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| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1949 4L:’45-48 |
11 | 102 |  |
#62 Ernie Settembre Ht/Wt: 6’0”/246 lbs1948 North-South College All-Star Shrine Game also UM Track & Field Team (Throws) |
T | Buffalo Bills (AAFC) (Drafted #11/83rd Overall, 1949 Camp or Traded) Baltimore Colts (AAFC) (1949 Camp) Detroit Lions (Drafted #11/102nd, 1949 Camp) |
| 1949 4L:’45-48 |
FA | FA |  |
#71 Mario DeMarco Ht/Wt: 5’11″/220 lbs1957-Present DeMarco-Becket Memorial Trophy to top lineman in CFL West Div.; Co-named in his honor^ 1954 CFL All-Star 1952 CFL All-Star 1951 CFL All-Star 1948 North-South College All-Star Shrine Game 1945 Little All-American Honorable Mention |
OG/LB/NT | Detroit Lions (1949) Detroit Lions (1950 Camp) New York Giants (1950) Edmonton Eskimos (1951-52 CFL) Saskatchewan Roughriders (1953-56^ CFL)^DeMarco, along with Roughriders teammates, Mel Becket, Gordon Sturtridge, and Ray Syrnyk, were passengers on Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810 with another CFL player, Calvin Jones, of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. All five players were present at the 1956 CFL East–West All-Star game in Vancouver, British Columbia, and were headed back to their respective teams’ home cities. The 5 players were accompanied by 54 other passengers & 3 crew members who all lost their lives in Western Canada’s worst air disaster on Dec. 9, 1956. |
| 1949 4L:’45-48 |
FA | FA |  |
#30 Harry Ghaul^ Ht/Wt: 6’0″/224 lbs2001 Athlon Sports All-Time ‘Cane Team (as Punter) 1972 University of Miami Hall of Fame 1948 Blue-Gray Game 1945 Little All-American Honorable Mention (as FR.) 1941 Quit HS as SR. (had started at QB/P/K as JR.)^^ 1939-40 Burlington (NJ) HS Varsity 2-time Letterman also played Baseball (OF) at Miami ^David Harry Ghaul died on Apr. 14, 1972 in his sleep |
FB/P/K/KR | Zuni Athletic Assn. semi-pro team (1941 Eastern FB Conf.) Detroit Lions (1942 Camp) Pittsburgh Steelers (1942 Camp) WWII Military Service (1942-43; Medical Discharge for High Blood Pressure) Camden (NJ) “Pros” semi-pro team (1943) Chicago/Pittsburgh Card-Pitts (NFL) (1944 Camp) Camden (NJ) Blue Devils semi-pro team (1944) Univ. of Miami Hurricanes (1945-48 NCAA Indep.) Bethlehem Bulldogs (1949 AFL IV)^^Miami Herald’s Luther Evans: “Ghaul was the only Miami football player recruited out of a pro football training camp.” A HS-dropout who spent 2 training camps with NFL teams & stints with at least 3 semi-pro teams, along with a year of active military service, Ghaul was recruited to the U by then-NFL Pro (& future-Hurricane Asst. Coach) Walt Kichefski, who played in the Steelers’ 1944 Training Camp with Ghaul. At the ripe old age of 24, Ghaul resumed his “amateur” football career in Coral Gables in 1945 as a WWII-eligible Freshman — with his previous exploits with the pros apparently never mentioned in public until 1972, the year he was admitted to the UM HOF – just weeks before his untimely demise that April at 50 years old. |
| 1949 1L:’48 |
FA | FA |  |
# Art Russo Ht/Wt: 6’2”/235 lbs1947 Junior Varsity Team at Miami |
T | Wilmington Clippers (1949 AFL IV) |
| 1949 0L |
FA | FA |  |
# Bob Murphy Ht/Wt: 6’2″/235 lbs1948 Miami JV Team 1947 Miami Freshmen Team |
T | Paterson Panthers (1949-50 AFL IV) |
| 1949 3L:’46-48 |
FA | FA |  |
#63 Art Saey Ht/Wt: 190 lbs1975 University of Miami Hall of Fame 1948 UMiami Athlete of the Year – 2nd Year in a Row 1948 Lost in NCAA Heavyweight Championship Final (Before losing, he’d been undefeated in College for 2 yrs. – including a string of 17 straight Knockouts) 1947 Univ. of Miami Athlete of the Year 1947 Intercollegiate Heavyweight Boxing Champ also on Boxing Team at Miami (earned 3 letters) |
T | Post-grad: Pro Boxer starting in 1949 |
