Florida State Baseball - 1959 Year In Review

Florida State Baseball - 1959 Year In Review
Coaching Staff Danny Litwhiler, Head Coach Mike DePalmer, Assistant Coach Ronald Melton, Assistant Coach Bob Rosell, Freshman Click here to see indivual mug shots	1959 FSU Spring Sports Handbook

1959 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

Paul Benson, 6-0, 180, P, Willow Grove, PA

Dave Buss, 6-0, 170, OF, Marshfield, WI

Gordon Caldwell, 6-1, 177, 3B, Fort Lauderdale

Bob Clem, 6-0, 175, 2B, Atlanta, GA

Jim Daniel, 6-3, 185, P, Atlanta, GA

Frank Davis, 6-0, 170, P, Miami

Jim Dixon, 6-2, 185, P, Hialeah

Jack Dull, 6-0, 175, 3B-SS, Tallahassee

Jim Hafele, 6-1, 170, P, Jacksonville

Mike Hudgins, 6-2, 190, P, Franklin, TN

John King, 5-9, 165, OF, Fort Lauderdale

Rick Madison, 6-1, 170, P, Atlanta, GA

Bob Reynolds, 5-8, 150, C, Neptune Beach

Hank Ross, 5-8, 160, C, Tarpon Springs

John Slaton, 6-1, 183, OF, Coral Gables

Tommy Thomas, 5-8, 183, C, Fort Myers

Jerry Turner, 5-11, 165, P, Birmingham, AL

Doug Walker, 6-2, 180, P-IF-OF, Fairfax, VA

Dan Wanicka, 6-1, 180, OF, Fort Myers

Charles Zito, 6-1, 160, P, Miami

1959 Roster - By Name

From the 1959 FSU Spring Sports Handbook, page 8.

L
T                                                       PY
R No Name                  Pos     B-T  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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*    Don Axon              P            5-10  180  Sr   *    Rochester, NY
* 15 Ray Bazzell           2B-OF   R-R  5-8   151  Jr   *    Lynn Haven
     Paul Benson           P            6-0   180  Jr        Willow Grove, PA
* 29 Dave Buss             OF      R-R  6-0   170  Jr        Marshfield, WI
     Gordon Caldwell       3B           6-1   177  Jr        Fort Lauderdale
     Buddy Cash            OF           6-0   165  Jr   *    Tallahassee (Leon)
* 17 Bob Clem              2B      L-R  6-0   175  So        Atlanta, GA (Bass/Georgia Tech)
*  8 Jim Daniel            P       R-R  6-3   185  So        Atlanta, GA (Fulton)
* 22 Frank Davis           P       R-R  6-0   170  So        Miami
     Jim Dixon             P            6-2   185  So        Hialeah
     Jerry Donaway         2B      R-R  5-7   148  Jr   *    Pensacola
* 18 Jack Dull             3B-SS   R-R  6-0   175  So        Tallahassee
* 24 Ron Fraser            P       R-R  5-11  170  Sr-R *    Nutley, NJ (Nutley)
     Jim Hafele            P            6-1   170  So        Jacksonville (Lee)
* 21 Jerry Hohne           P       R-R  6-5   170  Jr        Saint Augustine
     Mike Hudgins          P            6-2   190  So        Franklin, TN
* 23 John King             OF      R-R  5-9   165  So        Fort Lauderdale
* 19 Dale Koch             SS-3B   R-R  5-10  165  Sr   *    Clearwater
* 25 Ernie Lanford         SS      R-R  5-11  153  Jr   *    Shellman, GA
* 14 Rick Madison          P       R-R  6-1   170  So        Atlanta, GA
* 10 Neil Martin           OF      L-L  5-6   155  Jr        Saint Petersburg
* 12 Gene McCormick        OF-IF   L-R  5-9   150  Jr   *    Miami (Edison)
* 27 Carl Nelson           P       R-R  6-0   195  Jr        Daytona Beach
     Bob Reynolds          C            5-8   150  So        Neptune Beach
* 30 Charlie Rodgers       1B      L-R  6-3   175  Jr   *    Jacksonville (Jackson)
*  9 Hank Ross             C       L-R  5-8   160  Jr        Tarpon Springs
* 31 John Slaton           OF      L-R  6-1   183  So        Coral Gables (Coral Gables)
     Tommy Thomas          C            5-8   183  So        Fort Myers
     Jerry Turner          P       R-R  5-11  165  So        Birmingham, AL (Woodlawn)
* 28 Doug Walker           P-IF-OF L-L  6-2   180  So        Fairfax, VA
* 33 Dan Wanicka           OF      R-R  6-1   180  So        Fort Myers
* 26 Bill Westendick       C       R-R  6-0   193  Jr   *    Tallahassee
      Woods                P                                 
     Charles Zito          P            6-1   160  So        Miami
* 16 Al Zyla               P       R-R  6-4   195  Sr        Garfield, NJ

1959 Roster - By Number

From the 1959 FSU Spring Sports Handbook, page 8.

