Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, January 21, 1994 TAG: 9401210089
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B7 EDITION: STATE
SOURCE: ANDREA KUHN STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Mike Clark, Donnie Ross, Tom Throckmorton, Dan Hammerschmidt, Bill Legg and Bobby Solderitch will join Stewart, a former Air Force assistant who was appointed VMI's head coach Dec. 30.
Clark, the only full-time assistant retained from the staff of Jim Shuck, will coach the offense and quarterbacks. Clark was the defensive coordinator last season. Before coming to VMI, he was defensive coordinator at Virginia Tech for five seasons.
Ross, a 1974 graduate of VMI, will coach the running backs. Ross is the younger brother of San Diego Chargers coach Bobby Ross and has coached the past four seasons at J.R. Tucker High School in Richmond.
Hammerschmidt, who will coach the defensive secondary, comes to VMI from Duke where he coached the secondary and kickoff team. He also has experience at Texas Christian and Colorado State.
Legg will coach the offensive line. He has coached at Eastern Illinois the past five seasons and was an assistant at West Virginia Tech.
Solderitch, who has spent the past three seasons as offensive coordinator at Newport News Apprentice, will coach VMI's defensive line. Solderitch played for Stewart at William and Mary and also has coached at the school.
Throckmorton, who will be Stewart's defensive coordinator, also was an assistant at VMI under Bob Thalman from 1980-82. Throckmorton has coached at East Carolina, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. He has spent the past year as a scout for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Stewart also will retain Shuck's restricted earnings coaches: Brian Hill, Allan Gerber and Kevin Sherman. Gerber and Sherman worked with the offense last season and Hill helped with the defense.
by CNB