
1 In November 1946, Bryant's original five-year contract was extend- _
I ed to cover a 10-year period .... —\ native of Fordyce, Arkansas, Bryant
starred in football and basketball while attending high school there.
From Fordyce. Bryant went to college , . . the University of Ala-
bama . . . From 1933 to 1955. the Arkansas traveler starred for (joaclt
Frank Thomas' red-shirts . . . ln 1935, Bryant was the right end on that
famous Alabama Rose Bowl eleven . , . His roommate was Don l-lutson.
later of Green Bay Packer fame. the Tide’s left end.
1 That ‘34 Alabama eleven was acclaimed by old Capstone followers
t as the most powerful and colorful in Alabama gridiron history.
l Following his graduation from Alabama, Bryant remained as
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'l`homas' assistant lor [our seasons. It was during this period that he  
absorbed the Alabama system—Coach Tommy’s` system [or lootball E
success,  
From Alabama, Bryant went on to another Southeastern (1onl`er—  
ence school, Vanderbilt University, where he was line coach. Alter  
· working with the (lommodores two seasons, the year l9·l2 rolled around.  
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'l`he United States was at war. Bryant entered the Navy. His first _l
station was the l’re-lilight School at Athens, Georgia. Then overseas . . . l
to Alrica. l
()n his return, Bryant was assigned to the North (Jarolina Pre-
, Flight School. Shortly thereafter, the war ended. Lieutenant (Zoinmand—
  er Paul Bryant was released to inactive duty. ,
'1`he University ol` Maryland offered Bryant a three—year contract.
He accepted their offer a lew days before the season opened. Six wins.
two losses and a tie resulted—Marylancl’s best gridiron record in its his- `
tory. His eleven impressively deleated the University ol` Virginia (Iav-  
aliers, a team which had won lti straight contests. i
The Coaching Staff
(LARNEY LASLIE . . , Like Patil Bryant is a University ol Alabama
product and a lormer Rose Bowl star lor the Crimson Tide . . . Laslie
lettered three years at ’Bama Til), `fil and   . . . ln ’32 he played on
the 'l`ide eleven which won a 24-0 decision over \tVashington State in ,
the Pasadena classic . . . Reniained at Alabama as an assistant lor one ,
year alter graduating . . . Then he became head football coach at [lll}
Blytheville. Arkansas, high school . . . His teams went undefeated for V
three seasons and then Laslie went to V.M.I. as line coach . . . From the
Lexington. Va., school. Laslie entered the Navy , . . \Vhile in the Navy,
he coached the North (Jarolina Pre—Flight eleven . . . Released to in-
active duty alter three years service with the rank of Lieutenant Com-
mander . . . joined Bryant at Maryland a [ew days bel`ore the 1945
season opened . . . Specializes in coaching tackles at Kentucky . , . Mar-
ried and has an eleven-year-old daughter.
FRANK MOSELEY .... A native of Montgomery, Alabama . . . Quar-
terbacked the Tide elevens in `3l, '32 and   . , . Played two seasons
on the same Alabama teams as Laslie . . . Came to Kentucky in 1934 *
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  and served as backfield coach under Chet \~Vynne and Ab Kirwan . . .
  Entered the Navy in *12 . . . Served as gunnery oflicer aboard the air-
; craft carrier Lexington with the rank of Lieutenant Commander .... V \
l veteran of practically every battle in the Pacific . . . joined Bryant a
l few days before the season opened at Maryland . . . Backfield coach at
l Kentucky . . . Married and has a fifteen-inonths-old son . . . Called
l "Mose" by many. but "Bully" or "(]l1esty" by his old Capstone acquaint-
_i ances.
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l ERMAI. ALLIZN . . . joined the Kentucky coaching stafl after being
ruled ineligible alter two games in the 1916 season in one of the South-
eastern Conference's most controversial cases . . . Last fall. Allen played
professional football with the All-American League champions, Paul
` Brown’s Cleveland Browns . . . Ermal was a T-quarterback for the
Brownies . . . I-Ie will be a valuable addition to the Kentucky staff this
l`a1l because of his knowledge ol the T . . . Married and is the father ol`
i two children.
