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Cadet will not Lie, Cheat, Steal, or Tolerate Those Who Do


USMA at West Point


We have changed the wording of our Alma Mater to reflect the fact that our Women Graduates have also given their lives serving this Nation.


----- Class of 2012 Motto ------

- "For More Than Ourselves" -Thank you Class of 2012 - for the Honor of Marching with you The Class of 62 - Can Do


Remember - The Soldiers you will lead Always Come First


Motto -- Duty Honor Country


The Cadets of West Point


They played perhaps Army's Greatest Game. They were the Team that Gave The Most


Washington's Letter recommending the establishment of the Academy and the History of West Point


The Oaths We Take


West Points Medal of Honor Winners


Jefferson Hall - the Academy's new Library.


Douglas MacArthur

Vinegar Joe Stilwell cleaning his Thompson -The Walkout -Burma 1942

George Patton


The Monuments of West Point


Kosciuszko Monument - Guarding the Hudson ensuring there is no passage of British Man of War


Forts of the Hudson

So we'll sing our reminiscences of Benny Havens, Oh!


Academic Excellence


---- Colonel Thayer


West Point


Trophy Point


L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument, or The French Monument by Cadets


Superintendent's Quarters viewed from Thayer Road

Superintendant was not Happy Black '57



Home of the Dean


Quarters 104

Cadet Chapel


Michie Stadium


Arvin Gym


Kimsey Athletic Center


Holleder Center


Washington Monument


United States Military Academy Band


Cadet Barracks


Rugby Complex


Great Chain


Plain looking toward Washington Hall


Battle Monument


Washington Hall with Cadet Chapel on rocks above.


Hudson River


Captured Trophies


Battle Monument


West Point Cemetery


Plain


Cost to this Nation of Differing Views


Trophy Point -- Our Flag


Corps of Cadets Formed in Companies early 1960s


Corps of Cadets Formed in Companies early 1960s


Sending the Army Team off to Beat Navy


Army Mule


Color Guard


Band Box Review Early 1950's in Central Area


Battalion Mass Early 50's


Flirtation Walk



Arvin Gym


Duty Honor Country


Cadet will not Lie, Cheat, Steal, or Tolerate Those Who Do


Motto -- Duty Honor Country

Remember - The Soldiers you will lead Always Come First

Academic Excellence

--They played perhaps Army's Greatest Game. They were the Team that Gave The Most

Colonel Thayer

West Point mid 60's

Trophy Point

L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument, or The French Monument by Cadets

Superintendent's Quarters viewed from Thayer Road

Cadet Chapel

Michie Stadium

Arvin Gym

Kimsey Athletic Center

Holleder Center

Washington Monument

United States Military Academy Band

Barracks

Rugby Complex

Great Chain

Plain looking toward Washington Hall

Battle Monument

Washington Hall with Cadet Chapel on rocks above.

Hudson River

Captured Trophies

Battle Monument

West Point Cemetery

Plain

Cost to this Nation of Differing Views

Trophy Point -- Our Flag

Corps of Cadets Formed in Companies early 1960s

Corps of Cadets Formed in Companies early 1960s

Sending the Army Team off to Beat Navy

Army Mule

Color Guard

Band Box Review Early 1950's in Central Area

Battalion Mass Early 50's

Flirtation Walk

Cadet will not Lie, Cheat, Steal, or Tolerate Those Who Do

Motto -- Duty Honor Country

Remember - The Soldiers you will lead Always Come First

Academic Excellence

They played perhaps Army's Greatest Game. They were the Team that Gave The Most

Colonel Thayer

West Point mid 60's

Trophy Point

L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument, or The French Monument by Cadets

Superintendent's Quarters viewed from Thayer Road

Cadet Chapel

Michie Stadium

Arvin Gym

Kimsey Athletic Center

Holleder Center

Washington Monument

United States Military Academy Band

Barracks

Rugby Complex

Great Chain

Plain looking toward Washington Hall

Battle Monument

Washington Hall with Cadet Chapel on rocks above.

Hudson River

Captured Trophies

Battle Monument

West Point Cemetery

Plain

- Cost to this Nation of Differing Views

Trophy Point -- Our Flag

Corps of Cadets Formed in Companies early 1960s

Corps of Cadets Formed in Companies early 1960s

Sending the Army Team off to Beat Navy

- Army Mule

Color Guard

Band Box Review Early 1950's in Central Area

Battalion Mass Early 50's

Flirtation Walk

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Cadet will not Lie, Cheat, Steal, or Tolerate Those Who Do

We have changed the wording of our Alma Mater to reflect the fact that our Women Graduates have also given their lives serving this Nation.

