Thursday, Nov. U, 1965
Page 4
The Daily Nebraskan
Defensive Sparkler . . .
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o Job
Offensive Line Swingers
Create Scarlet A-Go-Go
If there's a better defensive
safety in the nation than
Larry Wachholtz, Nebraska
football coach Bob Devaney
may put up a king-sized argu
ment. "Larry has been a tremen
dous player for us this year,"
Bob says. "He's just not an
outstanding defensive player
he's so much more to us.
Larry is a great punt-returner,
a real team leader and a
tremendous place-kicker. He
kicked six PATs against Kan
sas with a big toe the size of
a baseball."
And the Husker coach
joked, "We're afraid to let
a doctor work on his toe
for fear it'll hurt his kick
ing ability."
The Larry Wachholtz story
Is impressive. Only 5-8 and
182, he's a member of Col.
John Bentley's famed "So
ciete des Lilliputs," along
with Frank Solich, the Husk
ers' rushing leader.
A regular safety with the
1964 Black Shirts as a sopho
more, Wachholtz has main
tained his fast pace again
this fall. He's had 23 solo
tackles and 18 assists, while
intercepting four passes and
breaking up three others.
In addition, he's been the
national leader in punt re
turns most of the season
with 442 yards and a 16.1
average.
Even more impressive is
the fact that after eight
games the Huskers have a
perfect 8-0 mark Wachholtz
is the leading scorer with 39
points. And all have come via
his swollen toe.
Larry has hit 30 of 33 extra
point boots, and has hit on
three of six field goal tries
1 the biggest one coming at in 1910. in the N'U record
Missouri in the final minutes book.
to pull out a 16-14 win for the "There can't be many more
Huskers who had dropped be- defensive safety-men making
hind, 14-0 in the first quarter, better contributions to thfiv
The 30 PATs tie him with team than Larry." Devaney
Owen Frank, who booted 30 beams.
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LARRY WACHHOLTZ . . . defensive, kicking and
punt return specialist.
When historians write the
story of the 1965 Nebraska
"ootball, they'll have to spend
a lot of time on tht, unsung
heroes.
Currently . called only the
"offensive line." these sur
prising Covnhuskers deserve
to be known as the swingers
who created the Scarlet A-Go-
Prior to the season the
chief problem spot for
Coach Devaney and his
staff was the offei.sive
line. So what happens?
Man, these cats have
picked up the jeat.
Going into the Kansas game,
Nebraska led the nation in
rushing offense and were sec
ond in total offense. They
promptly hung 419 yards of
rushing and a 510 total on the
shell-shocked Jayhawks en
route to a 42-6 breeze.
"I never thought any team
could do that to us," mused
KU Coach Jack Mitchell. "Ne
braska has to be No. 1. Why,
they may rank with the all
time great teams that I've
competed against."
Coach Devaney is quick to
heap p "aise on his offensive
assistants line coach Carl
Selmer and backfield coach
Mike Corgan.
"Both Mike and Carl do
a great job of teaching
blocking and inspiring de
sire for excellence," De
vaney says.
Corgan and Selmer, like
wise, are quick to pass on
salutes to the hustling Huskers
who have struck up the Scar
let A-Go-Go this year.
"You've got to give credit
to boys like Dennis Carlson,
Jim Brown, LaVerne Allers,
Kelly Petersen and Jim Os
berg," Seimer said. "Carlson
was the only veteran we had,
Grace, Haug's Knees Healing
By Dick Holman
Assistant Sports Editor
What does a football player
do when he can't play foot
ball? Mike Grace and Bill Haug
are both left ends. They were
both victims of the Wisconsin
attack Oct. 9. Each suffered
torn ligaments and cartilages
in the knee. Neither one will
see any action again this sea
gon. The past month has been
no bed of roses for either man.
Haug went into student health
immediately after the inci
dent; Grace entered under
medical supervision about two
weeks ago and was released
just yesterday.
Casts Off Soon
Haug, a two-year letterman
from Minneapolis, ' M i n n.,
said, "My cast will probably
be on for another week. It's
supposed to be on six weeks,
but I'm going to see if I can
get it off early."