L
T                                                       PY
R No Name                  Pos     B-T  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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*    Don Axon              P            5-10  180  Sr   *    Rochester, NY
     Paul Benson           P            6-0   180  Jr        Willow Grove, PA
     Gordon Caldwell       3B           6-1   177  Jr        Fort Lauderdale
     Buddy Cash            OF           6-0   165  Jr   *    Tallahassee (Leon)
     Jim Dixon             P            6-2   185  So        Hialeah
     Jerry Donaway         2B      R-R  5-7   148  Jr   *    Pensacola
     Jim Hafele            P            6-1   170  So        Jacksonville (Lee)
     Mike Hudgins          P            6-2   190  So        Franklin, TN
     Bob Reynolds          C            5-8   150  So        Neptune Beach
     Tommy Thomas          C            5-8   183  So        Fort Myers
     Jerry Turner          P       R-R  5-11  165  So        Birmingham, AL (Woodlawn)
      Woods                P                                 
     Charles Zito          P            6-1   160  So        Miami
*  8 Jim Daniel            P       R-R  6-3   185  So        Atlanta, GA (Fulton)
*  9 Hank Ross             C       L-R  5-8   160  Jr        Tarpon Springs
* 10 Neil Martin           OF      L-L  5-6   155  Jr        Saint Petersburg
* 12 Gene McCormick        OF-IF   L-R  5-9   150  Jr   *    Miami (Edison)
* 14 Rick Madison          P       R-R  6-1   170  So        Atlanta, GA
* 15 Ray Bazzell           2B-OF   R-R  5-8   151  Jr   *    Lynn Haven
* 16 Al Zyla               P       R-R  6-4   195  Sr        Garfield, NJ
* 17 Bob Clem              2B      L-R  6-0   175  So        Atlanta, GA (Bass/Georgia Tech)
* 18 Jack Dull             3B-SS   R-R  6-0   175  So        Tallahassee
* 19 Dale Koch             SS-3B   R-R  5-10  165  Sr   *    Clearwater
* 21 Jerry Hohne           P       R-R  6-5   170  Jr        Saint Augustine
* 22 Frank Davis           P       R-R  6-0   170  So        Miami
* 23 John King             OF      R-R  5-9   165  So        Fort Lauderdale
* 24 Ron Fraser            P       R-R  5-11  170  Sr-R *    Nutley, NJ (Nutley)
* 25 Ernie Lanford         SS      R-R  5-11  153  Jr   *    Shellman, GA
* 26 Bill Westendick       C       R-R  6-0   193  Jr   *    Tallahassee
* 27 Carl Nelson           P       R-R  6-0   195  Jr        Daytona Beach
* 28 Doug Walker           P-IF-OF L-L  6-2   180  So        Fairfax, VA
* 29 Dave Buss             OF      R-R  6-0   170  Jr        Marshfield, WI
* 30 Charlie Rodgers       1B      L-R  6-3   175  Jr   *    Jacksonville (Jackson)
* 31 John Slaton           OF      L-R  6-1   183  So        Coral Gables (Coral Gables)
* 33 Dan Wanicka           OF      R-R  6-1   180  So        Fort Myers

Letters winners from the Florida Times Union, June 14, 1959, page 31.

From the Florida Times Union, 2/7/1960

Bob Clem, a 1959 second team All-American choice as a second baseman.

