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1942 Albuquerque Army Air Base Flying Kellys football team

1942 Albuquerque Army Air Base Flying Kellys football team

American college football season

The 1942 Albuquerque Army Air Base Base Flying Kellys football team, sometimes known as the Flying Colin Kellys,[1] represented Albuquerque Army Air Base (Albuquerque AAB), located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the 1942 college football season. The Flying Kellys compiled a 5–4 record, not including an October 30 intra-squad game in which the starters defeated the substitutes.[2] Captain Ted Shipkey (head coach at New Mexico before the war) was the head coach, and Ted Wright was the assistant coach.[3] Wright served as acting head coach against Arizona State due to an injury to Shipkey.[4]

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The team utilized the "accordion shuffle shift" offense that Shipkey had developed during his tenure as head coach with the New Mexico Lobos.[5]

The team was named after Colin Kelly, an Army aviator who was killed when his B-17 Flying Fortress was shot down in combat on December 10, 1941.[6][7] The Air Base also adopted a New Mexico mountain burro as its mascot.[8]

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Roster

The players included the following:

  • Tiny Ahlgren, guard[32]
  • Roy Anderson, back, formerly of Fullerton High[32][33]
  • Ed Beddow, center, formerly of Arizona[9]
  • Red Bennett, end, formerly of Ole Miss[9][32]
  • W.L. "Bobby" Boblett, quarterback, formerly of West Virginia Normal[33][34][35]
  • Paul Bognar, guard[19]
  • Dick Campbell[28]
  • Church, back, formerly of California[32]
  • Jack Dungan, tackle, formerly of Arizona[9]
  • French Faucheau, guard[32]
  • Mike Gahar, tackle[32]
  • Troy "Cotton" Gann[32][36]
  • Gardell, guard[32]
  • Tony Gasparovich, tackle, formerly of Washington[37]
  • Newton Goss, fullback[19]
  • Reece Hill, halfback, formerly of New Mexico[36]
  • Bernie "Lefty" Honan, end, formerly of Wake Forest[34][38]
  • Harvey Johnson, halfback, formerly of Ole Miss[39] or Mississippi State[40]
  • James H. Kent, tackle, formerly of Alabama[37]
  • T.E. "Tommy" Keough, halfback, formerly of Wisconsin State[9][33]
  • Ray Kinslow,[34] fullback, sometimes spelled as "Kenslow"[32]
  • Ed Kintz, tackle, formerly of Puget Sound College[37]
  • Lt. Clee Maddox, back, formerly of Indiana[9][33]
  • Wick Malphurs[28]
  • Eddie Marshall, end, formerly of Georgia[28][32]
  • Charlie Mathis, guard[19]
  • Hank Morris, center[34]
  • J.O. "Bob" Nestra, halfback, formerly of Texas A&M[34]
  • "Two Ton" Polk, center[32]
  • Ralph R. "Robby" Robinette, tackle, formerly of Sul Ross[35]
  • Ted Shipkey, head coach, appeared in one play against Colorado Springs, at age 38, and injured a tendon in the back of his leg and was sent to El Paso for medical treatment[25][41]
  • J.R. Shoupe, end, formerly of SMU[42]
  • Vic Smith, guard,[32]
  • Dick Shoupe, end, formerly of SMU[9]
  • Lt. J.S. "Connie" Sparks, formerly of TCU[9][32]
  • Cecil Szepanski[28]
  • Ted Wright, assistant coach played in the Colorado Springs game on November 15 on his 32nd birthday[25]

