1953 One of the largest football squads reporting at Manning high in many years, is lined up in the photo just below, taken at the start of this year's practice.
Manning city ball diamond and city park in the background to the east... Back: Mike Miles assistant coach, Ronnie Frahm, manager; Wayne Vennink, Duane Monson, Junior Lake, Tommy Grau, Paul Vollstedt, Phillip Zerwas, Lowell Stribe, Willis Kruse, Jack Mohr, Art Zerwas, Larry Kasperbauer
Middle: Dale Jansen, Larry Genzen, Bob Beisch, Roger Littell, Bob Froyd, Jim Kasperbauer, Jim Ramsey, Dennis Ramsey, Lynn Clark, Jack Wagner, Burton Sander, Warren Puck, Coach Kermit Tannatt
Front: Larry Witt, Roger Justice, Ronnie Hodne, Larry Zerwas, Jack Hansen, Jon Groteluschen, Leland Friedrichsen, Larry Lohrmann, Bob Horbach, Richard Popp, Larry Nielsen
Gerald Beck was not present when the photo was taken.
Lyden Studio Photo.

1954
Back: Assistant Coach Ray Standerwick, #21 Lynn Clark, #37 Vernon Wagner, #36 Eustace Lake Jr., #30 Burton Sanders, #27 Phil Zerwas, #40 Phil Enenbach, Larry Nielsen, #41 Ron Hodne, Head Coach John Beach, Manager Richard Popp
Second: #38 Dennis Ramsey, #22 Robert Horbach, #39 Ronald Peters, #26 Larry Witt, #24 Robert Beisch, #34 Dale Jansen, #12 Tom Koon, #16 Merlin Otto, #13 Allen Laurinat
Front: #31 Larry Zerwas, #26 Ray Fink, #25 Robert Froyd, #28 Roger Hagedorn, #42 Robert Laverty, #23 Jim Ramsey, #29 Larry Lohrmann, #43 Royce Genzen, #33 Jim Kasperbauer, #32 Clifford Vinke

1955
Back: Coach John Beach, Warren Puck, Student Manager; Vernon Wagner, Robert Horbach, Ronnie Peters, Larry Genzen, Larry Nielsen, Eugene Haberl, Gary Koon, Tom Koon, Dale Jansen, Larry Zerwas, Larry Witt, Phil Knaack, Robert Beisch, Coach Ray Standerwick
Second: Victor Schwiesow, Allen Muhlbauer, Larry Lohrmann, Ronnie Hodne, Bob Froyd, Roger Hagedorn, Royce Genzen, Dennis Saunders, Bob Laverty, Carl Saunders, Allen Laurinat, Ray Fink
Front: Billy Genzen, Ronnie Mohr, Hans "Junior" Bonnesen, Larry Rowedder, Gary Monson, Keith Pfannkuch, Dennis Grimm, Dick Bowers, Richard Brockelsby, Keith Hass, Allan Fonken, David Peters

Football players doing the snake dance October 7, 1955, on the stage of the gym

Dale Jansen, Bob Laverty, Roger Hagedorn, Larry Witt, Larry Nielsen mostly out of view

1956-57 football team, senior class
Back: Dennis Saunders, Jon Groteluschen, Robert Horbach, Larry Nielsen, Eugene Haberl, Dale Jansen, Ronnie Hodne, Larry Lohrmann
Front: Victor Schwiesow, Vernon Wagner, Larry Zerwas, Ray Fink, Tom Koon, Royce Genzen, Bob Laverty

1956 football team
Standing: Roger Reinke, Donald Hodne, Cliff Stammer, Randall Jansen, Ron Timmerman, David Sextro, Rollin Kuhl, Gary Monson, Dennis Loftus, Marvin Vennink, Warren Puck, Coach Ray Standerwick, Coach John Beach
Third: Keith Hass, Junior Bonnesen, Philip Knaack, Larry Nielsen, Rob Horbach, Larry Zerwas, Ray Fink, Gary Neubaum
Second: Gary Koon, Allan Fonken, Dave Peters, Allen Laurinat, Larry Popp, Dale Jansen, Carl Saunders, Tom Koon, Dennis Grimm
Front: Victor Schwiesow, Jon Groteluschen, Bob Laverty, Larry Rowedder, Eugene Haberl, Royce Genzen, Larry Lohrmann, Ronald Hodne, Vernon Wagner

Back: Mark Jansen, Keith Kerkhoff, John Opperman, Kim Jahn, Kevin Pfannkuch
Middle: Kent Misselhorn, Paul Hargens, Michael Mohr, Rex Sebeniecher
Front: Eugene Stoelk, Eugene Croghan, Daniel Lorenzen

Back: Coach Gary Molzen, Eugene Stoelk, Paul Schroeder, Kevin Pfannkuch, Dan Arp, John Opperman, Keith Kerkhoff, Keith Misselhorn, Kim Jahn, Coach Duane Boersma
Fourth: Steve Mohr, Dave Wurr, Doug Hargens, Richard Schmidt, Jeff Karsten, Mark Jansen, Jeff Drees, ?James? Stangl
Third: Mike Mohr, Paul Renze, Dan Renze, Steve Zinke, Keith Stribe, Dan Lorenzen, Gary Graner, ?Kurt Hass?, Dean Moeller
Second: Joe Blum, Dale Reinke, Randy Spieker, Dave Croghan, Rick Lohrmann, Randy Mundt, Stan Musfeldt
Front: Dean Fara, Craig Zubrod, Randy Jahn, Jan Kasperbauer, Dan Williams, Jim Karsten, Mike Foley

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