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Show - . 5 - - I i - - i c I : : A' " ji i i j Transferred to Guard Brlea Moeaey. former Ugh eoheel rutll eh, haa bet- shifted to -ga-esvtohtoi.h teem and the poaittoa eeaasn - tkt hh-e- Utes Transfer Frosh Fullback to Guard 1 I . (Editor's aetet Thla la another In a aertea af artielea ea treab-man treab-man football eaadMatot Utah coil e.) Robert Briea Mooney la one of the most unusual football players 1 on the University of Utah campus. For one thing he It generally re garded as one of the beet guard prospects on the squad. That's unusual In Itself. For Mooney won all-state recognition as a prep for his work at fullback at Judge Memorial high school. Another is the tact that Mooaey was th most sought-after prep prospect of the entire bunch that received their diplomas during th 1949 spring graduation Attractive offers from Santa Clara weren't enough to tempt th big boy to leave his home state. His best offer one enough to make any boy think twice came from UCLA. But Mooney chose to remain in Utah and continue his collegiate career here. At Utah the freshman eoachea have changed him from fullback to guard. There'a good reeson for R. Mooney la aa excellent blocker and very fast on offense. He's well over 300 pounds and that la another good reason lor moving him into the line. During hla prep school, days Mooney was the hardest hitting blocker la dam B ranks. And at Utah he'a continuing to make his mark for what should be a promising prom-ising career. |