| 1949 4L:’44-45, ’47-48 |
FA | FA |  |
#17 Al Hudson Ht/Wt: 5’11”/163 lbs1980 Orange Bowl Hall of Fame |
DB/WR | |
| 1949 1L:’48 |
FA | FA |  |
#2_? Elmer K. Smith Ht/Wt: 6’0″/180 lbs1949 Left University of Miami after Soph Yr. 1948 Varsity Athlete at Miami 1947 UM Freshman Team on Football Scholarship also on Baseball Team (Inf) at Miami |
HB | Signed MLB contract with Pittsburgh Pirates Played 2 minor-league seasons (1949-50 at Levels D & C) Military Service – Korean War (1951-52) Played with Pittsburg farm-teams (1953 & ’54 at Lev. B); then Miami Beach/Greater Miami Flamingos, FL. Int’l. League (Milwaukee Braves Organization, ’54, Lev. B); and lastly the Knoxville Smokies (’54, Independent Tri-State League, Lev. B) Played SS/3B; B:R, T:R |
| 1949 4L:’46-49 |
FA | FA |  |
#80 Andy Novak Ht/Wt:1946-50 Varsity Athlete at Miami (WWII-eligible FR.) also on UM Baseball Team (CF, 4 additional letters) |
E/P | |
| 1948 | ||||||
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1948 0L |
4 | 24 |  |
# Charley Hoover Ht/Wt: 6’4”/240 lbs1946 Transferred from Miami back to Vanderbilt (1946-48) 1946 Univ. of Miami Football (Spring Camp only) 1944 Heavyweight Navy Boxing Champ (while on Miami’s Boxing Team) 1943-46 (training part-time) Miami’s Naval V-12 Training Program 1943 Transfer to Miami from Vanderbilt 1943-45 (active duty part-time/WWII) in U.S. Navy 1940-42 at Vanderbilt Univ. also Boxing Team at Miami also College Track & Field at Vandy |
C | Detroit Lions (Drafted #4 Rd./24th Overall as a Future in 1948 – DNS) Baltimore Colts (AAFC) (FA, 1949 Camp) |
| 1948 3L:’45-47 |
FA | FA |  |
#39 Ernest “Inky” Mazejka Ht/Wt: 183 lbs |
QB/P | Pittsburgh Steelers (1948 Camp) |
| 1948 0L |
FA | FA | |
#56 Ed Houck Ht/Wt: 173 lbs |
E/DE | Pittsburgh Steelers (1948 Camp) |
| 1948 3L:’45-47 |
FA | FA |  |
#62 William “Bulldog” Frantz Ht/Wt:1945 Little All-American Honorable Mention |
T | |
| 1948 2L:’45,’47 |
FA | FA |  |
#40 Bob Bowman Ht/Wt: |
HB | |
| 1947 | ||||||
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1947 2L:’46-47 |
7 | 51 | |
#58 Tony Yovicsin Ht/Wt: 6’4″/205 lbs1947 Drafted as a Future, returned to Miami for Sr. Yr. 1946 Transfer to Miami from Gettysburg (1940-41) (at UM 1946-47) 1942-45 U.S. Navy (WWII) 1942 All-Pennsylvania Colleges First Team (UPI) also on Basketball Team at Miami |
E | Philadelphia Eagles (Drafted as Future #7/51, 1947 – DNS) Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) (FA, 1948 Camp)Also Played Minor-league Basketball for Hamburg [PA] in the Tri-County League |
| 1947 3L:’41,’43,’46 |
8 | 56 |  |
#81 Harvey James Ht/Wt: 203 lbs1982 University of Miami Hall of Fame 1946 Pre-season All-American Candidate also played Basketball at Miami also played Baseball at Miami |
C/E | Detroit Lions (Drafted) Cleveland Browns (AAFC) (“Several Seasons” in late 1940s; possibly on PS) |
| 1947 3L:’41-42,’46 |
9 | 72 |  |
#19 Bob McDougal Ht/Wt: 6’2″/205 lbs1946 Returned/Transferred to Miami from Duke 1944-45 U.S. Marine Corp. (WWII) 1943 Transfer from UM to Duke (at Duke 1943) 1941-42 at Miami |
FB/LB/S | Green Bay Packers (Drafted, 1947) Pittsburgh Steelers (1948 Camp) Richmond Rebels (1948 AFL IV)Head Coach: College of DuPage ^Died on Aug. 10, 2003 (aged 82) in Oconto, WI |
| 1947 1L:’43 |
10 | 85 |  |
#17 Y. Arnold “Tuck” Tucker Ht/Wt: 5’9″/175 lbs2011 South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame 2008 College Football Hall of Fame 2008 West Point Hall of Fame 1947 College All-Star Football Classic 1946 Sullivan Award (Top U.S. Amateur Athlete; Only 9 college football players have ever received this award) 1946 All-American 1st Team (Coaches) 1946 All-American 2nd Team (UPI, Central Press, Newspaper Ent. Assoc., International News) 1946 All-American 3rd Team (AP) 1946 Heisman Trophy Finalist (5th) 1945 All-American 1st Team (Newspaper Ent. Assoc.) 1945 All-American 2nd Team (International News) 1945 All-American 3rd Team (Central Press) 1944 Resigned from U.S. Navy; Transferred to Army 1943 University of Miami Iron Man Trophy (as FR.) 1942 High School All-Southern also played College Basketball at Army |
