Shugart Chosen as Captain Of 1954 Yale Football Team

The Yale varsity football team elected guard Thorne Shugart '55 of Los Angeles as captain for the 1954 season. Shugart succeeds Joe Fortunato as team captain.

Shugart, a dean's list student, was an outstanding lineman on a line ranked at midseason at the nation's top defensive unit.

A fullback in high school, Shugart shifted to the line as a freshman. He was a regular guard on the squad that season, and has played varsity ball for the last two years.