Show gridiron Topnotch ers this continues a series of articles featuring outstanding football alaers from schools throughout the nation watch their records during the coming season emmett W punkin wood navys most valuable back cant quite remember when he play football after graduating from the vacant lot gridirons grid irons in his home town of Wil kinsburg pa where he was born october 24 1917 emmett attended the local high school where he be won letters in both football and track tack this two way sport love carried over to the days he attended the staunton military academy there he did the kicking and passing tor for the football team and was a valued member of the he track squad entering the naval academy at annapolis md in june 1936 he concentrated cent rated his efforts on football during his plebe p 1 e b e fres h in a n year lie he played q quarterback u a r t e r back and for the past two seasons he has played halfback and fullback back 1 on the varsity varsi ty squad winning a n N each season punkin wood punkin punk n is a short chunky lad 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing pounds tie he can kick pass and run and was navys highest point gainer last year havin having 9 scored six touchdowns a and n d al nine ne goals for extra points his classroom record dimmed by his gridiron prowess in 1934 he was selected ass as all scholastic halfback of western pennsylvania and in high schol won the highest combined scholastic and athletic honor which can be accorded by the student body navy has only one regret c concerning in 9 punkin wood the fact 1 that hat he graduates this coming year released by western Neus newspaper paper unload unions |