QB | Transferred to West Point (at UM in 1943) Chicago Bears (Drafted 10th Rd./85th overall in ’47) Baltimore Colts (AAFC) (1947 Draft “Special Top 2” by Miami Seahawks, reorganized as the Colts)C.O. University of Miami Army ROTC (1971-74) University of Miami Asst. A.D. (1975-76) ^Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star Medal, |
| 1947 1L:’43 |
29 | 274 |  |
# Claude “Red” Harrison Ht/Wt: 5’10″/183 lbs1948 North-South College All-Star Shrine Game 1946 Transferred from Miami to Univ. of South Carolina (1946-48) 1944-46 Military Service 1943 Played at University of Miami 1942 Transferred to Miami from Vanderbilt (at Vandy 1942) |
HB/FB | New York Giants (Drafted as future in 1947, played 2 more college seasons) |
| 1947 3L:’42-43,’46 |
FA | FA |  |
#63 Morris “Chuck” Klein Ht/Wt:1974 University of Miami Hall of Fame 1945 All-Service All-American 2nd Team (AP) 1944 All-Service All-American 2nd Team (AP) 1943 UM’s Frank Spain Cup- Team MVP Award also on Miami’s Boxing Team |
T/G | Military Service (1944-45; at UM 1941-43, ’46) Cleveland Browns (AAFC) (1946 Offer – DNS) |
| 1947 3L:’41-42,’46 |
FA | FA | |
#30 Eddie Ruzomberka Ht/Wt: 6’1″/200 lbsDied on Apr. 19, 2015 (age 93) in Millvale, PA |
QB/HB | Pittsburgh Steelers (1947 Camp) Long Island Indians (1947 AFL VI)Military Service: US Navy (WWII & Korea) |
| 1947 1L:’46 |
FA | FA | |
#41 Dave “Lil’ Davey” Eldredge Ht/Wt: 160 lbs1946 Blue-Gray Game Transferred to Miami from Georgia Tech (at Georgia Tech 1940-42, at UM 1946) |
HB/TB | Military Service including Football at Maxwell Field (1943-45) |
| 1947 2L:’43,’46 |
FA | FA | |
# Phil Kaplan Ht/Wt: 5’11”/200 lbsTransfer from Florida to Miami |
OL/LB | Pittsburgh Steelers (1947 Camp) Long Island Indians (1947 AFL IV) Richmond Rebels (1947 AFL IV)Military Service: U.S. Navy |
| 1947 0L |
FA | FA | |
#33 Don Deerwester Ht/Wt: 6’0”/195 lbs1945-46 On Roster at Miami ^Died on Feb. 5, 2008 at age 80 in Thayer, IN. |
FB/HB | Chicago Cardinals (NFL) (1947 Camp) Bloomfield Cardinals (1947 AFL IV) Cleveland Browns (Unknown Dates/Possibly on PS) Racine Raiders (Sometime Post-1952, Bi-StatesFL) |
| 1947 0L |
FA | FA | |
# Lou Caridad Ht/Wt: 5’11”/177 lbs^Died on July 12, 2011 in Palm Coast, FL. |
QB/HB | Bloomfield (N.J.) Cardinals (1947 AFL IV) Military Service: U.S. Army (1948) Paterson (NJ) Panthers (1949 AFL IV) |
| 1946 | ||||||
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1946 3L:’43-45 |
23 | 212 |  |
#63 Bill Levitt Ht/Wt: 207 lbs1945 Consensus Little All-American 1st Team (NCAA, AP) [Levitt & Red Cameron are considered to be Miami’s 1st Consensus All-Americans] |
C/G | Boston Yanks (NFL) (Drafted) |
| 1946 2L:’41,’45 |
23 | 217 |  |
#42 Edward “Red” Cameron Ht/Wt: 5’11 1/2″/190 lbs1978 University of Miami Hall of Fame 1945 Consensus Little All-American 1st Team (NCAA, AP) [Cameron & Bill Levitt are considered to be Miami’s 1st Consensus All-Americans] 1942-44 WWII Military Service – U.S. Navy 1939-41, 1945 at Miami also on Boxing Team at Miami^ |
G | Philadelphia Eagles (Drafted)^As a sophomore in Mar., 1941, Cameron went to the NCAA Boxing Championship held at Penn State. As a junior on Jan. 17, 1942, Cameron won a decision over the reigning National Intercollegiate Heavyweight Champion, Louis Campbell of Southwestern Louisiana. |
| 1946 1L:’45 |
FA | FA | |
#22 Jim Vaccaro Ht/Wt: 5’11″/178 lbsTransfer to Miami from Univ. of Pennsylvania |
QB/HB | Wilkes-Barre Barons (1947 AFL IV) |
| 1946 1L:’43 |
FA | FA | |
