1954-55 Men's Gymnastics - Year In Review
Hartley Price, Head Coach
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1954-55 Men's Gymnastics - Year In Review | |
| Coaching Staff Hartley Price, Head Coach Click here to see individual mug shots |
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Ronnie Amster, 5-7, 140, Chicago, Ill.
Laird Anderson, 5-7, 140, Atlanta, Ga.
Jay Ashmore, 5-4, 115, Dallas, Tex.
Kent Hearn, 5-8, 145, Denver, Colo.
Bob Murray, 5-9, 155, Boston, Mass.
Don Preisser, 5-4, 140, Denver, Colo.
Bob Sharp, 5-4, 140, Atlanta, Ga.
1954-55 Roster - By Name
Roster from the 1954-55 FSU Winter Sports Media Guide, page 11.
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R Name Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Ronnie Amster 5-7 140 So Chicago, Ill.
* Laird Anderson 5-7 140 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (Druid Hills)
Jay Ashmore 5-4 115 Jr Dallas, Tex.
* Jim Fadigan 5-8 155 Sr-R ** Atlantic City, N.J. (Holy Spirit)
Joe Gusic 5-10 160 Fr * Chicago, Ill. (Lindbloom)
* Jimmy Hanks 5-9 140 Jr Pensacola
* Kent Hearn 5-8 145 Fr Denver, Colo.
* Don Holder 5-7 150 Sr *** Jersey City, N.J. (Dickinson)
* Dick Ireland 5-10 165 Sr *** Hazel Crest, Ill. (Thornton)
* Bill Koslow 5-7 140 Jr ** Jersey City, N.J. (Ferris)
* Rafael Lecuona 5-5 128 So * Havana, Cuba
Tom MacDonald 5-6 140 So Brooklyn, N.Y.
* Bob Murray 5-9 155 Fr Boston, Mass.
* Don Preisser 5-4 140 Fr Denver, Colo.
* Al Ruda 5-7 155 Sr *** Chicago, Ill.
* Bob Sharp 5-4 140 Fr Atlanta, Ga.
* Jim Tanaka 5-9 150 Sr *** Philadelphia, Pa. (Central)
* Joe Taylor 5-6 135 So * Philadelphia, Pa. (Germantown)
Lettermen in the Tallahassee Democrat, May 29, 1955, page 25.
1954-55 All-Americans
Name NCAA Championships
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Jim Fadigan Trampoline (6th)
Don Holder Parallel Bars (3rd)
All-Around (3rd)
High Bar (8th)
Dick Ireland Trampoline (5th)
Rafael Lecuona Parallel Bars (7th)
All-Around (9th)
Al Ruda Free Exercise (9th)
Tumbling (10th)
Jim Tanaka Flying Rings (7th)
Joe Taylor Parallel Bars (10th)
Flying Rings (10th)
All-Americans - 7
1954-55 Schedules and Results
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| Florida AAU | |||||
| Illinois-Chicago | |||||
| Alabama Open Gadsden, Ala. |
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| Georgia Tech | |||||
| Southern Intercollegiate Atlanta, Ga. |
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| NCAA Championship March 26-27, 1955, Los Angeles, Calif. |
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| Georgia AAU Atlanta, Ga. |
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| National AAU Championship April 29-30, 1955, Rochester, N.Y. |
EOY StatsRef Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 2- 0 2- 0 0- 0 0- 0
1. Illinois 82
2. Penn State 69
3. UCLA 67.5
4. Southern California 56
5. Michigan State 55
6. Iowa 54.5
7. Florida State 44.5
8. Indiana 11
9. California 10
Nebraska 10
11. Minnesota 9
Ohio State 9
13. Cal State-LA 8.5
14. Syracuse 7
15. Cal Poly-Pomona 6.5
16. Army 3
17. Stanford 1
Individual Results
Name Event Place Points
Don Holder Still Rings 1st All-Around Event Only
Don Holder All-Around 3rd 8
Don Holder Parallel Bars 3rd 8
Joe Taylor Still Rings 4th All-Around Event Only
Don Holder Long Horse 5th All-Around Event Only
Rafael Lecuona Still Rings 5th All-Around Event Only
Dick Ireland Trampoline 5th 6
Jim Fadigan Trampoline 6th 5
Jim Tanaka Flying Rings 7th 4
Rafael Lecuona Parallel Bars 7th 4
Don Holder High Bar 8th 3
Rafael Lecuona Long Horse 8th All-Around Event Only
Rafael Lecuona All-Around 9th 2
Al Ruda Free Exercise 9th(t) 1.5
Joe Taylor Flying Rings 10th 1
Joe Taylor Long Horse 10th All-Around Event Only
Joe Taylor Parallelel Bars 10th 1
Al Ruda Tumbling 10th 1
Totals 44.5
Individual Results Name Event Place Points Jack Miles All Around 1st 7 Jack Miles Still Rings 1st 7 Jack Miles Long Horse 1st 7 Don Holder Still Rings 3rd 4 Jimmy Hanks Rope Climb 4th(t) 1.5 Dick Ireland Trampoline 4th(t) 1.5 Don Holder All Around 5th 2 Jamile Ashmore Free Exercise 5th 2 Don Holder Parallel Bars 5th 2 Rafael Lecuona Parallel Bars 6th(t) 0.5 Bob Sharpe Rope Climb 6th 1 Jack Miles Side Horse 6th 1 Jim Fadigan Trampoline 6th 1 Total 37.5