Evening star., 1955-07-21
HESiTANT TO LEAVE REDSKINS
Mixed-Up Louderbock
OHto AII-Stors' Camp
BY LOUIS r. ATCHISON
Star stan Correspondent


terday for the College All-Stars
camp in Chicago with mixed
feelings. A bid to the All-Star
squad was something he hadn't
dared hope for but. on the other
hand. the urgency of making
good with the Redskins made
him hesitate to go. He had nc
choice. of course. for rockies are
bound under National Football
League rules to accept invita-
tions to the All-Star game.
Louderback who played his
college football at San Jose State
is a 6-foot-1, 223-pounder and
is destined to be a middle-guard
or linebacker with the Redskins
if he makes the grade. But with
his attitude, it is hard to see how
he can miss. He's one of those
boys who always dreamed of
playing pro football but who was
still a little surprised when the
Redskins made him their No. 10
draft choice.
Il sort of expected to go with
the Cleveland Browns" Louder
back said. "Dick Gallagher
talked to me about it - he
coached at Santa Clara and
knew him well-and several
other men talked to me at the
East West game, and it just
never occurred to me that I'd
be drafted by the Redskins"
Worried About Size
Tom is glad they did, however.
He's never been farther east than
Texas-if that's east-and the
prospect of going all the way to
Washington, with side trips to
places like New York and Phil
adelphia, is like a dream. There
are only some $4,000 persons in
his home town of Petaluma,
Calf, a farming community,
and Tom isn't sure he'll like the
big city, but he is undeniably
curious.
whats Chicago like?" he
asked. They tell me its awful
dirty" he continued, not waiting
for an answer. Il don't think I'd
like that"
Louderback's biggest fear
about pro football was his size
he thought he might be too
small. He was a small fry, 5-foot-
/, 131 pounds. when he began his
high school career, and he did
everything to put on weight. But
he's a trim looking specimen
now, with the kind of action pro
coaches like.
Head Coach Bob Bronzan of
San Jose advised him not to
worry about the weight, and Tom
credits Bronzan and Line Coach
Bill Perry with making him good
enough to merit a look by the
pros.
coach Branzan is a wonder
ful man." Tom said. HE makes
you work hard, but all the play
ers like and respect him. Coach
iKuharich is like him in many
ways"
Should Be Good Coach
Bronzan, Tom continued,
wouldn't permit a lineman to
step on the football field until
he could run a mile in full regalia
under 61a minutes. Backs had
to do it in less than 6 minutes.
Thus, when Kuharich cracked
down on the Redskins this year,
Louderback didn't mind at all.
1t was almost like being back at
San Jose.
A physical education major
who hopes to coach some day,
Louderback has another semes-
ter's work ahead before he'll get
his teachers certificate. And
with his enthusiasm for sports.
plus an eagerness to learn. he
should be a good ere.
San Jose is not as small as its
name suggests in the east. 1t
has 1000 students, more than
Stanford, and the Redskins are
thoroughly familiar with it, hav-
ing had Quarterback Roy Zim-
norman. Center Bob Titchenal.
End Hal Crisler and Coach Dud
DeGroot, all former San Jose
men. San Jose whipped Stan
ford, 1914, last year, by the
way, for it's first victory over
the Indians in long rivalry.
Tom is doubly proud because he
captained the team.
Louderback also blocked the
try for extra point that enabled
San Jose to exc out a 7-6 vic
tory over College of Pacific two
years ago, when COP-Eddie
LeBaron's alma mater, was the
favorite
Kuharich spotted Louderback
practicing with the West squad
for the annual East-West Shrine
game for crippled children in
San Francisco last December.
He liked the boys fire. deter
mination and ability to smell
out" a play.
Used Only on Two Plays
But the Redskins coach didn't
get much of look at Louder
back in the game, for Tom,
along with several others, was
used only a half-minute or so
by Coach Pappy Waldorf.
Il was sent in two plays be-
fore the first half ended, when
the East had the ball" Tom said
Il got the ball carrier for a
7-yard loss on the first and was
in on the tackle in the second,
but the coach didn't use me at
all in the second half"
But Kuharich had seen enough