Photographic references are denoted in italics
A
Abele, C.W. “Doc” 210
Abraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn, NY 284, 292
Abraham Lincoln School No. 6 (Garfield High School), NJ 38, 38, 39, 308, 376
Accorsi, Ernie 88
Adamchesky, Edmund “Whitey” 44
Adams, Tom 188
Adler, Florence 27
Alcazar Hotel 32, 125, 320, 321, 322, 322, 323, 323, 328, 330, 332, 336, 340–341, 342, 343
Ameche, Don 287
Andrew Jackson High School, Allapattah, FL 78, 228, 233, 352
Andrew Jackson High School, Jacksonville, FL 146, 201, 202, 225–227, 233, 355
Annenberg, Moses 43
Antilla Hotel 370
Apopka High School, FL 64
Argauer
Charles, father of 47, 48, 50, 324, 348, 378
Ella, sister of 47, 49, 385, 410
Emma, mother of 47, 49, 102, 378
Argauer, Arthur Carl Maximilian 4, 72, 80, 83, 83, 92, 98, 109, 154, 157, 162, 181–182, 244, 278, 280, 319, 399, 408–411
a post-game celebration 373, 376, 377
as alumni coach 410
at Clifton High School 49, 52–55, 52, 53
coaching style 68–69, 83, 84, 100, 101, 101, 102, 152, 178–179, 189–190, 212–213, 241–242, 246, 250, 252, 267, 272, 273
contract negotiations 151, 220, 409–410
early years at Garfield High School 83, 85
Florence née Harris Argauer 83, 102, 318, 343, 410
Health Bowl plans, maneuvers 272–275, 302–305, 307, 223, 329
Health Bowl preparations 308–41
hired by Garfield High School 82–83
in Miami, post-game 370–371, 370
praise for 100, 102, 192, 241, 281
relationship with Benny Babula 86, 88, 264
relationship with press 68, 152–153, 155, 156, 180, 183, 189, 263, 266, 274, 284
rivalry with Bill Foley, Bloomfield 158–161, 163, 173–177, 183–184, 186–188, 193, 256–262
rivalry with Jimmy Mahon, East Rutherford 254–255
rivalry with Ray Pickett, Passaic 183, 185, 248–249
selected at Met All Stars coach 302, 303
Vineland talks 271, 272, 273, 275, 279
Arnaz, Desi 41
Asbury, Bishop Francis 268
Asbury Park High School, NJ 31, 159, 161, 162, 165, 188, 189, 257–258, 264, 267–273, 269, 269, 382–384
Asbury Park, NJ 91
Atlantic City High School, NJ 188, 216, 257, 274, 276, 280
Auburn University, Auburn, AL 119, 142
Autrey, Gene 108, 110, 383, 389, 402
Autry, Gene 215
Ayers, Governor Roy E. 296
B
Babula, Benjamin “Benny” 2, 7, 8, 31, 67, 89, 90, 100, 102, 263, 309, 325, 333, 326, 333, 337, 341, 384, 401
age a factor 313
alumni game 410
appearance, playing style 9–10, 87–88, 152, 182, 251
at Fordham 316, 379, 388, 395, 400
Bernard, son of 413
boyfriend of Violet Frankovic 90, 90, 99, 374, 374, 375
Eva, sister of 263, 264, 317, 318, 374, 413
Kathy Otterman, daughter of 413
first practice 86
Health Bowl preparation 312, 318, 325, 325, 326, 327–328, 329, 329, 330, 334, 335, 341
Jeanne née Dul, second wife of 414
kicks winning field goal 1, 359, 364–366
media attention 90, 263, 308, 315–318, 319, 320, 333, 395
Michał (Michael), father of 87, 307, 377
plays through mother’s illness 258, 263–264
post-game, Miami 369, 371, 371, 372, 374
relationship with John Grembowitz 92, 302, 333, 400
selected for Met All Stars 303–304
senior season 244–249, 249, 257, 257, 268, 269, 269
stars in Health Bowl 1, 344, 355, 355, 359, 360, 361, 417
Tekla (Tillie), mother of 28, 87, 258, 263–264, 263, 377
top Polish-American high school athlete 378
Bachman, Charlie 78
Baeurle Stadium 190
Bailey, Don 404
Barbour, Letty 281, 318–320, 334, 336, 336 352, 378, 405–406, 406
Barnes, Bucket 201, 222–223, 223, 226, 313, 361, 363
Barrale, Red 256, 258, 313, 328
Basie, Count 127
Bates, Damon 199
Bazarnicki, Emil 186
Bednarz, Louis 252
Beechey, William 123
Beery, Wallace 287
Belleville High School, NJ 158, 183, 184
Bell, Jack 68, 73–77, 102, 127, 132–135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 141, 146, 147, 148–149, 194, 199, 204–205, 208, 220, 223, 224, 227, 228, 228, 234, 235, 236, 237, 239, 284, 320, 327–328, 330–333, 339, 340, 342–343, 345, 381, 383, 396
Bell, William “Big Bill” 128
Belmont Oval 9, 80, 82, 95, 102, 181–182, 186, 243, 243, 248, 249, 249, 305, 307–308, 347, 377
Benanti, Charlie “Blood” 29
Benedictine Military Academy, Savannah, GA 108, 221, 229, 313, 404
Benigno, Joe 316
Bennett, George 266
Bennett, Helen 41
Benson, Charles 310
Bergen County Interscholastic League 80, 82, 83, 85, 165, 174, 184, 213, 411
Bergen, Edgar 18
Berwanger, Jay 290
Best, Jimmy 212
Biglin, Jack 188
Bilas, Emil “Jerry” 54, 80, 85
Billings, Dr. Frederic T. 408
