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Will Shannon Get Rated Nationally?By Glenn WarrenWill Gene Shannon get due national recognition this year for his football prowess? ::0g|J I®■ f|1 Or will he be passed up completely by the Associated Press and other organrzations that select All-American teams?UShope that Shan-meriean teams. For he wasn't mentioned on any of the All-Ameri-I can teams selected by any organ!-I zation. This usuailv means a playerf can not possibly hope to make one j of these mythical teams at the end] of the season.j One of the greatest injustices j that can be done to college players i.* that of attempting to name All-American team before thlt;* season has begun. After each football authority, or organization, select# his pre-season choices, a football spotlight js focussed onthese select few. usually, regardless of the performance turnedalljin by the players during thesun, they find their names on tn« non*# fate is not t f|nal All-American teams at th«i close of the season, One example that which HM ef thb was Kyle Bute of S M Ubeen the mv Rote had his picture plastererhap of many; OR the cover of every leadingother fine play-! 8P°rt* magazine In the counti .l_j * |§K before the start of last year'sm eot n* j football sea.ion He was ntmei try in p a s t on ail the pre-season All* Amen years—t h a t is, can teams. Why? He hud a fail not being selec- season the previous year and top ted on the pre- ped it off with a very good gamlt; season all A*! against overrated Notre Dame.Bote, with all his publuitM puoncir went through last season with mediocre individual record an played on a team emerged wit a poo* season record. While h was doing this, a little mentione team with a little mentioned fui back, namely Bob Smith, was g« ing through most of its oppoMho like mad. Smith outran, outseorec and outplayed Hole the tntir season. But lets sec what hatperied Thais right, Rote mad the find team on every All An gfican selection at the end of thseason This is just one of manCit 4'^ ■ -Shannon Has Good RecordlM$t year, Shannon gained 799! yards in 139 carries to average j 5.70 yards per carry for the sea-son. While doing this, the 180*1 pound right half scored 10 touch- j downs.At present, Gene is second *n the nation in yards rushing, and seconc in the nation In yards rushing per carry. He has gamed 402 yards in 41 lues. This ml right at 10 yards per carry. And Shannon has already been up ag-l aiivst top-flight competition* He was very impressive in the Uni -! versuy’s opening game with Bay* lor, now rated in the top 10 teams jnearly went all the way. Against Detroit, he gained consistently andscored two touchdowns, in thetouchdown run was the marginof victory for the Cougats.Shannon is not the fastest run net in the country—but there are few that are as elusive or can hold their feet as well gg the flashy Cougar star. There Isn’t a doubt in rny mind, or in therninds of the Universit coaenesthat Shannon is among the top backs in the country, The question is, can he catch the eve of the nation and survive the plague of not being publicized before the
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Houston Cougar
Houston, Texas, US
Fri, Oct 12, 1951
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