U.P. Football All-Star Game
History of the Game
1949
Score: South-7, North-0
Director: Edward Stevens
1949 All-Star Game North Team Picture/Roster
Rosters:
North Coaches:
Russ Leksell (Wausau HS, WI)
Win Brockmeyer (Wausau HS, WI)
North All-Stars:
Richard Aartila (Marquette - RE)
James Bovan
(Munising - C)
George Brunette (L'Anse - Back)
Gary Burly
(Munising - Back)
Donald Chopp (Calumet - Back)
Eugene Dellangelo (Ishpeming - FB)
Orval Dietz
(Sault Ste Marie - LE)
William Freimuth (Ontonagon - Back)
Joe Gemingani (Hancock - LT)
Robert Hillier
(Munising - RH)
James Hyppa
(Wakefield - Back)
Robert Jacka
(Negaunee - RT)
Ben Juntenen
(Houghton - T)
Ted Killberg
(Calumet - Back)
Richard Kreig
(Marquette - LH)
Charles Leaf
(Negaunee - QB)
Clayton McFarland (Sault Ste Marie - LG)
Robert Nelson (Munising - C)
Peter Saurdini (Ishpeming - E)
Melvin Syrja
(Negaunee - RG)
Eugene Vittone (Wakefield - T)
William Wiig
(Negaunee - G)
Jack Zarek
(L'Anse-E)
South Coaches:
Eddie Jankowsi (Whitefish Bay HS, WI)
Marshall Riebolt (Whitefish Bay HS, WI)
South All-Stars:
Gary Abrahamson (Escanaba - E)
Dick Alfredson
(Menominee - RT)
John Balker
(Gladstone - E/T)
Don Carlson
(Escanaba - C)
Robert Carlson (Stambaugh - C/G)
Ken Casanova (Norway - G)
Ronald Dahms (Iron River - Back)
Bob Devine
(Norway - RG)
Jim Erickson
(Escanaba - LT)
Tony Gangs
(Iron Mountain - T)
Phil Johnson
(Menominee - LH)
Roy Johnson
(Menominee -FB)
Ronald Leonoff (Stambaugh - Back)
Doug Moreau
(Manistique - E)
Joe Myefski
(Iron River - T)
Herb Nicholson (Escanaba - LE)
Howard Perron (Escanaba - QB)
Emil Pontow
(Menominee - LH)
Jim Pozza
(Iron Mountain -LG)
Bob Rynning
(Menominee - C)
Al Sodermark
(Kingsford - Back)
Jack Veeser
(Iron River - RE)
William Wells
(Menominee - RH)
1949 Newspaper Articles:
Jankowski South Coach Has Colorful Grid Career (7-7-49)
U.P. All-Star Grid Squads To Be Announced This Week (7-14-49)
Negaunee Munising Place Three Players On All-Star Squad (7-19-49)
U.P. North Mentor Has Outstanding Athletic Record (7-21-49)
U.P. All-Star Grid Squads Will Begin Drills Saturday (8-4-49)
47 Boys Drilling For U.P. All-Star Football Contest (8-8-49)
All-Stars Set For Contest Tommorrow (8-12-49)
Menominee's Backs Start For South (8-13-49)
Six County Gridders In North Lineup (8-13-49)
South Wins On 72 Yard Return (8-15-49)
Please contact Xcel if you have any information regarding the past All-Star Games. We wish to include as much history as possible on the website. (608-279-6960 or tgoldbeck@xcelsportstraining.net)