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GERALD WITT
Defensive Tackle
1972 / 1974
Greenwood, SC
Biography
Witt made the Shrine Bowl as a senior defensive lineman at Greenwood and played in the 1971 North-South All-Star Game as well. He saw a good deal of time in 1972 at middle guard, backing up Dana Carpenter and Johnny Payne. Witt had an interception that set up a touchdown run by Jeff Grantz in the loss to Virginia Tech that year. He was shifted to offensive guard for the 1973 season then returned to defense in 1974 and backed up Kerry DePasquale at left defensive tackle. Witt was a long-time (1995-2005) principal at Irmo High School and made national news in 1998 when he cancelled a free performance by the Indigo Girls at Irmo. He resigned from that post in 2005 and became superintendent of schools for Greenwood County.
Prior Schools
SchoolLocation


Roster Listings
YearRosterNumPosHtWtYrGmsGS
1972 1972 Media Guide 68 MG 6-2 215 So
1972 Program vs. Florida State 68 MG 6-2 219 So 0 0
1973 1973 Media Guide 68 OG 6-2 219 Jr
1974 1974 Media Guide 75 DT 6-2 230 Sr
1974 Program vs Georgia 75 DT 6-2 225 Sr
1974 Fall 1974 75 DT 6-2 225 Sr 0 0
Depth Chart Appearances
DescriptionPositionRank
1972 Media Guide Middle Guard 3rd String
9/28/1974 vs Georgia Left Defensive Tackle 2nd String
Honors
AwardYear
1970 Shrine Bowl
Defense
YearSoloAstTklTFLSacksIntPBUQBHFRFFBKIPCDSRZSIPPYPT
1972 11 7 18 0.0 1 0 1 6 0 0 15.83 3.64
1974 3 2 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Tot 14 9 23 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 15.83

IP - Impact Plays; CDS - Conversion Down Stops (3rd & 4th Down); RZS - Red Zone Stops; IPP - Impact Play Points; YPT - Yards Per Tackle
Games Started
DateOpponentPosition
1952-09-27 Army Right Tackle
Scoring Plays
DateOpponentQtrTimeUSCOppPlay
Defense - Tackles For Loss
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1972 1972-09-16 Georgia Tech 1 10 GAT 8 Kevin McNamara rush for loss of 1 (Gerald Witt)
Defense - Interceptions
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1972 1972-11-11 Virginia Tech 2 6 VAT 12 Arians pass for Utz intercepted by Gerald Witt at VT 26
Defensive Plays
YearDateOpponentDownTo GoSideYdlinePlay
1972 1972-09-16 Georgia Tech 1 10 GAT 23 Alan Hennessey rush for 6 (Gerald Witt)
1972 1972-09-23 Mississippi 1 10 USC 48 Norris Weese rush for 3 (Gerald Witt)
1972 1972-09-30 Memphis 2 16 MEM 15 Dornell Harris rush for 3 (Tommy Leslie, Gerald Witt)
1972 1972-09-30 Memphis 1 10 MEM 10 Dan Darby rush for 2 (Gerald Witt)
1972 1972-10-14 Appalachian State 2 2 APP 15 Harris rush for 4 (Gerald Witt)
1972 1972-10-14 Appalachian State 2 7 APP 22 Loflin rush for 6 (Gerald Witt)
1972 1972-10-14 Appalachian State 1 10 USC 28 Haugabrook rush for 1 (Gerald Witt)
1972 1972-10-14 Appalachian State 1 10 APP 17 Bacot rush for 8 (Gerald Witt)
1972 1972-10-14 Appalachian State 1 10 50 Haugabrook rush for 4 (Gerald Witt, Chan Beasley)
1972 1972-11-04 Wake Forest 1 10 WFU 43 Frank Harsh rush for 4 (Chan Beasley, Gerald Witt)
1972 1972-11-04 Wake Forest 2 1 WFU 29 Campbell, 2-yd pass from Kit Basler (Gerald Witt)
1972 1972-11-04 Wake Forest 1 10 WFU 18 Campbell rush for 7 (Gerald Witt)