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By CURRY KIRKPATRICK
Jim Hickey and his Tar Heels
annually approach that first
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HAVING PREDICTED a brilliant future for the
Continental League, invested all my money in Edsel
stock and picked Larry Burright as baseball's next
super star, I find it very difficult to pay any attention
to me when evaluating anything.
But because I enjoy college football and am per
mitted to write about it, the following weeks will find
this space trying to approach an educated football av
erage of 50 per cent. (UNC games will be omitted. I'm
not that brave!)
SOUTH CAROLINA AT DUKE. The Gamecocks are
going to miss halfback Billy Gambrell, last season's
Player of the Year in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Quarterback Dan Reeves remains as the sole show, and
he is not enough to match Duke's fine running backs,
Bill Futrell, Mike Curtis and Jay Wilkinson. Duke,
by 10.
NC STATE AT MARYLAND. Dick Shiner is one of
America's finest passers, but his Terp supporting cast
was severely deleted by graduation. State has good
depth and should not make as many mistakes this year.
It'll be a surprise. NC State, by 7.
, CLEMSON AT OKLAHOMA. His tigers may even
outroar Fran kHoward this fall, but they're aiming for
ACC play. Good backs will make Oklahoma too tough.
Closer than you think. Oklahoma, by 3.
WAKE FOREST AT EAST CAROLINA. The only
' place the Deacons can go is up. Or is it? Up is such a
long way for these guys ACC patsies at 0-10 last
year. And they lost Karl Sweetan for more than a
month. ECC dedicates a new stadium with this one. If
Wake loesn't win it, it won't win any. Wake Forest,
by 2.
The East: Boston Lo&es Two
BOSTON COLLEGE AT SYRACUSE. The improved
Orangemen have Wally Mahle to throw the ball and Jim
Nance to run with it. Jack Concannon's bombs will fall
short. Syracuse, by 12.
BOSTON U. AT ARMY. Both teams are hurting at
quarterback, but where Paul Dietzel has an impressive
defensive line, BU has nothing. Army, by 20.
ALABAMA AT GEORGIA. I just happened to pick
up the phone the other day and I heard these two guys
talking football. I really didn't think much of it but
now . . . .Alabama, by 12.
VPI AT KENTUCKY. Half the Wildcats are spoho
mores, and this is a good way to start out. Kentucky,
by 14. '
TEXAS A&M AT LSU. The new substitution rule can
not help but hurt LSU early in the season. Improved
Aggies will make it a good ballgame. LSU, by 10.
' NAVY AT WEST VIRGINIA. Navy looks like the
' class of the East. Roger Staubach over Jerry Yost in a
battle of fine quarterbacks. Navy, by 7.
NORTHWESTERN AT MISSOURI. Many pick the
Wildcats biggest of the Big Ten. Missouri's usual strong
defense can not offset the loss of Johnny Roland. North
western, by 14. .4..
AUBURN AT HOUSTON. Auburn's line is a question
mark. But a second-division, dub in the Southeastern
Conference is a first-division club almost anywhere else.
A close one. Auburn, by 5.
KANSAS AT TEXAS CHRISTIAN. Kansas has Gale
Savers and he could be the best running back around.
But TCU is much improved. Home field means a lot here.
Texas Christian, by 7.
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Skinny Bit Gray takes over from Billy Moore, and
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Mississippi over Memphis
Tennessee over Kicnmuuu
.wfcUt over Furman
VMI over George Washington
lo University over Bufo
California over Iowa State
iir i-rr over Montana -
SfX over Mississippi Vtional
football game optimistic that this
is The year. And just as annually
they discover that it wasn't
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time around is similar to 1959
(a disappointing 5-5); to 1960
(a poor 3-7); to 1961 (a fair 5-5)
and to last year (a disastrous
start for 3-7). Every year, those
who are supposed to know say
it will be different. This year,
however, they will be right.
Gone are those mistake-filled
sophomore days and the ill-fated
three-team system the '"Blues,"
Rams." and "Tar Heels."
Back are 29 lettermen, arid that
means valuable experience, con
siderable depth end, it says here
hopefully, victories.
