VOL 14 l NO. 3 MARCH 1, 1977 Future Negotiations Committee Revising Television Plan Revision of the current NCAA Although the current Plan ex- spokesmen for one conference, of the television industry and Plan is much more manageable Football Television Plan for tends through 1977. the next and plan additional meetings how best to represent and protect with regard to scheduling, linit- 1978 and 1979 and possibly fu- Plan must be negotiated this with other conference and insti- the interests of the member- ing appearances, negotiations, and overall management.” ture years is underway by the fall in order to give whoever tutional representatives.” ship, according to Peters. All indications are that the Associaation’s Television Commit- is awarded rights the opportun- “We may schedule additional Busy Agenda meetings if the Committee mem- Committee’s evaluation of the tee, which met in late .February ity to begin its advertising sales Peters indicated the Commit- bers feel they are necessary,” 1976 college football season will in Kansas City, MO. by the first of next year.” said be favorable, with unprecedent- tee has several factors to con- Peters commented. “The evalua- It was the Arst of four Com- Committee Chairman Seaver ed nationwide popularity reflect- sider at its meetings. Included tion of the current and future mittee meetings scheduled over Peters, Dartmouth College direc- Plan is difficult to measure be- ed in figures released by the in its evaluation of the present the next several months to eval- tor of athletics. cause we still have one more year Nielsen Television Index (NTI). uate the current Plan, in effect Plan will be perusal of institu- “Right now, the Committee remaining on the 1976-1977 Plan. ABC, which has had telecast through 1977, and prepare the tional exposures, ratings, the The reason we negotiate one rights for NCAA football since is polling the membership to next Plan for a referendum vote college football series’ relation- year in advance, in addition to 1966, established an overall rat- by the membership next fall. gather attitudes on the current ship to the general scheme of the the advertising benefit to the ing (percentage of sets actually Future meetings are scheduled Plan, which will help us rewrite television industry, and relation- rights recipient, is for adminis- in use during the telecast which for March 27-28 in Atlanta, Ga., the new one to present to the ship to advertising success. trative purposes. were turned to the program) of May lo-11 in Kansas City, and membership,” Peters continued. Other considerations will be As to the length of the next 37, up from 35 in 1975, and the August 9-11 in Hanover, N. H. “We already have met with a projection of the future state Plan, Peters said, “a two-year highest since 1969 and 1971, when the all-time high of 38 was established. Perhaps the most Impressive figure reflecting the continued growth of the Series was the number of television households Revising the NCAA’s Football viewing the program. Last fall’s 10.040,000 homes was the highest Television Plan is the since figures were established on responsibility of this group, which average, not total homes, start- paused during meetings at the ing in 1968. Association’s 71st Convention “The Committee is pleased in Miami Beach. with the 1976 results, but we Seated (I to r) are Cedric W. must be able to project these figures two years into the future, Dempsey, University of the Pacific; even with one year remaining on Wilbur Evans, Southwest Athletic the current Plan,” Peters said. Conference; Chairman Seaver JO-Day Period Peters, Dartmouth College; Contract agreements with ABC Robert A. Latour, Bucknell will allow the network an exclu- University, and William C. Stiles, sive 30-day negotiating period Hobart College. Standing (I to r) with the NCAA before any other paity can negotiate for rights, are Stan Bates, Western Athletic according to Peters. “Right now Conference; Donald B. Canham, our target date to begin those University of Michigan; Charles M. negotiations is November 1,” Pe- Neinas, Big Eight Conference; ters indicated. “This will follow Capt. John 0. Coppedge, the Committee’s Anal report to the membership and initiation U.S. Naval Academy, and of the referendum shortly after Eugene F. Corrigan, University of the 1977-78 academic year gets Virginia. Stan Sheriff, University underway this fall.” of Northern Iowa, is not After 30 days, if the Commit- pictured. tee is unsuccessful iu reaching an agreement with ABC, it is free Continued on page 3
Reaches Every State Championships Scheduled For Television Coverage Basketball Radio Network Televiaed coverage of four Television Plan. Contract additional 1977 National Col- agreements specify ABC must legiate Championships recent- telecast five NCAA champton- Largest in NCAA History ly were announced by ABC, ships in each year of the 1@76- NEC and Home Box 05ce, 1977 Plan. The network al- This year’s National Collegiate official station or network of a affidavit of performances listing XXX. ready announced late last Basketball Championship radio participating institution for the all stations on its network to ABC will televise the 1977 year that it will telecast the network will be the largest ever radio markets i4 represented Host & Associates, or the tourna- National Collegiate Volleyball 1977 National Collegiate established for the event. during the regular season, while ment manager, before it may Host has exclusivity for all mar- Championship, May 6-7, at Wrestling, Swimming, and Jim Host & Associates, Inc., originate a broadcast from any kets except those of the official UCLq and the 1977 National Outdoor Track Champion- has exclusive radio rights to all site, and is responsible for the station or network of each par- Collegiate Lacrosse Cham- ships. sessions of the Championship un- rights fees for all such stations. pionship, May 28, at the Uni- ticipant. NBC televises one addition- der guidelines set forth by the Any station which does not versity of Virginia, on ib NCAA Division I Basketball Fee Requirements al championship event under broadcast a session of a given “Wide World of Sports” pro- its three-year (1@77-1979) Committee. Each official originating station gram; NBC will televise the rights agreement to televise will be assessed $150 per session, tournament, after contracting for 1977 National Collegiate ln- Last year’s Championship was and stations joining a partici- space, will be required to pay a the National Collegiate Ras- broadcast over 200 stations. and door Track Championships, pant’s network shall be assessed forfeiture fee of $150 for each ketball Championship. that tlgnre will increase this March 11-12, at Cobo Hall in $25 per session, according to the session involved. On March 2’7 from 2:30 p.m. pear, with more than 70 of the Detroit, Mich., and Home Box Championship Radio Policy. “Our goal this year is to bring to 3:30 p.m. EST, NBC will air nation’s top 100 markets rapre- 05ce will present the 1977 Any non-commercial s4ation the NCAA Championship games a one-hour special on the In- sented on the network, includ- National Collegiate Gymnas- of a participant originating will to many people traveling door Track Championships, ing coverage reaching every tics Championships, March 31- be assessed $75 per session. throughout the country who per- and a highlight film featuring state. April 2, at Arizona State Uni- sonally cannot attend many of today’s top collegiate All stations, commercial or any versity. Host & Associates, in its second games,” Host said. “We hope to