The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-11-06
Brochure Boosts Beavers DubeniOn
For Little All-American HOnOrs

tive championship football teams
centered in the explosive often
sive power of the 1873 pound sem
ior.
Gilbert Dubenion is probably
the best small college back in the
country" says Tom Fitzpatrick,
Lima News sports columnist who
watches Dubenion on Saturday
nights and the Cleveland Browns
on Sunday afternoons.
In his freshman year, Dubenion
was held scoreless for the first
two games of the season before
he erupted for three touchdowns
against Defiance College. Since
that time he has rarely been held
scoreless, although defenses have
been stacked against him.
Dubenion closed out his fresh
man season with nine touchdowns
and an average of better than
nine yards per carry as he gave
a hint of things to come.
In 1856 he did even better as he
scored IL touchdowns. In 1857 the
total climbed to Is touchdowns
and 134O yards.
AS the final season of an action
packed career as a Beaver nears
its close Dubenion has racked up
Is touchdowns in eight games. He
has gained 1853 yards in 128 car
ries, an average of 8.24 yards
per try, even though he has been
used only sparingly when three
games developed into Bluffton
college runaways.
His greatest game? Some say
Hiram College in 1856 although
he was in the lineup for only one
play. But in that one play he hob
bled 80 yards for the. touchdown
which gave Bluffton College an
1874 win and a key victory in an
eight-game winning streak.
Then there is the Ohio North
ern University match of 1857. The
Polar Bears opened the game by
driving to Bluffton's two before
losing the bali on downs. On the
first play Dubenion broke over
left tackle, took a lap around the
linebackers, and then whisked of
on an unmolested SO yard touch.
down run. He carried the ball ter
times that day and gained 27(
yards. A clipping penalty can
celled a 41-yard touchdown run
but he still had three tbs to his
credit when he retired for the af.
ternoon midway in the second
quarter.
! And, there is Findlay college
Bluffton's strongest challenge
during the past three seasons. Ir
1855 Dubenion scored all three
Bluffton touchdowns although the
Oilers won 27-19.
In 1856 both clubs were unbeat
en- and feeling was running high
Findlay grabbed a quick 80 leaC
before Dubenion inserted two o
his touchdown specialties and pu
Bluffton off and running to a 81
13 victory.
In 1857 it was two touchdown:
against the Oilers as Blufftor
won, 27-13.
Dubenion scored only once il
this years battle royal will
Findlay, but he still gained 121
yards and was the major decoy
= who weakened Findlay's defense.
with his effective taking.
r The following week Blufftol
went on to defeat Ashland and t.
: win the Mid-Ohio League cham
pionShip for the third consecutiv,
t year, a feat never accomplished
before in the history of tn,
I league.
s Dubenion was the outstanding
{ performer as Bluffton rolled ~
a $40 score against Ashland. H,
: scored two touchdownS in his frs
, three carries, and amassed %
n yards in fifteen attempts during
. the game.
. Coach Mast says that in a pincl
Dubenion is the best back he ha!
ever coached. Dubenion'S touch
down run from scrimmage i.
:, slightly more than Sc yards ant
he is almost cinch to gain some
if not all, of the necessary yards
One of Dubenion's greatest as
sets is his speed. He runs thu
100-yard dash as low as 9.S anC
has been defeated only by Ler
Lyles and Ira MurchiSon in hi.
college career.