The NCAA N ews February 22,1984, Volume 21 Number 8 OMicial Publication of the National Collegiate-.- Athletic Association.- ~ Presidential nominating committee sets meeting The presidential nominating com- and related materials to all I3 Commission. will be known when the nominating Indiana University, Bloomington; mittee will meet February 28 in members of the committee. Included Meanwhile, the one remaining committee meets the following day. Otis A. Singletary, University of Chicago to prepare the slate for the in the materials is a listing of all chief Division I-A conference position was Candidates being voted upon by Kentucky, and Donald Veal, Univer- first NCAA Presidents’Commission, executive officers who have been filled when the Atlantic Coast Con- Division I-AA East CEOs are John sity of Wyoming. and three additional members of nominated by their peers for service ference selected John B. Slaughter, A. DiBiaggio, president of the Uni- The nominating committee in its that Commission have been an- on the first Presidents’ Commission. chancellor of the University of versity of Connecticut, and Peter February 28 session will complete nounced. In all, 140 chief executive officers Maryland, College Park, as its repre- Likins, president of Lehigh Univer- the 44-member slate by selecting two President Robert Q. Marston of submitted a total of 250 nominations sentative. sity. Division I-A independent represen- the University of Florida, chair of for 129 individuals. Those numbers Two of the four Division I-AA In the Division I-AA South region, tatives, one from Division I-A at the nominating committee, called do not include the nine Division I-A regional positions on the Commission the candidates are Edward B. Fort, large, one from Division I-AA at the meeting and has sent an agenda conference representatives on the were filled when only one nominee chancellor, North Carolina A&T large, five representatives of Division received the required minimum en- State University, and Maj. Gen. I members that do not sponsor foot- dorsement of five Division I-AA James A. Grimsley Jr., president of ball (or not in that division), I I CEOs within the appropriate region. The Citadel. Division II chief executives and I I J. C. Powell, president of Eastern When those elections are com- representing Division III. Kentucky University, met that re- pleted, I3 of the 22 Division I posi- After the slate is completed and all quirement to become the I-AA tions on the first Commission will of those selected by the nominating Central representative, while Eugene have been filled. In addition to the committee have been contacted M. Hughes, president of Northern I-AA East and South winners, regarding their availability to serve, Arizona University, earned the l- Slaughter, Powell and Hughes, the a mail ballot will be sent to chief AA West position without opposition. following eight CEOs were named executives of all NCAA member In the other two Division I-AA earlier by their Division I-A con- institutions. Members of each division regions, elections are being conducted ferences: Duane Acker, Kansas State will vote only for representatives of because two candidates in each region University; Glen R. Driscoll, Uni- that division. received five or more endorsements. versity of Toledo; I. M. Heyman, NCAA President John L. Toner The chief executive officers of member University of California, Berkeley; affirmed earlier this week that the institutions in those two regions have Stanley E. McCaffrey, University of procedure should be completed and been asked to cast their votes no the Pacific; Herbert H. Reynolds, the first NCAA Presidents’ Com- later than February 27, so the results Baylor University; John W. Ryan, mission announced by mid-March. Efforts to make football safer apparently working, survev shows J Efforts to make football safer seem ciations and is prepared for the following suggestions for preventing to be working, according to results NCAA, the NFSHSA and the Ameri- such head and neck injuries: of an annual survey of football- can Football Coaches Association. I. Athletes must be given proper injury research sponsored in part by Football fatality data has been conditioning exercises that will the NCAA. collected since 193 I strengthen their necks so that partici- Four direct fatalities occurred (in All four direct deaths in 1983 pants will be able to hold their heads high schools) during the 1983 football resulted from head injuries, and the firmly erect while making contact. season, the lowest number since 1979 study suggests that “past efforts that 2. Coaches should drill the athletes and significantly lower than most were successful in reducing fatalities in the proper execution of the funda- years in the 1970s. In 1975, for to the level indicated in the 1979 and mentals of football skills, particularly example, I5 deaths were directly 1983 data should again be empha- blocking and tackling. attributable to football. sized.” 