basketball players. non-commercial, must sign a con- Presentations by ABC are year of a renewable three-year tract and present a certified accomplish this through the part of the contract agree- Home Box 05ce purchased contract for the exclusive rights check to Jim Host & Associates. NCAA Radio Network, especially ments for telecast rights of rights to the Gymnastics for the Championship, is respon- 512 East Main Street, Lexington, via the major market area sta- NCAA college football under Championships under a sepa- sible for administering radio Ky. 40508. tions. It will be the most exten- the Association’s Football rate agreement. policy for the entire tournament. Each originating station or sive collegiate basketball radio Rights also are granted to the agency must submit a notarized coverage in history.” The Editor’s View Columnary Craft Reprinted below is an excerpt from the writing of a news columnist commenting pertinently about intercollegiate athletics. It is selected because the NCAA NEWS feels it makes a point and discusses a topic Tabling-A Dilatory Tactic which will interest readers. Publication herein, however, does not imply NCAA NEWS endorsement of the views expressed by the In the two months since the 71st NCAA the Convention Roundtable discussions, the author. Convention, discussion has continued as to next group which undertakes this necessary the desirability of reorganization of the As- project will have little more information on sociation’s membership structure. This sub- the attitudes and changes desired by the Coaches Divided On ject has been in the forefront of NCAA membership than the Thompson group. Had agendas for some four years and frustrations the legislation at least been discussed com- were heightened when the Division I Steer- pletely, the end result would have been more Recruiting Limits ing Committee, under the leadership of J. positive because valuable information on at- Ncils Thompson of Texas, developed a plan titudes and programs would have been de- By RICH SAMBOL for the membership to review at the annual veloped. Kansas City Sfar Convention, only to have a discussion on its It is doubtful many of those institutions If Bo Schcmbechler had a choice, he would stay off the recruiting trail. But hc knows that if he did that he would be asking for trouble. merits circumvented in one parliamentary which primarily are concerned with bas- stroke. “Recruiting is one of the fundamentals of the job,” said Schem- ketball would have been as skeptical had bechler, coach of the University of Michigan football team, a per- Delegates who thought Proposal 28 would they been aware of all the facts which could ennial national power. “You have got to have the horses.” downgrade their athletic programs appar- have been developed during full discussion, How to get the horses was a subject discussed yesterday by the ently joined forces with those not satisfied as well as some of the consequences which nine coaches participating in College Football ‘77 Preview, an event with the anticipated football alignment to are in the offing if the Association’s struc- sponsored by the NCAA at the Crown Center Hotel attended by table the proposal before it could be dis- turing problems are not resolved. about 40 invited sportswriters from around the nation. Some of the nine coache%such as Jerry Claiborne of Maryland, cussed on the Convention floor. Reorganization remains a problem. There The Convention thereby, was denied the Earle Bruce of Iowa State, Johnny Majors of Tennessee and Vince seems to be unanimity among Division I Doolcy of Georgia-don’t care for the limitations on recruiting re- opportunity for discussion, debate and ex- members, including those responsible for the cently adopted by the NCAA. change of information. This is particularly Miami Reach tabling strategy, that some- Could live With Restrictions unfortunate when the forum for debate is thing must be done. It is difficult to under- But thcrc are others-like John Robinson of Southern California, available only once annually. stand if more than 100 members (or, say, Bill Yeoman of Houston, Joe Yukica of Boston College and Schem- As a result of this technique, the NCAA 15’h) of the membership) committed to bcchlcr-who said they could live with the restrictions. Council returns to the drawing board with- highly competitive, broad-based programs Schembechler’s only stipulation was that the rules be uniform out valuable data. Although the Steering ask for their own division, why their request nationally. Committee and Council incorporated sug- should not be honored. Progress will not re- At issue is the NCAA dccrcc that no more than 30 scholarship gestions from the November 1976 meeting sult from ignoring problems, and parlia- players be rccruitcd in one year by a school and that no more than in Chicago into the final plan, and had begun mentary maneuvers do not make problems 95 players be on scholarship at one time. go away. “Everything had been going pretty good,” said Claiborne, who to adopt some of the ideas developed during coached Maryland through an unbeaten regular schedule last sea- son. “But then the economy pinch jumped on everybody’s back. And then the NCAA started making limitations. “I know one thing: Our coaches association is going to have to get more voice in the rules and regulations being passed. I hate 1to think about a union, but that’s something teachers bad to re- Opinions Out Loud sort to. “We’re talking about the firing of football coaches because they I don’t win. But the coaches don’t have a lot of say. The coaches -Joe Roth, former quarterback job up North or in the East. You have a hard time are going to have to get together with the college presidents and University of California, Berkeley finding a coaching staff because some of your faculty representatives and let them know what we think we need Associated Press southern buddies won’t go with you into that bad weather. for our program. “It didn’t come as any great shock. You always “The people doing the voting (in the NCAA) are college presi- know once you have it that there’s a chance it “Then, when you move back South a few years later, you discover that people down the’re talk dents and faculty representatives. But if we don’t win, we don’t have may crop up again. kind of funny.” a living. That’s why we should have more of a voice.” “If everyone starts coming up and feeling sorry for me, I’m afraid it will start making me feel Problems Vary th,at same way. I mean, I fear I won’t be the -Bill Packer, NBC basketball analyst The NCAA is a diverse organization, encompassing schools of all same Joe Roth anymore. Instead, I’ll be Joe Roth Sports illustrated sizes in three divisions. But even within Division I, which includes underdog, the guy everybody feels sorry for. I the major colleges, there are schools with dilIercnt recruiting prob- “I really love basketball, and the easiest way don’t want that. lems. for me to watch a game-any game-is to an- “Really, just figure I’m a normal guy. What if nounce it. That way, there aren’t any outside dis- Maryland, Georgia and Iowa State have to go farther from home some guy sitting down there on the street corner tractions. So it’s a great hobby for mc, and I ex- base to find players that schools such as Southern Cal and Michigan got cancer? Would everybody make a big fuss?” pect that’s what it’ll remain. Sure, I’ve enjoyed have on their doorsteps. -Arad McCutchan, head basketball coach the attention I’ve gotten from working for NBC, Sonny Holland, the coach at Montana State, has a