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l (ZLARENCE UNDER\\'()()l) .... -\ 1938 Marshall College graduate
T where he was a varsity guard lor three years . . , joined Kentucky’s stall
early this year . . . Coached at Beckley. \~\’est Virginia. high school from
ii 19218-43 . . . Served three years in the Navy as a Lieutenant . . . Married
and the lather ol` two children.
TED D. OSBORN . . . ls the latest addition to the Kentucky staff, arriv-
ing in july from Akron Central High School, Akron. Ohio. where he
had been head basketball and football coach for 12 years . . _ Osborn was
graduated from Ohio \\iesleyan in 1931 where he starred as a halfback
for three seasons . . . Following his graduation. Osborn went to Ohio
State in 1933 as a lreslnnan coach . . . Served during the war as a Lieu-
tenant in the Navy. _
jOE ATKINSON . . . l‘Vas a star guard with Vanderbilt from '39 to
’41 . . . Bryant coached Atkinson in ’-10 and"41 when he was linecoach
at Vandy . . . joe captained the ’41 Commodore eleven . , . Entered
the Navy after graduation in ’42 . . . Served 46 months . . . Skippered
a PT . , . Came to Kentucky immediately after his discharge in March,
19+16 . . . Handles the guards . . . A native of Lebanon,Tennessee . . .
Married.
~ These coaches are assisted by Bill McCubbin, Bill Moseley, Charles
Browning and Leo Yarutis. l
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~ University of Kentucky, 1892-1947  
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. Year Coach College \V on Lost Tied  
1 +- —————»————~r ~ »—-   —— i
1 1891 No Coach 0 1  
1892 Jackie Tlnoinpson Purdue 2 3 1 "
1893 Jackie Thompson Purdue 4 3 1 I
1894 \V. P. Finney Purdue 4 1
1895 Charles Mason Cornell 4 4 *
1896 Dudley Short Cornell 3 6
, 1897 Lymon B. Eaton Cincinnati 4 4
1898 YV. R. Bass Cincinnati 7 0
1899 \iV. R. Bass Cincinnati 5 2 2 I
1900 YV. H. Kiler Illinois 4 6  
» 1901 YV. H. Kiler Illinois 2 6 1 1
1902 E. N. McLeod Michigan 3 5 1  
1903 C. A. 1iVright (Zoluinbia 6 I l
1904 F. IE. Schacht Minnesota 9 1 ll
1905 F. IZ. Schacht Minnesota 6 3 1 E
1906   \*Vhite Guyn Kentucky 4 3  
1907 J. \*Vhite Guyn Kentucky 8 I 1 V
1908   White Guyn Kentucky 4 3 J
. 1909 li. R. Sweetland Cornell 9 1  
1910 E. R. Sweetland Cornell 7 2 1
1911 P. P. Douglas Michigan 7 3 1
1912 IE. R. Sweetland Cornell 7 2 '
1913     Tigert Vanderbilt 6 2  
1914 Alpha Brumage Kansas 5 3 I
1915 J. _J. Tigert Vanderbilt 6 1 1 1
1916 J. J. Tigert Vanderbilt 4 1 2 y
1917 S. A. Boles Vanderbilt 3 5 1 I
1918 Andy Gill Indiana 2 1
1919 Andy Gill Indiana 3 3 2 J
1920 YV. J.   uneau \·\/isconsin 3 4 1
1921 IV.   Juneau \iVisconsin 4 3 1
1922 YV. J. Juneau \=\’isconsin 6 3  
1923   J. \Vinn Princeton 4 3 2 I
1924 Fred J. Murphy Yale 4 5 Q
1925 Fred J. 1\/Iurphy Yale 6 3
1926 Fred _J. Murphy Yale 2 6 l
, 1927 Harry Gamage Illinois 3 6 1
1928 Harry Gamage Illinois 4 3 1
1929 Harry Gamage Illinois 6 1 1 I
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 Year Coach College \Von Lost Tied
