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
School	Location

Roster Listings
Year	Roster	Num	Pos	Ht	Wt	Yr	Gms	GS
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
Description	Position	Rank
1972 Media Guide	Middle Guard	3rd String
9/28/1974 vs Georgia	Left Defensive Tackle	2nd String

Honors
Award	Year
1970	Shrine Bowl

Defense
Year	Solo	Ast	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FR	FF	BK	IP	CDS	RZS	IPP	YPT
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
Date	Opponent	Position
1952-09-27	Army	Right Tackle

Scoring Plays
Date	Opponent	Qtr	Time	USC	Opp	Play

Defense - Tackles For Loss
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1972	1972-09-16	Georgia Tech	1	10	GAT	8	Kevin McNamara rush for loss of 1 (Gerald Witt)

Defense - Interceptions
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
1972	1972-11-11	Virginia Tech	2	6	VAT	12	Arians pass for Utz intercepted by Gerald Witt at VT 26

Defensive Plays
Year	Date	Opponent	Down	To Go	Side	Ydline	Play
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)