Joe Hirst was a terrific O-linemen for the Cats in the mid-2000s
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Bobcats By The Numbers: 73
6/20/2013 3:42:00 PM | Football
With 73 days until kickoff, a look at MSU's #73s...
Every day we look at players who donned the jersey number corresponding to the number of days until the Bobcats open the 2013 season on August 29 against Monmouth. The list of MSU football players by the jersey number is based on preseason rosters. The set of available rosters is complete from 1946-81 and '83-present. Only the 1926-27, 1934, 1937 and 1941 rosters are available in the pre-WWII years. Corrections, additions, or rosters that fill out the set are welcome to blamberty@msubobcats.com.
#73
Caleb Gillis, OL: Caleb Gills comes to MSU from Glenn in the Dillon area. He is a freshman offensive lineman with a good frame and projectability as an athlete.
Spotlight Player: Ron East's Bobcat career was brief, but spectacular. His presence on the Bobcat defense in 1966, his only season at MSU, spurred the Bobcats to the first of three straight titles. He earned All-Big Sky honors as a defensive tackle that season, and just to make sure he was remembered around Bozeman he chucked the javelin far enough to win a Big Sky title the next spring. He was MSU's fourth-ever league champion in track and field. East went on to have a long, successful NFL career. Ron East is a Bobcat Hall of Famer.
Notable 73s in Bobcat History: It's not easy to play the offensive line in Division I football, and it's not easy to coach it, either. An early success story in Jason McEndoo's sensational tenure as the school's offensive line coach is Joe Hirst, who Coach Mac inherited as a young redshirt freshman in 2003. Hirst became a long-term starter and two-time second team all-league choice for the Bobcats.
Through the years: Hal Walker (1956), Chuck Dallum (1957), Fred Turner (1960-61), Dick Hueth (1964), Charlie Moore (1965), Ron East (1966), John Winchell (1967-68), Ernie Lewis (1969), Ernie Lewis (1970), Wayne Hammond (1971-74), Mike Peavey (1975), Scott Keyser (1976), Les Sherrill (1977-79), Tim Dietz (1980), Bruce Randall (1982-84), Tom Burgraff (1986), Mike Sain (1987), Jim Montgomery (1990), Jason Westbrock (1993-95), Dener Stairs (1996-97), Chris MacNiell (1999), Mike Schmidt (2000-01), Joe Hirst (2002-2006), Alex Terrien (2007-08), Killian Fitzpatrick (2009-10), Tyler Blomstrom (2012), Caleb Gillis (2013)
#73
Caleb Gillis, OL: Caleb Gills comes to MSU from Glenn in the Dillon area. He is a freshman offensive lineman with a good frame and projectability as an athlete.
Spotlight Player: Ron East's Bobcat career was brief, but spectacular. His presence on the Bobcat defense in 1966, his only season at MSU, spurred the Bobcats to the first of three straight titles. He earned All-Big Sky honors as a defensive tackle that season, and just to make sure he was remembered around Bozeman he chucked the javelin far enough to win a Big Sky title the next spring. He was MSU's fourth-ever league champion in track and field. East went on to have a long, successful NFL career. Ron East is a Bobcat Hall of Famer.
Notable 73s in Bobcat History: It's not easy to play the offensive line in Division I football, and it's not easy to coach it, either. An early success story in Jason McEndoo's sensational tenure as the school's offensive line coach is Joe Hirst, who Coach Mac inherited as a young redshirt freshman in 2003. Hirst became a long-term starter and two-time second team all-league choice for the Bobcats.
Through the years: Hal Walker (1956), Chuck Dallum (1957), Fred Turner (1960-61), Dick Hueth (1964), Charlie Moore (1965), Ron East (1966), John Winchell (1967-68), Ernie Lewis (1969), Ernie Lewis (1970), Wayne Hammond (1971-74), Mike Peavey (1975), Scott Keyser (1976), Les Sherrill (1977-79), Tim Dietz (1980), Bruce Randall (1982-84), Tom Burgraff (1986), Mike Sain (1987), Jim Montgomery (1990), Jason Westbrock (1993-95), Dener Stairs (1996-97), Chris MacNiell (1999), Mike Schmidt (2000-01), Joe Hirst (2002-2006), Alex Terrien (2007-08), Killian Fitzpatrick (2009-10), Tyler Blomstrom (2012), Caleb Gillis (2013)
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