St. Edward's University Hilltopper (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1979 Page: 4 of 4
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The last St. Edward’s Football team (1939) met for a 25th reunion in 1964. Back row, (1. to r.) Ed Fleming, Ed Norris, Bob
Doetsch, Gene Norris. Middle row, (1. to r.) Ed Nassour, Bob Jens, Overton Stoner, Fred Moses, Chief Merrem. Front row,
(I. to r.) Martin Nassour, Vic Blanco, John Dixon, Bob Carnes, John Perdale, Nick Ruggieri, Russ Jensen.
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DIFF’RENT STROKES
JUICY JERSEYS
The women’s tennis team held an invitational tennis tournament over the weekend.
Action was fast and fierce—SEU’s Clare McFadden captured the singles crown.
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Hilltopper Flashback:
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When John O’Brien left Saint
Edward’s in 1936 to return to
Notre Dame, eighteen applicants
sought his vacant post. Bill Pierce,
a Notre Darner and native Texan
was chosen.
In Pierce, Saint Edward’s had
a man with a remarkable winning
average in the Texas Conference.
Three years in conference competi-
tion found him on the winning side
twice, with a .750 percentage. In
1933, Pierce served as line coach
for the team that gave Saint Ed-
ward’s its first conference cham-
pionship in years. The following
year found Pierce at Austin Col-
lege as assistant coach. With the
resignation of the head mentor at
the end of the 1934 season, Pierce
was assigned to the head position,
and his firs/ year there found his
team at the top of the conference
heap with the best record ever
made by Austin College.
Pierce received his early football
training at Sherman High School
and was polished at Notre Dame,
as so many of the Saint Edward’s
coaches were, under Knute Rockne.
He played for Rockne in 1930, his
sophomore year, and was recipient
of some of the last tutoring done
by the old master, in the spring
of 1931. The seasons of 1931 and
HILLTOPPER: Who will win the
November 3rd Notre Dame-
Navy game, and why?
Sergio Velasquez: “Notre Dame is
much too powerful, and they
have played with tougher teams
than Navy. Navy will most
probably need the whole Naval
Academy. Notre Dame, 34-10.”
Julie O’Neil: “Notre Dame. Their
offense is too overpowering and
Rusty Lisch went to the same
grade school I did. Plus, I’m
Irish.”
Don Loobeck: “Who cares? Hous-
ton will win.”
Laura McRae: “Notre Dame. Stick
with the Irish every time. Never
bet against them.”
Octavior Cantu: “Navy will not be
able to handle the running game
of Notre Dame, especially Vegas
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Spirited Pep Club
It’s beginning to look a lot like
autumn again and St. Edward’s is
being enveloped in what may be
one of the most exciting basketball
seasons yet. Why, you might ask?
One of the biggest reasons is that
rowdy group of students who have
chosen to back the Hilltoppers
100070. Heading them all is the
1979-80 Cheerleading Team which
is made up of Jon Cruz, Captain;
Sulema Lopez, Co-Captain; "Diane
Gackle, Diana Contreras, Rita
Rodriguez, Aggie Pucello, Jean-
marie Norris, and Alma Robledo.
This great looking lot of Topper
fans has got the spirit in full gear
and promises that their November
10 debut will be a loud one.
That is not the only group of ex-
cited students, however, With Jon
Cruz as the acting president, Larry
Algueseva and Alma Robledo are
forming a bigger and better Pep
Club. Their first meeting, held Oc-
tober 24, produced the elected of-
ficers, plans for a rund raising
event, and a fruitful discussion of
new rules.
Pep Club members will be re-
sponsible for school spirit and
athletic events. Anyone interested
in joining the club should get in
touch with Jon Cruz, Box 85 Cam-
pus Mail, or Doyle, Room 322.
1932 found Pierce under the re-
gime of Hunk Anderson, successor
to Rockne.
During his high school days,
Pierce was selected all-state guard.
At Notre Dame he won the Rockne
medal as the best guard on the
Irish squad.
In 1939, Pierce led the last Saint
Edward’s squad to a tie for the
Texas Conference championship.
Coach Ed Norris, a current mem-
ber of the Saint Edward’s staff,
played for the 1939 team. Norris
states, “Bill Pierce was a very
good coach and is a super human
being.”
Pierce left coaching in 1939
when orders came from the Fa-
thers of the Holy Cross at Notre
Dame to end the Saint Edward’s
football program for financial rea-
sons. With no coaching positions
available, Pierce became a game
warden and joined the service in
World War II. After the War he
again coached at Austin College in
his home town of Sherman. Pierce
left Austin College to work with
Kraft Corp, before retiring to his
present home in Victoria.
Information Courtesy of the “The Echo”
and Brother Philip Odette, C.S.C., S.E.U.
Archivist.
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HillTOPper 20
1. Alabama
2. Nebraska
3. U.S.C.
4. Houston
5. Ohio St.
6. Florida St.
7 Arkansas
8. Texas
9. Oklahoma
10. Michigan
11. Brigham Young
12. Pittsburgh
13. Notre Dame
14. Wake Forest
15. Purdue
16. Washington
17. Tennessee
18. Penn St.
19. Auburn
20. Navy
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Ferguson. Notre Dame, 28-7.”
Molly Graves: “Notre Dame, I
hope. Otherwise Joe will be
mad.
Patrick Fuchs: “Notre Dame.
Vegas Ferguson is too over-
powering for the mid ship-
men.”
Maureen Ryan: “Notre Dame bet-
ter win.”
Kurt Nelson: “Notre Dame by 17.
They showed against U.S.C.
that they can score.”
Rita Rodriguez: “Notre Dame, be-
cause my dad says so, and the
Irish always win.
James Clemons: “Notre Dame by
7. Navy has an excellent record,
but they haven’t played the cal-
iber teams that Notre Dame
has.”
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