Bob Whitmer

Bob Whitmer

Full Name:  Robert Devere Whitmer
     Born:  June 10, 1927, South Bend, Ind.
     Died:  November 2, 2008, South Bend, Ind.
   School:  Purdue in West Lafayette, Indiana

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FSU Career

Football
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1951 60 E 6-2 204 Sr * South Bend, IN
Basketball
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 50-51 13 F-C 6-2 195 Jr * South Bend, IN 51-52 13 F 6-2 204 Sr * South Bend, IN
Baseball
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1951 P 6-2 204 Jr * South Bend, IN
Golf
Year Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1952 6-2 204 Sr South Bend, IN

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Robert Devere Whitmer Obituary.
Published by the South Bend Tribune on 4 Nov 2008, page E4.

SOUTH BEND - Robert "Bob" Devere Whitmer, 81, passed away Sunday, November 2, in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend. Mr. Whitmer is survived by two sisters, Betty Morris of Buffalo Grove, IL and Mary Overmyer of South Bend; two brothers, James (Sylvia) Whitmer of South Bend and Donn (Betty) Whitmer of Venice, FL.

FSU Statistics

Football

Season Statistics
Defense
         |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
Year  GP |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
1951   8 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  2 |  12
---------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot    8 |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0   0   0  |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  2 |  12

Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
         |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
Year  GP |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
1951   8 |   0    0  0.0  0     |  19  330 17.4  2 28t |   0-  0 - 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  330
---------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot    8 |   0    0  0.0  0     |  19  330 17.4  2 28t |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  330

Football

Game Participation
                            |      Starts
1951                        | GP  Off  Def
----------------------------|--------------
Sep 29 Troy State           |  1  RE       
Oct  5 Miami                |  1  RE       
Oct 13 Delta State          |  1  RE       
Oct 20 Sul Ross State       |  1  RE       
Oct 27 Stetson              |  1  RE   RE  
Nov  3 Jacksonville NAS     |  1  RE   RE  
Nov 10 Wofford College      |  1  RE   RE  
Nov 17 Tampa                |  1           
----------------------------|--------------
Tot                         |  8   7    3

----------------------------|--------------
Career Tot                  |  8   7    3

Football

Game Statistics
                            |       Tackles        |   Sacks  |    Fumble    |     Pass Defense    | Blkd |   PAT Attempts  |        |         |    |
1951                        |  ua   a Tot  tfl-yds |   no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick |   kick  rsh rcv |   fg   | saf dxp | td | pts
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Sep 29 Troy State           |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Oct  5 Miami                |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Oct 13 Delta State          |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  1 |   6
Oct 20 Sul Ross State       |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 10 Wofford College      |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
Nov 17 Tampa                |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  0-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |   0   0 |  0 |   0
----------------------------|----------------------|----------|--------------|---------------------|------|-----------------|--------|---------|----|----
Tot                         |   0   0   0  0.0-  0 |  0.0-  0 |  0  1-  0- 0 |   0-  0- 0   0   0  |   0  |   0- 0    0   0 |  0- 0  |  0    0 |  2 |  12

                            |       Rushing        |      Receiving       |         Passing          |     Kick Returns      |     Punt Returns      |  all
1951                        |  no  yds  avg td lg  |  no  yds  avg td lg  | cmp- att-int  yds td lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  |  no  yds  avg td  lg  | purp
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Sep 29 Troy State           |   0    0  0.0  0     |   3   45 15.0  1     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   45
Oct  5 Miami                |   2    4  2.0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |    4
Oct 13 Delta State          |   0    0  0.0  0     |   4   95 23.8  1 28t |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   95
Oct 20 Sul Ross State       |   0    0  0.0  0     |   1   26 26.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   26
Nov 10 Wofford College      |   0    0  0.0  0     |   2   27 13.5  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   27
Nov 17 Tampa                |   0    0  0.0  0     |   5   75 15.0  0     |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |   75
----------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----
Tot                         |   2    4  2.0  0     |  15  268 17.9  2 28t |   0-   0- 0     0  0     |   0    0  0.0  0      |   0    0  0.0  0      |  272

Basketball

                                 --3 Point---                            ----REBOUNDS-----
Year  GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  PCT  FGM FGA  PCT  FTM FTA  PCT  PTS  AVG    OFF DEF  TOT  AVG  PF DQ  AST   TO  BLK  STL
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
50-51 27          137      .000          .000   88 132 .667  362 13.4                  0.0                           
51-52 23   3       96  315 .305          .000   88 121 .727  280 12.2                  0.0  81                       
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tot   50   3    0 233  315 .740    0   0 .000  176 253 .696  642 12.8      0   0    0  0.0  81  0    0    0    0    0

