1942_Manhattan_Beach_Coast_Guard_Depth_Bombers_football_team

1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football team

1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Depth Bombers football team

College football season

The 1942 Manhattan Beach Coast Guard football team represented the United States Coast Guard's training school at Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, during the 1942 college football season. The team compiled a 6–0–1 record and was ranked No. 9 among the service teams in a poll of 91 sports writers conducted by the Associated Press.[1]

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The team was coached by Gar Griffith, who both played and coached football at Ohio State before the war, and Pug Vaughan, who was a player-coach.[2] Notable players included Esco Sarkkinen, Mike Karmazin, and Eulace Peacock. Lt. Commander Jack Dempsey, the former heavyweight champion of the world, was the director of physical education; he was referred to in press coverage as the team's "water boy."[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Great Lakes Is Leading Service Team Of Nation". Ashville Citizen-Times. December 6, 1942. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Coast Guard Plays Duty First Football These Days". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 28, 1942. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Grayson's Scoreboard". The Berkshire Evening Eagle. December 3, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Coast Guards Jolt Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1942. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Fort Monmouth Surprises Strong Coast Guard Eleven". Asbury Park Evening Press. October 19, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Coast Guard Rips Toledo By 26-0". Akron Beacon Journal. November 1, 1942. p. 5C – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Coast Guard Nips Springfield Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1942. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Daye, John (2014). Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football. Haworth, New Jersey: St. Johann Press. pp. 119–120. ISBN 978-1-937943-21-9.
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