14 Seniors Leave Duck Fold
1950 Squad
To Lose Top
Performers
By JOHN BARTON
Fourteen is an unlucky num
ber for Oregon football hopes,
or will be after today. For 14 is
the number of men who will
wear the lemon and green for
the last time today.
These 14 players will tape
their ankles for the last time in the
dressing rooms of McArthur Court.
They will pull on the green-numer
aled white jerseys for the last time.
For the last thrilling time they
will tiot down across the practice
field from their dressing room to
Hayward Field and hear the roar
ing ovation of 24,000 people greet
ing them.
And for the last time they will
play football for Jim Aiken, for the
Ducks, and for Oregon.
These men are Tackle Bob Rob
erts, captain of today's game with
Oregon State College, Halfback
George Bell, Fullback Bob Sand
ers, Halfback Johnny McKay,
Tackle Steve Dotur, Halfback
Woodley Lewis, Guard Ed Clirobot,
End Darrell Robinson, Fullback
DeWayne Johnson, End Lou Rob
inson, Tackle Sam Nevills, End
Art Milne, Halfback Tommy Hines,
and Tackle Dean Sheldon.
These are the men who will play
their last football for the Univer
sity of Oregon today. These are the
men of whom Oregon is proud.
These are the graduating seniors of
the 1949 Oregon Ducks.
Look at each of these men indi
vidually. Look at their records
made for Oregon, and you will see
why Oregon is losing more than
just 14 men who fill football suits.
BOB ROBERTS
Today’s captain, Bob Roberts,
came to Oregon after his digcljarge
•from the United States Army. He
is the oldest man on the Oregon
team at 28, stands G feet, 3 inches
tall and weights 219 pounds.
Bob's home is in Eugene. A
standout on defense during the
1048 season, he was named as de
fensive signal caller this year by
Coach Jim Aiken. Two years ago,
Bob was what could be called a
scrub on the team. He alternated at
both sides of the line hut played no
spectacular game of football.
Bob will meet the OSC captain
at midfield at 2 p.m. today to watch
the toss of the coin. When the de
cisions are made and accepted, he
will trot back to the Oregon bench
and report to his coach, and then
be will go out and play his best, his
host for Oregon.
geokge beu.
George Bell, powerhouse right
halfback, made the first really sen
sational play of his Oregon grid ca
reer two years ago on Hayward
Field, it was against Oregon State
that Bell, then a substitute for
right half Jim Newquist, took the
ball on a left-tackle play and ran
more than 90 yards for a touch
down on the second play of the
third quarter.
Today Bell will try to duplicate
that feat, and he might do it at any
time for he is a constant scoring
threat.
From Berkeley, Cal.. Bell is mar
ried. 24 years old. G feet, one inch
tall, weighs 191 pounds. As a de
fensive halfback, he is well known
for his ability to diagnose enemy
plays around his side of the line.
Many times he has run forward
from his defensive position and
thrown runners for long losses af
ter seeing through a deceptive
play.
HERE ARE THE graduating seniors on the 1049 Oregon football team. From left to right, top row: Sam Nevills, George Bell, DeWayne
Johnson, Harrell Robinson. Seeond row: E.l Chrobot, Les Hagen, Bob Sanders, Steve Dotur, Johnny McKay. Third row: Dean Sheldon,
Bob Roberts, Tommy Hines, Woodley Few’s, Lou Robinson. Art Milne is not pictured.
Bell will call most of the signals
in the Oregon huddle today, as he
has all season.
BOB SANDKKS
Fullback Bob Sanders came to
Oregon from North Bend high
school with a record as a top prep
school fullback. Hampered for two
years by a bad knee. Bob settled
down last year and Quickly gained
a reputation on the Coast as being
a smashing, fast fullback.
This year, he has carried the ball
138 times and gained 087 yards. At
present, this record makes him the
top lusher in the Pacific Coast Con
ference. He is currently the second
highest scorer in the PCC with 60
points.
Bob's 209 pounds on his G-foot.
21 year-old frame can be counted
on to give OSC plenty of woe to
day. Aiken’s “third halfback" is in
the best physical shape he has been
in for some time, according to his
coach.
JOHN INN
Halfback Johnny McKay came
to Oregon from Purdue because, as
he said, “I like the weather out
here.”
John gained recognition as a
basketball player in service teams
before he came to Oregon, but here
his emphasis has been on football
fast, elusive, hard-running foot
ball, with plenty of pass catching
and top defensive playing thrown
in with it.
Eugene is his home now, John
savs. He is 2T>, weighs 172 pounds,
and can raise the top of his helmet
to a height of 5 feet, 9 inches.
Unfortunately, McKay will prob
ably not see action against OSC to
day. A leg injury suffered in the
Washington game two weeks ago
has held his practice sessions to
light limping around on the field,
and Coach Aiken said Thursday
that it is doubtful if McKay will
play.