# Al “Flip” Rosen, “The Hebrew Hammer” Ht/Wt: 5’10”/180 lbs2020 All-Time Cleveland Indians Starting 9 (3B, stadiumtalk.com) 2006 Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame 2005 Texas League Hall of Fame 2001 Rosen’s 1953 MLB season chosen as greatest ever by 3B^ (by Bill James in New Historical Baseball Abstract) 1991 Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Hall of Champions 1989 National League Executive of the Year^ 1980 National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame [During his MLB career, he refused to play on High Holy Days] 1980 International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame 1971 University of Miami Hall of Fame 1955 Cover of Sports Illustrated (April 18, 1955) 1954 Cover of Sport Magazine (October Issue) 1953 American League MVP^ (1st-ever Unanimous AL MVP Selection) 1952–1955 AL All-Star 1948 Returned to Univ. of Miami to complete his degree 1948 American Association Rookie of the Year 1947 Texas League Player of the Year Award 1944 U.S. Navy Volunteer (WWII Pacific Theater duty) 1943 Transferred to Miami from Florida (UM in ’43) 1942 Signed MLB pro contract with the Thomasville (NC) Tommies with the Cleveland Indians, in Class D North Carolina State League 1941-42 Univ. of Florida (Football & Baseball) 1938-40 Florida Military Acad., St. Petersburg, FA. (Boxing Scholarship) 1937 High School Freshman at Miami Senior High Also on Univ. of Miami’s Boxing Team (Due to WWII, Miami didn’t field a baseball team in 1944; some of UM’s Navy V-12 men played softball in a Navy League.) |
E/C | Military Service (1942-45; Discharged as Lt.) Signed 2nd Pro Contract with Cleveland Indians in 1946 (still had 1 yr. of College Football Eligibility remaining at UM) MLB Career: all with Cleveland – 1947-56 MLB Premier (1947) World Series (1948, Indians won World Championship and in 1954, Cleveland lost to N.Y. Giants) Most HRs (37) ever by AL Rookie (1950) 2× AL Home Run Leader (1950, 1953) 2× AL RBI Leader (1952, 1953) Retired as All-time MLB HR Leader (190) at 3B (1956: Only 32 years old, back problems & leg injuries ended his MLB playing career early) Playing mostly at 3B (B:R,T:R)New York Yankees President/CEO (1978–79) Houston Astros President/CEO (1980–85) San Francisco Giants President/GM (1985–92) ^Only League MVP who was later selected ^^Died of natural causes on Mar. 13, 2015 |
| 1946 0L |
FA | FA | |
# Jerry Dimachino Ht/Wt: 6’2″/210 lbs |
C | Paterson Panthers (1946 AFL IV) |
| 1945 | ||||||
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1945 4L:’41-44 |
3 | 18 |  |
#52 Walt Watt, aka “the Zanesville Zephyr (or Zipper)” Ht/Wt: 6’0″/187 lbs^Died Dec. 29, 1994 (aged 72) in West Palm Beach, FL |
HB/DB | Chicago Cardinals (NFL) (1945) Chicago Cardinals (1946 Camp) |
| 1945 0L |
FA | FA | |
# Bill Parker Ht/Wt: 6’2″/190 lbs |
E | San Francisco Clippers (1945 PCFL) |
| 1944 | ||||||
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1944 1L:’41 |
18 | 183 | |
#39 Howard “Howie” Plasman Ht/Wt: 6’2″/210 lbs1941 All-Florida First Team (AP) |
FB/P | Chicago Bears (Drafted) Cleveland Browns (AAFC) (FA, 1946 Camp)^Died Mar. 10, 1970 (age 52) in Dade County, FL |
| 1944 1L:’41 |
28 | 289 |  |
#29 Joseph “Pat” Petroski Ht/Wt: 230 lbsAlso played Basketball at Miami |
G/FB/K | Pittsburgh Steelers (Drafted) |
| 1942 | ||||||
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1942 3L:’39-41 |
8 | 68 |  |
#20 Tom “Kutch” Kearns Ht/Wt: 6’5″/247 lbs2010 Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Miami Sports Founder 1989 Tom Kearns UM Hall of Fame Building (on Campus) 1970 University of Miami Hall of Fame 1941 Little All-American in Football (AP?) 1940 All-Florida First Team in Football (AP) 1940 Qualified for/Participated in NCAA Boxing Championship 1939 All-Florida Honorable Mention in Football (AP) also played Varsity Basketball at Miami also on UM Boxing Team (Heavyweight) |