Billings High School, MT 236, 290–291, 295–296, 302–305, 306
Bird, Jr., Preston 210
Biscayne Boulevard 32, 33, 125, 132, 323, 333
Bishop, Mack 226
Biss, Joey 29
Biss, Mickey 29
Black-Foxe Military Academy 287
Blanding, General Albert 59
Bleasby, Mayor Charles 45
Blood, Ernest 53
Bloomfield High School, NJ 67–68, 100–101, 151, 156, 157, 158, 159, 162–163, 166, 167–170, 171–178, 173, 180–189, 193, 242, 247, 254–269, 272, 278, 306, 311, 313, 333, 344, 378, 385, 410
Blume, Carl 287
Bode, Ed 255
Bodine, NJ Supreme Court Justice Joseph L. 394
Bogart, Gilbert Ditmas 22, 23, 28
Bognar, Steve 260
Bolick, Gene 225, 226, 233, 382, 383
Booker T. Washington High School, Miami, FL 116, 127, 128, 403
bootlegging 44
Boston College, MA 119
Botany Worsted Mills 23, 92, 93, 404
Bowen, Bus 162
Boyle, Francis 98
Boyle, Jack 98, 179, 180, 242, 244, 245, 245, 249, 249, 250, 260, 262, 319, 319, 352, 355, 362, 379, 389, 392, 392, 403, 404
Boys High School, Atlanta, GA 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 206, 221, 222, 228, 236, 237, 238, 239, 309, 310, 330, 332, 359, 382, 383, 395
Boys High School, Brooklyn, NY 236
Boys High School, Brooklyn. NY 284, 285, 292, 294, 295, 303
Boys Town, Omaha, NE 46, 286, 287, 302
Bozorth, Charley 311
Brandau, Arthur 288
Breslin, John 379
Brockton High School, MA 119, 236, 287–288, 295, 296, 297, 300–306
Brodie, Robert D. 297
Brown, Brownie 355, 356, 358, 361, 362
Brumby, Bob 300
Buck, Selby 79, 144, 202, 228, 229
Buonocore, Albert 377
Burdine’s (Department Store) 37, 39, 132
Burdine Stadium (see Orange Bowl) Burnett, George 142
Burrus, Charlie 106, 107, 199, 201, 221–229, 313, 353, 356, 389, 403
Butler High School, NJ 51
Buttinghausen, George 173
Buttons, Red 394
Butts, James Wallace “Wally” 141–143
Butts, Ray 31, 31, 99–100, 99, 120, 188, 242, 243, 243, 244, 245, 245, 249, 250, 252–253, 260–262, 274, 341, 341, 353, 353, 356–362, 371, 371, 379, 389, 402
Byrd, Curly 411
C
Cahn, Sammy 292
Calloway, Cab 127
Caltabellotta, Frank 44
Campbell, Dr. Harold G. 298, 299, 300, 303
Camp Cloudmont, Mentone, AL 209, 210, 212
Capone, Al 43
Capone, William 308
Cardinale, Frank 266–267, 274, 280, 302, 303, 311, 384
Carpenter, Clyde 290
Carter, Boake 17
Carteret High School, NJ 151, 156–159, 185–186, 242–243, 317
Carter, Ray 131
Cason, Van 212
Casserly, Father Charles 24
Castleberry, Clint 237, 239, 381–383, 393–394
Cawthon Field 138
Chapman, Milton 309
Charlotte High School, NC 73
Chertoff, Dan 294
Chester High School, SC 55
Chielli, Joe 272
Chimenti, Vince 50, 51, 52, 54
Christman, Paul 357
Christopher Columbus School No. 8, Garfield, NJ 39, 95, 248, 308, 327, 343, 349, 350, 350, 354–366
Chrysler, Fritz 65
Ciesla, Ted 67, 88, 157–162, 177–182, 178, 184, 187, 188, 189, 190–191, 192, 193, 193, 242, 402, 410
City College High, Baltimore, MD 236, 288, 295, 306, 383, 387, 411
Clay, Everett 201–206, 220, 235, 236, 313, 325, 327, 344, 347–367
Clemson College, SC 57–59, 60, 76, 119, 194, 197, 198, 203, 220, 394
Clifford Scott High School, East Orange, NJ 408, 409
Clifton High School, NJ 2, 31, 31, 49, 50, 52, 53, 55, 87, 159, 162, 184, 188, 191, 193, 193, 248, 257, 264, 272, 273, 275, 276, 277, 277, 278, 309, 311, 347, 350, 385, 411
Clifton, NJ 7, 16, 49, 50, 55, 85, 86, 87, 94, 151, 154, 173, 265, 350, 378, 411, 414, 415
Clifton Wessingtons 67, 184, 213, 250, 411
Cloney, Will 297
Cody, Joe 100, 161, 175, 176, 365, 410
Cody, Josh 57, 59, 65, 76, 77, 136, 220
Colescott, J.A. 125
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 316, 379
Collingswood High School, NJ 166, 171, 177, 188
Collins, Wilson 149, 196, 197, 222, 224
Colliton, J. Whitney 168–170, 274, 276
Colliton System 159, 178, 188–191, 242–243, 247, 256–257, 265, 266, 271–291, 347, 384
Columbia High School, South Orange, NJ 153, 162, 170, 178, 188, 242, 256–258, 271–272, 306
Columbia, SC 56
Columbia University, NY 41, 55, 63, 158, 162, 182, 285, 302–303, 306
Comfort, Harvey 77, 102, 104, 105, 105, 107, 109, 110, 126, 195–206, 221–239, 223, 229, 320, 329, 349, 354, 355–383, 388, 389
Cone, Governor Frederick Preston 231, 234, 237, 283, 299–300
Cone, Lovick 229
Coniglio, Charley 161
Considine, Bob 214, 282–283, 292, 295, 298, 302, 314–315, 333
Cook, James 11
Corcoran, Ken 286
Cormack, Herbert 148
Corum, Bill 283
Cosell, Howard 283
Crabtree, Clyde 58, 78, 136, 138, 139, 142–143, 144, 145, 194, 198–199, 202, 220, 222, 230, 237, 309, 381