Basketball

Game Statistics
1950-51                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dec  9 Coll of Charleston   1            5                  1       11                                        
Dec 11 Mercer               1   f        3                  0        6                                        
Dec 14 CT State Teachers    1   f        2                  9       13                                        
Dec 15 Howard               1            4                  6       14                                        
Dec 16 Florida Southern Col 1            3                  1   4    7                                        
Dec 19 Miami                1            3                  5   5   11                   4                    
Jan  5 David Lipscomb Coll  1            3                  2        8                                        
Jan  9 Mississippi          1            7                  1       15                                        
Jan 12 Stetson              1            5                  4   7   14                   4                    
Jan 13 Florida Southern Col 1            2                  2   2    6                                        
Jan 17 Tampa                1            8                  4   6   20                                        
Jan 19 Howard               1            3                  3        9                                        
Jan 25 Tampa                1   c        4                  5       13                                        
Jan 27 Stetson              1            5                  2   4   12                                        
Feb  1 Rollins College      1            8                  1       17                   3                    
Feb  9 Loyola-New Orleans   1            5                  1   4   11                                        
Feb 14 Mississippi          1            4                  2       10                                        
Feb 15 Mississippi College  1            7                  6       20                                        
Feb 17 Mercer               1            9                  3   5   21                                        
Feb 23 Rollins College      1            5                  5   7   15                                        
Feb 27 Howard               1   f        5                  4       14                                        
Feb 28 Mercer               1   f        3                  6   8   12                                        
Mar  2 Stetson              1           10                  4       24                   4                    
Mar  3 Georgia Teachers     1            7                  2   3   16                   5                    
Mar 12 South Dakota State   1            9                  5   5   23                                        
Mar 14 Pepperdine           1   g        4                  3   6   11                                        
Mar 15 Millikin             1            4                  1        9                                        
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals                     27   6    0 137    0    0   0   88  66  362      0   0    0  20    0    0    0    0

1951-52                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dec  8 Culver-Stockton Coll 1   f        5                  1   3   11                   2                    
Dec 10 Mississippi State    1            3                  1   2    7                   5                    
Dec 12 Mississippi Southern 1   f        1                  0        2                                        
Dec 14 Mississippi Southern 1   f        3                 11  12   17                                        
Dec 19 Spring Hill College  1   g        7                  4       18                                        
Dec 21 Sewanee              1   g        5                  4       14                                        
Dec 27 Georgia              1            1                  3   3    5                                        
Dec 28 Clemson              1            4                  8   9   16                                        
Dec 29 Florida              1            2                  6   9   10                                        
Jan  5 Loyola-New Orleans   1            1                  5   8    7                                        
Jan 11 Miami                1            4                  3       11                                        
Jan 15 Tampa                1            4                  2   3   10                                        
Jan 16 Florida Southern Col 1            3                  1   3    7                                        
Jan 19 Georgia Teachers     1            4                  2   2   10                                        
Jan 23 Florida Southern Col 1            2                  4        8                                        
Jan 26 Parris Island USMC   1            6                  7       19                                        
Feb  1 Rollins College      1            8                  3       19                                        
Feb  7 Stetson              1            2                  4   4    8                                        
Feb  8 Rollins College      1            6                  2   2   14                                        
Feb 11 Miami                1            9                  8   9   26                                        
Feb 16 Tampa                1   g        3                  8       14                                        
Feb 29 Miami                1            7                  1   1   15                                        
Mar  1 Tampa                1            6                  0   0   12                                        
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Totals                     23   6    0  96    0    0   0   88  70  280      0   0    0   7    0    0    0    0

Baseball

Pitching Statistics
Year   ERA  W  L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV  IP    H   R   ER  BB  SO  2B  3B  HR  AB  B/AVG  WP HBP BK SFA SHA
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1951  0.00  2  2   4  4  4   0   0  0  34.1  37  21      12  26                                          
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Tot   0.00  2  2   4  4  4   0   0  0  34.1  37  21   0  12  26   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0  0   0   0

Batting Statistics
YEAR   AVG  GP  GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR RBI  TB   SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB% SF SH  SB ATT
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1951  .292   7   6   24   6   7   0   0   0   1    7  .292                  .292         2    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tot   .292   7   6   24   6   7   0   0   0   1    7  .292   0   0   0   0  .292  0  0   2   0

Baseball

Game Statistics
1951
Date  Opponent              W  L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV   IP    H   R  ER  BB  SO
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apr 18 Tallahassee Citizens 1      1  Y  1              9.0  14   6       2   8
Apr 28 Georgia                 1   1  Y  1              8.0   7   2       2   5
May  3 Florida Southern Col 1      1  Y  1              9.0   6   5       6   8
May 12 Mississippi College     1   1  Y  1              8.1  10   8       2   5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tot                         2  2   4  4  4   0   0  0  34.1  37  21   0  12  26

1951
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apr 18 Tallahassee Citizens   9  .800  1 P    5   2   4        1   4   7                      0   0    1  1
Apr 21 Stetson                5a .833  1      1   1   1            0   1                      0            
Apr 28 Georgia                9  .556  1 P    3   0   0            0   0                      0           1
May  3 Florida Southern Col   9  .385  1 P    4   0   0            0   0                      0            
May 12 Mississippi College    9  .353  1 P    4   1   1            0   1                      0            
May 18 Stetson                4  .350  1 1B   3   1   1            1   1                  1   1            
May 19 Stetson                4  .292  1 1B   4   1   0            0   0                  1   1            
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 .292  7  6  24   6   7  0  0  1   5  10  0   0  0  0  0  2   2    0   1  2

Golf

Year    Tournaments Rounds Par Low Strokes Wins Top10   Ave
===========================================================
1951-52         1       1.0  0  80     80    0     0  80.00
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Total           1       1    0  80     80    0     0  80.00

   Date     Opponent/Tournament             Place  Round 1  Round 2  Round 3  Round 4  Total  Par
----------  ------------------------------  -----  -------  -------  -------  -------  -----  ---
            1951-52 Season
04/05/1952  Mercer                                   80                                  80