OFFENSE
Offensively, UNC has the hors
es to match anyone in the league,
perhaps anyone on the schedule.
The main offense, the one that
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BOB LACEY
will be . expected to produce the
touchdowns, is called Junior
Edge, Bob Lacey and Ken Wil
lard. They are complemented in
the backfield and at the flanks
by Tommy Ward, Hank Barden
or Eddie Kesler and John Ilam
mett. These guys and their
backup men are UNC's scoring
department.
Willard, a second team All
ACC pick as a sophomore f ull
tock. was moved to halfback
last spring and will probably be
used at both positions this sea- H
son. The 220-pounder rushed 466.
yards for a 3.9 average in his
rookie year.
Big Ken will be spelled by
Ron Tuthill (5-10, 175), a junior
who excelled in the spring and
Dave Braine. The position they
man is called "running back"
by UNC coaches and differs
from the fullback slot chiefly in
name.
At full, the plan was to run
Eddie Kesler, a powerful 215
pound junior, thereby achieving
a "pro-look" running program
with Willard and Kesler side by
side. But two things have stalled
this manuever.
The first was a pulled muscle
Kesler suffered about two weeks
ago that kept him out of action
for 10 days. The second was
Hank Barden.
Barden's defensive ability has
never been questioned, and he
will be remembered as the man
who recovered from a pass d-
fense mistake in time to save
last year s game witn oouui
Carolina. But until this fall, ne
had not been thought of in terms
of offense.
Durins Kesler's absence, how
ever, he came along so well that
he may start the opener with Vir
ginia as a 180-pouna luiiDacK.
if Kesler is completely recover
ed, though, the Tar Heels will
definitely go with the two Dig
boys. Jim Eason (6-0, im is me
third fullback.
Tommy Ward (6-1, 185), an
other top defensive performer
as a soph last season, has also
surprised the coaching staff with
hia running ability. He will
start and line up at "wingback"
Saturday a yard out and a yard
back of the tight end. Behind
Ward are co-captain Roger
Smith 5-10, 170) and the little
(5-8, 165) scatback, Ronnie
Jackson.
Junior Edge's qualifications
at the fourth backfield post are
impressive. Reputed to be the
eighth best such statistics in
the country last year were his
103 of 185 passes for 1234 yards.
The 6-0, 205-pound senior signal
caller is ahead of Juniors Gary
Black and Sandy Kinney.
Moving to the line, the end po:
sition is sturdy and, on one side
at least, sure to be sensational
at times.
That side is the "wide" side
where the "split end" roams.
And some people say that the
best in the business will be
roaming that side for U.NC this
fall. '
His name is Bob Lacey, and
if you haven't heard of him by
now you're either a freshman
or deaf, dumb and blind.
- There is not much said &bout
Lacey that isn't true. He causht
44 passes last year for 668 yards
and five touchdowns a rank of
seventh in the NCAA. Size (6-3,
210), speed, sure hands, great
moves. He's got it all. The
guy is a sure-fire pro, prospect
even if he doesn't make first
team All-American.
At tight end, Lacy's counter
part on the other end of the
line, will be John Hammett. A
5-10, 197-pound senior.-Hammett
is a blocker and a consistent
two-way ballplayer. The blond
Greensboro native sprained his
ankle in practice last week, but.
it should be okay for opening
day. ,
Tf rmf the Tar Heels, have
found a fine relief manjin soph
omore John Atherton. He :anu
letterman Joe Robinson are be
hind Hammett while big - (6-2
205) Frank Gallagher nd Neal
Clay spell Lacey at split end.
The interior line is well-stocked
with veterans and is expect
ed to be the biggest improve
ment from last year. Aside from
mentioning that tackle Vic Espo
sito is Carolina's best blocker,
the story of the line , can best
be told in the next section.
DEFENSE
Most experts will tell you that
football games are won and lost
in the line. UNC gave up a
staggering total of 206 points last
year. That's 20 points a game,
Jack, and though much of this in
eptitude was attributed to the
defensive backfield, the line also
came in for some derogative ad
jectives. Like "porous," "weak,
and "terrible."
The situation has been recti
fied however, according to Coach
Hickey and his staff. "Rugged."
