BILL WOHRMAN Fullback 1952 / 1955 Bloomingdale, NJ

Biography

A transfer from Auburn where he started in the backfield with future Georgia coach Vince Dooley on the Tigers’ 1950 freshman team, Wohrman was one of the finest blockers of his era and a standout at both fullback and linebacker. He missed the season opener against Wofford in 1952 with an injury but shared time at fullback the rest of the season with Hootie Johnson. In 1953 his interception set up a Carolina touchdown in a 20-14 upset of West Virginia. He missed two games in ’53 with a leg injury but returned for the finale against Clemson.That season he won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy for both the state of South Carolina and the ACC. He was also named All-State. He had a key touchdown run in the 34-20 upset of Army in September 1954 and also contributed a TD in the 19-6 win over The Citadel. Wohrman finished the year with a two touchdown game, including the game winner, in a 20-19 victory over Wake Forest. He again won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy and the ACC Blocking Trophy before going on to play in the North-South Shrine Game. Wohrman also played baseball for the Gamecocks and was nominated for the McKevlin Award in 1955 which goes to the ACC’s top all-around athelete. Wohrman was signed by the Cleveland Browns of the NFL in 1955 but was released during training camp. He coached for a stint in the high school ranks in Florida but found a second career doing modeling in his late forties and fifties. He continued that work while teaching P.E. at a junior high in Sunrise, Florida. Wohrman was inducted into the USC Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.

Prior Schools
School	Location

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
1952	Game Program vs. Army	36	FB	6-1	196	So	2	2
1953	Game Program vs. Duke	36	FB				6	6
1954	1954 Program vs Maryland	36	FB	6-1	195	Sr	8	8

Depth Chart Appearances
Description	Position	Rank
10/21/1954 vs. Clemson	Fullback	Starter

Honors
Award	Year
1953	ACC Blocking Trophy
1953	Jacobs Blocking Trophy
1954	ACC Blocking Trophy
1954	Jacobs Blocking Trophy
1954	North-South Shrine Game

Rushing
Year	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
1952	21	49	2.3
1953	58	202	3.5
1954	65	302	4.6
Tot	144	553	3.8

Receiving
Year	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Com%	1D	CDT	CD%	BP%
1952	1	2	2.0	0
1953	9	45	5.0	0
1954	6	-7	-1.2
Tot	16	40	2.5	0

Games Started
Date	Opponent	Position
1952-09-27	Army	Defensive Fullback
1952-10-11	Duke	Fullback
1953-09-19	Duke	Fullback
1953-10-22	Clemson	Fullback
1953-10-31	Maryland	Fullback
1953-11-14	West Virginia	Fullback
1953-11-21	Wofford	Fullback
1953-11-26	Wake Forest	Fullback
1954-09-25	Army	Fullback
1954-10-02	West Virginia	Fullback
1954-10-21	Clemson	Fullback
1954-10-30	Maryland	Fullback
1954-11-06	North Carolina	Fullback
1954-11-13	Virginia	Fullback
1954-11-20	Duke	Fullback
1954-12-04	Citadel	Fullback

Single Game Rushing Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Att	Yds	TD
1952	1952-10-04	Furman	2	0	0
1953	1953-10-22	Clemson	11	32	0
	1953-10-31	Maryland	6	19	1
	1953-11-21	Wofford	3	15
	1953-11-26	Wake Forest	8	22	0
1954	1954-09-25	Army	6	22	1
	1954-10-02	West Virginia	2	6	0
	1954-10-09	Furman	6	25	0
	1954-10-21	Clemson	4	14	0
	1954-10-30	Maryland	6	25	0
	1954-11-27	Wake Forest	14	90	2

Single Game Receiving Stats
Season	Game Date	Opponent	Rec	Yds	TD
1953	1953-10-22	Clemson	2	18	0
	1953-11-26	Wake Forest	2	32	0
1954	1954-11-27	Wake Forest	1	1	0

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play
1952-11-15	North Carolina	4		19	27	Flo Worrell, 49-yd run
1952-11-15	North Carolina	3		13	21	Benny Walser, 16-yd pass from Connie Gravitte
1953-11-21	Wofford	2			0	Bill Wohrman, 2-yd run
1954-11-13	Virginia	2		7	0	Bill Wohrman, 2-yd run (kick good)
1954-11-27	Wake Forest	1		7	0	Bill Wohrman, 1-yd run (Carl Brazell kick)
1954-11-27	Wake Forest	4		20	13	Bill Wohrman run (Jim Jarrett kick)
1954-12-04	Citadel	2		7	6	Bill Wohrman, 1-yd run (Carl Brazell run)