1962 Yearbook
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1962 Yearbook
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Front, Marilyn Regan. Right, Judy Ford. Back, Pat England.
Left to right: Mary Fran Van
Kamp, Joyce Grabowski, Roger
Gorman, Carolyn Pettit and Chris
Koenigsaecker.
The fortunes of the varsity hardcourters were nearly as up-and-down as the basketball they fired at the
hoop during the 1961-1962 campaign. Hampered by
the loss of key players at critical moments and plagued
by an inability to win away from home, the Bees
finished the year with a 11-12 mark.
Despite the lackluster record, Coach Bob Duax's
hoopsters accomplished two coveted objectives—gaining
a long-awaited victory over Western Illinois University
and retaining the Victory Bell Trophy by downing archrival Loras College twice.
Although the Bees looked impressive in early season action, they were dealt a serious blow by the loss
of forward John Lingle for the season when the senior
sparkplug suffered a broken wrist in the fourth game.
The remainder of the year followed a win-at-home and
lose-when-away pattern. Nine of the squad's eleven
victories were registered in the friendly confines of the
Assumption High School gymnasium.
Midway in the campaign, senior John Cahill
played the final game of his career, becoming the third
leading scorer in St. Ambrose history with 1221 points.
Junior Carl Kaufmann, called upon to fill Cahill's shoes,
preformed well while averaging in double figures Foi
the second semester.
The arrival of transfer students, Walt Jones and
Dick Arnold, added punch to the team's thinning ranks.
Both moved to starting positions by the season's end.
Fate frowned again when Mike Duax was lost with a
knee injury after he led the Bees to their first road
win over Illinois Tech. The year ended on a winning
note with two straight victories snapping a four-game
losing streak.
Ron Bohls, junior forward, contributed an outstanding year's work as he led in scoring with 426
points and rebounding with 181 boards. The soft-shooting hook shot artist cracked Cahill's scoring mark with
a three-year total of 1235 points and could well become the most productive eager in the school's history.
Left to right: Mary Fran Van
Kamp, Joyce Grabowski, Roger
Gorman, Carolyn Pettit and Chris
Koenigsaecker.
The fortunes of the varsity hardcourters were nearly as up-and-down as the basketball they fired at the
hoop during the 1961-1962 campaign. Hampered by
the loss of key players at critical moments and plagued
by an inability to win away from home, the Bees
finished the year with a 11-12 mark.
Despite the lackluster record, Coach Bob Duax's
hoopsters accomplished two coveted objectives—gaining
a long-awaited victory over Western Illinois University
and retaining the Victory Bell Trophy by downing archrival Loras College twice.
Although the Bees looked impressive in early season action, they were dealt a serious blow by the loss
of forward John Lingle for the season when the senior
sparkplug suffered a broken wrist in the fourth game.
The remainder of the year followed a win-at-home and
lose-when-away pattern. Nine of the squad's eleven
victories were registered in the friendly confines of the
Assumption High School gymnasium.
Midway in the campaign, senior John Cahill
played the final game of his career, becoming the third
leading scorer in St. Ambrose history with 1221 points.
Junior Carl Kaufmann, called upon to fill Cahill's shoes,
preformed well while averaging in double figures Foi
the second semester.
The arrival of transfer students, Walt Jones and
Dick Arnold, added punch to the team's thinning ranks.
Both moved to starting positions by the season's end.
Fate frowned again when Mike Duax was lost with a
knee injury after he led the Bees to their first road
win over Illinois Tech. The year ended on a winning
note with two straight victories snapping a four-game
losing streak.
Ron Bohls, junior forward, contributed an outstanding year's work as he led in scoring with 426
points and rebounding with 181 boards. The soft-shooting hook shot artist cracked Cahill's scoring mark with
a three-year total of 1235 points and could well become the most productive eager in the school's history.
Publisher
Hunter Publishing Company
Date
1962
Rights
St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52803
Identifier
http://cdm16810.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16810coll2/id/5717