Bobcats By the Numbers: #89
6/5/2015 3:19:00 PM | Football
Bryan Flaig was a sure-handed pass-catcher in the late '70s
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.
#89
Wilson Brott, TE: Following in the footsteps of position-mate Austin Barth, Wilson Brott was a tall, athletic quarterback from the state of Montana who agreed to make the switch to tight end when becoming a Bobcat. The MSU coaching staff remains enthused about Barth, from the Flathead area, who is in line for considerable playing time this fall. The same holds for Brott, from Billings. He is expected to be a tight end understudy as a redshirt freshman this fall while contributing on special teams.
Spotlight Player: Had Maytag been looking for similes during its memorable "Lonely as a Maytag Repairman" advertising campaign, it could have done worse than "…like a Montana State receiver under Sonny Holland." Bryan Flaig lived that life. His 71 career catches for 1,244 yards may or may not be enough to earn All-America honors in a single 21st century season, but it was a pretty flashy career in the mid-1970s. In fact, it was just short of the school record at the time. Flaig was a sensation at Missoula Sentinel, winning state championships in football, basketball and track. MSU's ability to lure him out of Missoula speaks to the status of Bobcat football at the time, and he remains a proud Bobcat in his hometown to this day.
Chuck Karnop on Bryan Flaig: "He was a good one. You get the ball around him and he would catch it. I thought he was equally as good at the time he played in college as (Bobcat Hall of Famer and future NFL player) Sam McCullum. We threw it some (during Flaig's career) because we started into the triple option stuff. Then, if the ball was around you you'd better catch it because a pass then was going down the field. You really needed a big play when you threw it. Bryan was married to Carrie Hoard, she was a track girl. He was from Missoula, and a lot of (being able to recruit a player from there to Bozeman) was Holland and Lubick and we were just so Montana. They (UM) weren't a real solid program then, and it was a thing because we sort of had the onus on them and our coaches were Butte guys."
Notable #89s in the Bobcat Past: Dan Davies was one of the special players that come along once in a while who make a far greater contribution to Bobcat Athletics after leaving the football program than he did while playing. A little-used walk-on receiver and backup punter in the late '70s, Davies began an impressive coaching career after his playing career ended. After a time at Whitefish High School, he became a graduate assistant at MSU under Sonny Lubick, then became a full-time coach for Doug Graber and Dave Arnold, rising to offensive coordinator. Arnold's staff was dismissed in 1986, but after two years in private business Davies returned to the athletic department in 1988 as an assistant AD. He had remained ever since. In addition, he has called nearly 300 games as the Bobcat Radio Network's color analyst.
Through the Years: Gary Dusenberry (1956), Frank LaMasse (1970-71), Bryan Flaig (1974-76), Dan Davies (1977-78), Neil Parker (1979), Kevin White (1980), Brent Baker (1982), Brent Bateman (1983-84), Scotty Neuman (1985), Toby Pettit (1986), Mike Schwartz (1987-88), Wade Rademacher (1989), Matt Huffield (1989), Jim Gersack (1992-93), Craig Zimmerman (1995), Jesse Marunde (1999, 2001), Demeadri Oliver (2000), Cody Samuelson (2002-03), Jaren Stensland (2004), Mike Van Gorden (2005), Josh Lewis (2006), Steven Foster (2008-11), Chris Houden (2012-13), Wilson Brott (2014-)
#89
Wilson Brott, TE: Following in the footsteps of position-mate Austin Barth, Wilson Brott was a tall, athletic quarterback from the state of Montana who agreed to make the switch to tight end when becoming a Bobcat. The MSU coaching staff remains enthused about Barth, from the Flathead area, who is in line for considerable playing time this fall. The same holds for Brott, from Billings. He is expected to be a tight end understudy as a redshirt freshman this fall while contributing on special teams.
Spotlight Player: Had Maytag been looking for similes during its memorable "Lonely as a Maytag Repairman" advertising campaign, it could have done worse than "…like a Montana State receiver under Sonny Holland." Bryan Flaig lived that life. His 71 career catches for 1,244 yards may or may not be enough to earn All-America honors in a single 21st century season, but it was a pretty flashy career in the mid-1970s. In fact, it was just short of the school record at the time. Flaig was a sensation at Missoula Sentinel, winning state championships in football, basketball and track. MSU's ability to lure him out of Missoula speaks to the status of Bobcat football at the time, and he remains a proud Bobcat in his hometown to this day.
Chuck Karnop on Bryan Flaig: "He was a good one. You get the ball around him and he would catch it. I thought he was equally as good at the time he played in college as (Bobcat Hall of Famer and future NFL player) Sam McCullum. We threw it some (during Flaig's career) because we started into the triple option stuff. Then, if the ball was around you you'd better catch it because a pass then was going down the field. You really needed a big play when you threw it. Bryan was married to Carrie Hoard, she was a track girl. He was from Missoula, and a lot of (being able to recruit a player from there to Bozeman) was Holland and Lubick and we were just so Montana. They (UM) weren't a real solid program then, and it was a thing because we sort of had the onus on them and our coaches were Butte guys."
Notable #89s in the Bobcat Past: Dan Davies was one of the special players that come along once in a while who make a far greater contribution to Bobcat Athletics after leaving the football program than he did while playing. A little-used walk-on receiver and backup punter in the late '70s, Davies began an impressive coaching career after his playing career ended. After a time at Whitefish High School, he became a graduate assistant at MSU under Sonny Lubick, then became a full-time coach for Doug Graber and Dave Arnold, rising to offensive coordinator. Arnold's staff was dismissed in 1986, but after two years in private business Davies returned to the athletic department in 1988 as an assistant AD. He had remained ever since. In addition, he has called nearly 300 games as the Bobcat Radio Network's color analyst.
Through the Years: Gary Dusenberry (1956), Frank LaMasse (1970-71), Bryan Flaig (1974-76), Dan Davies (1977-78), Neil Parker (1979), Kevin White (1980), Brent Baker (1982), Brent Bateman (1983-84), Scotty Neuman (1985), Toby Pettit (1986), Mike Schwartz (1987-88), Wade Rademacher (1989), Matt Huffield (1989), Jim Gersack (1992-93), Craig Zimmerman (1995), Jesse Marunde (1999, 2001), Demeadri Oliver (2000), Cody Samuelson (2002-03), Jaren Stensland (2004), Mike Van Gorden (2005), Josh Lewis (2006), Steven Foster (2008-11), Chris Houden (2012-13), Wilson Brott (2014-)
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