1951-52 Men's Gymnastics - Year In Review | |
Coaching Staff Hartley Price, Head Coach Click here to see individual photos |
Don Holder, 5-7, 155, Jersey City, N.J.
Dick Ireland, 5-8, 165, Chicago, Ill.
Alan Marcus, 5-8, 150, Philadelphia, Pa.
Al Ruda, 5-7, 150, Chicago, Ill.
Jim Tanaka, 5-7, 145, Philadelphia, Pa.
1952 - Season record: Won 4, Lost 2. Also NCAA Champions, Florida AAU, Southern Intercollegiate Gymnastics League, and Georgia AAU team champions. Captain: Jack Sharp.
1951-52 Roster - By Name
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R Name Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* Gene Abrahamson 5-7 145 Fr Oakland, Calif.
* Eddie Evans Sr * Altamonte Springs
* Dick Gutting 5-9 140 So * Chicago, Ill.
* Bob Hicks Sarasota
* Don Holder 5-7 155 Fr Jersey City, N.J. (Dickinson)
* Dick Ireland 5-8 165 Fr Chicago, Ill. (Thornton)
Alan Marcus 5-8 150 Fr Philadelphia, Pa.
* Jack Miles 5-6 135 So * Philadelphia, Pa. (Germantown)
* Carmine Regna 5-4 110 Jr ** Jersey City, N.J. (Dickinson)
* Joe Regna 5-4 127 Jr ** Jersey City, N.J. (Dickinson)
* Al Ruda 5-7 150 Fr Chicago, Ill.
* Jack Sharp 5-11 143 Jr * Philadelphia, Pa. (Illinois)
* Pat Signorelli 5-6 146 So * Jersey City, N.J. (Dickinson)
* Jim Tanaka 5-7 145 Fr Philadelphia, Pa. (Central)
* Ben Wallace 5-5 140 So Savannah, Ga. (Savannah)
* Larry Weston 5-6 138 So * Marianna (Marianna)
Lettermen from the 1953 FSU Winter Sports Media Guide, page 16 and the Tallahassee Democrat, May 18, 1952, page 7.
From the 1953 FSU Winter Sports Media Guide, page 17.
1951-52 All-Americans
Name NCAA Championships
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Dick Gutting Trampoline (1st)
Tumbling (5th)
Don Holder All-Around (4th)
Side Horse (7th)
High Bar (8th)
Parallel Bars (8th)
Rope Climb (8th)
Dick Ireland Trampoline (10th)
Jack Miles All-Around (5th)
Flying Rings (5th)
Carmine Regna High Bar (3rd)
Parallel Bars (5th)
Joe Regna Side Horse (4th)
Flying Rings (7th)
Jack Sharp Flying Rings (1st)
Rope Climb (7th)
Larry Weston Tumbling (10th)
All-Americans - 8
1951-52 Schedules and Results
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North Carolina | |||||
Army | |||||
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Duke | |||||
Florida AAU | |||||
Southern Intercollegiate | |||||
NCAA Championship March 21-22, 1952, Boulder, Colo. |
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Mississippi Southern Tri-Meet |
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Northwestern State Tri-Meet, Hattiesburg, Miss. |
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Georgia AAU Atlanta, Ga. |
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National AAU Championship April 25-26, 1952, University Park, Pa. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 4- 2 0- 0 3- 2 1- 0
Florida State 109.5 North Carolina 43 Duke 18.5 Georgia 5Side Horse - 1 Don Holder, 2 Joe Regna, 6 Pat Signorelli
1. Florida State 89.5 2. Southern California 75 3. Illinios 60.5 4. Army 57.5 5. Minnesota 29 6. Michigan State 26 7. Iowa 20.5 8. Navy 14.5 9. Penn State 14 10. Michigan 13.5 UCLA 13.5 12. Syracuse 9 13. Georgia 8 14. California 6.5 15. Colorado 6 16. Indiana 3 17. Ohio State 2 Individual Results Name Event Place Points Dick Gutting Trampoline 1st 11 Jack Sharp Flying Rings 1st 11 Don Holder Still Rings 1st All-Around Event Only Dick Gutting Long Horse 1st All-Around Event Only Carmine Regna Horizontal Bar 3rd 8 Don Holder All-Around 4th 7 Joe Regna Side Horse 4th 7 Jack Miles All-Around 5th 6 Jack Miles Flying Rings 5th 6 Carmine Regna Parallel Bars 5th 6 Dick Gutting Tumbling 5th(t) 5.5 Don Holder Side Horse 7th 4 Joe Regna Flying Rings 7th 4 Jack Sharp Rope Climb 7th 4 Don Holder Horizontal Bar 8th 3 Don Holder Parallel Bars 8th 3 Don Holder Rope Climb 8th(t-3 way) 2 Dick Ireland Trampoline 10th 1 Larry Weston Tumbling 10th 1 Total Score 89.5
1. Philadelphia Turners 29 2. Florida State Gym Club 24.5 3. American Turners, Bronx 22 4. Pasadena City College 19.5 5. Los Angeles Turners 9.5 6. Southern California 9 Individual Performances Name Event Place Points Gene Rabbitt Side Horse 1st 7 Jack Miles Long Horse 2nd 5 Bill Roetzheim Horizontal Bar 3rd 4 Don Holder All-Around 4th 3 Bill Roetzheim All-Around 5th 2 Don Holder Still Rings 5th 2 Bill Roetzheim Calistenics 6th 1 Al Ruda Long Horse 6th(t) .5 Total 24.5