1953 Mater Dei Varsity Football Roster

Head Coach:  Len Will
Assistant Coach:  Gene Logel
Athletic Business Manager:  Mike Ellert

Centers

Tom Scheller

5'7

138

12

Dan Deibler

5'8

160

12

John Rebsteck

5'8

145

11

Neal Kullman

5'7

164

10

Guards

Don Deer

5'9

158

12

Bill Perkins

5'9

163

12

Bill Backes

5'7

158

12

Robert Weil

5'9

176

12

Bill Baumgartner

5'6

145

11

Jim Miller

5'7

158

11

John Weil

5'7

139

11

Ralph Weinzapfel

5'8

154

10

Larry Breivogel

5'6

132

10

Robert Hoerner

5'7

147

10

Jim Sartore

5'5

118

10

Paul Tenbarge

5'4

132

10

Tackles

Bill Trainer

5'11

199

12

Harold Scheller

5'7

221

12

Ken Coudret

5'10

179

11

Jerry Duncan

6'0

216

11

Bob Seibert

5'10

246

11

Bill Wannemuehler

6'1

182

11

Ken Fisher

5'11

214

11

Harold Frank

5'7

137

10

Jim Liggett

5'9

179

10

Pete Lintzenich

5'11

165

10

Jack McCaslin

5'8

150

10

Ends

Bob Allen

5'11

174

12

Joe Goelzhauser

5'10

144

12

Charles Wargel

5'10

151

12

Bill Stecker

5'11

176

11

Robert Herrmann

5'9

135

10

Tom May

5'7

139

10

Ken Reising

5'8

127

10

Gil Wannemuehler

5'6

136

10

Quarterbacks

Jerry Trainer

5'9

154

11

Tom Hamilton

5'6

130

10

Halfbacks

Charles Kneer

5'6

160

12

Tom Payne

5'6

155

12

Don Baumgart

5'6

134

11

Harold Hoefling

5'8

136

11

John Lorber

5'8

148

11

Mike McAtee

5'8

135

11

Tom Niemeier

5'8

138

11

Alfred Rooney

5'5

113

11

Art Werner

5'9

125

11

Don Schenk

5'3

121

11

Dave Ziliak

5'9

138

11

Joe Hatfield

5'7

111

10

Ronald Layne

5'6

139

10

Ronald Lehr

5'5

130

10

Tom Yackle

5'7

140

10

Fullbacks

Don Pyle

5'6

167

12

Don Niemeier

5'11

162

12

 

* - Letterman