Show lf V T Where Mere Are They Now Ute Grid Gid Team leam of 31 Had Many Stars i By y ILL BILL JOHNSTON Utah university has had man many line fine ne football teams teams that have roared to toc c conference titles time me and time again but historians of f the game are unanimous ous in their praise raise of the 1931 edition of the Redskin g grid machine If it Is possible to to single out a astar astar atar star tar it must from the standpoint of f national recognition be Frank Christensen one of the hardest running backs in the history of th the hilltop school Chris was named on n the United Press American all-American team earn and on the Southern South- South em ern rn California opponent all-opponent team no o mean task back in the days when S. S C C. was the scourge of the country Frank received his prep training at t Granite high winning letters in n football basketball track and baseball He made state all-state two years ears running In football and bas bas- He graduated from Grane Granite Gran Gran- ite e In 1929 and entered the U. U the I same ame year sticks Sticks to Football Football I I I He devoted his time to football all 11 during his university career a decision which was to pay payoff off handsomely handsomely hand- hand In later years when he played pro ball Frank Frank- played varIty varsity var- var sity Ity jalI ball all In 31 1930 alternating at t halfback and fullback in the great backfield of Fred Tedesco Aldo and Dan Beckstead After Alter graduating In 1933 Chris stayed out of football for a year with the exception of playing In Inthe inthe the he West East-West star all-star game and the he original original- Star All r game which was played In Soldiers Soldier's field fjeld Chicago Chi Cht- Chi I cago ago the predecessor to the present pro college ro college tilt t. t I Frank rank signed with the Detroit Lions in 1934 and played for four years alternating at full and half During the season off-season he played semipro baseball for Magna-Gar- Magna field in the Utah Industrial league being eing one of th the top catchers catcher in the loop I In 1938 he returned to Salt Lake and bought an un interest in the Chrisensen Christensen Chris Chris- ensen Machine 1 Co a concern started by his father He is still In n the business with his brother He was Instrumental in the formation for for- mation matlon of the Salt Lake Seagulls local ocal professional club and nd was elected president a position he still holds Frank is still interested in athletics of all types and is one of Salt SaIl Lakes Lake's most o t active sports enthusiasts I Fred Feets T Tedesco desco who was quarterback in the golden years yean climaxed a varied athletic career which found him making quite a name for himself in local pro semi pro baseball circles plus becoming a tireless le worker worker- in youth activities by y being elected to the S Salt lt Lake City lity commission In in- November of ol 1944 He is now commissioner of parks arks and has been doing fine work for tor the youth of ot Salt LakeI Lake I L I Jack Johnson one of the finest tackles in the history of the Second South campus went on to play pro ball with Christensen at Detroit and then returned to Utah where le now operates operates' a ranch in Grants Grants- yule ville Pete Carlston who performed at end on th the same team entered coaching ranks c co coached o a e c h e d high schools for tor a few years was a successful successful suc- suc coach at Westminster college college college col col- col- col lege In Salt Lake Mesa junior college college college col col- lege in Grand Junction Colo Cob and then entered the navy where he was a physical education officer Upon discharge he accepted an assIstant assistant assistant as as- coaching position at his alma mater where he now handles swimming helps with football and basketball and teaches classes Ike The Howard who played tackle on the squad entered the lumber business and now owns a lumber lumberyard lumberyard lumberyard yard In St. St L Louis uis Mo Mb Harry another on one of the I I tackles played semipro baseball also and then went Into the candy business in Salt Lake where he now lives Guard Windy Croft star lineman lineman line line- man grad graduated in medicine and now has has' a hospital in Lovell Wyo which he owns in partnership with his brother and brother in Windy Is an X ray technician Walt Valt McDonald r. r Donald the center played professional professIon l f football for the Los Angeles Bulldogs for lor quite some time after graduation and later went into business in Riverton Riverton River- River ton Wyo where he owns a lumber lumberyard lumberyard lumberyard yard and a garage Aldo star halfback Is in inthe inthe inthe the trucking business In Ogden He tried his hand at the pro game a II afew afew few years ago with the Seagulls and is highly regarded as asa a basketball basketball basket basket- ball official in high school circles Hack Davies bevies who played end end Isa is isa isa a commander o in the navy where he heis heis heis is in the d dental service Hack according according ac ac- ac cording to latest reports is stationed stationed sta sta- in Coronado Cal Toby Welch who was the other g guard ard Is assistant chief chIe fire marshal marshal mar marshal for the naval district working out of ot Pearl Harbor His territory embraces all of the naval installations from Sari San Francisco to Japan Fullback Dan Beckstead Is a lieutenant In the Utah state highway high high- highway highway way patrol atrol assigned to the important important tant tent job of of handling all aU of ot the official of of- tidal lelal state inspection It stations H His HeIs He HeIs Is located in the Salt Lake offices of the patrol working out of the tate state capItoL L |