Craven, Doug 106, 108, 195, 221, 223, 223, 236, 313, 354
Crowley, Jim 162, 281, 395, 398
Crum, Youell Lester “Joe” 147, 148, 195, 198–199, 202, 203–204, 208, 396
Cuddy, Jack 283
Cukor, George 394
Currealo, Peter 44
Curtis, Tony 292
D
Da Grosa, John “Ox” 151–153, 163
Dallolio, Nello 271, 275–276, 347, 370
Dalton, Ernest 297
Dann, Marshall 411
Davenport, Ernie 160
Davis, Al 271
Davis, Bette 39
Davis, Jack 290
Davis, Ralph 413
de Augustine Reid, Ira 121
DeCorrevont, “Wild” Bill 66, 149–150, 315, 316
Deland, Lorin F. 61
Del Donna, Frank 44
Del Greco, Al 54, 67–68, 81, 83, 84, 85, 153–161, 167, 175, 179–186, 192, 243–279, 296, 304, 308–309, 312, 313, 384, 409
Dempsey, Jack 333
Deucey, Acey 132
Dewees, Chuck 368
Dickinson, Frank G. 166
Dickinson High School, NJ 151–153, 155, 158–159, 161, 162, 167, 171, 174, 178–182, 186, 243–245, 301, 308
Dickinson System 73, 166, 168, 170, 280
Dill, Robert J. 226–228, 228, 283–285, 295, 297, 304–305, 332
DiMaggio, Joe 171
Dobie, Gil 119
Dobson, Red 139
Dodero, Jim 287
Donahue, Burch 283
Donohue’s Restaurant 192, 281, 414
Dooling, Father Joseph 24, 339
Downey, Mel 303
Doyal, Shorty 140–141, 206, 237–238, 239, 382
Drepperd, Clarence 77
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 45, 314
Dubriel, Oscar 195, 196, 198, 202, 208
Duckworth, Joe 187
Dunham, Frank 192
DuPont Building 34, 35, 35, 297, 333
DuPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY 70, 141, 143
Dzikowski
Madeline 81
E
Earp, Wyatt 172
East High School, Sioux City, IA 236, 289, 290, 295, 302, 306
East Orange High School, NJ 67, 120, 188, 256–257, 264, 267, 271–272, 274, 277, 278, 280, 302, 303, 306
East Rutherford High School, NJ 68, 85, 156, 183, 184–185, 249, 253–255, 256–257, 264, 266, 279, 332
East Rutherford, NJ 48–49, 87, 212
East Side High School, Newark, NJ 176
Ebbets Field 284, 292, 293, 299
Edison High School, Miami, FL 20, 42, 42, 78, 115, 135, 140, 144–149, 162, 203–207, 221, 226, 227, 228, 231–237, 238, 283, 294–295, 309, 332, 352, 396, 403, 404–405
Edmonston, John 266
Edwards, William T. 295
Eldredge
Alfred Stewart “Red”, father of 103–104
Alfred Turner, brother of 104, 416
Jennie Belle née Turner, mother of 103, 104, 143–144, 415
Jennie McCoun, daughter of 415, 416
Knox, brother of 18, 102–104, 416
Eldredge, David Cameron “Davey” 36, 105, 240, 240, 290, 310, 331, 381, 383
at Georgia Tech 388, 394, 395, 415
at University of Miami 415
fumble issues 143, 197, 201, 229
media attention 315, 316, 320, 329, 367
running style, speed of 18, 42, 78, 102–103, 103, 128, 219, 223, 230, 239, 240, 331, 344, 345, 348, 356, 360, 363
stars in Health Bowl 6–8, 352–370, 353, 355, 360
wins Sigma Nu trophy 380–381, 380
Ellenberg, Jimmy 148
Elliot, Edward 303
Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn, NY 284, 285, 291, 295, 299, 302–303, 304, 306
Erikson, Carl 80
Evans, Luther 195, 200, 203, 221, 222, 223, 224, 229, 231, 238, 240
Everglades Hotel 32
F
Fagan, Frank 184, 187, 188, 192, 257, 264, 272
Falzer, Gus “G.A.” 162, 164, 188, 246, 247, 266
Fancher, Charlie 226, 229, 362, 382
Fancher, E.D. 309
Farley, Postmaster General James A. 133, 134
Fascell, Dante 417
Fauth, Dick 106, 199, 221, 229, 236, 313, 355, 355
Fay, Joe 289
Fine, Jacob 293
Fitzgerald, Joseph F. 317
Fitzgerald, Tom 302
Flagler, Henry M. 22, 23, 121, 131
Flagler Street 32–42, 33, 35, 37, 107, 147, 148, 234, 321, 333
Fletcher, Rudolph 311
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 128
Florida, University of, Gainesville, FL 58, 59, 78, 119, 131, 136, 147, 220, 230, 301, 395, 402, 411
Flushing High School, Queens, NY 306
Foley Field 67, 158, 174, 175, 177, 185–189, 191, 259, 259, 261, 261, 263, 272, 306, 418
Foley, William “Bill” 157–159, 162–163, 166, 167, 171–177, 173, 183, 184–187, 192–193, 257–262, 274, 281, 379
Fordham University, Bronx, NY 66, 162, 175, 281, 316, 379, 388, 395, 398, 400, 414
Forfar, Bob 303
Forstmann, Carl Edward 388
Forstmann, Julius 388
Forstmann Woolens, Garfield, NJ 2, 26–27, 49, 91, 388
Fort Lauderdale, FL 332, 336, 337, 338
Fort Lauderdale High School, FL 196
Frank, John 394
Frankovic, Violet (Kolbek) 90, 90, 91, 99, 258, 264, 317, 318, 374–377, 374
Frazure, Hoyt 32
Frickey, “Hammerin’ Herman” 290, 306
Friend, Murray 252
Fuller, City Manager A.E. 211
Fulton, Bob 306
G
Gable, Clark 287
Gabriel, Mayor John M.
