1957 Football Card Corrections

By Glenn Guzzo

Strat-O-Matic and Fred Bobberts, who did much of the research for SOM’s 1957 football season, announce corrections that should be made for 16 carded players who lack the asterisk * after their longest gain.

The designation is significant for those using the SOM guidance to limit players’ running and pass-receiving gains to their longest plays, unless they have the asterisk. The asterisk signifies that the longest play was a touchdown. Presumably on such plays, the man would have been able to go further as long TDs tend to occur when the player is well ahead of defenders.

In every case below, Bobberts notes, the stated yardage for longest gain is correct on the cards and computer. Just the asterisk is missing. These are the players needing the asterisk from the six teams that were carded by SOM.