different per- University of Evansville but as people back home like to remind me, I’m spective. Montana State is a Division II schonl and governed by just a fat little Polish guy who is going bald.” Evansville Sports Information different rules, but Holland can see the new restrictions on Division I having a nositive elFect on urograms such as his. “Coaching is largely preparing young men for -Robert C. James, commissioner “We’re sitting out there with the Pat-8 on the west and the WAC life-for living in society after they graduate. In Atlantic Coast Conference the long run, points scored or victories achieved (Western Athletic Conference) on the cast,” Holland said, “and I or honors gathered mean little if the athlete fails Kansus City Star think the limitations will help improve football in Division II and at the tests of living. That is the real measure of “1 simply don’t believe any of the schools that the division under us.” 3 man.” have expressed interest in joining our organiza- Holland’s theory is that there would be more capable players tion (College Football Association) could be seri- -Howard K. Smith, ABC newscaster available to the smaller schools because Division I won’t be gobbling ous about possibly withdrawing from the NCAA. Sports Illustrated up as much talent as it has in the past. “Yeah, you’re liable to have some coach or “I don’t know what it takes to win at Southern Cal, I only know “We’re out of date. We shake our old, untended rabid athletic director spout off to someone in what it takes to win at Iowa State,” said Bruce. “It’s a matter of sports tree once every four years and gather what- the press about that, but let’s face it, that would dinerent things for different folks.” ever plums fall off. Other nations cultivate their have to be done on a total institutional commit- orchards day by day, pruning, nursing, root-feed- ment. Wouldn’t Have Gone ing them and harvesting ever more plums.” “I’m sure what all of us are interested in is To which Majors, who recently left a national championship at Pittsburgh for Tennessee, said: “If we would have had these rules at -Jim Boreherding. head basketball coach working to bring about some changes WC think the time, I wouldn’t have taken the job at Pitt.” Augustana College (Ill.) arc necessary through the NCAA organization. In fact we plan to apply for an affiliate membership Yeoman is strongly in favor of the new limits. All the players Quad City Times in the NCAA after our organizational meeting from his team that won that Southwest Conference championship “We dropped out of the NAIA because of money next month (March) _” at Houston last season were recruited from Texas. reasons. Once it cost the school $3,000 for us to go “I’m sorry, I think it’s good,” he said. “Evening up the strengths to the tournament in Kansas City. The NCAA has of the teams creates excitement for the alumni and fans.” picked up the complete tab for us to compete in -Bill Nack, sports writer Some of the coaches warned that problems could develop within Reading, Pa.” Newsday the 30-95 framework of the new legislation. To stay under the 95- “If nothing else comes of the final report pre- scholarship maximum, schools will either have to recruit fewer than -Ned Harkness, head ice hockey coach pared by the President’s Commission on Olympic Union College (N.Y.) Sports, a possibility considering the perverse na- 30 athletes in some years or take away scholarships from athletes Former Detroit Red Wings Coach ture of politics, at least it will have served to already in school, a procedure known as “running off” players. Sports illustrated focus attention on the plight of the amateur ath- “If every team in your area does it, you can do it (without giving ‘L. . I think now that no coach, no owner, no lete. The amateur athlete is an endangered species competitors a recruiting advantage),” said Claiborne. “But if the general manager can control his destiny in the on this planet. There are those who believe he others don’t, you can’t, either.” pros. The players are excellent athletes. But the cannot survive.” player associations take over. Motivation is gone and money takes over. If you like being a puppet, -John Underwood, staff writer great. Not me. If I am going to be blamed for a i N C A A decision, I want it to be my decision.” Sports Zllustsated “The time bomb is ticking away. Michigan and -John Majors, head football coach Manhattan, Providence and Penn State have al- $ Published 117 times annually by the National Collegiate Athletic Asso- I University of Tennessee : ciation. executive and editorial offices. U S. Highway 50 and Nall Ave., i ways made strange bedfellows. They are now so g P.O. Box 1906, Shawnee Mission. Kansas 66222. Phone (AC 913) 384- I Chicago Tribune polarized that they are doing damage to each 9 3220. Subscription Rate: $9 annually. “It’s a funny thing when you take a coaching other by prolonging the marriage.” i ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I,,,,,,u ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,~,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,~,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,~,,,,~,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,~,,,~,,,,,~,,,,~~,,,,,,,,,,,,,~ 2 82 Built in Past Decade Arena Building Popular at ) Elsewhere in Education Spence Appointed Director for ACE Sports Study James 11. Spcncc rcccntly was appointed study director of the Division I BasketballMembe rs American Council on Education’s Commission on Collegiate Sports. Spencc is dean of students at the Allegheny campus of the Com- Bclicvc it or not, the nation’s is Kentucky’s new 23,000-seat ing later expansions). Starting munity Collrgc of hllrgheny County (Pa.) in Pittsburgh, Pa. Division I basketball colleges Rupp Arena. Nebraska (15,SOO), with the earliest, they were Thr Commission received a grant from the Ford Foundation last have built 82 new basketball Samford (17,500) and Texas-El Butler, 15,000, built in 1927: September to study intrrcollcgiate athletics in the United States. arenas in the last 10 years! Paso (12,000) also arc playing in Canisius, Buffalo Auditorium, It drserves an exclamation new arenas this season. In ad- 17,900 after 4,000 were added in Women, New Students Keep point, because it exceeds all ex- dition, at least five Division I 1972-it was built in 1936: Min- Total Enrollment Nearly Even With ‘75 pectations at the beginning of a teams expect to be in new arenas nesota, 18,000, built in ‘37, 10,000 survey by NCAA Statistics Ser- for the 1977-78 Season-Rutgers, added in 1950; Vanderbilt, 15,626, A large increase in the number of first-time freshmen at private vice. Eighty-two brand-new Florida State, Northrrn Arizona, built in ‘52, 4,000 added in ‘69; universities and other four-year institutions, and a general boost Weber State and Wisconsin-Mil- Kansas, 16,000 - ‘54; Louisville, arenas means more than one- in the number of women students kept the total enrollment at all third of all Division I teams have waukee. 16,433-‘57; Southern Cal, 15,509 --‘59; Duquesne, 15,500-‘61, ex- U.S. collcgcs and universitirs last fall near the same level as in participated in the building No City Arenas boom. There were 185 major panded by 1,000 in ‘74; Illinois, 1975. These conclusions are contained in a further analysis of fall The 82 new arenas includes teams in 1967 and 245 this season. 