1953 TRAER HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM
(Front Row Left to Right) #51 Bill Young; #45 LeRoy Kopriva; #62 Norman Chizek; #50 Terry Martin; #52 Vernon Hoeg; #47 David Staveley; #46 Dick Dahms; #54 Bryce Bohnsack; #41 Tom Paul
(Second Row Left to Right) #33 Larry Kopriva; #32 Raymond Dee; #44 David Perisho;
#42 Rudy Kubik; #60 Paul Draper; #35 Larry Barge; #56 Russell Pressley; #55 Neall Perisho;
#53 Allen Voetberg; #38 Richard Shere
(Third Row: Left to Right) #26 John Axon; #43 John States; #57 Bob Davis; #37 Gordon Staveley;
#59 Jon Hilbert; #39 Joe Kopriva; #58 Terry Tams; #49 Ernie Podhajsky; #34 Bob Joens
(Back Row: Left to Right) Head Coach Merle Harris; #31 Dennis Allen; #24 Roger Barge;
#48 Bob Dedic; #61 Richard Dickey; #25 Larry Lund; #36 Duane Lewis; #30 Stanley Podhajsky;
Assistant Coach Don Lenth
(Second Row Left to Right) #33 Larry Kopriva; #32 Raymond Dee; #44 David Perisho;
#42 Rudy Kubik; #60 Paul Draper; #35 Larry Barge; #56 Russell Pressley; #55 Neall Perisho;
#53 Allen Voetberg; #38 Richard Shere
(Third Row: Left to Right) #26 John Axon; #43 John States; #57 Bob Davis; #37 Gordon Staveley;
#59 Jon Hilbert; #39 Joe Kopriva; #58 Terry Tams; #49 Ernie Podhajsky; #34 Bob Joens
(Back Row: Left to Right) Head Coach Merle Harris; #31 Dennis Allen; #24 Roger Barge;
#48 Bob Dedic; #61 Richard Dickey; #25 Larry Lund; #36 Duane Lewis; #30 Stanley Podhajsky;
Assistant Coach Don Lenth
(Front Row: Left to Right) Head Coach Merle Harris; #50 Terry Martin; #47 David Staveley;
#49 Ernie Podhajsky; #44 David Perisho; #46 Dick Dahms; #62 Norman Chizek; #58 Terry Tams;
#53 Allen Voetberg; #57 Bob Davis; Assistant Coach Don Lenth
(Second Row: Left to Right) Manager Jim Trimble; #52 Bob Joens; #28 Rudy Kubik; #51 Bill Young; John States; #41 Tom Paul; #42 Vernon Hoeg; #45 LeRoy Kopriva;
#54 Bryce Bohnsack; #55 Neall Perisho; Manager Kent Holst
(Third Row: Left to Right) #30 Stanley Podhajsky; #31 Dennis Allen; #61 Richard Dickey;
#32 Raymond Dee; #28 Joe Kopriva; #38 Richard Shere; #60 Paul Draper; #56 Russell Pressley;
#59 Jon Hilbert; #37 Gordon Staveley;
(Back Row: Left to Right) #33 Larry Kopriva; #25 Larry Lund; #36 Duane Lewis;
#48 Bob Dedic; #34 Roger Barge
(Missing) #26 John Axon; #35 Larry Barge
#49 Ernie Podhajsky; #44 David Perisho; #46 Dick Dahms; #62 Norman Chizek; #58 Terry Tams;
#53 Allen Voetberg; #57 Bob Davis; Assistant Coach Don Lenth
(Second Row: Left to Right) Manager Jim Trimble; #52 Bob Joens; #28 Rudy Kubik; #51 Bill Young; John States; #41 Tom Paul; #42 Vernon Hoeg; #45 LeRoy Kopriva;
#54 Bryce Bohnsack; #55 Neall Perisho; Manager Kent Holst
(Third Row: Left to Right) #30 Stanley Podhajsky; #31 Dennis Allen; #61 Richard Dickey;
#32 Raymond Dee; #28 Joe Kopriva; #38 Richard Shere; #60 Paul Draper; #56 Russell Pressley;
#59 Jon Hilbert; #37 Gordon Staveley;
(Back Row: Left to Right) #33 Larry Kopriva; #25 Larry Lund; #36 Duane Lewis;
#48 Bob Dedic; #34 Roger Barge
(Missing) #26 John Axon; #35 Larry Barge
1953 TRAER REDHAWKS
(These Numbers Are From The Team Picture)
24
25 26 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 |
Roger Barge
Larry Lund John Axon Joe Kopriva Stanley Podhajsky Dennis Allen Raymond Dee Larry Kopriva Bob Joens Larry Barge Duane Lewis Gordon Staveley Richard Shere Tom Paul Rudy Kubik John States Dave Perisho LeRoy Kopriva Dick Dahms David Staveley Bob Dedic Ernie Podhajsky Terry Martin Bill Young Vernon Hoeg Allen Voetberg Bryce Bohnsack Neall Perisho Russell Pressley Bob Davis Terry Tams Jon Hilbert Paul Draper Richard Dickey Norman Chizek |
9
9 9 10 9 9 10 9 10 11 9 10 10 12 11 10 10 12 12 12 9 10 12 12 12 11 12 11 11 10 10 10 11 9 12 |
E
E B B; L L L L L B; E L L L B B B B L QB B E B L E B; E L L B B B E L B L L L |
Head Coach: Merle Harris Assistant Coaches: Don Lenth; Rodney Wood
season statistics - - team
1953 scoring plays
score by quarters
TEAM
TRAER Opponents |
1st
26 24 |
2nd
31 34 |
3rd
33 26 |
4th
65 20 |
TOTAL
155 104 |
season statistics - - individual
SCORES & CONFERENCE STANDINGS
1953 6 - 3 Merle Harris NORTH IOWA CEDAR LEAGUE
Traer 12
Traer 6 Traer 0 Traer 27 Traer 28 Traer 31 Traer 13 Traer 20 Traer 18 |
Toledo
TCHS (Cedar Falls) Reinbeck Jesup Eldora LaPorte City Grundy Center Gladbrook Ackley |
0
7 20 6 7 7 25 19 13 |
Grundy Center
Eldora TRAER Ackley TCHS (CF) Reinbeck LaPorte City Jesup |
7 - 0 - 0
6 - 1 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 3 - 3 - 1 2 - 4 - 1 1 - 6 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 |
TOTAL 155 OPPONENTS 104