----- Class of 2012 Motto ----- "For More Than Ourselves" Thank you Class of 2012 for the Honor of Marching with you The Class of 62

---------- Class of 2008 --------- ----- Class Crest & Motto ----- "No Mission Too Great"

---- Their Commencement ---- "Here am I; Send me."

Thank you Class of 2008 and Please Thank the Men & Women --- the Soldiers you will lead --- The Class of 62.

Motto -- Duty Honor Country

Remember - The Soldiers you will lead Always Come First

Jefferson Hall - the Academy's new Library.

Academic Excellence

--They played perhaps Army's Greatest Game. They were the Team that Gave The Most

---- Colonel Thayer

West Point mid 60's

Trophy Point

L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument, or The French Monument by Cadets

Superintendent's Quarters viewed from Thayer Road

Cadet Chapel

Michie Stadium

Arvin Gym

Kimsey Athletic Center

Holleder Center

Washington Monument

United States Military Academy Band

Barracks

Rugby Complex

Great Chain

Plain looking toward Washington Hall

Battle Monument

Washington Hall with Cadet Chapel on rocks above.

Hudson River

Captured Trophies

Battle Monument

West Point Cemetery

Plain

- Cost to this Nation of Differing Views

Trophy Point -- Our Flag

Corps of Cadets Formed in Companies early 1960s

Corps of Cadets Formed in Companies early 1960s

Sending the Army Team off to Beat Navy

- Army Mule

Color Guard

Band Box Review Early 1950's in Central Area

Battalion Mass Early 50's

Flirtation Walk

Arvin Gym

Duty Honor Country

Cadet will not Lie, Cheat, Steal, or Tolerate Those Who Do

Motto -- Duty Honor Country

Remember - The Soldiers you will lead Always Come First

Academic Excellence

--They played perhaps Army's Greatest Game. They were the Team that Gave The Most

---- Colonel Thayer

West Point mid 60's

Trophy Point

L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument, or The French Monument by Cadets

Superintendent's Quarters viewed from Thayer Road

Cadet Chapel

Michie Stadium

Arvin Gym

Kimsey Athletic Center

Holleder Center

Washington Monument

United States Military Academy Band

Barracks

Rugby Complex

Great Chain

Plain looking toward Washington Hall

Battle Monument

Washington Hall with Cadet Chapel on rocks above.

Hudson River

Captured Trophies

Battle Monument

West Point Cemetery

Plain

- Cost to this Nation of Differing Views

Trophy Point -- Our Flag

Corps of Cadets Formed in Companies early 1960s

Corps of Cadets Formed in Companies early 1960s

Sending the Army Team off to Beat Navy

- Army Mule

Color Guard

Band Box Review Early 1950's in Central Area

Battalion Mass Early 50's

Flirtation Walk

Cadet will not Lie, Cheat, Steal, or Tolerate Those Who Do

Motto -- Duty Honor Country

Remember - The Soldiers you will lead Always Come First

Academic Excellence

--They played perhaps Army's Greatest Game. They were the Team that Gave The Most

---- Colonel Thayer

West Point mid 60's

Trophy Point

L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument, or The French Monument by Cadets

Superintendent's Quarters viewed from Thayer Road

Cadet Chapel

Michie Stadium

Arvin Gym

Kimsey Athletic Center

Holleder Center

Washington Monument

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The '54 Crest

General MacArthur stated it would take

"at least 10 years"

to return Army Football to Respectability


28th Infantry Regiment
Black Lion Award is intended to go to the person on his team "who best exemplifies the character of Don Holleder: leadership, courage, devotion to duty, self-sacrifice, and - above all -

an unselfish concern for the team ahead of himself."


General George Patton

"The Army moves as a team, eats as a team, and fights as a team."


The '55 Crest











They played perhaps Army's Greatest Game.

They were the Team that Gave The Most


Don Hollender Remember - The Soldiers you will lead Always Come First


Vann and Holleder


9 Army A's


The '56 Crest


The '57 Crest










Can Do


Gen Van Fleet addressing the Corps prior to the Navy Game


Constructed under supervision of Jay Gould "54 and the Ord Dept from a German Rocket Gun captured at Kasserine Pass. First used in the Duke Game.


COL "Red" Reeder granted the Cheerleaders Corps Squad status to obtain financial support for their spirit-inducing initiatives.


Bob Mischak - - It should be pointed out that Bob was an All American selection, but is not recognized by the Academy as such because of the organization which selected him.









Ubel scores 3 Times against Navy - Vann's facking results in Peter getting tackled - #10 on the ground behind Ubel

Vann to Sisson

Army's B Squad

Vann to Mischak.