16,128-‘63, and New Mexico, 1976 enrollment data released recently by the National Center for only those used by a Division I 17,121-‘66, expanded by 2,300 More lO,OOO-plus college has- Education Statistics. team for all its home games. It seats in ‘75. ketball arenas have been built dots not includr the many new Remember, this does not in- Although final figurrs still were not available from some insti- in the last 10 sears-39 in all- big-city arenas where many col- clude any of the many large-city tutions, NCES estimated the total fall enrollment at 11,215,111, than in all of history before that! lege teams play one or more arenas where major teams play down 75,608 or 0.7 per cent from the total of 11,290,719 in fall 1975. In the 10 years prior to 1967, games. some games, like Madison Square The agency had estimated last November that enrollment had gained only 14 arenas with at lcast lO,- A number of arenas also were Garden, Chicago Stadium, the 000 seats were built, and only 22 expanded in the last decade, in- Palestra, Cincinnati Gardens, 0.4 per cent over the year. before 1957, for a total of 36 with cluding some of the biggest. Louisiana Superdome, etc. It in- five-figure seating capacity prior Prior to the last 10 years, only cludes only those used by a Di- to the last 10 years. 10 college arenas had been built vision I member for all its home Biggest of them all, of course, with at least 15,000 seats (includ- games. PostgraduateScho larship Arenas (1 O,OOO-seat minimum) Built in Last 10 Years 1976 1972 1969 Committeeto Select Kentucky 23,000 Providence 13,000 Utah 15,000 Samford 17,500 Missouri 12,600 Dayton 13,458 Nebraska 15,500 Washington State 12,500 Auburn 13,000 BasketballRec ipients Texas-El Paso 12,000 Middle Tennessee 11,750 Clemson 10,600 NCAA Postgraduate Scholar- its inception in 1964. The schol- 1975 Oral Roberts 10,575 Houston 10,060 ships for the current basketball arship’s value increased from Oklahoma 10,800 Richmond 10,000 Appalachian State 10,000 srason will be selected by the $1,000 to $1,500 in the 1975-76 academic year, and primarily is Mississippi State 10,000 1971 1968 Postgraduate Scholarship Com- Idaho 10,000 Brigham Young 22,700 funded by football television Alabama 15,043 mittee in late March. 1974 Indiana 16,668 Purdue 14,123 revenue. Each district vice-president Arizona State 14,733 Louisiana State 14,327 New Mexico State 13,222 80 Annually serves as chairman of each of the 1973 Iowa State 14,300 Ohio University 13,080 eight NCAA district selection Each year the Association Arizona 14,438 West Virginia 14,000 South Carolina 12,401 committrrs, which then screens awards 80 Postgraduate Schol- Indiana State 1,220 1970 Long Beach State 12,000 and forwards six nominations arships to 33 football players, 15 North Texas 10,000 Idaho State 14,000 Notre Dame 11,345 from each area to the national for basketball and 32 to student- William & Mary 10,700 1967 offlcc for final selection. District athletes representing all other Association-sponsored sports. Di- Utah State 10,270 Michigan 13,609 nominations are due at the na- tiojnal office by March 16. visions I, II and III each receive a designated number of scholar- Faculty athletic representa- ships for each category, with the tives were mailed nomination remainder of awards presented folders February 3, complete on an at-large basis. Television Committee with all requirements and cri- teria for selection of the 15 bas- Once this spring’s 32 awards ketball scholarships. Nominations arc presented to sports other Schedules Key Meetings were due March 1 to each dis- than football and basketball, the trict vice-president. Three recip- Postgraduate Scholarship pro- Stan Bates, Western Athletic Colorado, replaces Ncinas, and ients for the $1,500 scholarships gram will have presented $l,- to negotiate with any other in- Conferrncr; Crdric W. Dcmpscy, Fred L. Miller, Arizona State 024,000 to 944 student-athletes. terested party, according to Pe- University of the Pacific; Wil- will be selected from each of the University, replaces Bates. A re- Association’s three legislative di- ters. liam C. Stilts, Hobart Collcgc; Basic eligibility requirements placement for Peters is expected visions, and six are chosen on an “ABC will present a portion of Rohrrt A. Latour, Bucknell Uni- for the scholarship include that a to be named by the NCAA Coun- at-large basis. its proposed telecast schedule for versity; Stan Sheriff, University student-athlete maintain a mini- cil at its April meetings. 1977 to the Committee at its of Northern Iowa, and Walter Once the basketball awards mum grade point average of 3.00 March meeting,” Peters stated. Byers, NCAA executive director. Coppedge, Canham, Maddox, are presented, the Association’s on a maximum 4.00 scale, or its Other members of the Commit- Effective September 1, Peters Sheriff and Bycrs have been se- Postgraduate Scholarship Pro- equivalent, and perform with tee include Eugene F. Corrigan, will retire after six years of lected as the Negotiating Sub- gram will have presented $976,- distinction in a varsity intercol- University of Virginia; Donald B. service on the Committee. committee for this fall. 000 to 912 studen-athletes since legiate sport. Canham, University of Michigan; Also effective September 1. Charles M. Neinas, Big Eight Carl Maddox, Louisiana State Conference; Wilbur Evans, University, replaces Corrigan; T-Shirt Producer Southwest Athletic Conference; Edwin B. Crowder, University of Association Awards Licensing Rights to Local Manufacturer An exclusive three-year li- ed the T-shirt production’s first coaches associations still can sell censing agreement between Ar- royalty payment of $5,000 to the NCAA T-shirts at the sites of tex Manufacturing Company and Association. championship events with ap- the Association recently was A major portion of the revenue proval from the Association, but, finalized as another basic initial produced from T-shirt sales at because of the licensing agree- phase of the NCAA marketing NCAA championships will bc ment, must have them produced program. utilized to help defray the costs by Artex. Net proceeds will con- Based in Overland Park, KS., of hosting the event, and, along tinue to go to the seller in these Artcx now has exclusive rights with other sources such as the instances, with a licensing fee to manufacture all T-shirts util- Association’s Transportation Re- retained as championship income. izing the NCAA seal and logo. serve Fund, will help pay ex- “The NCAA is pleased to enter Any member institution Or or- penses incurred by participating into a licensing agreement with ganization interested in obtain- institutions and individuals. Artex Manufacturing Company ing and/or merchandising T- Retail Outlets and is optimistic about the fu- shirts with the NCAA seal or Although the T-shirts initially ture of the program,” said NCAA logo must contract through Ar- will be produced for champion- Secretary-Treasurer Edgar A. tex. ship events, ultimately they will Sherman, Muskingum College. Artex is one of the nation’s be marketed nationwide through “The NCAA marketing pro- leading producers of T-shirt retail outlets. The T-shirts are gram is in its infancy, but the products for university and col- the second NCAA product to be potential is promising and we lege bookstores. It recently distributed domestically as part arc gratified that Artex is one of merged with Josten’s Manufac- of the NCAA marketing program. our initial marketing associates. turing Company of Minneapolis, CITC Industries of New York, We have been attracted to Artex Minn., a nationwide producer of because of the quality of its Charles Finkbinder, vice-president of Artex Manufacturing Company N.Y., produces an entire line of college and high school