Show gridiron Topnotch ers tiit this continues a series of articles featuring outstanding football players from schools throughout the nation vatch their records during the coming season when football coaches dream their mental peregrinations center around players like lou brock purdue university senior halfback who runs kicks passes runs back punts is a fine blocker and in fact does everything but shovel snow oft off the playing field lou came to purdue from stafford kan and at the very outset of his sophomore y year e a r A made it clear that his football k i career was extremely bright by breaking into the starting boilermaker lineup as running mate to the famous cecil isbell brocks sensational sat ional runs runbacks run backs and punts last season ir ew had purdue clue fans talking lou brock to themselves opposing coaches grant that his great play was one of the chief factors in pursues Pur dues past great season he is noted principally for his running and kicking along with his blocking but is also a dangerous passer the offensive setup of several games last year was completely changed when brock pulled purdue out of deep holes with a great punt return and then a return punt to coffin corner on the succeeding series As for running brock averaged more than six yards each attempt against such lines as minnesota F fordham fordham ohio state iowa wisconsin detroit and butler against ohio state he gained 95 yards in 12 attempts twenty one years old brock stands exactly six feet tall and weighs about pounds ane released leased by western newspaper union |