"Dependable." These have been
the adjectives used this year, and
on this very defensive line may
rest UNC's football fate.
The same ends remain, with
Hammett a standout. Lacey will
probably be rested as much as
possible as Gallagher takes over
when the other team has the ball.
At tackle, Esposito (6-1, 220) is
dynamite. He will line up next
to Hammett and be relieved by
letterman John Hill (5-11, 235).
Co-captain Gene Sigmon moved
into the other starting tackle
spot when Cole Kortner broke his
nose in practice. But both Sig
mon (6-2, 220) and Kortner (6-0,
234) will see plenty of action on
Gallagher's side.
Last spring, Jimmy Alderman
(5-11, 214) and Loren Wells (6-2,
200) were figured to be the ( two
top guards on the squad. But
junior Richie Zarro (6-0, 205)
and Jerry Cabe (5-10, 205) have
moved in and taken over.
The latter two will start against
Virginia with Cabe, a wrestler in
the off-season, occupying middle
guard on the defensive line and
Zarro moving back to right line
backer. Center (the left linebacker spot
on defense) definitely was the
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CHRIS HANBURGER
hardest hit by graduation. And
here is where Hickey made his
key move of last spring.
With the graduation of 1962
co-captain Joe Craver and team
MVP Bob Zaback (both outstand
ing centers) staring him in the
face, Hickey shifted Chris Han-
burger, a hard-hitting defensive
end. to the vacated position.
Fast and aggressive, Hanburger
(&0.' 200) has filled the bill im
pressively in practice. How
really effective the move is will
not be known until after today's
game.
Letterman junior Glenn Ogburn
(5-10, 204) and rookie Ed Stringer
(6-1, 210) are both back of Han
burger.
The offensive backfield, with
ne possible change, will remain
intact on defense.
Hickey will play his fullback
and running back at the corner
spots on defense. On the left,
that will mean Barden or Kesler.
At right corncrback, the change
will come. Hickey very probably
will rest his offensive work-
horse, Willard, in favor of Braine
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Coach Hickey Readies 'Heels
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Tar Heels Ready
The following is the first in a
series of exclusive articles by
UNC football coach Jim Hickey.
In the coming weeks, Hickey
will explain game strategy, an
alyze the opponent and point out
things to look for on the foot
ball field.
By JIM HICKEY
We're as ready as we'll ever
be for this opener today, i
would say the ball club is defi
nitely ahead of where we were
at this time last year.
I couldn't have asked for better
cooperation this fall, for these
guys are confident, their atti
tude is excellent, and me spirit
is sky high.
I have always said that if
you re going xo nave a
football team, the seniors you
have must do an outstanding
job, . both performance-wise and
in their leadership, mat is way
I feel pretty happy about this
team this is the best group
of seniors I've ever had here.
As to offensive or defensive
strategy in the opener, we'll
play Virginia as we'll play eve
ryone this fall letting the sit
uation determine a passing
game or a running game. At this
time, I am not thinking of con
centrating on on or th other.
I feel we have a fine attack
with Edge, Lacey and Willard.
Everybody fussed so about Wil
lard being moved from full
back. But his duties, with the
exception of a single play, are
exactly what they were as a
fullback.
Kesler and Hammett have
come around and will be ready
to start. Whether they do is
something I haven't decided.
Both Barden and the sophomore,
Atherton, have looked very good.
Our defense is very much im
proved. Let me qualify that by
saying wa have been tough
agairst ourselves. We need a
game badly to find out how
much better we really are.
I am almost completely in the
dark about Virginia because
they have so much new person
nel. Of course, we know Sieg
and Massie at the halfbacks are
strong runners. Todd and Bick
ers on the line have also im
pressed us in the past.
We know nothing, however,
about the two sophomores in the
backfield. The fullback, Prus
mack, has drawn raves up there.
Coach Elias keeps saying tneir
Past Stars Here
- The past will mingle with the
present in Kenan Stadium this af
ternoon. Among the thousands of
spectators will be Charlie ' Choo
Choo" Justice, recognized as Ca
rolina's all-time greatest, and
Bill Dudley, who enjoyed similar
fame as a halfback for Virginia.
