1964–65 Volume 89 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

^S3 f^t^THREE BACKSWIN BOARD'SUNANIMOUSACCLAIMLEFT: Tom Nowatzke, Indiana fuUback who was named AU-AmeriCa by the FootballCoaches Association and the Helms Foundation. CENTER: Larry ZetiOj U.C.L.A.'s outstandingback. RIGHT: Don Unverferth, who quarterbacked Ohio State to secondplace in the Big Ten.ALL-PHI FOOTBALL TEAMS NAMEDBy Dr. John Davis, Jr., Washburn '38, Secretary, All-Phi BoardTHE 1964 All-Phi football team is paced bya pair of linemen and a trio of backs unanimouslyselected by the All-Phi Football Board.Three-fourths of the honorary backfield consistsof Larry Zeno, UCLA passing wizard; DonUnverferth, Ohio State's versatile running andpassing threat, and Tom Nowatzke, Indiana'sdeluxe power runner and kicker.Zeno had a total offense of 1,688 yards plus14 touchdowns and ranks as the greatest passerin Uclan history based upon completions. Heled the Bruins to a 21-14 triumph over PennState with a total offense of 233 yards plus twotouchdowns and three conversions, and wasnamed AAWU Back of the Week" for hisplay in the win over Pittsburgh. In his bestgame Zeno completed 15 of 21 passes, includingthree for touchdowns, scored a fourth himself,and kicked three extra points to whip Stanford,27-20. For this feat he was named SportsIllustrated's "Back of the Week." He also talliedonce himself and passed 39 yards for the winningscore in the last minute of play to down California,25-21, and was spectacular as he scoredthree touchdowns in 150 seconds in a narrow 20-22 loss to Washington.Nowatzke, a repeat AU-Phi performer, wasnamed to the American Football Coaches AssociationAll-American team; the AP AU-Americansecond team; and to the Shrine East-Westsquad. He rang up 73 points for a new Hoosierscoring mark. Nowatzke kicked a 50-yard fieldgoal in a 9-17 loss to Ohio State, scored thewinning touchdown in a 27-20 triumph overMichigan State, tallied two touchdowns andfour extra points in a 28-14 win over Miami ofFlorida, and registered all the Hoosiers' 21points in a narrow 21-29 loss to Oregon. Tomwas the first round draft choice of the DetroitLions and has been signed.PHI LINEMEN HONORED includeCharles Casey, Florida end (left), whowas named to the NEA AU-Americansecond team and to the AU-SoutheastemConference eleven, and Pat Killorin,Syracuse' great center, an AP AU-American offense selection.