1959 All-Americans

Name                     Organization
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Bob Clem                 American Baseball Coaches Association - 2nd Team All-American

All-Americans -  1

1959 Schedule and Results

					OPP EOY
DATE	LOC	OPPONENT	SCORE	CWS	CB
03/13	H	CAMP LEJEUNE	W 14-4
03/14	H	CAMP LEJEUNE	W 11-3
03/14	H	CAMP LEJEUNE	W 10-8
03/17	H	AUBURN	W 8-4
03/17	H	AUBURN	W 11-3
03/18	H	GEORGIA	L 1-4
03/19	H	GEORGIA	W 16-4
03/23	H	STETSON	W 17-0
03/24	H	STETSON	W 21-12
03/26	H	NORTH CAROLINA FSU Invitational	L 9-11
03/27	H	ILLINOIS FSU Invitational	W 16-9		14
03/28	H	FLORIDA FSU Invitational	W 8-7
03/30	H	MICHIGAN STATE FSU Invitational	W 5-2
03/30	H	DUKE FSU Invitational	L 3-6
03/31	H	WESTERN MICHIGAN FSU Invitational	L 2-3	5	6
04/02	H	DUKE FSU Invitational	W 5-1
04/03	H	WESTERN MICHIGAN FSU Invitational	W 2-0	5	6
04/03	H	MICHIGAN FSU Invitational	W 11-0
04/04	H	MICHIGAN STATE FSU Invitational	L 2-8
04/10	H	FLORIDA	L 3-6
04/11	H	FLORIDA	L 7-9
04/17	A	FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL	L 1-2
04/25	H	GEORGIA TEACHERS	W 7-1
04/27	H	TAMPA	W 19-1
05/09	A	GEORGIA TEACHERS	L 4-5
05/11	A	GEORGIA	W 8-2
05/12	A	GEORGIA	W 4-2
05/13	A	AUBURN	W 4-3
05/14	A	AUBURN	W 8-6
06/04	N	GEORGE WASHINGTON NCAA, Gastonia, NC	W 3-2
06/05	N	CLEMSON NCAA, Gastonia, NC	L 2-24	5	5
06/05	N	GEORGIA TECH NCAA, Gastonia, NC	W 16-9		17
06/06	N	CLEMSON NCAA, Gastonia, NC	L 0-5	5	5

CB = Collegiate Baseball, CWS = College World Series

                Overall   Home     Away    Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS   22-11    16- 7     4- 2     2- 2
AGAINST TOP 25   3- 3     2- 1     0- 0     1- 2