T | New York Giants (Drafted in ’42 – Mil. Ser.) U.S. Navy (1942-44) [believed to be at UM 1937-41] Pensacola Naval Air Base: Director of Athletics (1944) New York Giants (NFL) (1945) Miami Seahawks (AAFC) (1946 Camp) Chicago Cardinals (NFL) (1946) Chicago Cardinals (1947 Camp)University of Miami Board of Trustees ^Died on Feb. 17, 2007 at the age of 87 |
| 1942 3L:’39-41 |
15 | 140 |  |
#11 Joe Krutulis Ht/Wt: 5’11″/200 lbs1941 All-Florida First Team (AP) 1941 Named UM Team’s Top Lineman also played Basketball at Miami |
E | Chicago Bears (Drafted in ’42) U.S. Navy (1942-45) [at UM 1938-41]^Died on June 27, 1983 (age 65) in Miami, FL |
| 1942 3L:’39-41 |
FA | FA | |
#41 John “Red” Tobin Ht/Wt: 6’1″/185 lbs1969 University of Miami Hall of Fame also played UM Basketball (1941-42 Capt.) also on Miami Baseball (P) Team |
WB/DB | |
| 1941 | ||||||
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1941 3L:’38-40 |
17 | 153 |  |
#36 Terry Fox Ht/Wt: 6’1 1/2″/208 lbs1940 All-Florida 1st Team (AP) 1940 Selected Miami’s Team MVP 1939 All-Florida 1st Team (AP) also on UM Baseball Team |
FB/LB/K TE/DE |
Pittsburgh Steelers (Drafted, 1941 Camp) Philadelphia Eagles (1941) U.S. Marine Corps (1942-44, Capt. in WWII Pacific Theater) Philadelphia Eagles (1945) Miami Seahawks (AAFC) (1946) Baltimore Colts (AAFC) – DNS (Declared FA on Aug. 1, 1947 after Miami Seahawks officially folded)^Died Apr. 1, 1981 of Heart Attack (aged 62) in Miami, FL |
| 1941 3L:’38-40 |
FA | FA | |
#48 Bill Steiner Ht/Wt: 6’1″/185 lbs1939 All-Florida Second Team (AP) |
HB/DB | Los Angeles Bulldogs (1943 PCFL) Los Angeles Wildcats (1944 AFL IV)^Died on June 8, 2011 at the age of 90 |
| 1941 3L:’37-38,’40 |
FA | FA | |
#49 John F. Douglas Ht/Wt: 6’2″/195 lbs1939 Football Redshirt at Miami 1936 UM Freshman Team also played Varsity Baseball at Miami^ also played Basketball at Miami ^1st ‘Cane Baseball Player to make it to Majors |
HB/Punter | Postgrad: Signed with baseball’s Miami Wahoos (1941 D-Level Fla. East Coast League) 1942-44 Military Service Brooklyn Dodgers (1945 MLB)^ Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, N.Y. Yankees (1946-53 AAA) Played exclusively at 1B (B:L,T:L)^^Died Feb. 11, 1984 (aged 66) in Miami, FL & Buried at Woodlawn Park North Cemetery & Mausoleum in Miami |
| 1941 3L:’38-40 |
FA | FA | |
#39 John Kurucza Ht/Wt: 6’0″/190 lbs1938-40 3-yr. Miami Letterman 1937 UM Freshman Team also on Baseball Team at Miami (1940 resumed play) |
QB | Postgrad: Signed as position player with baseball’s Miami Wahoos (1941 D-Level Indep. Fla. East Coast League) Military Service (WWII) Athletic Officer (as Lt.): Eglin Field, Fla., Air Forces Proving Ground Command (beginning in 1942) |
| 1941 1L:’40 |
FA | FA | |
#42 Gene “Red” Bogart^ Ht/Wt: 5’11″/170 lbs1941 Quit team to sign a Pro Baseball Contract 1940 UM Varsity Football Letterman as Soph 1939 UM Freshman Team |
HB | Signed by MLB Detroit Tigers as a position player & assigned to Tallahassee Capitals (1941 D-Level Georgia-Florida League); later with Miami Wahoos (1941 D-Level Indep. Fla. East Coast League)^Given name: J. Eugene Bogart |
| 1941 3L:’38-40 |
FA | FA | |
#26 Crumpton “Jolly” Snowden Ht/Wt: 6’1 1/2″/185 lbs1940 Little All-American Honorable Mention 1939 All-Florida Honorable Mention (AP) |
G | U.S. Army Officer beginning in 1941 (thru WWII)^A graduate of Miami Edison HS and a UM Soph in 1938, Snowden embarked on his 1st-ever train trip – to Des Moines, Iowa to play Drake. Asked about his big trip away from home, the former paperboy told the Miami News that he “enjoyed the food served on the train.” |
| 1940 | ||||||
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1940 3L:’37-39 |
13 | 113 |  |
