Show J Me Named Aggie i Coach Whitesides Telegram Leased Wire Viro LOGAN March 25 A 25 A former fonner Utah boy who went to Notre Dame Dameto to become an American All-American grid grid- der will be the new Utah State football coach The form former r Utahn in m George who learned his football football football foot foot- ball at Tooele high school under coach Sterl Harris who is now superintendent of s schools c h o 0 o 0 l I s at Tooele was a great reat backfield backfield backfield back- back field star in the early for the Notre Dame eleven spent some years scouting for the Irish before becoming a a. high school coach in I New Jersey In New Jersey he made a great record bringing his team to the state championship game several times The U US USA S A AC C board of trustees I who made the official announcement announcement announce announce- I ment early Friday after two days I of of hot rumors that I I was IVas was Vas to be the new coach also I I I announced the appointment of popular Joe as athletic athletic ath ath- letic director 1 Both the coaching post and the directors director's job were left vacant when E E. E L. L Dick Romney re resigned resigned resigned re- re signed to become Skyline Six commissioner Romney has been chief of the athletic department and coach at U USA S A C Dr F. F S. S Harris Utah State Agricultural Agricultural Agricultural Agri Agri- cultural college president said that all of oC the present members of the nth athletic Ie tic staff will be fitted into positions The announcements of these jobs will not be bc made for fora a few days The addition of this Rockne- Rockne coached man to an already able I staff stare will wm give U USA S A C a very well- well rounded group of of coaches Dr Harris said 1 for the thc past seven years has coached at three high schools in New Jersey and has either won or tied for the state title five times In the five fi years ears preceding 1940 he officiated in m more than college games and acted as a scout for Notre Dame I He has taken graduate work at atI I Rutgers and the head coach there I Harvey J J. Harman has this to toI I say about him l is smart aggressive aggressive sive has fine personality and charI character character char char- acter above reproach He is s a keen I strategist and admired by players and townspeople alike He has the knack of getting the most out of I his material materia also was highly recommended recommended recommended rec rec- by Frank Leahy present present present pres pres- ent Notre Dame coach and by Charles Angle grid coach at Brown university He was to meet with the rest of the coaching staff Friday aft aft- at Logan to map preliminary preliminary nary plans and then will return to Logan in mid-April mid for the opening opening opening open open- I ing of spring grid drills George ich appointed I Ii j i I State football mentor I j Whether or not Whitesides will continue as basketball coach along with being athletic director is not I known but the rumors say that 0 1 4 I r e Mfr r I 4 1 r JW I 3 A I o iJ i j 4 I I k J 7 1 i fi I i Joe Whitesides Who ho will take takeover takeover takeover over as Aggie athletic director Paul Marston may take over the cage coaching to leave Whitesides I free tree for the directors director's duties is a graduate of the Tooele Utah high school and played on two Utah state prep championship teams In 1928 and 1929 His coach at Tooele was Sterling Harris brother of President President President dent Harris of ot U US USA S A AC C. C I He then went to Notre Dame or orand f and played under the late Rockne Hartley Anderson ai 21 i Elmer Layden In 1930 he t the ins Herring award fy fl f pass In 1931 he was tl ti first sophomore ever chosen f fa fa fl f fla a regular backfield berth with tl Irish In 1932 he led his team team scoring and won national hono hone I and in 1934 was wa named all wet ern conference fullback jf J |