11 1930 Harry Gamage Illinois 5 3
1 1931 Harry Gamage lllinois 5 2 2
  1932 Harry Ganiage lllinois 4 5
  1933 Harry Gainage lllinois 5 5
  1934 C. A. \\’ynne Notre I)2llIlC 5 5
" 1935 C.   \Vynne Notre Dame 5 4
1 1936 C. A. \`\1ynne Notre Dame 6 4
1937 C. A. \~Vynne Notre Dame 4 6
* 193S Ab Kirwan Kentucky 2 7
1 1939 Ab Kirwan Kentucky 6 2 1
1940 Ab Kirwan Kentucky 5 3 2
1 1941 Ab Kirwan Kentucky 5 4
1 1942 Ab Kirwan Kentucky 3 6 l
1* 1943 No coach
  1944 Ab Kirwan Kentucky 3 6
1] 1945 Bernie Shively Illinois 2 8 _
11 1946 Paul Bryant Alabama 7 3
1 1947 Paul Bryant Alabama S 3
1 Total 260 190 28
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  1947 Football Results
SCORE
1 DATE TEAM PLACE KY. OPP.
1 Sept. 20 Mississippi There 7 14
y Sept. 27 Cincinnati Here** 20 0
1 Oct. 4 Xavier There* 20 7 1
Oct. 11 Georgia Here’* 26 U
? Oct. 18 Vanderbilt There 14 0
Oct. 25 Michigan State There 7 li
. Nov. 1 Alabama Here 0 15
1 Nov. S \‘\’est Virginia There 15 6
1 Nov. 15 Evansville Here 36 0
1 Nov. 22 Tennessee Here 6 13
POST SEASON GAME: GREAT LAKES BO1\’L
Dec. 6 Villanova Clevelancl, Ohio 24 14
1 *‘ Night Games
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‘ LEFT ENDS LEFT TACKLES l’
§' BEN ZARANKA . , .6-¤1 . . . 187 BOB GAIN . . . 6-3 . . . 220 . . . ,
i . . . 20 . . . East Chicago, lndiana li) . . . \*\’eirton, \iVest Virginia . . .  
` . . . Sophomore . . , Earned a rep- Sophomore . . . One ol the great-  
utation last year, his freshman sea- est line prospects ever to enroll at l
son, as a great pass receiver . . . Kentucky . . , \Vas selected on the
He should be a starter this [all .... Southeastern Conferences r-\ll-
i Attended Roosevelt High School Freshman squad last fall . . .
, in East Chicago where he was an \iVhile at VVeirton High School,
q i-\ll-State end . _ . \i\’as a pitcher he was an .#\ll·State selection . . .
lor the \*Vildcat baseball team last \i\'atch this big boy . . . He`ll have l
spring . . . Plans a career as a pro a lot to do with the success or •
lootballer lollowing his gradua- lailure ol l{entucky’s line this lall. ]
I tion. . . . He possesses all ol the physi-
cal cualities to be a rreat liootball
JERRY CLAIBURNE · · · 5*ll) · · playizr . . . He has sheet! to burn
165 · · · 20 · · · HOl)kl“$"m€l RCW lor a big man ..., \nd he`s still I
tucky . . . junioii . . . He`? ilot too gl-(,“.h]g_ l
bi , but what tiere is o` tim is _ t _
al? lootball player . . . jerry is POL FE"s*$ELL ' ' fh ‘ ‘ Qlgb ‘ ‘ ‘ ll
what Coach Bryant calls a "l00 Sl ',   Rl°lmmml’ ,l\cl1lu(l}Y ‘ ‘ ‘  
Pm mm lmyyn meaning that hc Senior . , . One ol loin seniors on l
puts out all o[ the time whether $l¥é$<1¤=%d   ‘ If hs gas 21 good
its Saturday or Tuesday , . . Has 5?‘l°(ln*_V't lull bc, fl gicfu sud E0 `
hcch Switched from 21 blocking lventucky line which nas hit hard l
back to end . . . He`s destined to hy_gTH(humml ln June ‘ ‘ ‘ Dm J
SCC action this fall · _ I Majorlhg has·had a sufhcient amount ol ex- .