#50 “Joltin’ John” Noppenberg, “the Mad Bull” Ht/Wt: 6’0″/196 lbs2001 University of Miami Hall of Fame 1939 All-Florida First Team (AP) 1939 All-Southeast First Team 1939 Frank O. Spain Award (UM’s Top Back) |
FB/TB/WB DB/LB/P TE/DE |
Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) (Drafted, 1940-41) Detroit Lions (1941)^Died on Sept. 22, 2006 (aged 89) in Sebring, FL |
| 1940 3L:’36,’38-39 |
22 | 197 |  |
#29 Walt “Ski” Kichefski Ht/Wt: 6’1″/212 lbs1969 University of Miami Hall of Fame 1939 Little All-American Honorable Mention 1939 All-Florida Second Team (AP) 1939 George Washbish Award (UM’s Top Lineman) 1938 Little All-American Honorable Mention 1938 All-Florida First Team 1937 Little All-American Honorable Mention 1937 All-Florida ^^Died on Jan. 9, 1992 (aged 75) in South Miami, FL |
E/DE/G/K | Chicago Bears (Drafted, Camp/Sold to Pirates) Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) (1940-42) Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers-“Steagles” (1943 – DNP, on NFL’s Military Reserve with U.S. Army during WWII) Chicago Cardinals/Pittsburgh Steelers-“Card-Pitts” (1944) Pittsburgh Steelers (1945 Camp)University of Miami Football HC & AD (1970) ^Walt Kichefski Hurricane Award is given annually for |
| 1940 1L:’39 |
FA | FA | |
#46 Mike “Lefty” Schemer^ Ht/Wt: 6’0″/180 lbs1940 U.S. Olympic Baseball Team (Tokyo Games Cancelled: WWII) 1940 Quit UM spring football to concentrate on baseball 1938-40 at Miami (UM football ’38-39; UM baseball began in 1940) 1938 Inaugural Amateur World Series (played in England) ^Mike Schemer, whose given 1st name was “Milton,” died on |
HB/TB | Signed with MLB’s New York Giants (1940-42, 1944 B,C,D Leagues) WWII Era Military Service (1943 U.S. Army) Jersey City Giants (1944-45 AA) New York Giants (1945-46 MLB)^^ Jersey City Giants (1946 AAA) 1947 Sacramento Solons (1947 PCL) Played 1B (B:L,T:L)^^1st Miami/Dade County HS Baseball Player to make the Majors |
| 1940 3L:’37-39 |
FA | FA | |
#22 Charles “Chuck” Guimento Ht/Wt: 5’11″/190 lbs1939 Little All-American Honorable Mention 1939 All-Florida First Team (AP) 1938 Little All-American Honorable Mention 1938 All-Florida First Team 1937 Little All-American Honorable Mention 1937 All-Florida also UM Basketball Letterman (1938-40) |
G/K | |
| 1940 3L:’37-39 |
FA | FA | |
#18 Stan Raski Ht/Wt: 190 lbs1939 All-Florida Second Team (AP) |
T | |
| 1940 3L:’37-39 |
FA | FA | |
#32 “Colonel” Joe Dixon^ Ht/Wt: 190 lbs1939 All-Florida Second Team (AP) ^Already called “Colonel” while at the U |
C | |
| 1940 3L:’37-39 |
FA | FA | |
#14 Frank Paskewich Ht/Wt: 165 lbs1939 All-Florida Honorable Mention (AP) |
E | |
| 1940 3L:’37-39 |
FA | FA | |
#29 James “Jimmy” Poore Ht/Wt: 185 lbs1939 All-Florida Honorable Mention (AP) |
T | |
| 1940 3L:’37-39 |
FA | FA | |
#33 Don Salisbury Ht/Wt: 188 lbs1939 All-Florida Honorable Mention (AP) |
C | |
| 1939 | ||||||
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1939 3L:’36-38 |
FA | FA |  |
#32 Eddie Dunn Ht/Wt: 6’3″/195 lbs2009 University of Miami Ring of Honor 2009 Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Miami Sports Founder 1967 University of Miami Hall Of Fame (inaugural year) 1938 Blue-Gray Game (inaugural year) 1938 All-SIAA Conference 1st Team 1938 All-Florida 1st Team (AP) 1938 UM’s Frank O. Spain Award (UM’s POY) 1937 All-Florida 1st Team (AP) 1936 All-Florida 1st Team (AP) also on Basketball Team at Miami |
HB/QB PR/KR |
Philadelphia Eagles (1939 Offer)University of Miami Football HC (1943-44) University of Miami Baseball HC (1946-1954) University of Miami Boxing HC President, Univ. of Miami Alumni Assoc. (1963-64) University of Miami Board of Trustees (1964-80)^ ^Died at a Miami, Florida hospital in 1980 |
| 1938 | ||||||
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1938 3L:’35-37 |
6 | 50 |  |
