University of San Francisco Athletics

Athlete All-American

Jean Lacau

Honors:
Football (1938)

1934 All-AAA Jean LaCau, Galileo High School, FB.
Today is "Big Game Day"! The First All-City, and of the five stars who will appear in action in this afternoon's Poly vs. Lowell championship annual classic, three are from Lowell, two are from Poly, and are named on the All-City selection of the AAA official football program. They are: Ted Spirz (Galileo), Oran DeVoto (Galileo), Bill Pedrin (Lowell), Dick Sutton (Lowell), Frank Russo (Galileo), Fidel Neilson (Poly), Joe Hurley (Balboa), Roy Yuretich (Balboa), Vance Peters (Poly), Jerry Dowd (Lowell), and Jean LaCau (Galileo).

The backfield, we believe, is the most well-balanced quartet conceivable, containing Roy Yuretich, Balboa star passing and plunging fullback, at quarter; Vance Peters, best all-round best halfback in the loop; Jerry Dowd, Lowell's triple threat fullback star; and Jean "Battering Ram" Lacau, the big Galileo fullback, at the fullback spot (CIF-SF.org).

From 1936 to 1937, Lacau played full back for the University of Oregon Varsity football team, prior to transferring to USF.

1938 University of San Francisco Don Varsity, small in quantity, but impressive in quality, is this year's edition of the University of San Francisco Varsity. Names: Pete Visentin, half; Gene Visentin, guard; Charley Kremesec, guard; Glenn Wunderling, guard; Tom Rice, tackle; Bias Miatovich, tackle; Billy Casey, quarter; Hugh Miles, end; Pete Breceda, end; Pete Helms, guard; Earl Capurro, quarter; Jim Clerou, guard; William Pudoff, quarter; Cliff Fisk, full; Marvin Mosconi, half; Dante Benedetti, guard; Fred Haley, tackle; John Beggs, center; Gene LaCau, full; Henry Almeida, quarter; Gardner Smith, end; Bob Keith, tackle; Dan Fisk, center; Al Braga, half; John Sullivan, end; Rod Wair, half; Al Wright, end; Doug Stinson, center; Bill Telesmanic, end; Robert Everding, guard; Ferdinand Castillo, half; Trude Spearman, guard; Enrico Bianchi, full; Marv Yarnell, end; Coaches Eddie Erdelatz, George Malley, and Al Tassi; Grant Hill, tackle; Sammy Johnstone, half; and John Kuhn, center. Missing when this picture was taken were Hugh Malley, end, and Art McCaffrey, halfback (TheFoghorn).

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