PAGE EIGHT THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13. 1966 r THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13. 1966 Fitzgerald-The Spirit of '66 U _.__.._ wooof By JOHN SUTKUS 1 The American Dream has it that the All-American boy grows up and goesoff to find his fortune.n But for every rule an exception exists.. There is always someone like Dennis Fitzgerald to be the home town boy who made it good - in his hometown. Fitzgerald grew up here in Ann Arbor. He went to St. Thomas High School, where he was an out- standing athlete, earning letters in football, basketball, and baseball. But, instead of trying college right after high school, he signed up for three years with the Marines. After the service stint, Fitzger- ald returned to AnnyArborand spent his next four years at home going to college. Attending Michi- gan was a natural for him. "I used to go to football games as a kid, and it kind of got in me to go here. I wanted to go to an in- stitution of Michigan's caliber and also play the caliber of football Michigan does," said Fitzgerald. It is hard to say what was his first love in athletics here at Mich- igan. He earned letters in both football and wrestling. On the football team he was a halfback whose efforts were rewarded hand- somely in his senior year when he was named the team's most val- uable player. His wrestling achievements seem even more impressive. He never wrestled in high school. "There were only the three major sports at St. Thomas," explains Fitzger- ald. But it wasn't exactly like a lamb going to the slaughter. "I wrestled a little in service," he adds, "and, when I got here I started working out." As wrestling Coach Cliff Keen relates it, "He just got better and better. Soon he was good enough to wrestle in the Big Ten." Wrestling in the Big Ten brought him two conference cham- pionships-the 167-pound crown his junior year and the 177-pound crown his senior year. Both years he made it to the semifinals in the NCAA mat tournament befor being beaten. In addition, he was the runner-up for the 167-pound Big Ten title as a sophomore. After graduation Fitzgerald stay- ed around to work on his mas- ters degree, hiring on as a gradu- ate assistant in both football and wrestling. The following year the lure o more competition prompted him t give up coaching and spend a year in amateur wrestling. Th most notable result of that yea was a championship in the 177 pound class in the Pan-America INSTANT MONEY (ust Afd Work) Men needed for a wide variety of Jobs and work locations. Your choice of Daily or Weekly Pay. Register at office nearest your home. No Fees Charged. 52 Henry 8561 E. r 10Mile Detroit Center Line 27320 Grand River - Detroit 69 South Main - Clawson tournament. The tryouts for the I Pan-American team provided a stern test as he had to defeat three opponents, two of them for- mer NCAA champions, on the last day. Also included in that year was a second place finish in the na- tional AAU wrestling tournament. He never had a chance to wrestle the champion in his class because the AAU uses a system of points to determine ttles. That summer the positions of freshman football coach and as- sistant wrestling coach were open, and, when offered the job, he ac- cepted. Now he has been promoted to defensive line coach, assuming Bob Hollway's former duties. An unabiding love of football led him into coaching. He makes no secret of his feelings for foot- ball. "I have met some of the finest people I have ever known through football," says Fitzgerald. And he adds the special attraction it holds for him, "It's a man's game.". But that's not quite all there is to Denny Fitzgerald. If you happened to be at a Michigan wrestling match this past winter you might have seen him hollering at, pleading with, and in general imploring the Wol- verine grapplers to do their best for the Maize and Blue. Much the same is true of a football scrimmage this spring. Fitzgerald can be easily heard with his familiar "Let's go!" or "Come on!" or "Get going!" as the defensive line chases a ball carrier. For Fitzgerald is a real whoop- it-up guy in the old fire 'em up tradition. He has that kind of spirit that desire to win. that is effort sparked us to an upset win," adds Mans. Cliff Keen has just as vivid a remembrance of Fitzgerald. "He was always a fierce competitor and a terrific fighter. In 1960 we had no business winning the Big Ten championship but Denny fired the team up so much that they went out there and took it." Perhaps Fitzgerald himself ex- plains his feelings best when he says "I like to see boys use their natural abilities to the best ad- vantage: If they aren't going out there thinking, trying to win, then they're just lazy." A little push can go a long way toward winning. F SCORES A chemistry major named Bleaker Drank his Colt 45 from a beaker. He said, "It's more fun! 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