later life and death 408
promotes Garfield team 273, 296, 304, 307–308, 382
trip to Miami 310–366, 318, 334, 357
Gaines, Charley 133
gambling 43, 67–69, 142, 147, 158, 172, 196, 234, 249, 260, 337, 345
Gans, Joe 172
Garcia, George J. 125
Garfield Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps (Holy Name Cadets) 27, 381, 413
Garfield, City of 1–2, 16, 20, 24, 24, 25, 25, 54, 281
black population 120
daily life 24, 28, 93, 94, 95, 98, 100, 152, 173, 273, 339
Garfield Day at World’s Fair 379
immigration 10, 11, 20, 21, 65, 92
politics 29, 44–46, 159, 160, 408, 411, 414
sendoff, celebration 316–317, 318, 319, 377–378
working class fabric 7, 9, 21–23, 26, 84
Garfield, President James A. 23
George, Paul 43
Georgetown University, Washington, DC 151, 152, 154, 167, 184, 250
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, GA 103, 131, 140, 142, 316, 357, 367–368, 370, 372, 381, 388, 394, 403, 415
Georgia, University of, Athens, GA 102, 104, 140, 141, 147, 316
Geyer, Bill 159
Gillom, Horace 71
Gimbel, Richard 240
Glickman, Marty 285
Godwin, Frank 76
Goebells, Joseph 17
Goldberg, Hy 307
Goldberg, Sol 405
Gold, Billy 287
Goldhaf, Dr. Arthur 272
Goldstein, Allie 284
Goldstein, Goldie 195, 221, 237
Gone with the Wind 18, 237, 379, 407
Gough, J. Frank 320, 321, 332, 336, 339, 370
Gracy, Dub 236
Graham, Phillip 41
Graves, Dr. Frank P. 299, 300, 301, 303, 304
Graves, Dr. L.J. 211
Greene, Don “Sandy” 289
Greer, Dan 141
Grembowitz, John 9–10, 52, 91–92, 91, 98, 162, 178, 179, 186–189, 190, 191, 192, 242, 245, 245, 249, 249, 251–252, 253, 256, 262, 269, 269, 270, 274, 302, 308, 312, 316, 318, 324, 324, 325, 329, 329, 330, 333, 334, 341, 360, 378, 379, 383, 384, 388, 400
death in training accident 398–400
stars against Miami 6, 352–365, 355, 360, 366
switching positions vs. Miami 325–331, 344, 353
Grembowitz, Mildred, sister of 91
Griese, Bob 416
Guldahl, Ralph 309
H
Hackensack High School, NJ 39, 51, 53, 66, 68, 83, 84
Hackett, Colonel Horatio B. 134, 135, 147
Hackettstown High School, NJ 291
Haderer, Carol, née James 405
Hagelin, Carl 267, 278, 280, 384
Hageman, Carl H. 408
Hague, Mayor Frank “Boss” 179, 347
Hamilton, Ray 333
Hampson, Gene 157
Hand, Harry I. 212
Hansen, Harry L. 408
Hardie, Don 122
Harris, George Lee 215
Harris, Sulcer 70
Hartmann Embroidery Works, Garfield, NJ 25, 388
Hartmann, Henry 388
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 61, 63
idea of game conceived 214, 272–273
Miami negotiations 226–228, 228
Hedden, Charley 245
Hein, cousins Charley and Herbie 290
Heisman Trophy 70, 141, 224, 289, 290, 395
Hempstead High School, Long Island, NY 51, 288, 289, 295
Henry King Orchestra 405
Henry, Oliver 251
Herk, Charlie 178, 179, 180, 186, 192
Hessen, Lou 288
Hialeah Race Track 32
Hillsborough High School, NJ 74
Hine, Stuart K. 418
Hintenberger, Ed 98, 242, 258, 263, 270, 273, 274, 308, 329, 329, 354–356, 384–385, 388
Hirst, Art 115
Hitler, Adolf 11, 12, 20, 97–98, 285, 342, 408, 417
Holiday, Billie 127
Hollis, John 2, 24, 80, 242, 319, 370, 378, 410, 411
Holy Cross University, Worcester, MA 152
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 26, 377
Hopper, Hedda 287
Horne, Lena 127
Hornish, Hal 246
Horowitz, Paul 68, 168, 176, 186, 242, 257, 272–276, 313, 325–337, 367
Hosea, Fred 227, 228, 228, 283
Hotel New Yorker 282–283, 304, 407–408
Hoving, Margaret 261, 317, 377
Hunt, Dick 75
Husing, Ted 132, 327, 350, 357, 357, 394
Hutson
Ray 70
Rob 70
Robert 203
I
Ickes, Harold 134
infantile paralysis 209, 210–218, 282–283, 314, 379, 383
Ingraham, Bernard “Jitterbug” 127, 128
Irvington High School, NJ 151, 155, 159, 162, 176, 178, 180–182, 244–247, 249, 252, 253–255, 257, 264, 278, 280
J
Jackson High School, MS 70, 221, 230–231, 230
Jackson Memorial Hospital 220, 309, 312, 336, 344, 397
Jakowski, Ben 286
James, Harvey 108, 221, 229, 231, 232, 313, 353, 354, 355, 381, 388, 404, 405, 415
Janowski, Henry 406
Jeannette High School, PA 291
John Adams High School, Queens, NY 293, 306
Johnson, Art 312
Johnson, Willard 74
Johnston, Bob 341
Jolson, Al 292
Jones, Bobby 140
Jones, Dr. Walter 211
Julia Landon High School, Jacksonville, FL 226, 233
K
Kachadurian, Al 28, 66, 88, 119, 120, 273
Kalloch, Sam 289
Kamm, Herb 257–258, 267, 271–382
Kazaren, Al 100, 248–252, 273–274, 356, 365, 379, 401–403
Kearny High School, NJ 247, 278, 303, 308, 316, 317, 409
Kelly, Nathan 405
Kendrick, Bill 404
Kendrick, Jay 18, 105, 130, 143, 160, 195, 196, 198, 201, 202, 203, 206, 207, 221–225, 223, 231, 235–236, 237, 239, 309, 312–313, 325, 330, 336, 344, 354–355, 388–391, 397, 404