Uebel Intercepts

Cody to Don Holleder








Lasley

Frank Hicks

Burd

Bill Purdue

Cody

Meador Mgr

Ron Melnick







Ralph Chesnauskas

Pat Uebel

Tommy Bell

Sisson headed for another score

Peter Vann stuffs the ball in Jerry's gut

Leroy Lunn & Jerry Lodge

Uebel after taking the handoff from Hagan







Attaya - Army's Fullback

Sisson - one of 3 Great Ends

Bob Mischak

Ralph Chesnauskas


Bob Farris

Vann moving out of the pocket

Peter Vann 10, Billy Chance 38, Herdman 68







Ken Kramer

Joe Lapchick

Kirk Cockrell


Lodge going down tosses to Paul Schweikert for score.




Dick Zeigler

Bob Farris
Played the 2d half of the Navy Game blind in one eye.







Pat Uebel

Tommy Bell

Peter Vann

Freddie Attaya

Mike Zeigler

Jerry Lodge wearing #67, playing fullback.

Johnny Wing




Lowell Sisson


Norm Stephen

Jack Krause

Dick Ziegler

Jerry Lodge

Leroy Lunn






Norm Stephen

Jerry Lodge

Corps of Cadets for Navy Game

Can Do

General MacArthur stated it would take

"at least 10 years"

to return Army Football to Respectability

General George Patton

"The Army moves as a team, eats as a team, and fights as a team."

Don Hollender Remember - The Soldiers you will lead Always Come First








The '54 Crest

The '55 Crest

28th Infantry Regiment
Black Lion Award is intended to go to the person on his team "who best exemplifies the character of Don Holleder: leadership, courage, devotion to duty, self-sacrifice, and - above all -

an unselfish concern for the team ahead of himself."


They played perhaps Army's Greatest Game.

They were the Team that Gave The Most


The '56 Crest


The '57 Crest





Army Greats

Get That Stick Down

To understand the scope of the material being sought for Army's Greatest Athletes, the listing below will provide some idea. It will not be a laundry list as depicted below. There will be graphics and photos, and you will select the area you are interested in and click on it. Should you want more information on an athlete, by clicking on his name it will carry you his data base. Some of the links below work.

National Champions

National Football Foundation Gold Medal

National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame -- 4 Coaches, 23 All Americans

Note Bill Yeoman Class of '50 is listed under Coaches for his success as Houston Cougars Head Football Coach

National Wrestling Hall of Fame -- 1 Coach, 1 Champion (2 Time), 14 All Americans

National Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame -- 2 Coaches (Dick Edell listed separately) , 7 Players

National Basketball Hall of Fame -- 1 Player

Army Hall of Fame

Individual State Hall of Fame

Lambert Trophy

  • 1953 Team
  • 1958 Team

Individual Awards

All Americans

  • Baseball All American
  • Basketball All American
    • Stu Sherard - Class of 1962 - Converse Yearbook Honorable Mention Basketball
    • Gary Winton - Class of 1978 - Twice Honorable Mention Basketball
  • Football All Americans as listed by the Academy (multiple selections indicated by 2 or 3)
  • Additional Football All American Selections (not included in the Academy listing)
  • Football All American Honorable Mention
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics (25 All Americans)
  • Hockey
    • Dave Rost - Class of 1977 holds NCAA records for most career points & goals
  • Lacrosse (67 1st Team All Americans)
  • Rifle (27 All Americans)
  • Soccer (7 All Americans)
  • Swimming & Diving
  • Track & Field (19 Men All Americans)
  • Women's Basketball
  • Women's Track & Field (15 All Americans)
  • Women's Soccer
  • Women's Swimming & Diving
    • Ann Wycoff - Class of 1989 - All American 19 events
  • All East Basketball

    All East Football

    Colliers All East Honorable Mention

    • John Trent - Class of 1950
    • "Bruce Ackerson" - Class of 1950
    • Jim Irons - Class of 1950
    • "Lynn Galloway" - Class of 1950
    • Jim Cain - Class of 1950

    Conference / League Champions

    • Gymnastics
      • 1962 Eastern Intercollegiate Championship
    • Women's Basketball
      • 2005/2006 - Patriot League Championship
    • 150 / Lightweight / Sprint Football (Won or tied for Championship 30 times since 1957)
      • 1970
      • 1971
      • 1972
      • 1973
      • 1981
      • 1982
      • 1994
    • Baseball
      • 1965 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League EIBL
      • 1966 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League EIBL

    All Conference / League Champion Individual

    • Jim McInerney 1952 ECAC Boxing Champion
    • Al DeJardin - 1962- Shortstop Second Team - EIBL
    • Tom Eccleston - 1962 Pitcher First Team - EIBL
    • Phil Costain - 1962 - Eastern Intercollegiate Champion, Horizontal Bars
    • "Doug Morgan" - 1962 - Regional All American Soccer
    • Dave Rost - 1977 - All East Hockey
    • "Deann Machlan" - 1996 - 2 Time 1st Team Patriot League; & Volleyball League Player of Yr
    • "Steven Marshall" - 1996 - EIGL Parallel Bars & All Around Crown