STARTING BATTING ORDER
DATE/OPPONENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
03/13/1959
CAMP LEJEUNE
                 
03/14/1959
CAMP LEJEUNE
                 
03/14/1959
CAMP LEJEUNE
                 
03/17/1959
AUBURN
                 
03/17/1959
AUBURN
                 
03/18/1959
GEORGIA
                 
03/19/1959
GEORGIA
                 
03/23/1959
STETSON
                 
03/24/1959
STETSON
                 
03/26/1959
NORTH CAROLINA
                 
03/27/1959
ILLINOIS
                 
03/28/1959
FLORIDA
                 
03/30/1959
MICHIGAN STATE
                 
03/30/1959
DUKE
                 
03/31/1959
WESTERN MICHIGAN
                 
04/02/1959
DUKE
                 
04/03/1959
WESTERN MICHIGAN
                 
04/03/1959
MICHIGAN
                 
04/04/1959
MICHIGAN STATE
                 
04/10/1959
FLORIDA
                 
04/11/1959
FLORIDA
                 
04/17/1959
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL
                 
04/25/1959
GEORGIA TEACHERS
                 
04/27/1959
TAMPA
                 
05/09/1959
GEORGIA TEACHERS
                 
05/11/1959
GEORGIA
                 
05/12/1959
GEORGIA
                 
05/13/1959
AUBURN
                 
05/14/1959
AUBURN
                 
06/04/1959
GEORGE WASHINGTON
                 
06/05/1959
CLEMSON
                 
06/05/1959
GEORGIA TECH
                 
06/06/1959
CLEMSON
                 




STARTING DEFENSE
DATE/OPPONENT P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF
03/13/1959
CAMP LEJEUNE
                 
03/14/1959
CAMP LEJEUNE
                 
03/14/1959
CAMP LEJEUNE
                 
03/17/1959
AUBURN
                 
03/17/1959
AUBURN
                 
03/18/1959
GEORGIA
                 
03/19/1959
GEORGIA
                 
03/23/1959
STETSON
                 
03/24/1959
STETSON
                 
03/26/1959
NORTH CAROLINA
                 
03/27/1959
ILLINOIS
                 
03/28/1959
FLORIDA
                 
03/30/1959
MICHIGAN STATE
                 
03/30/1959
DUKE
                 
03/31/1959
WESTERN MICHIGAN
                 
04/02/1959
DUKE
                 
04/03/1959
WESTERN MICHIGAN
                 
04/03/1959
MICHIGAN
                 
04/04/1959
MICHIGAN STATE
                 
04/10/1959
FLORIDA
                 
04/11/1959
FLORIDA
                 
04/17/1959
FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL
                 
04/25/1959
GEORGIA TEACHERS
                 
04/27/1959
TAMPA
                 
05/09/1959
GEORGIA TEACHERS
                 
05/11/1959
GEORGIA
                 
05/12/1959
GEORGIA
                 
05/13/1959
AUBURN
                 
05/14/1959
AUBURN
                 
06/04/1959
GEORGE WASHINGTON
                 
06/05/1959
CLEMSON
                 
06/05/1959
GEORGIA TECH
                 
06/06/1959
CLEMSON
                 



1959 Batting Statistics
Name                  AVG GP GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR RBI  TB   SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB% SF SH  SB ATT
===========================================================================================================
Gene McCormick       .444  7       9   3   4   1   0   0   3    5  .556   0       2      .444         1    
Bob Clem             .436 26     101  33  44   6   3   0  18   56  .554  17      20      .517        10    
Neil Martin          .343 30     102  30  35   9   3   2  12   56  .549  38      23      .521         4    
John Slaton          .333  7      12   2   4   1   0   1   3    8  .667   0       2      .333         0    
Doug Walker          .325 17      40  10  13   1   0   0   7   14  .350  13       4      .491         1    
Jack Dull            .315 29     111  27  35   4   0   6  37   57  .514  18      16      .411         4    
Bill Westendick      .309 30      94  24  29   4   0   3  18   42  .447  23      17      .444         5    
John King            .289 24      83   8  24   1   0   0   9   25  .301  17       8      .410         4    
Dale Koch            .277 28     101  15  28   3   0   0  26   31  .307  19       6      .392         1    
Charlie Rodgers      .267 30     116  29  31   3   3   3  27   49  .422  15      20      .351         0    
Ernie Lanford        .259 16      27   8   7   0   0   0   2    7  .259   5       7      .375         0    
Ray Bazzell          .233 29      90  15  21   5   0   0  10   26  .289  25      15      .400         4    
Dan Wanicka          .182 12      22   2   4   1   0   0   2    5  .227   2       5      .250         0    
Hank Ross            .154  9      13   0   2   1   0   0   0    3  .231   6       4      .421         0    
Dave Buss            .138 18      29   4   4   0   0   0   2    4  .138   4       4      .242         1    
Jerry Hohne          .091 12      11   2   1   0   0   0   0    1  .091   0       5      .091         0    
Carl Nelson          .077 10      13   3   1   0   0   0   0    1  .077   1       3      .143         0    
Others               .111         36   8   4   1   0   0   4    5  .139   3       4      .179         0    
                     ======================================================================================
FSU                  .288 33 33 1010 223 291  41   9  15 180  395  .391 206   0 165   0  .409  0  0  35   0
Opp                  .231 33 33 1043 151 241  28   6   7 121  302  .290 114     203      .307        17    

1959 Pitching Statistics
Name                  ERA  W  L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV  IP    H   R   ER  BB  SO  2B  3B  HR  AB  B/AVG  WP HBP BK SFA SHA
========================================================================================================================
Rick Madison         0.00  0  0   1     0              2.0   1   0   0   3   0                                          
Don Axon             0.00  0  0   1     0              0.2   0   0   0   0   0                                          
Frank Davis          1.71  8  3  13     6             94.2  83  29  18  19  75                                          
Jim Daniel           2.25  3  1   6     2             36.0  27  15   9  11  32                                          
Carl Nelson          2.76  2  2  11     1             42.1  28  23  13  23  32                                          
Jerry Hohne          3.96  1  4  12     1             38.2  36  30  17  29  31                                          
Ron Fraser           4.57  5  1   7     2             41.1  43  32  21  21  24                                          
Al Zyla             11.00  0  0   6     0              9.0  14  12  11   2   6                                          
Doug Walker         15.19  0  0   2     0              5.1   9  10   9   6   3                                          
                    ====================================================================================================
FSU                  3.27 19 11  59  0 12   3   3  0 270.0 241 151  98 114 203   0   0   0    0  .000   0   0  0   0   0
Opp                  6.00 11 19         9            262.1 291 223 175 206 178                                          