Kenna, Doug 230
Kennedy, Ambassador Joseph P. 11, 12
Kennedy, President John 417
Kenny, Nick 318
Kerr, Bob 260
Kier, Harry 123
Kiernan, John 283
Kingsport High School, TN 70, 233, 409
Kinnick, Nile 275
Kirkham, Warren 221
Kirkland, George C. “Dutch” 227, 228, 228
Klecha
Ed 9, 91–92, 178, 186, 193, 193, 350, 363, 365
Joseph 91
Klecha’s Tavern 91, 92, 307, 350, 399
Klein, Alan 20
Klein, Doctor Carl 48
Klitzman, Maury 160
Kmetz, Andy “Shang” 84, 85, 242
Knoxville Central High School, TN 240
Knoxville City High School, TN 144, 148, 149, 196–197, 198, 199, 202, 206, 221–224, 237
Koesy
Calvin, brother of 109
Szilard, father of 108
Koesy, Jason 108–109, 130, 139, 145, 195–201, 221–229, 229, 232, 232, 238, 239, 329, 337, 352–356, 389, 403
Kolbeck, Violet (see Frankovic, Violet)
Kolz, Bob 235
Korotky, Anna 20
Koshlap, Jules 86, 87, 151, 153, 154, 155, 160, 177, 178
Kowalczyk, Danny 373
Kral, Louis 308, 354, 366, 379, 390, 400
Krivik, Stan 159
Kudla, Michael 16
Kurilec
L
Ladyczka, Michael “Mungo” 249, 250, 251, 252, 253
La Guardia, Mayor Fiorello 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 301, 314
Lake, Veronica 41
Landis, Charles K. 271
Landis, “Kenesaw Mountain” 164
Lanoue, Bernie “The Flying Frenchman” 287
Lanza, Antonio 26
Lanza, Mario 394
Larkin, Tippy 30
Lauritano, Emanuel 181
Lawrence, Harry 288
Lawrence High School, Long Island, NY 236, 278, 284, 288–289, 295–297, 302, 303, 305
Lee, City Manager L.L. 227, 228
Lehman, Governor Herbert 299, 300
Lemmo, James 44
Librera, Bill 102, 120, 255, 258, 273, 274, 308, 329, 361–362, 384, 390, 402
Link, Bob 283
Lodi High School, NJ 45, 312, 410
Lombardi, Vince 64, 85, 152, 395
Loncaric, Nick 287
Lorber, Herbert J. 282
Louisiana Sports Authority (LSA) 70, 71, 141, 203, 230, 240, 289, 314
Louis, Joe 18
Louis, Louis 107
Louis, Paul 107, 108, 229, 313, 382, 387, 395, 396, 413
Lovas, Joe 152–155, 159, 185, 187–188, 247, 264, 302, 313, 410
Love, Kenneth 226
Loy, Myrna 287
Lucas, Joe 385
Luisi, Jay 271
M
Macaluso, Leonard 3–4, 8, 252–253, 269, 335, 385, 418
MacArthur, Earl C. 164
MacArthur, General Douglas 100
MacDonnell, Dr. George 211
Maciag, Valentine 397
MacKenzie School, Monroe, NY 50, 54
Mahon, Jimmy 184, 253, 254–255
Malden, Karl 394
Male High School, Louisville, KY 141–144, 146, 149
Mallia, Lou 328, 345–346, 348, 363–365, 372, 372, 373, 397, 398
Maloney, Walt 67, 266, 311, 312
Mancuso, Tony 293
Mann, Bob 306
Marciano, Rocky (Rocco Francis Marchegiano) 152, 287–288
Marenghi, Anthony 278
Martin, Jimmie 405
Marvel, Phil 162, 170, 178, 242, 272
Marzitelli, Louis 44
Mathews, Bobby “Red” 106–108, 195, 221, 229, 329, 352, 354, 359, 361, 389
Matthau, Walter 292
Maupin, Roy 195
Maxwell Field, AL, football team 394
McAllister Hotel 32
McCallister, Don 73–74, 111–112
McCann, Richard “Dick” 45–46, 276, 279, 285, 287, 295–296, 301–305, 311, 346
McCann, Tommy 73
McCarthy, Frank 157
McCarthy, Sally 156
McCrary, Otis 145
McCullum, Johnny 233
McEvoy, Joe 284
McGugin, Dan 50, 58, 65, 76, 77
McKeesport High School, PA 115–118, 206–207, 208, 214, 291
McKeesport, PA 41
McMahon, Art 29, 30, 68, 120, 153, 158, 168, 178–179, 181, 182, 184–185, 186, 247, 249, 253, 254–255, 256, 258, 260, 264, 267–269, 271, 275, 278, 301–305, 307, 310–311, 313, 321, 330–331, 333, 337, 339, 344, 346, 347, 349, 354, 367, 369, 370, 374, 379, 385, 391, 408–409
McSpaden, Jug 309
Melching, Dale and family 108, 368
Merrill, Wendell 165
Metcalfe, Ralf 119
Miami Beach 33, 39, 44, 124, 210, 329, 333, 345, 348, 371, 388, 394
Chamber of Commerce 74
Miami Beach High School, FL 42, 221
Miami Field and Stadium (Wooden Bowl) 73, 127, 131, 132–135, 325, 336
Miami, FL, city of
1926 Hurricane 32
culture, entertainment 31
economy, commerce 33, 35, 37, 39, 345
society 104
tourism 21–22, 32, 43, 106, 132, 182, 211, 292, 320, 345
Miami High School 38, 39, 40, 40, 42, 42, 43, 59, 60, 64, 72, 106, 127, 128, 130, 195, 219, 220, 220, 223, 230, 230, 314, 315, 321, 327, 332, 333, 337, 341
Miami, University of 67, 73, 132, 137, 195, 203, 227, 234, 325, 336, 371, 391, 405, 415, 416
Micklus, John 80
Mims, Billy 226
Minnesota, University of, Minneapolis, MN 290
Minnoch, Jack 300
Miranda, Angelo 88, 98, 242, 244, 245, 249, 263, 323, 329, 335, 372, 384, 385, 389, 390, 401, 402, 402
Missouri, University of, Columbia, MO 309, 316, 357, 367, 368, 370, 372, 394, 395
Mitchell Field, Long Island, NY 394
Mizell, Walter 131
