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Gene Alderton
Center
NFL draft:1957 / Round: 15 / Pick: 179 by the Detroit Lions
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
  • 1956 AP All-ACC first team
  • 1957 All-ACC second team

Wayne Eugene "Gene" Alderton (April 3, 1934 – July 2, 1992) was an American

1957 NFL Draft
.

College career

A native of

center on the football team. As a sophomore in 1955, he was pressed into service to replace injured starting center Bob Pellegrini.[1] In 1956, he was an honorable mention Associated Press All-American.[2] The Associated Press also named him to its All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team.[3]

As a senior in 1957, he served as the team co-captain alongside Jack Healy.

Philip".[6][7] Alderton presented a souvenir football to the Queen and Prince Philip alongside fellow co-captain Jack Healy before the game.[8] The Newspaper Enterprise Association named him an honorable mention All-American.[9] The Atlantic Coast Conference selected him as a member of its All-ACC second-team.[3][10]

Head coach Tommy Mont recommended Alderton, alongside back-up center Wilbur Main, for selection to the South squad in the all-star Shrine Game to Miami coach Andy Gustafson.[11] Upon the conclusion of his collegiate playing career, Alderton received the Teke Trophy for service by a football player over four years.[12] He graduated from Maryland in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education for industry.[13]

After college

Alderton was selected in the 15th round of the

College All-Star Game.[17][18]

In mid-August, he was hired as the freshman team coach at his alma mater.[19] In 1964, Alderton was elected to the board of trustees of the University of Maryland M Club, an athletic alumni organization.[20] He died on July 2, 1992, while living in Hyattsville, Maryland.[21]

References

  1. ^ Jim Tatum Isn't Ready To Downgrade Early Appraisal of Maryland Gridders, The Free Lance-Star, September 16, 1955.
  2. ^ 1956 Associated Press All-America Football Team Announced; Vols' Johnny Majors is Picked as First String, Times Daily, December 7, 1956.
  3. ^ a b "All-Time Honors", 2007 Maryland Football Media Guide, pp. 162–163, University of Maryland, 2007.
  4. ^ 1958 Terrapin, p. 226, University of Maryland, 1958.
  5. ^ Events & Discoveries; SPIKED SHOES ON MILWAUKEE'S WELCOME MAT, BASEBALL ON COLOR TV, HOW TO MISUNDERSTAND SUGAR RAY, FOOTBALL GETS THE QUEEN FOR A DAY, IN 1960, ROME, Sports Illustrated, October 14, 1957.
  6. ^ Maryland's queen for a day, The Washington Times, October 19, 2007.
  7. ^ All He Wants Is New Tooth as Queen Calls, Chicago Daily Tribune, October 18, 1957.
  8. ^ 1958 Terrapin, p. 226, University of Maryland, 1958.
  9. ^ Three SEC Players Selected, Gadsden Times, November 18, 1957.
  10. ^ Christy Heads All-A.C.C. Team, The Baltimore Sun, December 3, 1957.
  11. ^ Maryland Players Get Boost For Shrine Tilt, The Miami News, November 17, 1957.
  12. ^ Gene Alderton Wins Maryland Sports Award, The Washington Post and Times-Herald, p. A17, January 18, 1958.
  13. ^ 1958 Terrapin, p. 336, University of Maryland, 1958.
  14. ^ 1957 NFL Player Draft Archived 2010-08-22 at the Wayback Machine, Database Football, retrieved August 25, 2010.
  15. ^ Five Rookies Figure In Lions' Plan, Ludington Daily News, August 11, 1958.
  16. ^ Veteran Performers to Carry Load for Lions in 1958 Camp, Ludington Daily News, July 7, 1958.
  17. ^ Underdog College Team Tackles Lions Friday, Herald-Journal, August 10, 1958.
  18. ^ Tonight's Rosters, Numbers, The Miami News, August 15, 1958.
  19. ^ Terp Frosh Post To Gene Alderton, The Baltimore Sun, August 12, 1958.
  20. ^ Appendix D; M Club Board of Trustees; 1923 – 2000 Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland M Club, retrieved August 29, 2010.
  21. ^ Social Security Death Index, retrieved August 29, 2010.

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