Ashland County Sports Hall of Fame
Ashland County Sports
Hall of Fame
 
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1954 Ashland College hungry hounds football team

1954 Ashland University “Hungry Hounds”

  • Undefeated  Football Team
  • Head Coach; Robert W. Brownson Assistants: Wes Crile & William Pedigo
  • Record: 7 – 0  First in the Nation in Team Defense
  • Second in the Nation in Pass Defense, Fifth in the Nation in Rushing Defense 
  • 1st Jack Bishop, Al Gamertsfelder, Jim Firestone, Bill Howard, Al Brady, Dan McBride, Jack McMaster
  • 2nd Coach Wes Crile, Bob Martin, Bill Harner, Brad Sargent, Bob Reho, Bill Wilgus, Charles Moore, Jim Fiscus, Coach Bob Brownson, Coach Bill Pedigo.
  • 3rd Herb Brown, Jack Augenstein, David Lersch, Duane Yoder, Bob Adkins, Marion Zody, Frank Debevec
  • 4th Bob Palmer, Dick Lindsay, Jim Restle, Ron Pratt, Bill Wojanis, Gordon Mackey.
  • 5th Bill Duckworth, Tom Anderson, Herb Erkkila, Bob Getz, Stan Rickel. 

  • Absent from picture: Jim Johnson, Dick Hunt, Dave Monroe, Scott Pastor, Arlie McCartt, Sid Siddell, Jack Purtell. 
  • Ashland 40, Kenyon 0
  • Ashland 13, Ohio Northern 0
  • Ashland 21, Slippery Rock 6
  • Ashland  6, Indiana Central 0
  • Ashland  7, Bluffton 0
  • Ashland 19, Findlay 13
  • Ashland 13, Defiance
  • Mid-Ohio League Champs

Nominator: Dan McBride

Ashland College Hungry Hounds Hall of Fame photo

Back row: L-rt: Dick Hunt, Bill Wilgus, Al Brady, Marion Zody, Duane Yoder, Frank Debevec, Dick Lindsay, Ron Pratt, Jim Restle, Stan Rickel. 

Front: L-rt: Coach Wes Crile, Bill Howard, Bill Harner, Jim Firestone, Al Gamertsfelder,
Dan McBride, Dave Lersch, Bob Adkins, Herb Brown, Jim Fiscus, Bob Palmer, Jim Johnson. 




 
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