1954-55 Men's Volleyball - Year In Review

1954-55 Men's Volleyball - Year In Review

Coaching Staff
Bill Odeneal, Head Coach

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1954-55 Winter Sports

1954-55 Florida State Signees/Newcomers

William Dixon, 6-3, 165, Camilla, Ga.

John Fitch, 5-10, 150, Binghamton, N.Y.

Gene Lewis, 6-2, 170, Melbourne

Nick Menhcof, 6-0, 160, Miami

Joe Moore, Sarasota

John Pickett, 6-0, 153, Daytona Beach

John Senecal, 5-11, 190, Schenectady, N.Y.

1954-55 Roster - By Name

L
T                                          PY
R No Name                  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
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     Arnold Bobson         6-0   175  Sr        Miami
   9 Wally Cox             5-11  160  Sr-R **** Palmetto
     William Dixon         6-3   165  Fr        Camilla, Ga.
*  4 John Fitch            5-10  150  Fr        Binghamton, N.Y.
   3 Claude Jewell                              
*  5 Ray Johnson           5-10  155  Jr   **   Albany, Ga.
  11 Mickey Kinsburner                          
* 13 Lyle Lazear           6-4   190  So        Eustis
*  3 Gene Lewis            6-2   170  Fr        Melbourne
*  8 Bernie McCann         6-0   165  So   *    West Palm Beach (Saint Ann's)
     Nick Menhcof          6-0   160  Fr        Miami
*  7 Jack Mergins          6-0   160  So   *    Princeton, N.J.
  12 Joe Moore                        Fr        Sarasota
   6 John Pickett          6-0   153  Fr        Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
     John Senecal          5-11  190  Fr        Schenectady, N.Y.
* 10 Phil Slaton           6-1   170  Jr   **   Eustis
     Harold Stone          6-0   160  So   *    Greenwood
  14 Matt Sullivan         5-11  170  So   *    Grosse Point, Mich.
     John Wheat            6-2   170  Sr        Quincy

1954-55 Roster - By Number

L
T                                          PY
R No Name                  Hgt   Wgt  Cl   Ltr  Hometown (Prior School)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Arnold Bobson         6-0   175  Sr        Miami
     William Dixon         6-3   165  Fr        Camilla, Ga.
     Nick Menhcof          6-0   160  Fr        Miami
     John Senecal          5-11  190  Fr        Schenectady, N.Y.
     Harold Stone          6-0   160  So   *    Greenwood
     John Wheat            6-2   170  Sr        Quincy
   3 Claude Jewell                              
*  3 Gene Lewis            6-2   170  Fr        Melbourne
*  4 John Fitch            5-10  150  Fr        Binghamton, N.Y.
*  5 Ray Johnson           5-10  155  Jr   **   Albany, Ga.
   6 John Pickett          6-0   153  Fr        Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
*  7 Jack Mergins          6-0   160  So   *    Princeton, N.J.
*  8 Bernie McCann         6-0   165  So   *    West Palm Beach (Saint Ann's)
   9 Wally Cox             5-11  160  Sr-R **** Palmetto
* 10 Phil Slaton           6-1   170  Jr   **   Eustis
  11 Mickey Kinsburner                          
  12 Joe Moore                        Fr        Sarasota
* 13 Lyle Lazear           6-4   190  So        Eustis
  14 Matt Sullivan         5-11  170  So   *    Grosse Point, Mich.
Lettermen in the Tallahassee Democrat, May 29, 1955, page 25.

1954-55 All-Americans

Name                     Organization
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Wally Cox                United States Volleyball Association - 1st Team All-American

Ray Johnson              United States Volleyball Association - 2nd Team All-American

Lyle Lazear              United States Volleyball Association - 2nd Team All-American

Gene Lewis               United States Volleyball Association - 2nd Team All-American

Bernie McCann            United States Volleyball Association - 1st Team All-American

Phil Slaton              United States Volleyball Association - 1st Team All-American

All-Americans -  6

1954-55 Schedules and Results

DATE
POST
GAME
BOX
SCORE
LOC
OPPONENT
SCORE
/
   
Sanford NAS
W 3-0
/
   
Palm Beach YMCA
W 2-1
/
   
Saint Petersburg Rec Dept
W 2-1
/
   
Jacksonville NAS
L 1-2
/
   
Saint Petersburg YMCA
W 3-0
/
   
Jacksonville NAS
W 2-1
/
   
Saint Petersburg YMCA
W 1-0
/
   
Pensacola NAS
W 2-0
/
   
Columbus YMCA
W 2-0
/
   
Birmingham YMCA
W 2-1
/
   
New Orleans YMCA
L 0-2
/
   
Birmingham YMCA
W 2-1
/
   
New Orleans YMCA
L 0-2
/
   
Albany YMCA
W 3-1
/
   
Jacksonville NAS
W 3-2
/
   
Jacksonville NAS
W 3-1
/
   
Terre Haute YMCA
W 2-1
/
   
Saint Louis Athletic Club
L 0-2
/
   
Memphis Navy
W 2-0
/
   
New Orleans YMCA
L 0-2
/
   
Memphis YMCA
L 0-2
/
   
Abraham-Baldwin Coll
W 3-0
/
   
Albany YMCA
W 3-0
/
   
Miami Beach Rec Dept
W 2-0
/
   
Saint Petersburg YMCA
W 2-0
/
   
Miami YMCA
W 2-0
/
   
Sanford YMCA
W 2-0
/
   
Saint Petersburg Rec Dept
W 2-0
/
   
Jacksonville NAS
T 1-1
/
   
South Georgia College
W 3-0
/
   
Louisiana State
W 3-0
/
   
Memphis Navy
W 2-0
/
   
New Orleans YMCA
L 0-2
/
   
New Orleans White
W 2-0
/
   
Memphis Navy
W 2-0
/
   
Houston YMCA
L 0-2
/
   
Memphis Navy
W 2-0
05/11
  
Box
A
 Oklahoma
15-1, 15-3, USVA Collegiate Invitational
W 2-0
05/11
  
Box
N
 Medical Evang College
15-10, 15-12, USVA Collegiate Invitational, Norman, Okla.
L 0-2
05/11
  
Box
N
 Central Oklahoma
15-2, 15-6, USVA Collegiate Invitational, Norman, Okla.
W 2-0
05/12
  
Box
N
 George Williams Coll
15-10, 9-15, 15-11, USVA Collegiate Invitational, Norman, Okla.
W 2-1
05/12
  
Box
N
 Medical Evang College
15-12, 15-4, USVA Collegiate Invitational, Norman, Okla.
W 2-0
05/12
  
Box
N
 Medical Evang College
9-15, 15-6, 15-10, USVA Collegiate Invitational, Norman, Okla.
W 2-1
05/13
    
N
 Pueblo YMCA
USVA Open Invitational, Norman, Okla.
W 2-0
05/13
    
N
 Des Moines YMCA
USVA Open Invitational, Norman, Okla.
L 1-2
05/13
    
N
 Wichita YMCA
USVA Open Invitational, Norman, Okla.
L 0-2
 
EOY Stats Ref

                Overall   Home    Away   Neutral
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FSU record is   34-11-1   0- 0     1- 0     5- 3