RAY WIETECHA
Center
No. 55
Northwestern
Although recognized as an All-Pro Center every year since 1956, Ray distinguished himself late in the 1958 season when his extraordinary effort and gritty determination allowed him to recover a Giant fumble deep in Brown territory. This kept a New York rally alive, thus allowing the Giants to win the game that would put them into a division playoff against the Browns and a chance at the NFL championship game.
An All-Big Ten selection at Northwestern, Ray was a bonus outfielder in the Washington Senators chain and a Marine Corps officer before joining the Giants. He has started every game since 1954.
BOB SCHMIDT
Center
No. 52
Minnesota
"Bob Schmidt (52) has been a reliable handyman on the Giant offensive line for three seasons. On frequent occasions, he has filled in at the tackles for Rosie Brown and Frank Youso. He is also the No. 1 replacement for Ray Wietecha at center.
At Minnesota, Bob played both tackle and end. He was drafted by the Cardinals in 1958."
-1960 New York Giants Official Program (Yankee Stadium)
JACK STROUD
Guard
No. 66
Tennessee
"Jack is a wide-ranging offensive guard who received second-team All-Pro recognition in 1959. Considered by many the best blocking interior lineman, he takes the defender out sharply and clearly.
Jack was an All-American tackle and captain at the University of Tennessee. He was drafted in '51 but was in military service for two years before reporting in '53."
-1960 Pro Football Handbook
LOU CORDILEONE
Guard
No. 74
Clemson
This year the Giants look to their top draft choice, All-American tackle Lou Cordileone of Clemson, to plug a hole on their offensive line as a starting guard. Rated a superior blocker, Lou played his high school ball at St. Michael's High School in Union City, New Jersey.
DARRELL DESS
Guard
No. 62
North Carolina State
"Darrell Dess (62), a 25-year-old North Carolina State graduate from New Castle, Pa., was acquired by the Giants in a 1959 trade with the Steelers. The brawny 240-pounder, used mainly as a handyman last year, has moved into the regular lineup of the offensive unit. He does a solid job of blocking at left guard."
-1960 New York Giants Official Program (Yankee Stadium)
ROOSEVELT BROWN
Offensive TackleNo. 79
Morgan State
"A unanimous 1959 All-Pro choice, no offensive tackle moves off his mark quicker than this former collegiate wrestling champion. A Pro Bowl performer for five years, Roosevelt was AP Lineman of the League in '56. He can play two ways and is inserted as a defensive tackle for goal line stands."
-1960 Pro Football Handbook
"Most coaches figure they're ahead if they get a tackle who's big and alert enough to hold off opposing ends on pass protection and occasionally bump a man out of the way so that a halfback can slither through. Pro tackles weigh up to 270 pounds, which has to crimp their mobility. But not Rosey Brown's. He fulfills all the requirements and then some.
Rosey weighs in at 260 pounds, so no one's going to push him around. He has a classic 32-inch waist to account for the streamlined action that gets him out ahead of the backs. After he does his damage on the line of scrimmage he barrels downfield to do some more patch clearing, which is one of the chief reasons why the Giants for the last few years have had one of the most effective running attacks in the NFL.
Then Rosey's strength comes into play when the other team has the ball and they've moved down to the Giant two-yard line, first and goal to go. In that situation, no team can be tougher than New York, and right in the middle is Brown. Coach Howell even sends him to bolster the defensive line in short-yardage situations at midfield, maybe third and one to go.
Looking back on last season, Brown picks out as his personal highlight, 'downing a punt on the two-yard line which set up a touchdown for the Giants because the Packers fumbled on the next play.'
He's 28 years old, a 28th round draft choice from Morgan State in 1953 and has been All-Pro the last five years. Rosey lives in Teaneck, New Jersey where he does sales-promotion work for Ballantine and cultivates the grass around his home. In the fall he churns it up."
-Murray Olderman, Sports All-Stars 1960 Pro Football
"A consistent All-Pro selection, Rosey pries open holes in enemy defenses with ease. When he spots a Giant back in the open, he forms a one-man convoy and tosses downfield blocks that seem like H-bomb explosions."
-1960 Topps No. 78
FRANK YOUSO
Offensive Tackle
No. 72
Minnesota
Frank is a rising star of an offensive line of a team known more for its defense, although he's always ready to fill in on that side of the line of scrimmage, too. A native of International Falls, Minnesota who starred as a collegian for the Golden Gophers, Frank was a starting tackle for a New York team that repeated as NFL Eastern champs last year.
PROVERB JACOBS
Offensive Tackle
No. 73
California
"It's a well-known proverb around the N.F.L. that you don't 'mess' with Jacobs. He's big and strong and fast for his size.
Proverb's debut season in 1958 impressed everyone."
-1959 Topps No. 108
"The No. 2 draft choice of the Eagles in 1958, Proverb Jacobs (73) was signed by the Giants as a free agent last spring. The 225-pound California graduate fits into the picture as a spare tackle. He is serviceable on both offense and defense. In a pinch, he also could handle the place-kicking assignment. He can really boom the ball."
-1960 New York Giants Official Program (Yankee Stadium)
DON BOLL
Offensive Tackle
No. 78
Nebraska
"In his second season, Don was rated by many as the best rookie offensive lineman in the National League last year.
He was born in Scribner, Nebraska, where he attended high school. He was named to the Players' All-Big Seven team and several All-America squads during his senior year at the University of Nebraska.
Don served four years in the Marines- his younger brother, Duane, also a Nebraska gridder, was killed in Korea. He has seven sisters. Don works in the off-season as a supervisor in a shipping warehouse."
-1954 Bowman No. 89
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