Monroe Agricultural & Mechanical High School, GA 237
Montclair Academy, NJ 55
Montclair High School, NJ 167, 188, 266, 385
Montclair State College 45
Montgomery, Lou 119
Moody, Clarence Osmont “Os” 385
Moore, Governor Harold “Harry” 274, 317
Moore, J.B. 195, 201, 236, 238–239, 356
Moore Park 77, 111, 126, 130, 135
Morgan, Keith 381
Moriarty, Joseph C. 378
Moro, Helen and Jack 44
Mosca, Gabe 185
Mostel, Zero 292
Most Holy Name Roman Catholic Church 26
Mulloy, Gardnar 41
Murphy, James 284, 285, 294, 295, 299
Murray, James A. 296
Myers, Pearl 169
N
Naked Reverse 6, 52, 246, 270, 359–360, 360, 364, 366
Nardo, Anthony 288
Nashville Central High School, TN 142, 199–200
Nasworth, Thomas 123
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (NFIP) 213–214, 228, 228, 379
National Guard 258–260, 384, 391
National Sports Council (NSC) 70, 214, 227, 233, 276, 279, 282–283, 285, 296, 299, 301, 303, 304, 310, 314–315, 327, 332, 381
National Sports News Service (NSNS) 70, 71, 297, 383, 403
Natrona County High School, Casper, WY 236, 290, 291, 295, 296
Neeley, Jess 198
Negroni, George 302
Nelson, Byron 309
Nelson, Harriet (Kendrick) 404
Nelson, Oscar Matthew “Battling” 172
Nelson, Ozzie 79
New Apostolic Church 4, 7, 94–96, 313, 418
Newark Penn Station 316, 318, 319, 320, 350, 374, 375, 375, 400
Newark West Side High School, NJ 247, 274, 280
New Brunswick High School, NJ 51, 52, 162, 163, 166, 170, 171, 187, 189, 271–272, 274–275
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) 164–168, 170–171, 175, 186–188, 192, 277, 280, 313, 378, 385, 411
New York Giants (baseball) 68, 137, 379
New York Giants (football) 67, 88, 154, 156, 184, 241, 250, 362, 413
New York University (NYU), NY 66, 103, 281, 389
New York World’s Fair 7, 18, 379
New York Yankees 18, 56, 134, 171, 303
Nichols, Pericles 108, 202, 221, 223, 224, 403
Niethammer, Vic 291
Nimmo, Iris 118
Nixon, President Richard 41
Norwood High School, MA 52, 53
Notre Dame, University of, South Bend, IN 9, 64, 157, 205, 211, 233, 276, 287, 289, 291, 316, 379, 394, 413
Noviczky, Steve 98, 256, 262, 307, 384, 385, 388, 391, 402, 413
Nutley High School, NJ 67, 171, 183, 184, 188, 256–257, 264, 271, 274, 277–278, 280, 301, 302, 304, 305, 306, 310–312, 328, 333, 370, 379, 382, 384–385
O
Oak Park High School, IL 115–118, 144, 150, 291, 305
O’Brien, Pat 287
O’Connor, Basil 381
Olezewski, Bill 291
Orange Bowl (aka Roddy Burdine Stadium) 6, 42, 73, 77, 79, 102, 127, 129, 130, 132, 135, 135, 136, 138, 139, 147, 150, 198, 200, 227, 230, 232, 238, 282, 283, 285, 292, 295, 324, 326, 327, 332, 344, 346, 347, 350, 352, 359, 364, 387, 394, 398, 403
Orange Bowl (game) 130, 132, 133, 152, 203, 220, 227, 228, 237, 283, 288, 309, 316, 321, 357, 364, 367, 368, 370, 372, 398, 402, 413, 416
Orange Bowl (Stadium; aka Roddy Burdine Stadium) 1
Orange High School, NJ 52
Orlovsky, John 98, 99, 100, 162, 178, 180, 182, 189, 242, 246–247, 249, 252–253, 256–258, 260, 262, 270, 273, 279, 308, 324, 325, 329, 340, 341, 354–356, 364, 365, 371, 384, 389, 401, 402
Orsatti, Frank 286
Osceola, Larry “Mike” 105, 106, 107, 199, 199, 200, 221, 382, 404
O’Shea, Thomas “Tabby” 66
Our Lady of Mount Virgin Roman Catholic Church 24, 339
Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church 26
Owens, Jesse 128
P
Painter, Carl 303
Palmer, Carlton V. 50–51, 54–55, 84, 411
Paparozzi, Frank 373
Parcells, Chubby 84
Parker, Dan 283
Parnell, Ed “Pop” 69, 145–149, 203–205, 206, 227, 228, 233, 234, 235, 403
Parran, Dr. Thomas, Surgeon General 210
Passaic High School, NJ 39, 53–54, 66–67, 85, 88, 151, 155, 156, 159, 162, 166–168, 176–177, 178, 181–183, 184, 187, 188, 244, 247, 251–253, 254–257, 264, 270, 274, 278, 280, 306, 313, 333, 356, 371, 385, 405, 407, 415
Passaic, NJ 10, 21, 23, 26, 27, 29, 44, 49, 87, 91, 93, 250, 364, 391
Passaic River 21, 23, 26, 28, 44, 48, 87, 92, 95, 317
Passaic Schools Stadium 30–31, 101, 155, 180, 184, 189, 243, 245, 272, 273, 308, 315, 332, 347, 384
Paterson Central High School, NJ 185, 186, 254, 257, 273, 313
Paterson Eastside High School, NJ 28, 88, 119, 188, 189, 190–191, 257, 264, 272–274, 313, 385
Payne, Everett 203
Pearl Harbor 18, 383, 387, 391, 392, 396, 397, 407
Pepper, Jack 36, 43, 126, 347, 385–386
Pepper, Senator Claude 347
Perrapato
Carmine (grandfather) 159
Perrapato, Carmine 155, 156, 159–160, 161, 270, 384
Phillipsburg High School, NJ 171, 176, 268
Phillips, Jim 224
Phillips, Josephine 407
Picard, Henry 309
Pickett, Ray 66, 156, 167, 168–176, 180, 181, 183, 185, 244, 248–249, 281
