THE MAN ON THE COVER Footba ll wasn't his game. The blond youth from Cleveland never played a high school football game. But when Toledo University journeys to D ayton on O ct. 15, the right end of the Flyer most probably will be Bill Gutbrod, captain of the U.D. squad. Gutbrod was a pitcher in high school. H e was unbeaten in 12 games hurled during his last two years a t Holy Name high in Cl eveland . " I always figured I wa too light for footba ll," Gutbrod a id. " I did go out my senior year. The coach encouraged m e, but I think he felt I wouldn't make a football player. Your senior yea r is too late to start. Besides the coach had some good sophomore coming up. I dropped off the squa d after several weeks." A scribbled note on an Army bulletin board lured Gutbrod into football. The note was a request for players for a paratroopers footba ll team at Cam p M cCall, N .C. , Gutbred reported . Got a real taste of football and decided he liked it. His career was almost cut short by a Na zi morta r shell in Ita ly in 1944. H e still carries shrapnel in his left leg. L a ter the leg was frozen during 1:he Battle of the Bulge. Doctors man aged to save it. Gutbrod enroll ed at U.D. after his discharge and now has three years of football behind him. H e earned the nickname " Digger" by digging graves during the ummer months between his sophomore a nd junior yea r s. Thi s s umm e r h e worked as a mailman. "Had to strengthen my legs," Gutbrod said. " And it worked. I feel in top sh a pe." H e had suffered a fracture of his right leg in the '48 season's fin ale at Cha ttanooga . Gutbrod says he's " ready to go." His coach feels the sam e. " Bill \ one of those fellows who doesn't look like a football pl ayer, but h e is. H e's a great end. Wish I'd h a d FRONT COVER: May we present William IBilll Gutbrod, Captain of the '49 Flyers. Hailing from Cleveland, Bill plays right end and is a key defensive player. A broken leg suffere.d at the Chattanooga game failed to keep him from attending the banquet, at which he was honored by his teammates with the captaincy of the '49 squad.
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Vol. XV
1929
No.7
October, 1949
M a ry Shay '44 . .... .. . .. . James E . " Pep" Wilson
..... Editor ...... . .. Sports Editor
"Entered as second class matter April 15, 1940, at the Post Office, at Dayton, Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879." Issued Monthly-October through June SUBSCRIPTION-Per Year, including Membership in the Alumni Association, $5.00. Checks, drafts and money orders should be made payable to "The Alumni Association of the University of Dayton." For wills and other beque~ts, the legal title of the corporation is "The University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio." him on my club in high school." The Flyer coach has reason to emphasize the last point . . .. for the
high school coach who had given Gutbrod encouragement was Joe Gavin, head coach of the University of Dayton Flyer .
CENTENNIAL HOMECOMING SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Hon. Ed. Breen, '30 General Chairman
FRIDAY - OCT. 21 I :00 p.m. -Downtown parade - floats - exhibits 8 :00 p.m.- Concert by the U.S. Air Force Band- N. C. R . Schoolhouse
SATURDAY - OCT. 22 9 :00 a. m. -R egistration- Student Union- St. M a ry's H a ll 10 :45 a.m.-Coffee Time - Fountain 11 :15 a. m.- Annual M eeting- Stud ent Union 12 :00 Noon- "Dutch" Lunch- Cafeteria Chaminade Hall 12 :00 Noon- M eet the Gang- Student Union 12 :00 Noon- U.D. Mothers' Club T ea - Student Union I : 15 p.m.-PRE-game program- Stadium
"CAMP US SALUTE" National R adio Show 2:15 p.m.- Game, U.D. vs. Youngstown- Stadium 5 :00 p.m.- "Old Grad Caucus" - Miami Hotel 8:00 p.m. -President's R eception- Van Cleve Hotel 9:30 p.m.- Homecoming Dance - Biltmore Hotel
SUNDAY - OCT. 23 10 :00 a.m.-Mass- U.D. Chapel
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