| Group portrait of the Wisconsin boxing team that won the national championship this year. Shown back row, left to right: Vito Parisi, Madison, heavy-weight, 1948 NCAA champion; Darrell Burmeister, Janesville, heavy-weight, 1947 NCAA semi-finalist; Glen Nording (?), Madison, who has boxed at 155, 165 and 175 during his career at Wisconsin; Paul Kotrodimos, Milwaukee, 130-pounder; Robert Apperson, Long Beach, California, lightweight 1947 NCAA runner-up; Dwaine Dickinson, Tomah, 145-pounder and James Sreeran, Beloit, 130-pounder, 1948 NCAA runner-up. Middle row, left to right: Don Dickinson, Tomah, welterweight NCAA runner-up 1947 and champion in 1948; John Lendenski, Natrona, Pennsylvania, middleweight, 1947 NCAA champion and semi-finalist in 1948; Calvin Vernon, Milwaukee, lightheavyweight, 1948 NCAA champion; Bob Brigham, Madison, 130-pounder; Steve Gremban, Goodman, bantamweight, 1947 NCAA runner-up and champion in 1948. Bottom row, left to right: John J. Walsh, Wisconsin varsity coach; Ray Hoague, Janesville, varsity manager; Jack Ferguson, Madison fan who annually gives the George Downer Memorial Trophy and Vernon Woodward, Wisconsin assistant coach. |