rings NCAA athletic footwear which is products and the abilities of its in Overland Park, KS., discusses licensing agreement to produce NCAA and yearbooks. sold in retail outlets across the management team. l-shirts after presenting Association initial $5,000 royalty payment to Charles Finkbinder, vice-pres- country. “We look forward to a mutual- NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers at the national office. ident of Artex, recently present- Outside organizations such as ly benelicial relationship.” NCAA NEWS / March 1, 1977 3 Council, Convention Set Committ Assknments Appointed: Elroy L. Hirsch, University of Wisconsin, Individuals to fill assignments to NCAA Committees versity, replacing M. R. Clausen, University of Ari- Madison; Marvin A. Francis Sr., Atlantic Coast Con- and special appointments to other educational and zona. Chairman: Harold C. Krogh, U. of Kansas. fercncr, replacing Donald B. Canham, University of athletic organizations have been approved by the Michigan; Bill Morgan, Southwest Athletic Conference. Council and by delegates at the 71st Convention in International Relations Chairman: Wilts Hallock, Pacific-8 Conference. Miami Beach, Fla. Re-appointed: Donald B. Canham, University of Following arc appointments made to fill vacancies Michigan; Charles M. Neinas, Big Eight Conference; Public Relations or expired terms. Unless notrd, all terms become effec- Jack C. Patterson, Baylor University, effective imme- Re-appointed: David Price, Pacific-8 Conference; tive September 1, 1977. (Term expiration dates in diately, replacing Claude R. Gilstrap, University of Richard G. Shrider, Miami University (Ohio) ; Charles parenthesis.) Texas, Arlington; David L. Maggard, University Of J. Thornton, University of Alabama. Callifomia, Berkeley, effective immediately, replacing Appointed: Don Perkins, Wittenbcrg Ilnivcrsity, ef- Jesse T. Hill, Pacific Coast Athletic Association, re- fective immediately, replacing Patrick Aikman, De- signed. Chairman: Charles M. Neinas. Pauw University. Chairman: Charles J. Thornton. Council Appointments Junlor College Relations Recruiting Academic Testing and Requirements Re-appointed: Fred Jacoby, Mid-American Confer- Re-appointed: Robert C. James, Atlantic Coast Con- Remappoitrtpd: Robert L. Henry, Wabash College; ence; H. Boyd McWhorter, Southeastern Conference; fcrcnrr; .John Pant, Northwestern University; Wilbur Jarnrs 0. Pedersen, South Dakota State University. Kenneth W. Herrick, Texas Christian University, ef- G. Rcnken, Albright College; Norm Stewart, Univer- Chairman: E. John Larsen, University of Southern fective immediately, replacing J. Neils Thompson, Uni- sity of Missouri, Columbia. Chairman: Robert C. James. California. versity of Texas, Austin. Chairman: H. Boyd McWhor- Appointed: Marino H. Casrm, Alcorn State Univcr- ter, Southeastern Conference. All-Star High School Games sity, enectivc immediately, replacing Calvin C. Irvin, long Range Planning Appointed: Brice Durbm, National Fcdcration of North Carolina A&T State Univrrsity; Mike White, University of California, Berkeley, cffcctive imme- State High School Associations; David L. Maggard, Re-appointed : James Frank, Lincoln University diately, rc[jlaring .John McKay, formerly of University University of California, Berkeley, replacing David (MO.); John J. Hinga, Indiana Collegiate Conference; of Southern California; Charlcy Scott, IJniversity of C. Arnold, National High School Federation; Frrd L. Robert E. Huntley, Washington and Lee University; Alabama, elfective immrdiately, replacing J. Neils Miller, Arizona State University. Chairman: Harry H. Edward W. Malan, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges. Chairman: Thompson, University of Texas, Austin. Foukr, University of Houston. Alan J. Chapman, Rice University. National Youth Sports Program Summer Baseball Classification Re-appointed: Warren K. Giese, U. of South Caro- ReappoinLcd: Clifton M. Spregle, Southwest Ath- Re-appointed: Wiles Hallork, Pacific-8 Confcrcncr; lina. Chairman: William Exum, Kentucky State U. letic Conference. Chairman: Clifton M. Speegle. Lyle Smith, Boisr State University; Robert M. White- Appointed: H. B. Thompson, Fisk University, effec- Television law, Eastern Collcgc Athletic Conference. Chairman: tive immediately, to complete term of Howard C. Gen- I,ouis A. Myers, University of Arizona. Appointed: Carl Maddox, Louisiana State Univcr- Qry, Tennessee State University; Vivian Stringer, sity, replacing Eugene F. Corrigan, Univflrsity of Vir- Drug Education Cheyney State College, effective immediately, to com- ginia; Edwin B. Crowdrr, IJniversity of Colorado, rc- Re-appointed: James H. Wilkinson, NCAA. Chair- plete term of Verda G. Young, Southern University, placing Charles M. Neinas, Big Eight Conference; Fred man. l~obrrt W. Pritchard, Worcester Poly. Institute. New Orleans. L. Millrr, Arizona State Univrrsity, replacing Stan Eligibility Pension Trust Committee Bates, Western Athletic Conference; William C. Stiles, Re-appointed: Ross H. Smith, Massachusetts lnsti- Disbanded inasmuch as its duties are now being IIobart College, continues to serve on Committee by tute of Technology. Chairman: Louis A. Myers, Univer- handled as a matter of internal administration. virtue of his chairmanship of Division III Football sity of Arizona. Postgraduate Scholarship Committee. Chairman: Captain John 0. Coppedgc, U.S. Appointed: John R. Eiler, East Stroudsburg State Re-appointed: William Exum, Kentucky State Uni- Naval Academy. Collrgr, to complete term of Franklin A. I,indrburg, versity; Robert D. Loring, DePauw University. Chair- Theodore Roosevelt Award Jury U. of California, Riverside, effective January 1977. man: Joe L. Singleton, University of California, Davis. Appomted: Carl Jamrs, Duke University; rrplacing Governmental Affairs Professlonal Sports Liaison William M. Bell, Faycttrville State University; Art l,inklrtter, author-entcrtainrr, rcplaring Ellmore C. Remappointed: F. A. Gcigcr, University of Pennsyl- Re-appointed: Andrew T. Mooradian, University of Patterson, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company; Stanley vania. Chairman: F. A. Geiger. New Hampshire; Frederick A. Schaus, Purdue Univer- sity; Herman Wilson, Wichita State University. Chair- E. McCafIrcy, University of the Pacific, replacing Infractions man: Wayne Duke, Big Ten Conference. Terry Sanford, Duke University; John Caine, Univer- Remappointed: William L. Matthrws Jr., University sity of Oregon, efiective immediately, to complete Promotion of Kentucky; Charles A. Wright, University of Texas, term of Cecil N. Coleman, University of Illinois. Noted Charles J. Thornton, University of Alabama, Austin. Chairman: Arthur R. Reynolds, University of Top Ten Selection Northern Colorado. has replaced Bill Callahan, University of Missouri, Columbia, by virtue of his chairmanship of the Public Re-appointed: Krith Jackson, American Broadcast- Insurance Relations Committee. ing Company; Robert F. Ray, University of Iowa; Appoinled: Joseph L. Kearney, Michigan State Uni- Continued on next page