Also on hand will be several
members of the 1903 UNC team
which defeated Virginia, 16-0,
while compiling a 6-3 record for
that season.
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quarterback, Dunphey, is a fine
runner and they wil concentrate
on that. I just don't know. He
may come down here and throw
30 passes.
There are a lot of other young
.fpilnws I know nothing about.
:We, have respect for this team.
and I am anticipating a tougn
football game.
Lacey Makes Bid
To Join UNC Elite
That big number "85" you'll
see as the split end for the Tar
Heels this afternoon is Bob Lac
ey. He has much the same ef
fect on a football as flypaper
has on flies and for this reason
he is being considered as a pos
sible All-America.
If he makes it, Bob will be
come the tenth UNC player and
the sixth Tar Heel end to do
so. Past All-Americas at Caro
lina are: guard George Barclay
(1934), end Andy Bershak (1937),
tackle Steve Maronic (1938), end
Paul Severin (1939-40), halfback
Charlie Justice (1948-49); end Art
Weiner (1948-49), end Ken Pow
ell (1949), center Irvin Holdash
(1950), and end Al Goldstein
(1958).
Football Horrorscope
The distinguished-looking sage
peering from between the lines
of this column is Norval Neil
Luxon, Dean of the Journalism
School and journeyman football
prognosticator.
He is the first in a series of
surprise guest selectors lined
up by the Daily
O"- '"i Tar Heel in an
attempt, to
bring its foot
ball predictions
(trans! ation:
blind guesses of
the sports
staff) up to a
respectable lev
el, percentage
wise. 3
Luxon
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Army
Nwest
TCU
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USC
Wash
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USC-Duke
State-Md
Clem-Okla
Bama-Ga
Arky-Ok.St
Aub-IIoust
VPI-Ky
Navy-WVU
Bos.Coi-Syra
Bos. U-Army
Nwcst-Mo
Kan-TCU
PennSt-Ore
So.Cal-Colo
Wash-AirF.
27,000 Anticipated
For 68th
. By CURRY KIRKPATRICK
Two old. old rivals meet amidst a "new" environment
here today when North Carolina and Virginia open the
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football season.
The 1:30 game, first to be
since construction placed 17,260 permanent new seats
and a second tier, there, is expected to draw 27,000.
It will be broadcast locally over radio stations VV LHL
(Bill Currie and Jim Heavner on "Caronet" 1360)
and WRAL (Ray Reeve and
The series between toaays
foes dates back to 1892. That
year, UNC played the Cavaliers
twice and split, winning zt-u
and losing 30-18.
Over the years, the schools
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have played 67 times dui,
strangely, never have opened a
season egainst each other. Car
olina leads the series, 37-27.
There have been three ties.
The Tar Heels, attempting to
climb back into tne nauonai
limelight after an absence of
several years, think this might
be the season. .
Their hopes could be justified.
In quarterback Junior Edge end
split end Bob Lacey, they have
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a most potent au. aiw- -
it.-- Tsr;il a
running DacK xveu " "
powerful 220-pounder, ampxj
takes care of tne grounu iv.
The rest of the UWU nneup
fl collection of experienced
veterans. Tommy Ward, ft wing
back, Eddie Kesler, at fuilback
and tight end Jonn -complete
the offensive arsenal.
The starting interim.
'New' Kenan
Seats 42,000
By MAT FRIEDMAN
With the University bursting at
the seams, beautiful "new look
Kenan Stadium is all ready to
seat 42,000 Tar Heel rooters in
siy.7tuallv without end-zone seats
used except on overflow
" & picturesque park will
J' about 2000 fewer than it
did last year. But .with-ttie act-,
dition of a second tier, all seats
will be along the sidelines and
some will be under cover.
The renovation was made pos
sible by a $1 million gift from
William Rand Kenan, who insist
ed that the "new look" offer first
class facilities and that the ar
chitecture assure the beauty and
uniqueness of the original sett
in. Back in 1927, when the original
Kenan Stadium was dedicated, it
seated 24,000. But 28,000 packed
the stands that day to see the
Tar Heels score a 14-13 victory
over, of all teams, this Satur
day's guests, the Virginia Cav
aliers. Built originally as a memorial
to Mr. Kenan's parents, the
"new" Kenan has the design and
comfort to make it one of the
nation's finest. Its original cost
was $375,000. At that time the
student body was about 2,400.