in   ll$£‘?‘€£$d2‘it"iliEJi’Z§l"`““  
i us sz ...l`2)'
NICK ODLIVAK _ _ _ (; _ _ _ ]g)()_ ipulgiysical Education . . _ Ylas itil
. . . 23 . , Alic ui 1 na. Pennslvvan- ·’ ‘·`U'l(’ P HYCY ill Ric mitmi ‘
ia , . . junioi .1i . Has played High S€h‘-"-’l· `
every position on the lientucky LEFT GUARDS
team as a reserve . . . (joach
Bl`}'21I][ l2lS[ spring S\\'l[(illC(l   DICK HOL`VA\r I l · 5_lO · l I lgil
lrom a back to the end position. _ l _ 23 l _ _ Ymmgsmwhl Ohh) _ l '
l ‘ ’ ‘ Hes good enough lmwevclk Junior . . . Plays strictly because
to PIHY almoét fmyllihem on _th€ he wants to . . . \\’hat Dick lacks
dub ‘ ‘ ‘ Malormg m EYl“°"['°“· in ability, he makes up in compet-
· Q ‘ `Yhen _h€ was H hicslmmvi itive spirit . . . \Vas used as a re- I
NM h¤¤¤h·h¤k¤<* to thc G¤<>·‘s·¤ tcm tat lm, but he's amas ts
game at Athens . . . (.oach Bryant SCC hlchll, Ol- Sclllcc lhls lhll I _ _
met lnm on the street . . . Bryant lsluyecl Ohh, One Wm. hl hlgh
. suggested that he dress-out lor School football l
the game . . . Nick did and played `
5 more than a half of the contest as PAT JAMES . . . 6-] . . . 180 . . .
lientucky’s quarterback. 20 . . . New Boston, Ohio . . . `
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 ’ Sophomore . . . Has been used warsky is called by his teammates,
` only as a reserve so lar, but l1e`s a will be used as a utility man this
y cinch to play a lot this fall ..., #\ [all . . . He`s big and strong and
,1 tough and rugged boy. could be a valuable substitute.
I ALLEN HAMILTON . . . 5-9 . . . ·
'   190 . . . 23 . . . Louisville, lien- RIGHT GUARDS
I ( lllCl¤1<1 bc if Contender fm il
· Quick on the (qycnsg starting berth this lall . . . Alshort
- squat individual, Dawson is ex-
· LEONARD PRESTON . . . 6 . . . tremely hard to move on the de-
J { 205 . . . 25 . . . Louisville, lien- lense . . . Ollensively. he's a line
V ° Lll(`l(y . . . Senior . . . One ol four blocker . .`. This is a weak spot in
· seniors on the squad ..., - \ G.l. the Kentucky line . . . Dawson’s
· . . . Has SCCII a lot ol service in his play could be a tremendous con-
l time with the \VildcaLs . . . (iould tribution to lientucky`s success this
l be a starter this fall il` he`s not [all.
l I bothered with injuries ..,, \ big, V
P powerlul man, Len is prenxatuxc- RAY EORTEB   · Dfw · g · 185
K, ly grey . . . Married ll11(l has a son. · · ·_2·· · · · (*mC'“““U> Ohlo · · ·
` yl junior . . . A converted back. Ray
J l CENTERS "`H   *’Q2lEl' ‘§i§5§i‘lTii`lIE;ZJi§li
  HAl{l{Y ULINSRI _ _ _ 62 _ _ _ W6 player, he will be a valuable mem-
1 _ _ _ 23 ____ A mbridgey pcnnsyy ber of the squad ..,, A good
(_ y muin _ _ _ Junior _ _ _ yum bc blocker, especially on down field
_ _ il l{entucky’s replacement lor its Work · · · H he can Comc }h¤`<>¤gl¤
I) All-Conference man, jay Rhode- woo il Sooo Sfmsolly It wlu _b€ il
Y mym _ _ _ ].Im.I.y was mjurcd MSL pleasant surprise lor the \’Vll(l(`iIl
I year . . . This winter his knee Coilchmg Mali
l y was operated on .... -\nd his phy-
i , sical condition is still very much RIGHT TACKLES
a question mark . . . Il he is able
to play, he should be a starter . . . LLOYI2 M¤DE{’~M0TT · _· · G'] ‘
And a very good one . . . He   · mo · · · 22   · Colimglolb
El comes [rom a football family . . . l‘€m“CkY ·   lumol ·   IS 2* olg
· Ed Ulinski is with Paul Brown’s man rrhe wil _PlHY EE Important
C Clemland Bmxms in the )_\1l_ part in the \i\’1lclcat line this {all
S __\mC1.iC2m Lcaguc I _ _ And Ra}, is ...,   a sophomore. slack saw a
.» I the quarterback lor Penn State . .. lot oi Moon - · · The fall hc
,_ pmemial he-S H great mmlmll should be a contender lor a start-
1) player . . . \Vithont him. Kentuc- mgbemh · · · HC hos thc “at“`_€
. ky will be weak i11 the middle ol ubllltll and he lm mdlulmd 1}*
_1 the ling desire to play football . . . was
an All-State man while playing
\VALT YOWVARSKY . . . 6-l . . . with Holmes High School in Cox-
- 205 . . . 20 . . . Cleveland. Ohio ington . . . For a big man he gets
· ` Sophomore . , . "Smitty," as Yo- around very well.
