WE SALUTE To our 1951 team goes this issue's salute. The pre-season dopesters placed them among the second-raters in the SEC. Their success has been due to many factors, the greatest of which was team spirit. The sophomores, up from last year's powerful Baby Jackets, have made themselves quite useful. Great improvement in the play of the letter men from last year's squad has been evident from the beginning of the season. The coaches have done a splendid job. A varied attack and one of the nation's finest defenses have combined to make victories over strong opponents. Not until the fourth game of the season did the gambling set take notice of Tech's power. Since then they have consistently named Tech the favorite. The future is just plain rosy. Only ten of this year's squad are seniors (Crawford, Snyder, Wheat, Beck, Williams, Maloof, Miller, Ferris, Spears and Sheffer.) Sixteen are juniors, twentythree are sophomores, and eight are freshmen. A high compliment to the team was the invitation to the Orange Bowl, the first major bowl bid extended this year. 8
The Orange Bowl Committee saw the 14-14 tie with Duke and issued their bid on Monday following the game. At the time there were four games remaining on the Jacket schedule: V.M.I., Alabama, Davidson, and Georgia. Front row, left to right: Darrell Crawford QB, Jack Patterson HB, Art Ross FB, Ed Carithers G, Hugh Hardison G, Leon Hardeman HB, Lamar
Brannon HB, Sid Williams E, Bob Sherman T, Joe Salome QB. Third row: Ray Beck G, Bill Banks G, Frank Webster E, Cecil Trainer E, Clyde Young FB, Harry Goss C, George Maloof HB, Skin Edge QB, Roger Frey T, Alex Hunt C, Mike Austin E, John Vines G, Powell Sheffer HB. Fourth row: Pete Ferris E, Milford Bennett C, Larry Morris FB, Frank
THE 1951 GEORGIA TECH FOOTBALL TEAM-THEY CAME FROM PRESEASON OBLIVION TO JOIN THE RANKS OF THE GREAT-NOW THEY'RE BOWL-BOUND Wheat, Captain, T, Harry Wright HB, Dick Goudy HB, Pepper Rodgers QB, Chappell Rhino HB, Jakie Rudolph HB.
Givens T, Pig Campbell G, Bill Thaden T, Sam Hensley E, Matt Lyons G, Ed Gossage T, Ted Shuler G.
Second row: Dick Inman C, Peden Templeton HB, Orville Vereen G, Bobby Moorehead HB, Glenn Turner FB, Bill Teas HB, Dick Pretz HB, Bob Robinson QB, Johnny Hicks HB, Charlie
Fifth row: John Weathers T, George Morris C, Hal Miller T, Lum Snyder T, Dave Davis E, Buck Martin E, Henry Hair E, Pete Brown C, Archie Griffin E, and Jeff Knox E. THE GEORGIA TECH ALUMNUS