Today it is over 10,000.
Last year's seating capacity
was somewhere around 44,000.
Now, the concrete football mem
orial boasts an official estimate
of 42,012 permanent seats.
Reluctant, at first, to become
a part of this nonsense, the not
ed Dean went about his difficult
task with vigor. After glancing
through the selected games,
muttering "I don't know any
thing about Houston or Auburn,"
and consulting his lucky carna
tion, Luxon ventured forth.
As the results below show, he
has not won his far-flung repu
tation by staying off the limb.
The Dean called what may be
come the biggest upset of the
early season Georgia over
Alabama.
The rest of the panel, which
is comprised of DTH staffers
Curry Kirkpatrick, John Mon
tague, Fred Hobson, Mat Fried
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Bama
Arky
Aub
Ky
Navy
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Wash
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Okla
Bam a
Arky
Aub
Ky
WVU
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Wash
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Duke
Md.
Okla
Bama
Arky
Aub
Ky
Navy
Syra
Army
Nwest
Kan
PS
USC
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played in Kenan Stadium
Crowell Little 1240).
eludes Gene Sigmon and Vic Es
posito at the tackles, guards Jer
ry Cabe and Richie Zarro and
Chris Hanburger, a converted
end, at center.
Virginia will come into Kenan
a somewhat unknown quantity.
The Cavaliers are expected to
start four sophomores, two in
the backfield, two in the line,
against UNC.
They are quarterback Bob
Dunphey (6-0, 195), fullback
Bob Prusroack 5-10, 205), both
considered outstanding runners,
in the backline, and tackle Bob
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UVA
Gigliotti
Torok
Bickers
Todd
Perry
Kowalkowski
Christhilf
Dunphey
Sieg
Massie
Prusmack
UNC
LE Lacey
LT Sigmon
L.G Cabe
C Hanburger
II G Zarro
RT Esposito
RE Hammett
QB Edge
RH Ward
LH Willard
PB Kesler
Kowalkowski (6-1, 210) and end
Frank Gigliotti (6-2, 205) on
the line.
The other half of the backfield
finds two strong, experienced
runners in seniors Terry Sieg
and Henry iMassie.
Sieg (6-1, 187) had a 5.0 rush
ing average from his right half
back position last year. He is
president of the senior class at
UVA. Massie (6-1, 180) is a
baseball pitcher in the off-season."
1 Joming- sophs Gigliotti and
Kowalkowski on the line are
four seniors and a lone junior.
Ted Torok (6-4, 223) is the
junior at the other tackle.
The guards are Duane Bickers
(5-11, 205) an outstanding de
fenseman, and Bruce Perry
(6-0, 216). At center is captain
Turnley Todd (6-1, 215).
Hickey's Stall'
Remains Intact
Coach Jim Hickey's staff of
assistant coaches remains basic
ally the same this year as the
five field assistants all return.
They are line coaches Emmett
Cheek, Joe Mark, Bob Thalman,
end coach Vita Ragazzo and de
fensive backfield coach Bud Carson-
, ,
Cheek also serves as head of
the UNC scouting team. George
Barclay returns for his third year
as freshman coach.
man and Al Kaplan, was not so
brave.
They will be picking every
week which may account for
the tendency to conservatism
they have shown the first time
around. Either that, or they're
all yellow chickens.
The selectors, this week, have
guessed along the same lines, es
the unanimous agreement on
nine games shows. They split
3-3 on only two contests.
The "Horrorscope" an apt
title considering the personali
ties involved and the probable
results welcomes any and all
correspondence (both con and
con). For comic relief, the fol
lowing is presented.
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Duke
Md.
Okla
Bama
Arky
Aub
Ky
Navy
Syra
Army
Nwest
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Wash
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St
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Ga
Arky
Aub
Ky
WVU
Syra
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Nwest
Kan
Ore
USC
Wash
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