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All-Opponent Teams Led
By Suggs, Keyes, Carpenter

By Tom Sansonetti
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

The 1968 Wahoo All-Opponent
Team as chosen by the Cavalier
Daily Sports Staff is headed by
South Carolina's diminutive
quarterback Tommy Suggs. The
5′6″ Suggs destroyed the Cavaliers'
secondary in the process of
connecting for four touchdown
passes in the 42-28 Gamecock win.

All-American Leroy Keyes of
Purdue's now famous menagerie
spotlights the rest of the backfield,
which also includes running back
Billy Lovett of Maryland and
flanker Fred Ziegler of South
Carolina. Lovett gained 111 yards
against the Cavaliers in the season's
finale while Flypaper Ziegler caught
the hogball every time it was thrown
within ten yards of his paws.

The ends are Wes Chesson of
Duke and Mike Kelley of Davidson.
Chesson was playing the split end

position for the first time against
Virginia and his performance was
enough to make the Wahoos wish
he had never switched. Kelley
teamed with Davidson quarterback
Gordon Slade for both Wildcat scores
during this year's Homecoming
debacle in Scott Stadium.

Offensive line kudos go to
tackles Paul DeNuccio of Purdue
and Ken Bombard of Duke, guards
Bill Meister of Maryland and Don
Jordan of N.C.State, plus the
Wolfpack's Carey Metts at center.

Purdue and N.C.State dominate
the defensive team. The Wolfpack
has a defensive end, Mark Capuano,
and a tackle, Ron Carpenter on the
unit as does Purdue, whose
representatives are end Billy McKoy
and Ron Maree.

The linebackers are Bulldog
Chuck Kyle of the Boilermakers
and Andy Solonoski, (chosen for
his formidable name as well as
tackles) plus Emerson Carr of Navy.
It was mainly Solonoski that put
the big hurt on the Virginia running
attack in the 19-0 loss to the
Wolfpack. While Carr was the only
player worth his salt on this year's
edition of the Navy football team.

The secondary is superb. Tim
Foley of Purdue is the best of the
deep defenders, but Virginia
Defensive Coach Don Lawrence
probably wouldn't have minded
having Gary Yount and Jack
Whitley of N.C.State playing for
him this past season or Mike Oreel
of South Carolina. All were
accomplished allhawks with
Yount being a dangerous punt
returner besides.

It should be emphasized that
these choices do reflect only the
player's performance against
Virginia and not his showing over
the entire season.