Honors
All-League
All-America
Key Players:
John Hugh "Jack" Bennett, QB ('49-'51)
Jim Scown
John "Curly" Masonovich, DE/T ('49-'50)
Frank Donovan, E (Central HS)
Frank Vernose, G 1949
"Hap" Todd, T (Chicago Bears)
Joseph D. Ferko, OL (1949, 2 weeks)
Bob Edwards, E (Butte, HS) 1952
Joe Matkovic, HB (Montana State Univ)
Bob McKechnie, HB (Butte HS)
Matt Cassick, HB/G (1949-1952)
Jim Kovacich, E (Central HS)
George Huddleston, T 1952
John Gaspar, HB (Butte HS-US Navy)
Dick Barrie, HB (Cleveland HS)
Floyd Actis, FB (Butte HS - Shrine Game '49)
Joe Chelini, C (Butte HS)
Bill James
Paul Stanich, G (Butte HS)
Jim Scowan, G (Central HS)
Charley Stears, HB (Butte HS)
John Tomich
George Twardus, C (Butte HS)
Ed Rosich (G) 1952
Mike O'Leary, E (Englewood HS) 33-oldest
John "Jack" Dobie, E/L (Butte HS - 1949)
Tim Downey
Bob Walter, T (Michigan City, IN)
John O'Leary
Andy Oleson, T (Nebraska)
Dan McElroy, E (1949)
Andy Cutler, T (US Navy)
Bill Neuberg, T (Duluth, MN)
Chuck Vernos
Dick Barry
Eulijio Navarro, C 1949
Jim Morrissey, G 1949
John Anderson
Frank Annala, C (Butte HS)
Pat McCarver, G (Mullan, ID)
Bob Baker, HB (Bakersfield, CA)
Bob Celfrid, HB (Seattle, WA)
Harry Watts, G (North Carolina)
Chales Lilly, HB (Roberts JC, NY)
Charley Johnson, HB (Nebraska)
Alex Chavez, (QB/HB/PK) 1949-1952Capt
Bill McKechnie (FB) 1949-1952
Bob Scofield (E) 1949 Capt.
George Vucurovich (QB) 1952
Schulte (C) 1952; O'Neil (T) 1952; Mayo (E) 1952; Harrett (HB) 1952;
Alex Chavez, QB (Butte, HS) completed 7 of 8 passes for 4 touchdowns in
the win over Daylis (1949), while rushing for a TD as well.
Weather forced the cancelation of the Mines game of 1950, and the Anodes
were forced to cancel due to injuries and military call ups.
Bill Boston, 2nd in the nation as a collegiate punter at Montana State,
made the trip to Seattle.
Many of the Buzzies enlisted in the military when
the Korean Conflict broke out and the team halted operations from Oct
1951 to Sep 1952.
1952 saw the Buzzies return to action in a loss to Carroll College.
A match with the Ramblers was canceled when Charley Judd announced the
team did not have the depth to play a team like Seattle. The
team never made it back to the field.
Bob Sparks would go on to coach the Butte High Freshmen team in 1953
The Buzzies were inducted into the Butte Hall of
Fame in 2007
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