FLORIDA STATE 14, CAMP LEJEUNE 4
03/13/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL

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FLORIDA STATE 11, CAMP LEJEUNE 3
03/14/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL

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FLORIDA STATE 10, CAMP LEJEUNE 8
03/14/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL

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FLORIDA STATE 8, AUBURN 4
03/17/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL

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FLORIDA STATE 11, AUBURN 3
03/17/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL

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GEORGIA 4, FLORIDA STATE 1
03/18/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL

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FLORIDA STATE 16, GEORGIA 4
03/19/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL

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FLORIDA STATE 17, STETSON 0
03/23/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL

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FLORIDA STATE 21, STETSON 12
03/24/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL

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NORTH CAROLINA 11, FLORIDA STATE 9
03/26/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL, FSU Invitational

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FLORIDA STATE 16, ILLINOIS 9
03/27/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL, FSU Invitational

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FLORIDA STATE 8, FLORIDA 7
03/28/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL, FSU Invitational

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FLORIDA STATE 5, MICHIGAN STATE 2
03/30/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL, FSU Invitational

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DUKE 6, FLORIDA STATE 3
03/30/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL, FSU Invitational

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WESTERN MICHIGAN 3, FLORIDA STATE 2
03/31/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL, FSU Invitational

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FLORIDA STATE 5, DUKE 1
04/02/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL, FSU Invitational

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FLORIDA STATE 2, WESTERN MICHIGAN 0
04/03/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL, FSU Invitational

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FLORIDA STATE 11, MICHIGAN 0
04/03/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL, FSU Invitational

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MICHIGAN STATE 8, FLORIDA STATE 2
04/04/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL, FSU Invitational

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FLORIDA 6, FLORIDA STATE 3
04/10/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL

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FLORIDA 9, FLORIDA STATE 7
04/11/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL

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FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL 2, FLORIDA STATE 1
04/17/1959, LAKELAND, FL

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FLORIDA STATE 7, GEORGIA TEACHERS 1
04/25/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL

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FLORIDA STATE 19, TAMPA 1
04/27/1959, TALLAHASSEE, FL

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GEORGIA TEACHERS 5, FLORIDA STATE 4
05/09/1959, STATESBORO, GA

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FLORIDA STATE 8, GEORGIA 2
05/11/1959, ATHENS, GA

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FLORIDA STATE 4, GEORGIA 2
05/12/1959, ATHENS, GA

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FLORIDA STATE 4, AUBURN 3
05/13/1959, AUBURN, AL

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FLORIDA STATE 8, AUBURN 6
05/14/1959, AUBURN, AL

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FLORIDA STATE 3, GEORGE WASHINGTON 2
06/04/1959, NCAA, Gastonia, NC

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CLEMSON 24, FLORIDA STATE 2
06/05/1959, NCAA, Gastonia, NC

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FLORIDA STATE 16, GEORGIA TECH 9
06/05/1959, NCAA, Gastonia, NC

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CLEMSON 5, FLORIDA STATE 0
06/06/1959, NCAA, Gastonia, NC

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STARTING BATTING ORDER
DATE/OPPONENT	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
03/13/1959 CAMP LEJEUNE
03/14/1959 CAMP LEJEUNE
03/14/1959 CAMP LEJEUNE
03/17/1959 AUBURN
03/17/1959 AUBURN
03/18/1959 GEORGIA
03/19/1959 GEORGIA
03/23/1959 STETSON
03/24/1959 STETSON
03/26/1959 NORTH CAROLINA
03/27/1959 ILLINOIS
03/28/1959 FLORIDA
03/30/1959 MICHIGAN STATE
03/30/1959 DUKE
03/31/1959 WESTERN MICHIGAN
04/02/1959 DUKE
04/03/1959 WESTERN MICHIGAN
04/03/1959 MICHIGAN
04/04/1959 MICHIGAN STATE
04/10/1959 FLORIDA
04/11/1959 FLORIDA
04/17/1959 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL
04/25/1959 GEORGIA TEACHERS
04/27/1959 TAMPA
05/09/1959 GEORGIA TEACHERS
05/11/1959 GEORGIA
05/12/1959 GEORGIA
05/13/1959 AUBURN
05/14/1959 AUBURN
06/04/1959 GEORGE WASHINGTON
06/05/1959 CLEMSON
06/05/1959 GEORGIA TECH
06/06/1959 CLEMSON