3. Coaches and officials should There were no “direct” deaths in Two of the deaths were associated discourage players from using their 1983 college football, the third time with players colliding (defensive heads as “battering rams” when in the past four years that the college plays), one occurred in a one-on-one blocking and tackling. Rules pro- game achieved that record. Three of blocking drill and one resulted from hibiting spearing should be enforced nine deaths that were indirectly head-to-head tackling. in practice and in games, and the related to football occurred at the Of the nine indirect deaths, seven players should be taught to respect college level. were the result of heart failure, one the helmet as a protective device. Direct fatalities are those that player died from a congenital brain The helmet should not be used as a resulted directly from participation defect and the other died from heat weapon. in football. Indirect deaths are caused stroke. 4. All coaches, physicians and See Efforts, I2 by systemic failure as a result of Mueller and Schindler offered the puge exertion while participating in foot- ball or by a complication that was In the News secondary to a nonfatal injury. The reduction in football-related Some things are more important than trying to top the Russians in Outdoor track preview fatalities continued a trend noted in Olympic medals . 2 earlier editions of the study. It is Washington State’s Richard Tuwei, NCAA steeplechase cham- North Carolina’s Sam Perkins has joined an elite group of 40 college compiled annually by Frederick 0. basketball players who have scored 2,000 points and recorded 1,000 pion in 1982, is one of several Cougar candidates for national Mueller of the University of North rebounds during their careers. See basketball notes and statistics.. .3-j honors this spring. Tuwei is shown abovejinishingjirst ahead Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Richard Previews of two winter championships-Division III men’s and women’s of of D. Schindler of the National Feder- Mississippi State’s Simeon Kigen. For a preview the men’s basketball. _. __ _. _. _._. 9 and women’s outdoor track seasons, see pages 6-8. ation of State High School Asso- 243 radio stations to carry men’s basketball play-offs Whether you are in Horseshoe nation’s top 100 radio markets. CBS Andcrwn. Indiana. WHBU Nclrth Carolina. WAYS: Charloltesvllle. Mlchlgan. WDBC: Eureka. Cahlormd. KINS: Bend, Arkansas, or Escanaba, Radio affiliates accounted for I68 Appleton. Wsconsin. WHBY. Asheville. V~rgm~a, WINA. Fvan\villc. Indiana. WROZ. Norlh Carolina. WSKY. Ashland. Kentucky. Chauanooga. Tenne\w. WDEF: Chicago. Fawmont. We51 V~rgm~a. WMMN. Furl Michigan, or Andalusia, Alabama, stations, while Host Communications, WCMI: Athens. Alabama. WJMW: Atlanta, Illinots. WBBM: Cmcmnat~. Ohm. WCKY. Smllh. Arkarea,, KFSA: Frederlck,burg. or Anchorage, Alaska, or even Agana, Inc., of Lexington, Kentucky, re- Gcorg,a. WOW. Allrnt~c Clly. New Jersey. Clcvcland. Ohm. WWWE: Columbia. South Virgm~a. WFVA: Fresno. Caldorma. KMJ: Guam, or St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin ceived commitments from 75 addi- WFPG, WIIN. Augusta. Georgia. WGAC: Car41na. WIS. Columbus. Georgia. WRCC: Front Royal. V~rglrua. WI-FV: Gadsden. Islands, you will be able to hear tional stations. More stations are Bakersfeld. Cahforma. KPMC: Baltimore, Columhw. Ohira. WC01 . Cmrkcvillc. Ten- Alabama. WGAD: Gallup, New Mexico. Maryland. WCBM: Barre, Vermont. WSNO nessee. WIIUB: Corpus Chr~rt,, Texa,, KSIX. KQNM: Glohc. Arw,,na, KIKO-FM. Grand selected radio coverage of the 1984 expected to join the network in the Barstow. California. KPRD. KZNS, Halon Cumbcrland. Maryland. WCBC. Junction. Colorado. KREX: Grand Rapada. NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball coming weeks. Rouge. Louisiana. WJBO: BatlIe Creek, Dallas/Forl Worlh. Icxar. KRl.0. Danville. Mehlgan. WCUZ. WCUZ-I-M. Championship. Hcrc is a complete list of the Michigan. WKNR. Bcdlord, Indiana. WBIW: Illinois. WDAN. WITY: Darlmgton. Swlh Green Bay, Ww,rnwn, WDUZ: C;reen\b,,ro. The NCAA Radio Network will NCAA Radio Network stations as Big Spring. Texa,. KBYC. Birmingham, Cartrhna. WDAR: Dayton. Ohio. WHIO: North Carolma. WBIG: GreenwIle. North Alabama. WFKC: Bloomington. Ilhnoq Daytona Beach, klwda. WNDH. Ijccatur. Carolina. WNC’I. Hartl’<ard. Cunnccticut. cover all four regional finals (March of mid-February (stations are listed WRBA: Boulder.Colorado. KBOI., Brunswick. Ilhnw,. WSOY: Delphor. Ohm. WDOH. WPOP: Hastmgr. Nebraska. KHAS: Havrede 24 and 25). the national semifinals alphabetically by city): Georgia. WMOG: Burhngton. Iowa. KBIJR Denver. (‘olrxado. KOA. Dc\ Momcs. Iowa. Ciracc. Maryland. WH IIG-k M, Hcrmirton. Oregon. KOHU. Hwkwy, North Cartrhnn. (March 31) and the national cham- Agana. Guam. KGUM: Albany. Georgia. Burnrwlle. North Carolma. WKYK: Butte. KRNT: Detroit. Mlchlyan. WWJ WCiP(‘;Alhany.Orcglrn, KKK I .Alhuqucrque. Montana. KBOW: Cape Girardcau. Miwrura. Donlphan. M~snour~. KIII-N, KOEA-FM: WHKY: Hmdman. Kentucky. 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