    Playoff/ Bowl Appearances

    • Women's Basketball
      • 1984 NCAA appearance
      • 2006 NCAA appearance

    • Football
      • 1984 Cherry Bowl -- Army 10 Michigan State 6
      • 1985 Peach Bowl -- Army 31 Illinois 29
      • 1988 Sun Bowl -- Army 28 Alabama 29
      • 1996 Independence Bowl -- Army 29 Auburn 32

National & International Competition

  • Al DeJardin - Class of 1962 -Starting Shortstop 1963 Pan American Games Sao Paulo, Brazil April 1963 Cuba won the game score of 2-1, USA Team Silver Medal
  • Ron Zinn - Class of 1962 - Olympics
  • Barry DeBolt - Class of 1966 - Pan Am Games Gold Medalist
  • "Mike Silliman" - Class of 1966 - Captain of Olympic Basket ball Team
  • Doug Blubaugh - Asst. Wrestling Coach - Olympic Gold Medalist
  • "Daniel Browne" - Class of 1997 - 2004 Olympics
  • "Steven Marshall" - Class of 1996 - 95 US Senior National Gymnastics Team
  • David Sears - Class of 1939 - National AAU
  • John Vansant - Class of 1987 - World University Games
  • Elexa Willis - Class of 1990 - 95 World Championships & 96 Olympics

Professional Accomplishment

Academy Team Recognition

  • Corps Squad with the highest combined ranking for academics, athletics and military development.
    • 150s
    • Golf

Army Record Holders
(Information from Army Hall of Fame & media guide)

  • "Robert Neyland" - 1916 -- 35 - 5 pitching record, Army's first no hitter, Beat Navy 4 times
  • Richard Shea - 1952 -- 7 Records Track & Field, and Cross Country
  • Joe Austin - 1952 - 10 Goals against Cornell, 80 goals 3 years
  • "Mark Binstein" - 1956 -- Record 1222 points Basketball
  • Peter Vann - 1956 -- 9 Academy passing records; led Nation in pass eff; NCAA season record
  • Joe Caldwell - 1960 -- 21 completions for 297 yds, Nov 14 1959 Oklahoma
  • Tom Culver - 1962 -- 10 catches against Michigan (Game Films- Tom Cahill)
  • Stu Sherard - 1962 -- Record 1299 in 3 yrs, averaged 22.1/ Basketball game as Firstie, 5 Academy records at Graduation, led Nation with 92% Free Thrown 1962. See Basketball page 13
  • "Mike Silliman" - 1966 -- Considered Greatest Army Basketball player
  • "Joseph Casey" - 1967 -- 139 points, 3 semifinal NCAA Soccer Tournaments
  • "Bill Schutsky" - 1968 -- Basketball - Vitale says best Army player pound for pound
  • Dave Rost - 1977 -- 330 points Hockey NCAA Record
  • "George Clark" - 2d in Hockey with 153 Goals
  • Gary Winton - 1978 -- Held record in scoring, retains record in rebounding Basketball
  • Pamela Pearson - 1986 -- Triple Jump record, All American 2 Sports
  • John Vansant - 1987 -- 100 & 200 Breaststroke & 200 Individual Medley Swimming
  • "Kevin Houston" - 1987 -- Basketball leading scorer, led Nation (32.9 ppg)
  • Ann Wycoff - 1989 -- 4 records Swimming & Diving
  • Elexa Willis - 1990 -- 3 records (Long & Triple Jump) Track & field
  • "Michael Mayweather" - 1991 -- 4299 rushing yds, 5594 all purpose yds, 21- 100 yd games
  • "Deann Machlan" - 1996 -- 8 records on career, season, match & game Volleyball
  • "Steven Marshall" - 1996 -- Academy records in all around, parallel bars & high bar Gym
  • "Daniel Browne" - 1997 -- 6 Academy & 7 League distance records in Track
  • Julie Schellhase - 1997 -- Single season and all time 3 point shot leader Basketball
  • Holly Pedley - 1998 -- Record 52 points Soccer
  • Lindsey Gerheim - 2007 http://forwhattheygaveonsaturdayafternoon.com/wp-2007/gerheim-accomplishments

Of Distinction

Criteria -- Although the team was not National Champion, 1958 Football was a great team. As for individuals, the Criteria must be that they earned a Varsity letter 6 times in two appreciably different Corps Squads if eligibility was 3 years and 8 times if they had 4 years of eligibility

 

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