Homecoming Clash: Golden Flashes Face Bowling Green Falcons
In 1946 homecoming clash, Kent State hosts Bowling Green with a near full-strength Flashes seeking a fourth win in an undefeated season bid. BG, led by captains Bordner and Yoder, features a heavy, experienced lineup and a 2-0 start after beating Ball State and Miami.
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Hank Johnston
Trevor Rees
Golden Flashes
Falcons
Bowling Green University
University Field
Flashes
Kent
Bob Whittaker
Bowling Green
Wayne Bordner
Stan Yoder
Kent Stater Alumni Day Reflections By Terese Green
Terese Green welcomes alums and students back to Kent noting the campus has grown yet retains its cooperative spirit and traditions. She recounts a reversed business encounter with a Kent Stater employee and invites visitors to stop by 402 E Main Street before departure.
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Kent
Akron
Kent Stater
E. Main Street
Terese Green
Kent State Names Adams Regala to Vets Coaching Posts
Regala Adams arrives on Kent campus in 1941 after Muskingum University graduation in 1938. He served as football coach and HPE instructor, later joining Navy as lieutenant j g in 1942, discharging in 1945, after coaching at Uhrichsville High School. Joe Begala, HPE wrestling coach, returns to Kent for his fifteenth season after Navy discharge in 1946. a 1929 Ohio University graduate with wrestling honors and Olympic finals participation in 1928.
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Harry Adams
Kent
Adams
Uhrichsville High School
Uldrichsville
Ohio
Navy
J.g
Northwestern
Joe Begala
HPE
Begala
Ohio University
Columbus
Buckeye
Rees Career Tracks to Ohio State and KSU Roles
Trevor Rees, 32, all-American end at OSU in 1935, later Navy officer and coach, led Shaw High School Cleveland to coaching after 1936, served OSU freshman coach under Paul Brown in 1941, Navy aviation PT officer, end coach and chief scout for Iowa Seahawks, returned to Ohio State in 1945 as end coach, then accepted a coaching position at Kansas State University in January.
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Trevor Rees
OSU
Detroit Lions
New York Giants
Shaw High School
Cleveland
Paul Brown
Navy
Iowa Seahawks
Ohio State
KSU
Wesley Stevens Navy coach and Shaw ties span careers
Wesley Stevens, ex Navy chief specialist and coach, began at Shaw high school as Trevor Rees assistant. He played at Purdue and starred for Shaw, later coached Euclid Central and led basketball and baseball at Toledo Naval Station. He was promoted to ensign, served in the Pacific, and is married with a year-old daughter.
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Wesley Stevens
Shaw High School
Trevor Rees
Wes
Rees
Shaw
Purdue University
Euclid Central High School
Navy
Toledo Naval Station
Ohio
Michigan
Ensign
Pacific Theatre
Kent State staffer Chesnutt recaps Navy service and duties
Karl Chesnutt assis tant football coach and health education instructor at Kent State since 1943 earned a B S from Ohio University in 1935 served as a navy communications officer in the Philippines and was released from duty in March credited with scouting Kent games from enemy backyards while pursuing an M A alongside duties.
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Karl Chesnutt
KSU
HPE
Ohio University
Navy
Kent
J.g
Philippines
M.A
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Kent State
Falcon
Russ van Atta
Whittaker
Central Michigan
Ball State
Miami
Purdue
Golden Flash
Bill Barton
Lou Toth
Tommy Kot
Toth
Pat del Vecchio
Harold Miller
Jack Britt
Ralph Garmus
Frank Mesek
Dwight Follin
Lawrance
N. Water ST
Regala
Courier-Tribune
Muskingum University
Stevens
Chesnutt
Flash
Karl and
Kent Restaurant
Kent National Bank
Robin Hood
Kent State U
Jerry and
Edna Grabensteder
the Franklin School of the Dance
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