1953-54 Men's Gymnastics - Year In Review | |
Coaching Staff Hartley Price, Head Coach Click here to see individual mug shots |
Rafael Lecuona, 5-5, 128, Havana, Cuba
Tom MacDonald, 5-6, 140, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Joe Taylor, 5-7, 125, Philadelphia, Pa.
Lauren Young, 5-8, 140, Chicago, Ill.
1953-54 Roster - By Name
Roster from the 1953-54 FSU Winter Sports Press Guide, page 16.
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R Name Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Gene Brockenbrough 5-7 155 So Gainesville
* Jim Fadigan 5-7 146 Sr * Atlantic City, N.J. (Holy Spirit)
* Dick Gutting 5-9 140 Sr *** Chicago, Ill.
* Don Holder 5-7 155 Jr ** Jersey City, N.J. (Dickinson)
* Dick Ireland 5-8 165 Jr ** Chicago, Ill. (Thornton)
* Bill Koslow 5-7 140 So * Jersey City, N.J. (Ferris)
* Rafael Lecuona 5-5 128 Fr Havana, Cuba
Tom MacDonald 5-6 140 Fr Brooklyn, N.Y.
* Jack Miles 5-6 135 Sr *** Philadelphia, Pa. (Germantown)
* Al Ruda 5-7 150 Jr ** Chicago, Ill.
* Pat Signorelli 5-6 146 Sr *** Jersey City, N.J. (Dickinson)
* Jim Tanaka 5-9 150 Jr ** Philadelphia, Pa. (Central)
* Joe Taylor 5-7 125 Fr Philadelphia, Pa. (Germantown)
* Ben Wallace 5-5 140 Sr ** Savannah, Ga. (Savannah)
* Larry Weston 5-6 138 Sr *** Marianna (Marianna)
Lauren Young 5-8 140 Fr Chicago, Ill.
Lettermen from the Tallahassee Democrat, page 9.
1953-54 All-Americans
Name NCAA Championships
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Jim Fadigan Trampoline (5th)
Don Holder All-Around (2nd)
Side Horse (4th)
High Bar (5th)
Parallel Bars (6th)
Dick Ireland Trampoline (4th)
Jack Miles All-Around (4th)
Flying Rings (8th)
Free Exercise (8th)
Pat Signorelli Parallel Bars (7th)
Side Horse (8th)
All-Around (10th)
Larry Weston Tumbling (10th)
All-Americans - 6
1953-54 Schedules and Results
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Syracuse | |||||
Minnesota | |||||
Georgia Tech | |||||
Alabama Invitational Gadsden, Ala. |
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Florida AAU | |||||
Swedish Olympic Team | |||||
Southern Intercollegiate Durham, N.C. |
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NCAA Championship April 2-3, 1954, Champaign, Ill. |
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Georgia AAU Atlanta, Ga. |
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National AAU Championship April 30-May 1, 1954, San Francisco, Calif. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 4- 0 3- 0 1- 0 0- 0
1. Penn State 137 2. Illinois 68 3. Florida State 62 4. UCLA 53.5 5. Michigan State 37 6. Iowa 27 7. Southern California 25 8. Syracuse 18.5 Temple 18.5 10. Cal State-LA 15 11. Ohio State 11 12. California 10.5 13. Minnesota 8.5 14. Michigan 5 15. Chicago 3 Nebraska 3 17. West Virginia 1.5 Individual Results Name Event Place Points Don Holder All-Around 2nd 9 Don Holder Side Horse 4th 7 Jack Miles All-Around 4th 7 Dick Ireland Trampoline 4th 7 Don Holder Horizontal Bar 5th 6 Jim Fadigan Trampoline 5th 6 Don Holder Parallel Bars 6th 5 Pat Signorelli Parallel Bars 7th 4 Jack Miles Flying Rings 8th 3 Jack Miles Free Exercise 8th 3 Pat Signorelli Side Horse 8th 3 Pat Signorelli All-Around 10th 1 Larry Weston Tumbling 10th 1 Total 62
1. Los Angeles Turners 37.5 2. Cal-Los Angeles 34.5 3. Florida State Gymkana 28.5 4. Los Angeles City College 14.5 5. Southern California 11.5 6. Los Angeles State College 7.5 Individual Reults Name Event Place Points Don Holder All-Around 3rd 4 Jack Miles Long Horse 3rd 4 Don Holder Horizontal Bar 4th 3 Jack Miles All-Around 4th 3 Rafael Lecuona Long Horse 4th 3 Don Holder Parallel Bars 5th 2 Jack Miles Horizontal Bar 5th 2 Rafael Lecuona Side Horse 5th 2 Jack Miles Still Rings 5th(t) 1.5 Jack Miles Swinging Rings 6th 1 Dick Ireland Trampoline 6th 1 Carmine Regna Horizontal Bar 6th 1 Carmine Regna Parallel Bars 6th 1 Total 28.5