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9-22-1958
Stan Renning Outstanding Lineman 10 games in a
row
University of Montana--Missoula. Office of University Relations
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Bob Gilluly
Sports News Editor
Montana State University
Missoula, Montana
MISSOULA, MONTANA-- How often does a football player figure in 50 per cent
of the tackles during a given game?
Lineman for 10 games in a row?
How often is a player named Outstanding
And, conversely, how often does a player achieve
this and receive relatively little recognition?
Once in a lifetime is the probable answer.
But this is the curious enigma that faces Stan Renning, Montana's AllAmerican guard candidate.
Renning, a six-foot, 190-pound bruiser, is recognized
by Skyline and Rocky Mountain observers as the greatest guard in the western
part of the country.
But, because he plays for Montana, a school of little football prominence,
Renning has fewer press clippings than grid warriors of lesser stature.
That MStan the Ram" is a definite All-American candidate cannot be denied.
During the
1957 season he was named Outstanding Lineman in every game in which
a vote was taken.
In eight games he polled an amazing total of
52 of 55 possible
votes.
As a sophomore, he was named Outstanding Lineman in his final game.
Starting the 1958 season he also achieved this honor in the Montana-Utah game
at Salt Lake City Sept. 20.
So, Renning has been the top lineman in each of 10 consecutive football
games.
But proper recognition continues to elude the 21-year-old senior from
Great Falls, Montana.
Following the Montana-Utah clash, Ute coach Ray Nagel said that "Renning
is a tremendous lineman--one of the finest I've ever seen in the west."
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Nagel's predecessor--Cactus Jack Curtice, now the Stanford coach--used the
same phrase during the 1957 season.
Nagel had reason to use superlatives concerning Henning.
about half of the tackles during the Montana-Utah game.
Stan figured in
Playing a middle
linebacker post, he completely stopped the Ute running game up the middle, and
forced the Ute's All-American quarterback, Lee Grosscup, to throw to the outside.
Although his forte is defense, Renning also shines as a pulling guard.
Most coaches feel that he is the best offensive guard in the Skyline.
Comparisons sometimes mean little, but Montana coach Ray Jenkins - - a
former assistant to Dal Ward at Colorado--feels that Renning is one of the
best four guards in the country today.
"And he stands by himself as a defen­
sive linebacker," Jenkins added.
"Above all, he's got a tremendous sixth sense.
I can't say that he's as
fast as John Wooten (Colorado's All-American guard candidate), but I think
his reflexes are better," the mentor said.
At any rate, "Stan the Ram" will continue to be one of the best guards
in the country, hoping that well-deserved All-American honors will come his
way.
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