Thursday, Sept. 12, 1957 University Daily Kansan Page 3
Halfback Spot Well Manned
Kansas will have more top prospects at the halfback position than head coach Chuck Mather has ever had during his four years.
Returning are last year's top two rushers. Homer Floyd, who was shifted from fullback in the spring, and Charlie McCue.
Floyd, a 168-pounder, was fifth among conference ground gainers with 638 yards last year. This is the fifth highest single season total in KU history.
Longest Kicker Lost
The pair is expected to start the opener against Texas Christian Sept. 21 in Forth Worth.
McCue needs only to improve blocking and tackling to take his place among the league's best allaround backs. He is a good pass receiver and pass defender.
CmeCue ran for 453 yards from right half to finish seventh in the conference. He also scored eight touchdowns to finish fourth in the conference scoring last season
Floyd was a very capable performer in all phases last year. His open field tackling and ball-hawking ability will be even better utilized in the deep secondary with the change to left half.
Floyd Is Ball-Hawker
Bobby Robinson, the Jayhawker's fourth ranking rusher last year, with 227 vards, is expected to back up Floyd. Larry Carrier, a fleet, powerful 190-pounder, has been shifted from fullback to right half behind McCue.
Two other lettermen, John Francisco and John Traylor, are available along with three promising sophomores. Two of these, Buddy Merritt and Ray Barnes, are fighting Traylor for the No. 3 left half spot. Barnes, a Tacoma, Washington, product, is a good place-kicker who owns enough range to be a field goal threat.
Francisco is battling the third sophomore, Charles Lukinae, Muncie sophomore, on the right side. The former led the 1955 club in rushing at 459 yards and always must be respected as a running threat. Lukinae was the sharpest tackler on last year's freshman squad.
The biggest loss at the fullback position was Ted Rhode, the longest kicker in Kansas history. Rhode finished among the top six major college punters each of the last three
seasons. He played creditably at second-string right half last season. Two other lettermen, Ernie Russell and Bob Hoesing, will not be playing this season. Russell is passing up his final season of eligibility and Hoesing was an hour short of the scholastic requirement.
HOMER FLOYD
seasons. He played creditably at second-string right half last season.
Kansas Halfback Roster
Left
Name Ht. Wt.
Barnes, Ray (Soph.) 5-8 175
*Floyd, Homer (Jr.) 5-10 168
Merritt, Buddy (Soph.) 5-10 170
*Robinson, Bobby (Sr.) 5-10 190
**Traylor, John (Sr.) 5-9 154
Uhir, Jack (Soph.) 5-9¹ 172
Name
Right
Dittenber, Gene (Soph.) 5-11 180
Carrier, Larry (Jr.) 6-1 196
**Francisco, John (Sr.) 5-10 180
Lukinac, Charles (Soph.) 5-10 180
*McCue, Charles (Sr.) 6-0 180
Suder, John (Soph.) 5-9¹ 180
*No. of Letters
Feller Reports In Good Shape
Don Feller, the big guy from El Dorado, reported weighing only five pounds more at 190 than he did as a freshman here in 1951. He broke into three varsity games that season, scoring one touchdown, but labored chiefly with the B-team. All-American at El Dorado Junior College last year, Feller is contending for the starting fullback job.
KU's all-time record going into the 1957 season is 307 wins, 226 losses, and 43 ties for a percentage of 573.
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