During the season. McKay has
called offensive signals while on
the field.
WOODLEY LEWIS
Completing the graduating first
string backfield is Woodley Lewis,
the halfback whom opponents fear
so that they refuse to aim the ball
his way on kickoffs.
And well they might fear Wood
ley, for he has the best kickoff run
bapk average in the PCC. Against
UCLA and Colorado he ran two of
them back for touchdowns.
Against Washington, despite a flat
kick, he nearly got away and did
go 67 yards before being dropped.
During his two years at Oregon,
Lewis has had just one opponents’
pass completed in his territory. He
is currently second in pass inter
ceptions on the Coast, after holding
first place for most of the season.
The United Press has rated Lew
is as being eligible for All-Ameri
can honors, and Jim Aiken says he
is one of the finest players he has
ever coached.
Woodley is 23, six feet tall, and
weighs 187 pounds. He is a fast
back, plenty deceptive, and an ex
ceptionally fast starter.
STEVE DOTUR
Tackle Steve Dotur, one of the
bulwarks of the Wehfoot line, will
go into today’s Beaver battle
weighing 223 pounds. He is six feet
tall and 25 years old. _
“ Dotur's"first year with the Ducks
was in 1947, when he served as a
member of the famous “iron-man”
line. He is a powerful blocker, and
carries his weight well. While in
the Navy V-12 program, he played
for both Cornell and California.
Now married, Dotur played high
school ball in San Frgncisco.
ED CHROBOT
Ed Chrobot, stocky little guard
for three years now on the Oregon
team, played at Purdue while in
the service. He is one of the top of
fensive linemen on the Duck squad,
making up for his lack of size by
speed and hustle.
Ed weighs 183 pounds, stands 5
feet, 8 inches tall, and is 22 years
old. Chrobot is a good example of
the Aiken system of line blocking
in action. His home is South Bend,
Ind.
DARRELL ROBINSON
End Darrell Robinson, currently
the leading pass catcher in the PC
C, last week broke a record set by
former teammate Dick Wilkins
when he upped his receiving total
to .31 completions for the season.
Robinson is 21, weighs 197
pounds, and stands 6 feet tall. His
home is in Eugene. Robinson took
over this year from the sensational
Wilkins and had a tough role ahead
of him.
While not as spectacular as Wil
kins, Darrell has certainly pro
duced as many completed passes.
He is a fine blocker, in the opinion
of his coach. His graduation will
leave a sad hole at the left end
spot.
DeWAYNE JOHNSON
Defensive Fullback DeWayne
“Swede” Johnson has played con
sistent defensive football for Ore
gon for the past three years. Last
week, Johnson took over in injured
Bob Sander's place and did some
ball carrying with good results.
As a line backer and blocker for
punt-formations, “Swede” is be
yond compare. He is a good punter
in his own right, although he sel
dom draws the punting assign
ment. He can be counted on to pull
plenty of “Oh’s” from the fans to
day while practicing his punting
before the game.
Johnson is from Silverton. 20
years old, weights 212, and is 6
feet, 1 inch tall.
LOU ROBINSON
At right end today will be Lou
Robinson, no relation to his team
mate, Darrell. Lou is primarily a
blocker, but may be on the catch
ing end of a few passes today, if
the past week’s practices mean
I anything.
From Willows, Cal., Lou is 23,
! 6 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs 209
pounds. He has put in two years
under Aiken, playing tackle last
year. He is, incidentally, a varsity
javelin thrower.
SAM NEVILLS
Big Sam Nevills, the “mean line
man with the baby-face” will go
into today’s game with one year
Duck experience to his credit.
However, he played with several
service teams and was wrestling
champion of the European Theater
of Operations while in the army.
He is 23 years of age and stands
6 feet, 2 inches tall. Sam made the
first string this year by virtue of
his good showing in Spring prac
tice. His home is Eugene, he says.
ART MILNE
Art Milne, who was a star end
at Grant High School in Portland
before he became a Webfoot,
missed last season because of ill*
ness.
He is 23, weighs 176 pounds, and
is 6 feet, 1 inch tall. His home i3
in Portland. Milne may see action
against the Beavers today, but
only if he is needed to replace Dar
I rell Robinson. He is one of the
many unheralded players who
work for hours in practice against
the first string and seldom see ac
tion in a game.
TOMMY HINES
Halfback Tommy Hines, from
Aliceville, Ala., is 20 years old,
weighs 152 pounds, and is '5 feet,
8 inches tall. Tom’s size has kept
him from seeing much game time,
but, like Milne, he is invaluable in
practice sessions.
Tom is one of the fastest men
on the squad, and is used mostly in
the safety spot on defense when
he plays.
DEAN SHELDON
Dean Sheldon, like the others, i3
wearing an Oregon uniform for
the last time today. Sheldon was
on the Cotton Bowl team last year,
but failed to earn a letter. Show
ing considerable improvement last
spring, he has been valuable in the
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