References

  1. [1]
    "Lobos, Air Base Gear Up Practice: Army Squad's First Scrimmage Today". Albuquerque Journal. September 9, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. [2]
    "Testimonial Dinner For Kellys Today". Albuquerque Journal. December 4, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. [3]
    "Kellys to Play Each Other After Vain Hunt for Foes". Albuquerque Journal. October 28, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. [4]
    "Flying Kellys Leave Today For Tempe Homecoming Tilt". Albuquerque Journal. November 20, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. [5]
    Pvt. Paul Weeks (October 3, 1942). "Air Base Kellys Meet Lubbock Fliers in All-Army Grid Clash Tonight: Famed Shipkey Shuffly Shift Gets Test in Military Classic". Albuquerque Journal. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    "Mrs. Colin Kelly to Be Invited To Army Benefit Game here Between Air Base, Pen Nine". Albuquerque Journal. July 12, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. [7]
    "Yip! Yip! It's Still the Army". Albuquerque Journal. September 13, 1942. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. [8]
    "Air Base Plans Parade, Rally On Eve of Lobo-Kelly Clash". Albuquerque Journal. September 17, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. [9]
    "Lobos Open 1942 Football Season With 7 to 6 Victory Over Air Base". Albuquerque Journal. September 20, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. [10]
    "Lobos and Kellys Tangle Tonight in First War-Time Football Battle". Albuquerque Journal. September 19, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. [11]
    "Air Base Defeats Teachers 26 to 6". Albuquerque Journal. September 27, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. [12]
    "Flying Kellys Travel by Bus: Silver City Lacks Landing Field". Albuquerque Journal. September 24, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. [13]
    "Kellys Bomb Lubbock Flyers With Passes to Win Football Game, 12 to 0". Albuquerque Journal. October 4, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. [14]
    "Buffaloes Upset Albuquerque Air Base 18-13". The Amarillo Daily News. October 10, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Flying Kellys Invade Canyon Tonight Seeking Third Win of Season". Albuquerque Journal. October 9, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. [16]
    "Flying Kellys Date Pro Commandos". Albuquerque Journal. October 13, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. [17]
    "Two Wichita Commandos' Passes in Last Period Beat Flyin' Kellys 14-3". Albuquerque Journal. October 19, 1942. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. [18]
    Bill Hodge (October 19, 1942). "Commandos Win 14-3". The Wichita Eagle. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. [19]
    "Eight Men Out With Injuries as Flying Kellys Leave for Wichita". Albuquerque Journal. October 17, 1942. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. [20]
    "Strictly Family Fight Is Thriller, as Kelly Reds Win 13 to 0". Albuquerque Journal. October 31, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. [21]
    "Kellys vs. Kellys On Hilltop Today". Albuquerque Journal. October 30, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. [22]
    "Flying Kellys Beat Aggies, 13-0". Albuquerque Journal. November 12, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. [23]
    "Kellys to Take One-Two Punch Games Wednesday, Sunday". Albuquerque Journal. November 10, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. [24]
    Pvt. Paul Weeks (November 11, 1942). "Kellys Face Strengthened Aggies in Armistice Day Clash". Albuquerque Journal. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. [25]
    "Coaches Play as Kellys Swamp Colorado Airmen, 32-0". Albuquerque Journal. November 16, 1942. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. [26]
    "Kellys Schedule Game With Colorado Spring Air Base Here Nov. 15". Albuquerque Journal. October 1, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. [27]
    "Flying Kellys Trip Tempe Eleven, 12-0". Arizona Daily Star. November 22, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. [28]
    "Flying Kelly Point Grid Guns for San Francisco". Albuquerque Journal. November 23, 1942. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. [29]
    "Kellys Trounce Tempe, 12 to 0". Albuquerque Journal. November 22, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. [30]
    "Frisco U. Defeats Airbase 28 to 0". The Gallup (NM) Independent. November 30, 1943. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. [31]
    Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
  32. [32]
    "Air Base Gridmen Have Power Edge". Albuquerque Journal. September 11, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  33. [33]
    "Army, Lobo Standouts Emerge In Final Week of Training". Albuquerque Journal. September 15, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  34. [34]
    "Lookout Kellys! Lubbock Loaded With Tech Stars". Albuquerque Journal. September 29, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  35. [35]
    "Kelly Passing Attack Hit As Boblett Injures Hand". Albuquerque Journal. October 15, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  36. [36]
    "Former Lobo Grid Star Joins Air Base Squad". Albuquerque Journal. September 30, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  37. [37]
    "It'll Be Lubbock vs. Tony And 10 Other Kelly Gridders". Albuquerque Journal. October 2, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  38. [38]
    "More Tough Luck As Kellys Leave For Commando Tilt: Johnson Ordered To Remain Home; Planes Grounded". Albuquerque Journal. October 18, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  39. [39]
    "Big, Bustin' 'Ole Miss' Back Returns to Bolster Kellys: Was Loaned Out To Bob Neyland's Eastern All-Stars". Albuquerque Journal. October 6, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  40. [40]
    "New Kelly Back Whizzes Too Well". Albuquerque Journal. October 7, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  41. [41]
    "Capt. Shipkey Leaves For Medical Attention at El Paso Hospital". Albuquerque Journal. November 17, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  42. [42]
    "Cadets and Band To Cheer Kellys". Albuquerque Journal. September 16, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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