Pierce, E.W. 123
Pilney, Andy 327
Pine Bluff High School, AK 70, 203, 240
Pirog, Bernie 162, 178, 179, 192
Polack Valley 23–24, 26, 173, 339, 377
Pompilano, Ralph 180
Pompton Lakes, NJ 18
Ponce de Leon High School, Coral Gables, FL 76, 78, 135, 203, 238
Ponce de Leon Park 140, 237, 383
Popek, Walt 401
Pope, Lew 115
Pope, Lew “Ebony Streak” 115, 116–118, 144, 150
Pope Pius XII 343
Poughkeepsie High School, NY 236, 289, 295, 296
Powell, John 290
Prior, Linda Gale 410
Prout, Charlie 160
Przybylowski, Hank 180, 244, 246
Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) 285, 286
Public Works Administration (PWA) 133
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R
Rahway High School, NJ 164, 165, 166
Rayhack, Michael 100, 348, 352, 358, 360, 362, 378
Rebozo, Charles “Bebe” 41
Reid, Johnny 138–139, 148, 195, 197–198, 202, 204, 207
Rentz, Billy 232
Rhodes, Arthur 177
Rice, Grantland 211, 214, 279, 282, 288, 293, 297, 299, 303, 346
Ridgefield Park High School, NJ 79, 80, 165, 168, 174, 175, 256, 278–279
Robert E. Lee High School, Jacksonville, FL 137–138, 193, 197–199, 201, 220–221, 222, 224, 226, 233, 311, 381
Rockefeller, John D. 22
Rogers, George 108, 221, 224, 226, 232
Rollins, Levin 108, 110, 143, 195, 221, 222, 223, 223, 226, 313, 355, 391, 403
Romano, Ray 289
Roosevelt, President Franklin D. 17, 19, 32, 210, 213–214, 231–232, 282, 347, 381
New Deal 133
Roosevelt, President Theodore 61–62, 63, 219
Rose, Mayor Gotthold “Gufty” 45
Rosenberg
Ethel 292
Julius 292
Ross, Dave 273
Ross, Joe E. 292
Rotella, Al 185
Roth, Ruby 294
Runyon, Damon 32
Rusignulo, Rusty 266
Rusnak, Kevin 403
Rutherford High School, NJ 51, 54, 69, 162, 166–168, 213, 242, 254, 256, 278
Rutherford, NJ 49, 212–213, 317
Ryback, Teddy 252
S
Saganiec, Stanley 397
Samuel Hird 27
Sanguinette, Lee 405
Sansone, Joe 195, 203, 205, 206, 207, 219
Sardella, Carlo 272, 274, 275, 276, 277, 279, 370
Savannah, GA 108, 229, 318, 328
Savannah High School, GA 138, 139, 200, 201, 206, 220, 224, 225, 226, 237
Schaefer, Wilbur 160
Schemer, Milton (Mike) “Lefty” 78, 136, 140, 143, 147, 150, 195
Scher, Estelle 292
Schettino, Frank 267
Schlegel, William 44
Schmeling, Max 18
Schultz, Bob 385
Schwartje, Herb 303
Schwartzwalder, Ben 408
Scott, Beryl 406
Sebo (Dzikowski), Sammy 80, 81, 84
Sebo, Joey 85
Seekins, Wallace 204
Seiler, Earnie 127, 130–134, 147, 200, 220, 227
Sekanics, Johnny 178, 179, 184, 187, 190, 254, 384
Selznick, David O. 407
Seton Hall Prep, South Orange, NJ 186, 187, 306
Seward Park High School, New York City, NY 236, 240, 279, 281, 284, 285, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 311, 314, 332
Sewell, John 22
Sewell, Mayor Everest St. George “E.G.” 22, 43–44, 43, 128, 211, 231, 238, 320, 357
Shaffer, Lorraine, née Hammer 41, 126
Shearer, Norma 287
Shearer, Robert 210
Sheehan, Lloyd 148
Shenandoah High School, IA 144–146
Shenandoah Junior High School, Miami, FL 77, 130
Sherman, General William T. 56
short punt formation 8, 64–65, 78, 139, 227, 330, 344, 352–353, 358, 364
Short, Walter “Little King” 52, 164, 165–168, 165, 170, 189, 277, 378
Shupack, Freddie 176
Sibley, Irwin 361
Sidney Lanier High School, Macon, GA 79, 144–146, 202–203, 206, 226, 230
Sidney Lanier High School, Mobile, AL 240
Sigma Nu Trophy 137, 150, 380, 381
Simko, Andrew “Red” 30, 260, 323, 328, 347, 349, 391, 392, 408
Sims, Bonnie 37
single wing formation 8, 18, 50, 63, 64, 65, 98, 100, 131, 174, 262, 266, 355, 356, 364, 395
diagram 64
Sluja, Florence (Klecha) 30, 399
Smathers, George 41
Smith, Bob 190
Smith, Bruce 78, 109–110, 382, 383
Smith, Governor Nels H. 296
Smith, Loftin 238
Snite, Fred 210, 211, 215, 347
Snow, Welton A. 124
Socha, Frank “Sully’ 151, 156, 159, 162
Sondey, Joe 255
Sorrento, Peter 44
Spartanburg High School, SC 139–140, 221, 231–232, 232, 233
Spillers, George 139
Spotts, Frank 247
sinking of 12
S.S. St. Louis 19
Stack, Nick 214
Stagg, Amos Alonzo 64
Stanford, George “Chief” 265, 266, 267, 278, 311, 378
Stanley, Dick 131
Stanowicz, Joe 291
Stark, Dan 294
Starlet Bowl (see Health Bowl)
Stengler, Captain Frederick 337, 338
Stevens, Mal 281
Stevenson, Richard 115, 118, 207
Stevens, Warren 117
St. Francis Prep, Brooklyn, NY 284, 295, 299
Stiller, Jerry 292
Stoller, Sam 285
Stone, Maxwell E. 347
Strachan, Stanley 127
St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church 9, 26, 28, 91, 92, 152, 339, 377, 399
Subda, Ed 255
Summerlin Institute, Bartow, FL 59, 60, 76
Sutherland, Jock 265, 266, 289
Sutphen, James R. 82
