Marv
Tommervik, one of the best receivers out Pacific
Lutheran was one of the "Marvelous Marv's" together with
another former 'Lute, Marvel Harshman
With the
Indians, Tommervik was the gun slinger passing and
rushing for touchdowns as well as kicking field goals.
Marv finished the 1946 Pacific Coast League season as
the leading passer with 989 yards and 14 passing scores
to go with a rushing and a receiving TD. The former two-time little All-American was the nation's
top passer among all college athletes in 1941.
Al Davies
offered Tommervik and Harshman $2000 to sign with the
Indians rather than the AAFC's New York Yankees.
Last
season (1945) Tommervik and Harshman led the San Diego
Navy to a 33-6 victory over unbeaten USC. and following
his discharge in October 1945 was hired as PLU's
assistant basketball coach and this season (1946) hired
as Athletic Director. In 1942 he was the star of
the Pasco Naval Air Reserve team serving 3 years in the
Navy during the war.
In that 1945 game
against the USC Trojans, Tommervik passed for 3 TDs (12,
30, 33), ran for 2 TDs (15, 66) and finished 9 of 18
passing for 188 yards with one INT as he led the San
Diego Navy to victory.