#75 Bob Masterson Ht/Wt: 6’1″/220 lbs2006 University of Toronto Hall of Fame 1990 Florida Sports Hall of Fame 1969 University of Miami Hall of Fame 1943 All-Pro 1st Team (1 of 11, Int. News Service) 1943 All-Pro 2nd Team (AP, UPI, Chicago Herald-American) 1942 All-Pro 1st Team (1 of 11, Official NFL) 1942 All-Pro 2nd Team (AP, NY Daily News) 1942 NFL All-Star Game 1937 Little All-American Honorable Mention 1937 All-Florida 1st Team (AP) also on Boxing Team at Miami |
E/K/P/T | Chicago Bears (Drafted, 1938 Camp/Traded to Redskins) Washington Redskins (1938-43) Washington Redskins (1944 Camp/Traded to Brooklyn) Brooklyn Tigers (NFL) (1944) Boston Yanks (NFL) (1945) New York Yankees (AAFC) (1946) New York Yankees (AAFC) (1947 Camp) Hamilton Tigers (1947 CFL)HC University of Toronto (1948-55) GM Calgary Stampeders (1956-57 CFL) ^Died June 29, 1994 (aged 78) in Broward County, FL |
| 1937 | ||||||
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1937 3L:’34-36 |
FA | FA |  |
#22 Nick “Whitey” Wolcuff Ht/Wt: 6’2”/220 lbs1971 University of Miami Hall of Fame also on Boxing Team at Miami |
T/G FB/P |
New York (Football) Giants (1937 Camp) New York (Football) Yankees (1937 AFL II) Brooklyn Eagles (1937-39 AA)^Died: November, 1986 (age 74) |
| 1937 0L |
FA | FA | |
# Gardner “Gar” Mulloy Ht/Wt: 6’1”2014 Miami Dade County Public Schools Alumni Hall of Fame 1990 Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Hall of Champions 1984 Southern Tennis Hall of Fame 1973 Florida Sports Hall of Fame 1972 International Tennis Hall of Fame 1967 University of Miami Hall of Fame (inaugural year) [plus 3 other HOFs] 1934 Quit Football to join (then-Amateur) Elite Tennis Tour, also took over leadership of UM Tennis Program (begun in 1931) 1933 UM Freshman Football Team (at UM 1933-40, B.A. & J.D.) also Played & Coached Tennis at the U ^Died on Nov. 14, 2016 at the age of 102. |
QB | U.S. Navy: Served in WWII Europe (French Legion of Honor in 2015) Postwar: Returned to Tennis Tour (played 1934-62, excluding WWII) Ranked No. 1 Singles in 1952 & ’54 (Top 10: 14 times between 1939 & 1954) Member of 3 Winning Davis Cup Teams (1946, 1948, 1949) Won 5 Grand Slam Doubles Tournaments (+ Finalist 11 more times) Singles Finalist: US Open (1952, Frank Sedgman won) Singles Semifinals: Australian Open (1947), Wimbledon (1948) Singles Quarterfinals: French Open (1952-54) Tour Singles Career Record: 918–310 (74.7%), including 60 titles Combined tour/senior play: 127 national & 25 international titlesHC Univ. of Miami Men’s Tennis Team (while still a UM undergrad in mid-1930s, then as a UM Law Student, up until WWII; recruited Pancho Segura & George Toley to Miami); Established senior tennis’ international Mulloy Cup |
| 1936 | ||||||
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1936 3L:’33-35 |
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#35 Pete Petrowski Ht/Wt: 5’11″/195 lbs^Died on Nov. 1, 1993 at the age of 82 |
HB/K | New York Yankees (1936 AFL II) Brooklyn Bay Parkways (1936 AA) Brooklyn Eagles (1937-39 AA) |
| 1936 3L:’33-35 |
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#41 Cecil Cook Ht/Wt: 5’11″/155 lbsAlso on ‘Canes Wrestling Team |
HB | Boston Shamrocks (1936 Camp AFL II) Boston Shamrocks (1937 AFL II) |
| 1936 3L:’33-35 |
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#38 Dennis Leonard Ht/Wt: 160 lbs1969 University of Miami Hall of Fame Also on Boxing Team at Miami |
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| 1936 2L:’34-35 |
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#43 Martin Kalix Ht/Wt: 175 lbs1934/35 UM Junior Class Vice President 1933 Varsity-eligible and on UM Roster 1932 Miami Freshmen Team |
E/C | White Plains Bears (1936-37 AA)Military Service in both U.S. Army & U.S. Navy
^Died on Sept. 2, 1991 in Indian River County, FL., |