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   FRANK SMOTHERMAN . . . the \/Vildcat offence . . . Last fall
6-1 . . . 215 . . . 24 . . , Murfrees- was his first season as a T-man
i boro, Tennessee . , . junior . . . . . . That year of experience
. ls another player with tremendous should prove of great benefit to
; promise . . . He has all of the him this fall . . . One of the most
1 physical attributes necessary for a powerful punters in college foot-
1 good player . . . Lacks experience ball today . . . His long boots last
1 . . . The coaching stall will be fall consistently kept Kentucky
watching this boy closely . . . If out of danger . . . During the
he comes through it will aid lien- early part of the season, his passes
tucky’s chances immensely. were too hard and not accurate
enough . . . However, in the latter .
. stages, he discovered the trick in
i RIGHT END throwing a soft ball ..., - \s a re- i
, sult, Kentuck aerial offense "
WAI-1-ACE<‘VAH·‘VAH)JONE* picked up somgthing terrific: . . .
‘   ' 6*4 ’ ‘ ` 195,'   21 ‘ ' ' Hamm` He`ll call all plays when he’s in
Kentucky . . . Senior . . . Is regard- nic iincm
. 4 . _ _ p.
‘ ed as one of the finest all-around
athletes ever to enroll at Kentucky CARL GENITO . . . 6 . . . 175 ‘
. . _ Has lettered three straight . . . 20 . . . Duquesne, Pennsyl-
seasons in basketball, football, and vania . . . Sophomore . . . \‘\’i1l
baseball . . . ls a great pass re- be used probably in reserve duty
ceiver and a great team man . . . _ . . He`s a good pressure player i
\\’as injured during most of the , . . The kind of a boy who's not I
season last year . . . _[USt 1`€1`.l1`l1C(1 much on Tuesday, but he's cap- z
in time from the Olympics with able of winning for you on Satur-
the United States basketball team day . . . He doesn’t do anything
to report for |)I`iI(ZllC€ . . . lf 11C spectacularly well . . . But he al- ,
fill] l`OUl1(l ()Lll llll0 f()(>[l)2lll (j()ll(ll- wily/5 ]]]Q[|`|Q[gQS [() gQ[ by _ _ _ ‘#\i](l g
tion soon enough, he’ll be a great he’s a threat as a runner , . . i
aid to the ’Cats.
RIGHT HALFBACKS `
QUARTERBACKS
DICK MARTIN . . . 6 . . . 170
CHARLES BENTLEY · · - 6   · , . , 19 . . . Chicago. Illinois . . . I
195 - · · 21 · · ·_A1111)1111111 C1t1'· Sophomore . . . \‘Vas a good fresh-
A1¤1)1111111 · · · ,11111191 · · - 1S *191* man player last fall . . . One of
sidered one of the best blockers inc iicsi (icicnsivc iniiinncks nn
011 [hc $(1111111 · · · Hc`11 site 1‘11l" the squad . . . He'll be in a con-
011C 11 1>¤¤1€ 1m` 11 $11111111g 1)C1`111 tending position for a starting
` . . . He`s a tough competitor who iissignnicni _ _ _ A nick`, innngi.
is >¢1<1<>¤¤ mjurcd .··· 1 Md he has . . . He's ticstaneti to scc piemv of
sufhcient experience and poise at din`, tllis i‘nii_ '
his position to be of tremendous '
nid {0 the *C;,ts_ _]IM I-IOWE . . . 6-1 . . . 175 . , .