ference (9-l-80*). Chairman: Harold W. Lahar. Tennis Convention Elections Division II Football Re-elected: Kent DeMars, Southern Illinois Univer- Baseball sity, Edwardsville (9-l-80”.) ; Herbert J. Provost, Texas Re-eZected: Gordon K. Larson, U. of Akron (9-l-79). Southern University (9-l-80* ) Re-elected: Joseph F. Lyles, Washington and Lee Newly-elected: Tellis B. Ellis, Jackson State Uni- Newly-elected: David Benjamin, Princeton Univer- University (9-l-80*). versity (g-1-80). sity (9-I-80); James A Montgomery, Millsaps College, Neu>l~~eIcrtcd: Larry Schmittou, Vanderbilt Uni- Division Ill Football replacing Robert F. Greene, CCNY, efIective immedi- versity (9-l-80); Don Schaly, Marietta College (9-l- Re-elected: William C. Stiles, Hobart College (9-l- ately. 78) ; Michael Briglia, Glassboro State College (9-l-79). 80,). Chairman: William C. Stiles. Chairman: Kal H. Segrist, Texas Tech University. Track and Field NewZy-elected: Eugene M. Haas, Gettysburg_ - College Re-elected: Neil 1. Cohen, Allegheny Community Basketball Rules (S-l-80). Golf College (9-l-80”‘); John H. Randolph, U.S. Military Re-rlected: Oscar Erickson, Casprr (Wyo.) Junior Academy (9-l-80::); DeLoss Dodds, Big Eight Confer- College (9-l-80*); Arthur J. McAfec Jr., Morehouse Re-elected: Gene Norris, Trinity University (Texas) cncc (Srcrrtary-Rules Editor) (9-l-80); Ken Shannon, Collcgc (9-l-80”); Jack Thurnblad, Carleton Collcgc (9-l-80*); Hansel E. Tookes, Florida A&M University Univrrsity of Washington (9-l-80); James E. Hawkins, (9-l-80*). (9-l-80”); Edward S. Steitz, Springfield College (9-l- Fort Valley State College (9-l-80*). Chairman: John Newly-elected: Karl Tucker, Brigham Young U. (Q- 80). Randolph. Ken Stiblrr, Biscayne College, effec- l-80). Chairman: Roderick W. Myers, Duke University. Newly-elected: Volleyball tive immediately (g-1-78); W. Dawson Pikey, Clayton Gymnastics (MO.) High School (g-1-80). Reelected: Charles R. Sandefur, California State Re-elected: William Roetzheim, University of Illi- University, Long Beach (9-l-80* ). NCAA Representatives to National nois, Chicago Circle (Q-l-80). Newly-elected: Richard M. Aronson, University of Water Polo Basketball Committee Lowell (Q-l-80). Re-elected: Ken Lindgrcn, California State Univer- Re-elected: Arthur J. McAfcc, Morehouse College Ice Hockey sity, Long Beach (9-l-80”:) (9-1-80“‘); Edward S. Steitz, Springfield Collegc(9~1- Newly-elected: Dennis Fosdick, Texas A&M Uni- 80); Jack M. Thurnblad, Carleton College (9-l-80’). Re-elected: J. Burt Smith, Michigan State Univer- versity, cffrrtivc immcdiatrly (9-l-80); JC-Sheldon NewIymelected: Ken Stibler, Biscayne College, effec- sity (Q-l-80.); Allan D. Godfrey, Hopkins (Minn.) Ei- Ellsworth, West Valley Junior College (Saratoga, tive immediately (9-l-78). senhower High School (9-l-80*). Chairman: J. Burrt Smith. Calif.) (9-l-79); HS%-Jim Sprague, Sunny Hills High Division I Basketball Lacrosse School (Fullerton, Calif.) (9-l-78), both effective im- Re-elected: Lawrence K. Albus, Metropolitan Col- Re-elected: Mortimer LaPointe, Bowdoin College mediately. legiate Conference (9-l-80*); Willis R. Casey, North Wrestling Carolina State University (9-l-80*). (Q-l-80.); Robert H. Scott, Johns Hopkins University (Q-l-80’). Re-elected: David H. Adams, University of Pitts- Division II Basketball Skiing burgh (g-1-80); James W. Morgan, University of Ten- Remelected: Thomas J. Niland Jr., LeMoyne College nessee, Chattanooga (9-l-80) (N.Y.) (g-1-80”). Re-elected: James W. Page, Dartmouth College (Q-l-80’). Newly-elected : Dale Thomas, Oregon State Univer- Neujly-elected: Paul Rundtll, San Francisco State sity (g-1-80); Emil Caprara, Grand Rapids Junior Col- Newly-elected: Clint Monfalcone, University of Ne- University (9-l-80). Chairman: Thomas J. Martin, Ro- lege (g-1-80) ; John Johnston, Princeton University anoke College. vada, Reno, effective immediately (g-1-80); Myron Gallagher, Northern Michigan University, effective (g-1-80). Chairman: Charles A. Patten, University of Northern Iowa. Division Ill Basketball immediately (9-l-78). Re-elected: Russ Granger, Clark University (D-l- Sac&r Competitive Safeguards & Medical Aspects 80’); James A. Reedy, Bridgewater College (9-l-80*). Re-etected: Don Dallas, University of Missouri, St. of Sports Fencing Louis (Q-1-80+); C. Cliff McCrath, Seattle Pacific Col- Re-elected: Gordon L. Graham, Mankato State Uni- Re-elected: Ronald C. Miller, University of North lege (Q-1-80’ ) ; Joseph M. Palone, U.S. Military Acad- versity (9-l-80*). Carolina, Chapel Hill (9-l-80*). emy (Q-1-80*). Newly-elected: John Adams, Western Athletic Con- NewZy-elected: Michael DeCicco, University of Notre Newly-elected: Jerry Yeagley, Indiana University, ference (g-1-80). Dame (9-l-80). Chairman: Charles Simonian, Ohio Bloomington (g-1-80). Chairman: Robert Seddon, Uni- Constitution 8 Bylaws State University. versity of Pennsylvania. Re-elected: Ross H. Smith, Massachusetts Institute Football Rules Swimming of Technology (9-l-80*). Re-elected: David M. Nelson, University of Dela- Re-elected: Don Van Roasen, University of Oregon Extra Events ware (Q-l-80). (Q-l-80). Newly-elected: Bailey M. Marshall, Texas High Newly-eZected: Patrick Callahan, Wesleyan Univer- Re-elected: Frank Broyles, University of Arkansas, School Association (g-1-80); Chalmer G. Hixson, sity (Q-l-80): Don Gambril. University of Alabama Fayetteville (9-I-80); David H. Strack, University of Wayne State University (9-l-80); Jerry Claiborne, ( Qll-SO) ; Dbn Duncan, U&versity of - Puget Sound Arizona (g-1-80’). University of Maryland, effective immediately (9-l- (g-1-80) ; Frank R. Comfort, Johns Hopkins University, Newly-elected: Carl James, Duke University (9-l- ‘79); Harold S. Wcsterman, University of Maine, Orono effective immediately (Q-l-80). 80) Chairman: Frank Broyles. (g-1-80); Harold W. Lahar, Southwest Athletic Con- * Not eligible for re-election. 4 That round white thing really isn’t as dangerous as it looks, but UCLA’s Steve Salmons (29) was out for the “kill” during action in the NCAA-Japan International Volleyball Championship before 6,200 spectators at UCLA’s Pauley Povilion in o three-match series which also visited San Diego State ond Col Santa Barboro. Other Bruins pictured are Singin Smith (22). Steve Suttich (34) and Joe Mica (32). Joponese members include Haruhiko Hanowa (l), Hidehiro lrisawo (2) and Masoshi Oda. (6).
Close Matches Exciting Japan Edges NCAA Team In Volleyball Series While the final outcome of the Collegiate champion UCLA in the international level and I first NCAA-Japan International the three-game series in Cali- would have to say we met our Volleyball Championship was no fornia, January 28-31. objective,” said NCAA Volley- surprise, the winning Japanese “Our goal was to show how the ball Committee Chairman Walter team did experience some sur- United States collegiate volley- G. Vcrsen, University of Illinois, priscs from defending National ball competition is improving on Chicago Circle. “The NCAA and the United Continued ftom page 4 States proved its amateur volley- UCLA’s Doug Rabe (31) appears to be showing Joe Mica (32) how to ball status is beginning to hold noted incoming presidents of football perform an exotic ballet leap. Actually, the two Bruins were attempting and basketball its own internationally against writer’s organizations automatically serve on Com- to block a shot by Japon’s Eiji Temmyo in NCAA-Jopan lnternationol the world’s finest amateur team,” mittee. Chairman: Robert F. Ray. Versen added. Volleyball Championship ot UCLA’s Pouley Povilion. Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics Japan, regarded as the strong- Re-appointed all nine members. Chairman: Edward est international volleyball na- tackman Steve Salmons added Farmer’s Market in Los Angeles S. Betz, University of the Pacific. tion, needed the final game of nine kills apiece. were just a few of the excursions DELEGATES TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS the final match to win the lirst With the stage set for the they cxprrienced. (Appointments for one-year terms effective Sep- NCAA-sponsored intcrnatinnal “rubber” match at the University With the volleyball victory, tember 1, 1977, except where noted.) volleyball competition. of California, Santa Barbara, no Japan evened the international script could have been more dra- Amateur Basketball Association series against NCAA teams at Things actually started as matic than the final results. two wins each. Last December, somewhat of an “embarrassment” Governing Council The NCAA team jumped off to Japan won the second NCAA- for the talented Jnpancsc tram, Re-appointed: Ernest C. Casale, Temple University; a close 18-16 win. but Japan re- Japan Collegiate All-Star Golf comprised of collcgc all-stars. Thomas W. Jernstedt, NCAA. taliated with back-to-back 15-l Championships, 24-16. UCLA, led by 12 kills from junior Board of Governors of the and 15-2 wins. UCLA withstood An NCAA team defeated Ja- setter David Olhright, defcatcd the pressure of a 16-14 game to pan, 26-14, in the initial compe- Modern Pentathlon Association thr Japanese in the first match even the games at two each, tition scheduled between the two Re-appointed: Andre R. Deladrier, U.S. Naval Acad- at San Diego State University, sending the entire Championship nations in the first NCAA-Japan emy; James F. Elliott, Villanova University. 15-13, 15-8, 9-15 and 15-6, de- into a final and fifth contest. Collegiate Golf Championship in spite a fine ZO-kill per-formancc National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Although Japan took charge December 1975. Last fall the by *Japan’s senior captain Haru- Re-appointed (to three-year terms) : Lester H. Dye, and went on to win 15-6, UCLA NCAA defeated Japan, 20-3, in hiko Hanawa of Chuo Univcr- Syracuse University; John Bridgers, Florida State Uni- provided an impressive exhibi- the first NCAA-Japan Collegiate sity. versity; Thomas A. Mont, DePauw University; James tion in international play. All-Star Trnnis Championships. R. Jack, University of Utah. Chairman: Edwin B. “lesson” Time “We can bc proud of the way The first three championships Crowder, University of Colorado. Coach Taokuji Hashimoto krpt our players pcrformrd,” said were staged in Tokyo. United States Baseball Federation his surprised team for a !lalf- UC1.A Volleyball Coach Allen All four championships have Appointed: Kal H. Segrist, Texas Tech University, hour “lesson” following his States. “Japan has an excrllcnt been co-sponsored by the Asso- replacing Daniel W. Litwhiler, Michigan State U. team’s defeat. Apparently it paid team and is undoubtedly the ciation and Sports Nippon, a United States Collegiate Sports Council off as the Japanese All-Stars re- class of international amateur Tukyo daily sports and recrea- bounded to win in three straig!lt volleyball. We proved the United tion newspaper. Re-appointed: J D Morgan, University of California, games 15-13, 18-16, 15-10, before States has to be reckoned with Los Angeles; Jerry A. Miles, NCAA. “Hopefully, this competition 6,200 spectators at UCLA’s Pau- in the future.” will continue in volleyball and United States Depatiment of State Advisory ley Pavilion the next night. Friendship in other sports,” Versen said. Panel On International Athletics Hanawa once again starred Despite the excitement of the “Everything about the Volley- Appointed: John Thompson, Georgetown University, with 21 kills, while Tokai TJni- competition, the cultural and ball Championship was a success, replacing Samuel E. Barnes, District of Columbia versity sophomore Toshihiko friendship exchanges wcrc even although we were disappointed Teachers College. Marda tallied 17. UCLA was led murc important. with the attendance at San Diego United States Gymnastics Federation by Olbright’s 14 kills and senior Members of the Japanese con- State and Cal Santa Barbara. Re-appointed: William Boetzheim, University of attackman Joe Mica’s 10. Mica tingent were ?reated to many “rt really was an educational Illinois, Chicago Circle, effective immediately, replac- was voted Outstanding Player at American ccistoms, foods and cn- experience not only for the ing Edward M. Czekaj, Pennsylvania State University; last year’s National Collegiate tertainment. Tours of Disney- players, but for rveryone who Roger L. Counsil, Indiana State University, Terre Championship. Junior setter land, and Universal Studios, Ol- worked with the friendly Japa- Haute; Jerry A. Miles, NCAA; Don Robinson, Arizona Steve Suttich and freshman at- vera Street in Old Mexico and nese people.” State University. United States Track and Field Federation Re-appointed: Walter Byers, NCAA; Donald B. Can- ham, University of Michigan; Bill McClure, Louisiana State University; Dwight T. Reed, Lincoln University Michael C. Mesh (MO.); John Randolph, U.S. Military Academy, re- placing John F. Warner, Cornell University; David L. Maggard, University of California, Berkeley, replac- Joins Enforcement Staff ing Jim Bush, University of California, Los Angeles. Michael C. Mesh, 30, has year and a half as an undercover A 1969 graduate of St. Edwards United States Volleyball Association joined the Association’s cnforcr- ofTicer for the Department’s Tac- University in Austin, Tex., Mesh Board of Directors ment department after 6% years tical Unit. For the following l’/‘L earned his B. S. Degree in En- Re-appointed: Charles R. Sandefur, California State as a police officer with the Kan- years hc was an investigator glish/physical education. He also University, Long Beach; Allen E. States, UCLA. sas City (MO.) Police Depart- in the Department’s Internal Af- has completed approximately fairs Section. Appointed : Walter Verse& University of Illinois, ment. half the requirements toward an A Kansas City native, Mesh His most recent assignment Chicago Circle, replacing Donald S. Shondell, Ball MS. Degree in criminal justice replaces Thomas J. Shawver, who was as an instructor at the Re- State University. administration at Central Mis- recently resigned to enter pri- gional Center for Criminal Jus- United States Wrestling Federation souri State University. Re-appointed: Jerry A. Miles, NCAA. vate law practice. tice in Kansas City. Appointed: Charles A. Patten, University of North- Mesh brgan his police carc?r Mesh has attended scvrral He and his wife, Linda, have a schools and seminars as a policc- daughter, Amy, 1, and a son, ern Iowa, replacing Chalmers W. Elliott, U. of Iowa. in August 1970, as a patrol officer. After one year, he spent the next man. Chad, 4. NCAA NEWS / March 1, 1977 5 DIVISION I BASKETBALL necessary in the East, it also will The University of Georgia will be played March 19 at an on- host the 1977 National Collegiate campus site. Basketball Championship, March SKIING 26 and 28, at the Omni, Atlanta, The University of Colorado Ga. will host the 1977 National Col- At-large teams will be in- legiate Skiing Championships, vited to participate in the Cham- March 2-5, at Boulder, Colo. pionship by thr Division I Bas- ketball Committee, Sunday, DIVISION I SWIMMING March G. Cleveland State University will The Rupp Arena in Lexington, host thr 1977 National &llrgiate Ky., and the Superdome in New Division I Swimming Champion- Orleans, La., were selected as ships, March 24-26, at Clcvcland, finalists to host the 1982 Na- Ohio. tional Collcgiatc Baskrtball Institutions entering contcs- Championsllip by the Division I tants must submit entry forms Members of the Collegiate Commissioners Association met during the Asso- (acrornpanird by vrrification of C-e’ Rnskrthnll Committee at its Jan- -_ ciation’s 71st Convention in Miami Beach, Fla. Representing their