Suwannee HIgh School, Live Oak, FL 278, 310, 311, 312
Syracuse High School, NY 285
Syracuse University, NY 68, 81, 82, 389, 408
T
Tabaka, Wally 99–100, 99, 159, 162, 178, 184, 242, 245, 246, 249, 251–252, 253, 255, 256, 260–262, 269, 273–274, 277, 308–309, 312–316, 323–325, 324, 341, 344, 356, 363, 371, 379, 393, 402
Tarkenton, Fran 142
Taylor, Robert 287
Temple, Shirley 287
George, brother of 287
Tengi, Pete 82
Tennessee, University of, Knoxville, TN 58, 119, 132, 196, 224, 316, 352, 364, 379
Thomas Jefferson High School, Elizabeth, NJ 166, 188, 189, 190, 242, 244, 256–257, 257, 258
Thomas, J. Parnell 16
Thomas, Lowell 81
Thomas, W.R. 41, 59, 73, 74–75, 76, 206, 226, 228, 332, 412
Thomson Jr., Meldrim 41
Three Saints Russian Orthodox Church 26
Tibbets. A.M. 123
Tilson, Warren 281
Timko, John C. 378
Tinson, Jack 207
Townsend, H.R. 286
Tripoli, Joe 98, 99, 244, 245, 249, 318
Tropical Park 331
Tryon, Eddie 213
Tsacrios, Nicky 311
Turrano, Frankie 29
Tuscaloosa High School, AL 143, 144
Tusculum College, Greeneville, TN 47, 50, 54, 55, 84, 410
Tuten, Jimmy 138
Tuttle, Julia DeForest 22
Twilley, Howard 416
U
Underwood, John 131
Union Hill High School, Union City, NJ 159, 161–162
University of Tennessee 9
V
Van Dyke, Ed 115
Veleber, John “Rabbit” 175, 176
Vilardo, Dr. Ross 212
Vineland High School, NJ 188, 191, 216, 256–257, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275–278, 279–280, 281, 295, 306, 333, 347, 370
Voltz, Luther 195, 207, 229, 231, 345, 368
W
Wagnecz, Bill 98, 120, 242, 249, 252, 260, 263, 270, 328, 356, 362, 365, 389, 390, 410
Wagnecz, Eleanor 328
Waite High School, Toledo, OH 71, 74, 111, 112, 113, 113
Wakulinski, Ted 293
Waldman, Leo 284, 292, 294, 295
Walker, Frances Mary 200
Wallington, NJ 39, 87, 184, 317, 402
Walsh, Bill 64
Walton, Frank B. 205
Ware, Jeanne 391
Warner, Glenn Scobey “Pop” 63
Warshower, Jerry 292, 293, 294–295, 297–298, 299, 302, 303, 308
Washington, Henry Charles 106, 236, 313, 358
Washington High School, Massillon, OH 70
Wear, D. Walker 299
Webster, Alex 409
Weintraub, Seymour 293
Weissmuller, Johnny 406
Welch, Thomas Bramwell 272
Wenner-Gren
Axel 14
Marguerite 14
Wessington Stadium 162, 174, 175
Wetula, Monsignor Jan (John) 9, 26, 339, 399
Whitehead, William 308
White, Roy 239
Whiting, Bob 190
Whritenour, Hardy (Joe) 313, 314
Wiggins, Stumpy 235
Williams Field 256
Williamson, Ivan B. 408
Wilson, Bob 362
Wilson, Gilbert 108, 195, 221, 223, 229, 362, 382, 383, 388, 402, 403
Witkowski, Johnny “Bullet” 153–155, 179
Woodbridge High School, NJ 188, 189, 190, 191
Wood, Jimmy 298
Woodrow Wilson High School, Camden, NJ 188, 256, 271
Working, Dick 288
World Telegram Metropolitan All Stars 302–306, 314
Worthington, Addie 176
Wright, Edward Lomas (“E.L.”; “Puss”) 76
Wright, Floyd 111–115, 113, 119, 129
Wrigley, Tom 214
Wyatt, Bowden 364
Wyckoff, Walter S. 398
Y
Yale University, New Haven, CT 61
Yankees, the 68
Yarborough
Henry 56
James 57
Jesse Hardin, Jr. 220
Louise (Greer), daughter 57, 344
Louise née Blanding, wife 59, 220
William Burns 56
Yarborough, Jesse 227, 284, 288, 297, 298, 301, 302, 304, 358, 367
builds system at Miami High 72, 78–79, 78
coaching acumen 72, 144, 202, 203, 222, 411
coaching in Health Bowl 344–355
eye injury, Jay Kendrick 309
Health Bowl negotiations 228, 228, 284, 288, 297, 298, 301, 302, 304–305, 333
military career 394
mind games 145, 148, 221–222, 225, 229, 233, 235, 237, 313
other job offers 220
practice drills 18, 42, 130, 199, 223, 223, 224, 226, 227, 310, 313
relationship with Art Argauer 320, 330, 332, 337, 382
relationship with press 136–139, 195–196, 197, 199
rivalry with Ed Parnell 69, 145–149, 205–208, 234
rivalry with Shorty Doyal 140–141, 237–240, 239, 382
short punt formation 65
work with Mike Osceola 106
Yoda, Alex 98, 120, 242, 256, 262, 308, 384, 390, 401
Yon
Jessie Smail, cousin 217
Martin 92
Rudolph 93
Young, Walter 3, 6–8, 39, 52, 68, 92, 93, 94–95, 95, 98, 100, 120, 129, 160, 161, 178, 179, 191, 241, 243, 244, 245, 249, 250, 251, 252, 255, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 306, 313, 325, 341, 346, 348, 351, 355, 358, 359, 361, 362, 364, 365, 366, 377, 379, 381, 383, 392, 393, 393, 417, 418, 418, 419
Yura, Pete 98, 242, 244, 245, 250, 251, 260–261, 263, 319, 356, 364, 366, 379, 402
Z
Zabawa, Joe 182, 249, 250, 252
Zahnle, Sam 188
Zak, Pete 186
Zanuck, Darryl 394
Zecker, John “Buck” 162, 178, 178, 182
Ziegler, William 50
Zoccalillo, Americo 190
Zockell, Herb 350
Zuppke, Bob 73
Zusi, Chris 189