21 . . . Fort Thomas, Kentucky .
i GEORGE BLANDA . . . 6-1 . . . . . . junior . . . ls one of Ken-
190 . . . 20 . . . Youngwoocl. Penn- tucky`s slowest 1nen afoot, but one is
1 svlvania . . . Senior . . . Is the man of the most elusive . . . For the
` who can either make or break opposition, he possesses a danger- V
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 ous change of pace .... ~\ good He'll alternate with Holler at the
team player ..., »\ boy who’1l left halfback spot.
play his heart OLII to win , . . And
in the mud with his change of FULLBACKS
pace he’s great . . . He’ll be in
the Kentucky line-up plenty this DQN (DQPEY) PHELP3 _ _ _ 5.]}
)’€¤T- . . . 172 . . . 2-1 . . . Danville. Ken-
tucky . . . junior . . . Potentially
is one of the greatest ball carriers
LEFT HALF-BACKS ever to enroll at Kentucky . . .
As a freslnnan, he led the nation
L BILL BOLLER ' l I 5_ll · I · lgll in kick-oil and punt returns . . .
l l · _ 20 · _ _ Beam]. lfilllsv l»CmlS\,l_ He runs the hundred under 10
l vania . . junior . . . ls probably 2°(·°ml*’ · · ‘ l-{H2 ‘lwl)l"fl'l’g bulsl Ol
" the most powerful running back WCM} ‘ · · H_h€ (ml °”°‘ll)° _m.lul'
in the Kentucky lmcklleld _ _ _ ll- tes, lhelps will be lsentuckys best
a tackler won't get out of his way, iulllmck
l llfl [UTIIS 011 [llC SLCZIUI 2lIl(l ])l0\\'S LEE TRUNIAN _ · _ 6 _ l _ 188
l over, under, or through them . . . _ _ _ 19 _ _ _ O“,cml)0m_ lgcnmpkx.
Hs mu k'Ck— P*‘$S· uml nm · · · . . . junior . . . Has all of the
Hs S€€mS_ ‘l€S“"°‘l to bc il EUC necessary qualities to be it good
player before he leaves the Blue- ljliwm. _ _ _ Lust Wm. he lucléal [llc
l grass $"h""l· combat experience to be a starter
` . . . But watch Lee this fall . . .
l SHOR_TY JABEERSON ‘ ‘ ·_y5·8 He’s a boy with a lot of deter-
  ‘ UQ; ' ’ Q`)   ' ' ll?"°l°‘{l}f‘j mination ..., -\ ncl he wants to be
‘ `emuf i '‘'` Olnlmlmc ‘ " A5 a regular ,... ·\ hne defensive
one ol the finest freshman backs Plavcr
in the league last year . . . Should “ i
  be very good again this season RALPH GENITO . . . 5-10 . . .
‘ . . . He’s the exception to the rule 170 _ . . 24 . . . Duquesne. Penn-
that you have Lo be a big 1nan to sylvania . . . Junior . . . Has the
1 play football ..., Another boy speed to be a good performer . . .
like Howe who has a tricky But so far, he has lacked consist-
change of pace . . . For a little ency . . _ lf he can click this fall.
t man, he`s a powerful runner . . . he will be a valuable man.
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 ~ NAME Age Ht. Wt. Year L’ttrd Vet Class Home Town High School Coach
Left Ends -
Ben Zaranka 20 6-4 187 47 Soph. East Chicago, Ind. Pete Rucinski
jerry Claiborne 20 5-10 165 jr. Hopkinsville. Ky. Ralph Mills
Nick Odlivak 23 6 190 47 N jr. Aliquippa. Pa. Coach Asrlnnan
Harold \iVooc1dell 21 5-11 185 Soph. Beckley, W. Va. j. R. Van Meter
Left Tackles
Bob Gain 19 6-3 220 ·l7 Soph. \‘\leirton, YV. Va. Carl Hanimcl
Doc Ferrell 21 6 ` 198 44-46-47 N _]r. Riclnnond, liy. Roy Buchtras
Dr: jim Stephens 21 6-3 215 _]r. Covington. liy. Tom Ellis
3 George Claiborne 21 6-1% 200 AF Soph. Hopkinsville, Ky. Ralph Mills
Left Guards
Dick Holway 23 5-10 183 47 A _]r. Youngstown. Ohio Pat McCart