Evening star., 1961-01-31
ATCHISON'S S
ANGL E
The Man Who Came to Lunch
By LEWIS E. ATcHlSoN


infectious grin that betrayed missing TOOTH Ted March,
ihroda looked more like candidate for the Redskins
squad than their new backfield coach The young man.
who bears resemblance Frankie Frisch OF two dec
AIDES ago. won't be 80 until March l5 and suddenly it
dawned you that he will be younger season than
such graybeardS as Bob Toneff, Gary Click and Ray
Krouse.
You keep thinking and you also realize that the Red
skins will have real "kid" coaching staff season.
counting only its experience Head Coach Bill McPeak is
beginning his fifth year-his first top guy 1t will
the third for LaVern Torgeson and the second for Abe
Gihron Only Tim Temerario who goes back 18 years
when he began line coach at Indiana has any
him. And after the team quits training camp next sum-
mer and plunges into the long, 1game league schedule
Tim will be busy with his chores chief of per-
sonnel and scouting he won't have time coaching
You sit there wondering what this youngster, who has
been out OF the game for couple of years. do for
team in league where he, himself quite attained
Stardom
- McPEAK WAS READY for the inevitable question
why Marchibroda?
Ive known Ted for five or six years." Bill said And
he has all the qualifications that looking for You
know that Norm Van Brocklin made Pete Retzlaff
ROT the best receivers in the league by simply walking
through the Eagles patterns, showing him where to 60
and where he wanted him to catch the ball We Ted
to do that for working with the quarerbacks and the
receivers"
writer thinking back to Marchibrodas 2 years with
the Pittsburgh Seeers said At least you knocked Johnny
Unitas out of the box"
It was true. Marchibroda, a standout at st. Bona
ventures College for years. and at the University Of
Detroit where he transferred after the Bonnes dropped
football the Steeers No draft choice in 1858 When
he returned In 1885, after twoyear hitch in the Army
Unitas then unknown in the trying to muscle
him out Of job
'T honestly would 90 along with coaches on
that one Ted said referring to Unitas dismissal John
could throw the ball. but he was under much pressure
he was wild and cratic"
"There times" McPeak interrupted when Unitas
threw l0yard button hook in the dirt He had
strong but he pressing and the Steeers needed
q quarterback who could do the Job then"
unitas rise to No In the league with the Baltimore
Colts after being picked up free agent of foot
balls atime Horao Ager yarns~ But nobody, at least
nobody in the seees camp that year. could orete such
brilliant future for the needle -threader
BEFORE LUNCH, CUTTING UP TOUCHES with men,
bers Of his lodge Marchbroda talked of how tough
Hughie Devore practice sessions at st. Bonaventure
and how mild by contrast were those Of Joe Bach who
succeeded him.
"Hughie was tough" agreed Gibron who played under
him at Philadelphia He'd you until you dropped,
unless you hurt didn't feel we'll All you had to do
get the sniffles and he'd send you in.
II missed the last game Of the against the Red
skins here In Washington" Abe went I'm in of
those iron lungs oxygen tents in Philadelphia hospital
and the first thing Hughie did when he got off the train
was come to see me- Had priest with him. too said,
Look, Hughie I'm not THAT SICK"
"He was smart" Marchibroda said.
zone Of the smartest men in football" Gbron said.
HE knows what it's all about Nore Danes lucky to have
. man like him."
AT LUNCH GEORGE MARSHALL, Marchibrodas new
boss was joshing him about his Everybody
to think Ted Is French Italian including this writer but
he's Polish.
Probably was Marchabrodsky something like that"
Marshall observed 1--WE had lot of experience with
sh boys and I'll tell thing there's nothing halfway
about them They're either tough and good they just
want to sit the bench When they're tough they'll
through brick wall for you"
Marchihroda, 5-foot-10, pounder during his play
be tn
"Efe had to for his life and he's still here" Mar
shall commented. Take him downstairs and show him
those films of Eddie LeBaron running for his hfe-heu
feel right at home"
The Steeers referred to Ted another LeBaron" in
publicity releases when he first into the league
though 10 pounds heavier and several inches
taller than Eddie The Redskins remember him for couple
OF games an exhibition at Columbia, 8. c., in which
Marchbroda rubbed their in the dirt Ted liked
playing against the Redskins The Browns the team
that gave him the most trouble.