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Veterans returnees reshape college grid rosters
The piece analyzes World War II and Korean War veterans joining Oklahoma and Kansas teams, noting age, endurance, and impact on 1957 rosters. It contrasts KU and Oklahoma with veterans from other schools, cites coaches Bill Jennings and Bus Mertes on injuries, and ends with NFL details about Dutch Van Brocklin and the Rams as they pursue stronger seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas University
Oklahoma
Jayhawk
Jerry Baker
Bob Hoesing
Bill Hart
Tom Horner
Bob Lewis
Lynn McCarthy
Bobby Robinson
Frale Russell
Tom Russell
Glenn Swengros
Ted Rohde
Baker
Lewis
McCarthy
Ernie Russell
Rohde
Chet Venatta
Larry Carrier
Vanatta
O. U
Carrier
Kansas
Bill Jennings
Nebraska
Bus Mertes
Kan
Jennings
Washington State
Army
Kansas State
Pittsburgh
Mertes
K. U
K-State
Washington
NFL
Marshall
Van
van Brocklin
Old Tarbhy
Dutch
Moody
Ram
Liz Gillman
Billy Wade