| 1936 0L |
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# John Poggi Ht/Wt: 180 lbs1936 Signed with American Professional Football Association foregoing his remaining College Eligibility 1934-35 Varsity at Miami 1933 UM Freshman Team also on ‘Canes Wrestling Team |
HB | Brooklyn Bay Parkways (1936 AA) Brooklyn Eagles (1937 AA) |
| 1936 0L |
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# Willard “Jess” Gilmer Ht/Wt: 6’1″/250 lbsTransferred to Miami from Vanderbilt 1931 High School All-Southern |
T | Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) (1936 Camp) Boston Shamrocks (1938 Independent)^Died in June, 1983 at age 68. |
| 1936 2L:’34-35 |
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#31 Charles Baker Ht/Wt: |
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| 1932 | ||||||
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1932 1L:’31 |
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# Foster Alter Ht/Wt: 5’11″1943 Earned Masters of Education at UM 1927-32 at Miami (Football Letterman as Sr. in ’31) also on Basketball Team (F) at Miami also on Inaugural Golf Team at Miami (1931-32) |
E | U.S. Navy (during WWII) Vice President Univ. of Miami Alumni Assn. HC Univ. of Miami Men’s Golf Team Dean of Men at Univ. of Miami President Univ. of Miami Alumni Assn. (1942-43) Interim UM A.D. (1943-44) |
| 1930 | ||||||
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1930 3L:’27-29 |
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#19 Evan “Lindy” Lindstrom Ht/Wt: 5’10″/195 lbs1932 Fellowship in Physics at Univ. of Florida 1930 Graduated from Miami with B.S. 1929/30 President of UM Student Association 1929/30 UM Wrestling Team Captain 1929 UM Gold Football Award (1 of 6 given in 1930) 1929 UM Football Team Captain 1928/29 UM Honor Court 1926 Entered 1st-ever Freshman Class at UM also wrestled at Miami |
G/T | U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials (1928) [Light-heavyweight lost in Nationals to Heywood Edwards, who went to Amsterdam Olympics] A.A.U. Wrestling Nat’l. Championship: Heavyweight Runner-up (1930 and again in 1931) U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team Trials (1932) [Finished 3rd Nationally as Light-heavyweight] Univ. of Florida Wrestling Head Coach (1932/33) UM Wrestling Head Coach (1933 into the 1940s) Also was an UM Football Asst. Coach University of Miami Assoc. Prof. of Physics (1933-49, when he died at age 44^) |
| 1930 0L |
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# Chester “Swede” Johnston Ht/Wt: 5’9″/205 lbs1981 Green Bay Packers’ Team Hall of Fame 1937 Official All-MWFL Also attended Marquette University (1928) ^Died Sept. 19, 2002 (aged 92) in St. Louis, MO |
FB/LB/P/OG | Oshkosh All-Stars (1930 Semipro) Green Bay Packers (1931) St. Louis Gunners (NFL) (1932-33) Chicago Cardinals (NFL) (1933) Cincinnati Reds/St. Louis Gunners (NFL) (1934) Green Bay Packers – 2nd Stint (1934-36) Green Bay Packers (1937/Traded in-season to Rams) Cleveland Rams (NFL) (1937) St. Louis Gunners (then in MWFL) (1937) Green Bay Packers – 3rd Stint (1938) Pittsburgh Pirates (NFL) (1939) Pittsburgh Steelers (1940) |
| 1929 | ||||||
| Year | Rd | Sel# | Player | Pos. | Team | |
| 1929 2L:’27-28 |
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#16 Bill Kimbrough Ht/Wt: 5’10″/200 lbs1969 University of Miami Hall of Fame 1927-28 UM’s 1st-ever Football Team Captain also played Baseball at Miami |
C/G/FB | HC University of Miami Boxing Team |
| 1929 2L:’27-28 |
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#17 Rodger “Rod” Ashman Ht/Wt: 6’1″/180 lbs1971 University of Miami Hall of Fame 1926/27, ’27/28 and ’28/29 UM’s 1st-ever Basketball Team Capt. also played Baseball at Miami |
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