various con- pcrformanrr) and must he uary mrctlng Eight proposals P&% ferences are (I to r): Boyd McWhorter, Southeastern; Cliff Speegle, Southwest; wcrc submitted from thr Mid- mailed SPECIAL DELIVERY and Mickey Holmes, Missouri Valley; Charles Neinas, Big Eight; Hootie Ingram, SEC; Fred Jacoby, Mid-Ameri- cast and Mldwcst regions of the postmar-lrcd no later than mid- country. night, March 14, to Rohrrt F. can; Robert James, Atlantic Coast; John Dewey, Big 10; Wiles Hallock, Pacific-g; Wayne Duke, Big 10; Final srlcrtion will br cl(Lter- Bushey, Director of Athlrtics, Ken Germann, Southern; Scatty Whitelaw, Eastern College Athletic, and Stan Bates, Western Athletic. mined hy the Committee at its Clcvcland statr University, July meeting:. Cleveland, Ohio 44115. If Lexington is sclrctrd, the DIVISION II SWIMMING University of Kentucky will be Youngstown State University host institution, Tulanr Univer- Regional Diving New Format will host the 1977 National Col- sity would bc the New Orleans lrgiatr Division II Swimming host. Championships, March 17-19, at DIVISION II BASKETBALL Youngstown, Ohio. Institutions cntn-ing contrs- For Swimming Championshi)ks American Intc~rnational Col- tants must submit c.tltry forms lege arld Springfield College will I LARRY BRUNT TOM ZINKULA Bucknell Cornell (la.) VINCE FERRAGAMO PETE MORRIS GERRY HUESKEN Nebraska North Texas State Susquehanna UNIVERSITY DIVISION COLLEGE DlViSlON FIRST TEPM OFFENSE FIRST TEAM OFFCNSE POS. Player & Institution Nt. WLCI. Nometown Avg. Major. POS. Player & Institution Ht. WLCI. Homcbwn Avg. Major. 6-l 201 Jr. Huron. Ohio E *Rob Dean, Northwestern 6-2 191 Sr. WhiteAshBay. Wis. 3.93 Ind. Eng. E Dan Bogden. Ashland. 3.72 Marketing Mgt. E Dick Graham, Utah S-11 170 Sr Washington. DC. 3.66 Psychology E t*Larry Brunt. Bu&nell 6-4 1x5 Sr. Lansdalc, Pa. 4.00 Civil Eng. T t Jeff Holcomh, Furman 6-2 215 Sr. Hirron. Term. 3.68 Chemistry T Bill Curbo, Abilene Christian 6-4 237 Jr. Whitney. Tex. 3 67 Accounting Kevin Rollwage. Houston 6-l 225 Jr. Dallas. Tex. 3.60 PrcmLaw T $t*Gcrry Huesken. Susquchanna 6-3 235 Sr Palmyra,N.J. 4.00 English ii fKevin Fox. Princeton 6-2 220 Sr. Red llill, Pa. 3.75 Pre-Med. G Larry Johnson, Panhandle State S-10 211 Sr. Pampa. Tex. 3.70 Social Studies G t*Bill Lukens, Ohio State 6-l 235 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio 3.GR Vet. Med tJoe Lauterbach. Cornell (Ia.) 6-O 206 Sr. Harlan. Ia. 3.19 Pre-Law C Tony Barnes. Illinois State 6-2 225 Sr. Downers Grove. Ill. 3.92 Pre-Dentistry : Michael Pociask, Evansville 6-3 230 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind 3.70 Mcch. Eng. RB Pete Johnson, Ohio State 6-l 241 Sr. LongBcach,N.Y. 3.40 Education RB *Eugene Campbell, Wheaton S-9 1X0 Sr. Audubon, Iowa 3.61 History RB *Don Stevenson, Stanford 6-l 210 Sr. Loa Angeles. Calif. 3 70 Human Biology RB Rtchard Moser, Rhode Island 6-u 211 Jr. Scarsdale, N.Y. 3.63 Phys. Ed. RB Chris Vacarella. Auburn 6-1 193 Sr. Birmineham.Ala. 3.80 Business Jim Van Wagner. Michigan Tech 6-u 200 Sr NOVI, Mich. 3.00 Bio. Science QS :tVincc Ferragamo Nebraska 6-3 208 Sr. Carson,Calii. 3.62 PremMed. fig tStephen Thompson. Carroll 6-l 161 Sr. Mukwonago. Wis. 3.73 Pre-Med. KS David Posey. Floiida 5-10 170 Sr. Boca Raton, Fla. 3.70 Business Adm. KS ‘Lou Marcngo, Santa Clara 6-u 175 Sr. Granada Hills, Calif. 3.58 Business FIRST TEAM DEFENSE FIRST TEAM DEFENSE E twill Coltharp. Mississippi State 6-O 200 Sr New Albany. Miss. 3 77 Pre-Med. E Dave Nackoul, Carnegie-Mellon 6-l 205 Sr. Canonshurg. Pa. 3 90 Electrical Eng E Cris Quinn, Baylor 6-l 195 Sr. Houston, Tex. 3.72 Accounting E William Willan. Indiana Central 6-1 195 Sr Brazil. Ind. 3.78 Englrsh T *Jon Abbott, Arizona 6-2 238 Jr. Phoenix. Ariz. 3 65 Pre-Med. T Wade Whltmer, Texas A&I 6-l 22u So. Houston, Ter. 3 90 Pr&Mcd. T Chuck Benjamin. Penn State 6-l 226 Sr. Crcsskill, NJ. 3.61 English Lit. T Tom Zinkula. Cornell (Ia.) 6-Z 210 So. Mt. Vernon, Ia. 3.88 Pre-Med. LB Kenny Caldwell, The Citadel 6-l. 211 So. Anderson, S.C. 4.00 Mathematics LB Rich Lackner. Carnegie-Mellon 6-u 215 So. Mt. Lebanon. Pa. 3 65 History LB Jeff Delaney. Pittsburgh 6-O 167 So Upper St. Clair, Pa. 3.70 Pre-Med. LB ‘I’Mark Tiernan, Santa Clara 6-U 189 Sr. Diablo, Calif. 3.92 Poli. Science LB Kevin Monk, Texas A&M 6-O 218 Jr Seguln. Tex. 3.93 Civil Eng. LB *Mike Wade. Western Carolina 6-2 215 Sr. Nebo, N.C. 3 65 Marketing LB t*Pete Morris, North Texas State 6-2 205 Sr. Waco, Tcx. 4.00 Pre-Med LB t*Tony Winter, Shlppensburg St. 6-U 193 Sr. York. Pa. 3.62 Business Adm. DB Ted Harvev. Nebraska S-10 17U Jr. Lexinrton.Neb. 3.82 Pre-Med. DB Randy Groth, Warthurg 5-11 185 Sr. Elma, Ia. 3.13 Biology DB Mark Moh;;Houston 5-10 184 Sr Arlington, Tex. 3.90 Pre-Law DB Eddie McFarland. Murray State 5-11 19U Sr. Murray, KY. 4.00 Pre-Med. S Tom Fitch, Kansas 6-l 2UU Jr. Topeka, Kan. 3 75 Pre-Med. S Jeff McFarlin. Ohio Northern 5-10 167 Sr. Jeromesville, Ohio 3 50 Mech. Eng. SECOND TEAM SECOND TEPM OFFENSE DEFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE E *Don Hasselbeck. Colorado E John Anderson. Michigan E Tim O’Callaghan. Grand Valley State E Dean Caven. Wittenberg E Steve Hoog, Air Force E Dave Graziano, Villanova E Stanley Wolowski, Dickinson E Kim Klldew. Idaho State Bob Bmkmiller, VMI T Chris Barr. Purdue G Glen McCord. Coe T Craig Carter, Wheaton James Jacobson. Northern Illinois T tJohn Wunderlich, Central Michigan G Larry Rynnmg, Carroll T Mark Stull, Muhlenberg G tT. J Humphrey& Arkansas State LB Kurt Allrrman. Penn State C William Leahy. Connecticut LB Joe Henke. Texas A&I G tStcve Miller. Brieham Youna LB Chris Garlich, Missouri RB Michael Carp, Rochester LB Paul Schweizer, Delaware C ‘Randy Gun&k. Miami (Ohio) LB TBill Hamilton. Texas RB Thomas James. Delaware LB Jim Snickcris. Illinois Wesleyan RB Kevin MuLee, Georgia LB tScott Nelson, Brown Darryl Schwartz. Connecticut LB Kirk Strawser. Boise State RB iDave Preston, Bowling Green State DB Dave Duda. Michigan State :: Richard Ritchie. Texas A&I DB Jim Dunnan. Millikin RB Skip Taylor. Oklahoma State DB Ken Smith. William & Mary KS Charlie Sammis. Millikin DB Joseph Fry, Franklin & Marshall QB $tJeff Dankworth. UCLA S $Bo Busby, Arkansas T John Jolu. Maine S Philip LaRosa. South Connecticut State KS Dan Beaver. Illinois T Charles Kuhns, Bucknell *Denotes repeaters on Academic All-America ‘Denotes repeaters on Academic All-America tDenotes 1976 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient tDenotes 1976 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient tDenotes 1976 National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award $Denotes 1976 National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award MARK MOHR Houston JEFF DANKWORTH MARK TIERNAN TONY WINTER UCLA Santa Clara Shippensburg State NCAA NEWS / March 1, 1977 7 1977Na tionalCo llegiateBasketball Champ ionship *II piiq piiq IMARCH26~MARCH1] EAST REGIONAL Southern EICBL > l IVY At-Large -+ University 01 Maryland East Coast College Park, Md. At-Large Atlantic Coast kkm At-Large Atlanta, Ga. WEST REGIONAL 4:15 p.m. EST Pacific-8 At-Large 1 Big Sky Brigham Young University i The Omnl WAC Provo, Utah I- Atlanta, Ga. At-Large WCAC I At-Large I) MIDEAST REGIONAL t NATIONAL Big Ten CHAMPION I *At-Large 8:15 p.m. EST 1 --cr)*lnwc\ Ohio Valley . . . . . I I *At-Large University of Kentucky . . . . . I . Rupp Arena Mid-American I 1 Lexington, Ky. *At-Large Southeastern *At-Large MIDWEST REGIONAL Atlanta, Ga. 2:15 p m. EST Metro Seven Oklahoma City Unwersity 1 Southwest The Myriad rhoma City, Okla. ~ - Natconal At-Large-k Thrrd Place 535 p.m. EST