While they have their casts
on, (which start at the ankle
and extend to well above the
knee), they can receive no
treatment. "As soon as I get
it taken off, I'll be getting a
lot of physical therapy,"
Grace said.
Hang, a senior, expressed
bis pleasure at the Huskers'
performance this year. "A
tremendous effort has been
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Mizzou ever Oklahoma
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l-Stote over K-State
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put out by everyone on t h e
team at the right time," he
said. "I think the Missouri
game was their best game this
year. The guys came through
in the clutch and - they do
every game."
As to his replacements,
haug commented, "J e r r y
Patton, Len Janik and Ivan
Zimmer are doing a tremen
dous job. They are all fine
athletes."
Haug. Skeptical
Haug is skeptical as far as
national ratings are con
cerned. "I never placed too
much on mythical ratings.
They are just set up by writ
ers," he stated. "We could
never have a chance to play
Michigan State or Norte
Dame, but if we win the rest,
we ought to be right up there."
When Grace was in student
health, nebraska Coach Bob
Devaney made occasional
visits to check his progress.
Grace, a junior, said, "This is
the second time this has hap
pened within a year. I don't
know if I'll be able to play or
not next year. We'll just have
to wait and see how it heals
up."
I Grace expressed a definite
i desire to play ball next year,
I however. "My replacements
are coming along pretty good
' for sophomores," Grace said.
"They are doing a good job
so far and will present a lot
a competition next year."
In 1964, Grace was taken
out of action due to a similar
injury in the Missouri
: game.
j Which Bowl?
i Concerning bowl bids. Haug
; remained noncommittal as to
which offer he thinks Ne
nraska will choose. "I've been
to both the Cotton and Orange
Bowls," he reminisced, "and
il know the team would like
Either one real well."
On that same subject, Grace
said, "Of course, the team de
cides on it by voting. But I
think they will go where they
can play against the highest
rated team. . . probably the
Cotton or the Orange Bowl."
"I'm just an old man now,"
Haug said jokingly. "I plan to
go to law school next year."
But in a serious tone he
added, "I hope Mike Grace
heals up and comes back
real strong and plays like he
did when he was a sophomore.
He is a tremendous ball player."
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and they've all worked to
gether with a great deal of
pride to get the Job done. They
maybe don't all have the
great ability that was present
on the 1963 team with Bob
I Brown and Lloyd Voss, b u t
they have played well over
100 in the effort department
tr become a great line."
In eight games the Huskers
have rushed for 2,299 yards
and passed for 1,033 for a
3,332 total and a 416.5 average.
Not only has the line been
blowing giant holes in enemy
defense, the Scarlet backs
have been devastating.
"We d e m a i. d a great
deal of blocking from our
backs," Corgan said. "Not
only is it effe"tive in mov
ing the ball, it does a great
deal for our pride and the
psychology of the game.
All our hacks know that
when they carry the ball
one of their buddies will be
blocking like heck for him
and, in turn, he's supposed
to black like heck for his
buddy when he doesn't
have the ball."
With two games remaining,
the Husker total offense aver
age of 416.5 is ahead of the
NU record pace of 407.3 set
by All America Bobby Rey
nolds and Co., back it. 1950.
So potent has the Nebraska
running game been that no
less than seven backs have
logged from 184 yards to 553.
The leader is Frankie Solich,
the 158-pound fullback, who
added insult to injury against
the Jayhawks have by plowing
for two yards on a fourth-and-
e situation from the NU 12,
is the pace-setter.
Behind him is Lighthorse
Harry Wilson (417), Pon Kirk
land (327). Fred Duda (274,
Charlie "Choo-Choo" Winters
(195), Ben Gregory (186) and
PettTatman (184).
"If there's one ez.1 key, or
one real surprise about our
team this year," Coach De
vaney said, "It is the great
play of our offensive line.
Both Carlson and Brown, for
example, have been playing as
well as any of our great tack
les of recent years."
The Husker backs who have
been tearing through giant
gaps second the motion. !
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"This will be a rebuilding
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Geier noted that with the
loss of Francis Allen and Jim
Howard, two good all around
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of four returning letter men,
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