BOBCATS 125: Jim Ario
5/5/2022 4:00:00 PM | Football
Jim Ario played as one of Montana State's best linemen in the pre-World War II era
Leading to the 2022 season, the 125th anniversary of Montana State's first football season, we will look at 125 of the greatest Bobcats. You can find details here.
Jim Ario, C/RG, 1925-27
ALL-TIME TEAM: 1933 Exponent 1st Team
HONORS: Honorable Mention All-Rocky Mountain Conference in 1927
A CLOSER LOOK: Jim Ario anchored an excellent Bobcat line during a strong run of success in the mid-1920s. Under coach Ott Romney's direction, the Cats compiled a 14-11-1 record during Ario's three seasons on the Bobcat varsity, but the team was 7-1 in RMC play in 1927-28. That was easily the program's most successful two-year stretch in the 'old' Rocky Mountain Conference that featured regular contests against BYU, Utah, Utah State and Wyoming (among others).
FROM THE EXPONENT: "A powerful guard who used his height and speed to great advantage. A hard smashing line man who never stopped fighting. He was rated by many as the best interference runner of them all. One of the mainstays of the line, he would smash his way through to smear the opponents before they reached the line of scrimmage." Also, from In Memoriam in the same edition of the Exponent: "James Ario was the outstanding guard of the Bobcat football team in 1924 (sic). He was born June 14, 1903, and was deceased in November, 1932. Ario spent his childhood in Great Falls where his parents are living now."
Jim Ario, C/RG, 1925-27
ALL-TIME TEAM: 1933 Exponent 1st Team
HONORS: Honorable Mention All-Rocky Mountain Conference in 1927
A CLOSER LOOK: Jim Ario anchored an excellent Bobcat line during a strong run of success in the mid-1920s. Under coach Ott Romney's direction, the Cats compiled a 14-11-1 record during Ario's three seasons on the Bobcat varsity, but the team was 7-1 in RMC play in 1927-28. That was easily the program's most successful two-year stretch in the 'old' Rocky Mountain Conference that featured regular contests against BYU, Utah, Utah State and Wyoming (among others).
FROM THE EXPONENT: "A powerful guard who used his height and speed to great advantage. A hard smashing line man who never stopped fighting. He was rated by many as the best interference runner of them all. One of the mainstays of the line, he would smash his way through to smear the opponents before they reached the line of scrimmage." Also, from In Memoriam in the same edition of the Exponent: "James Ario was the outstanding guard of the Bobcat football team in 1924 (sic). He was born June 14, 1903, and was deceased in November, 1932. Ario spent his childhood in Great Falls where his parents are living now."
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