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Eastern Illinois University The Keep Eastern Illinois University Bulletin University Publications 11-1-1965 Bulletin 259 - 1965-1966 Winter Sports Guide Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/eiu_bulletin Recommended Citation Eastern Illinois University, "Bulletin 259 - 1965-1966 Winter Sports Guide" (1965). Eastern Illinois University Bulletin. 91. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/eiu_bulletin/91 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in Eastern Illinois University Bulletin by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. > 1- Q) en- "'0 a: ·-:::l w (!) > ....,tn -2 ::J ""'"0 c. en- en 0 ....,""'"Q) 2 c -....1 ·- ....1 s - co 2 co a: I w Lt) 1- co en 0") <( t- w GENERAL INFORMATION OFFICIAL NAME-Eastern Illinois University LOCAliON-Charleston, Illinois FOUNDED-1895 ENROLLMENT-5,335 PRESIDENT-Or. Quincy Doudna FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE-John W. Masley NICKNAME-Panthers COLORS-Blue and Gray HOME COURY-Lantz Gymnasium (Cap. 1,918) AFFILIATION-NCAA and NAIA CONFERENCE-Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC or Interstate) UNIVERSITY PHONES-345·2161 ATHLETIC SiTAFF Walter S. Lowell-Director, School of Health and Physical Education Tom Katsimpalis-Director of Athletics William Riordan-Director of lntramurals Maynard O'Brien-Chairman, Division of Physical Education for Men; Head Track, Cross Country Clyde Biggers-Head Football Rex Darling-Head Basketball Robert Eudelkis-A$St. Football, Track Robert Hussey-Head Gymnastics, Asst. Football Ben Newcomb--Head Baseball, Asst. Football Ronald Paap-Asst. Basketball, Baseball Harold Pinther-Head Wrestling, Golf Francis Teller-Head Soccer, Asst. Golf Richard Vaughan-Asst. Football, Gymnastics Paul Wheeler-Head Swimming, Asst. Tennis Thomas Woodaii-Asst. Cross Country GRADUATE ASSISTANTS Glenn Ackseii-Wrestling Bill Geurin-Basketball Allan Gorgai-Football Jim Kimball-Soccer Don Neece-lntramurals Steve Thomas-Baseball Eastern Illinois University 1965-66 Winter Sports Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Eastern Illinois University ------------------------- 2 Area News Outlets -------------------------------- 2 Head Basketball Coach ---------------------------- 3 Assistant Basketball Coaches ---------------------- 4 Athletic Administrators ---------------------------- 5 Panther Preview ---------------------------------- 6 1964-65 Basketball Scores -------------------------- 6 IIAC Outlook ------------------------------------- 7 1964-65 Basketball Statistics ----------------------- 8 Panther Profiles ----------------------------------- 9-11 Varsity Basketball Roster -------------------------- 12-13 Basketball Record Book ---------------------------- 14-15 Year-by-Vear Records ----------------------------- 16 EIU Cage Honor Roll ------------------------------ 17 Gymnastics --------------------------------------- 18-19 Swimming ___ __ _ __ _______ ____ __ ____ _____ _____ __ ___ _ 20-21 Wrestling _______ ----------------------------------- 22-24 Freshman Basketball ------------------- Inside Back Cover Basketball Schedule --------------------------Back Cover NOTE TO PRESS, RADIO, TV: This booklet of information and records of EIU winter sports is presented as a service to all news media. Addi tional information, stories, or pictures will be furnished on request. Please address all requests for press, radio or photographic accommodations to: ROGER CUSHMAN Sports Information Director Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Illinois Office: 345-3700 Home: 345-5596 Area Code 217 COVER-Eastern Illinois University's new health and physical educa tion building, currently under construction, will be the home of the Panthers in the 1966-67 season. It will carry the name of the late Charles P. Lantz, EIU's athletic director from 1911 to 1952. The $3.6 million ath letic complex will be one of the finest such facilities in the nation. EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Number 259 November, 1965 Published six times a year (January, April, July, Septem ber, October and November), by Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office, Charleston, Ill. Effective date Sept. 1, 1961. ABOUT EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY . Eastern Illinois U n i v e r sit y, founded in 1895, has grown from the original one building on a 40- acre tract of land to the present 26 major buildings on a 266-acre campus. Eastern has consistently been ranked as one of the outstanding teacher training institutions in the nation. The university also provides curricula in the liberal arts and awards the B.S., B.A., and M.A. degrees. There are pre-professional programs. Dr. Quincy Doudna, Eastern's third president, has been EIU's Dr. Doudna administrative head since 1956. Eastern is located in Charles ton, county seat of Coles County and rich in Lincoln lore. Charleston has a population of 11 ,000 and is readily acces sible by air, rail and bus to metropolitan centers. EIU offers intercollegiate competition in 11 sports, and has a complete intramural program open to all students. Enrollment this year is a record-breaking 5,335. Among the students is the current Miss Illinois, Kathy Oros of Granite City. Miss Oros is a junior speech major. To meet the demands of increasing enrollment, Eastern has undertaken an extensive building program. A new men's physical education building, but a part of the program, is under construction and will be the home of Panther basket ball next season. EIU'S AREA NEWS OUTLETS Newspapers Jim Kimball Tom Hoppin Bob Fallstrom Sports Editor Sports Editor Sports Editor Courier-News Journal-Gazette Herald Charleston, Ill. Mattoon, Ill. Decatur, Ill. Sam Rickelman James Bond Pete Swanson Sports Editor Sports Editor Sports Dept. News Eastern News Sunday Courier Effingham, Ill. Eastern Illinois U. and Press Charleston, Ill. Evansville, Ind. Radio and TV Bob Romanko Carroll Richards John Kearn Sports Director Sports Director Sports Director WEIC WE LH WTHI-TV Charleston, Ill. Eastern Illinois U. Terre Haute, Ind . Charleston, Ill. Ken Wooddell Tom Schoendienst Carl Holler Sports Director Sports Director Sports Director WLBH WCIA-TV WTWO Mattoon, Ill. Champaign, Ill. Terre Haute, Ind. RONALD PAAP Assistant Basketball Coach Ronald Paap begins his sec ond season as assistant bas ketball coach at Eastern Illi nois University. Paap has an extensive back ground in his home state of Nebraska. He coached all sports for two seasons at Palmer in western Nebraska, then coached six years at Pa pillion in the Omaha suburban area. At Papillion his 1960 basketball team came within two games of the state tour nament, and his 1959 and 1960 baseball teams placed second in the state Class B tourna ment. Paap was also fresh man football coach at Papillion. He was a basketball squad member at Peru (Neb.) State Teachers College. He graduated in 1955 and received an M .A. in 1962 at Colorado State College, Greeley. He came to EIU in 1963. Paap is a collector of coins and Indian arti facts. He is married and has three children. WILLIAM GEURIN Freshman Basketball Coach Bill Geurin, one of Eastern's all-time scoring leaders, is coach ing the freshman team this sea son while working on a master's degree as a graduate assistant. Geurin was elected most val uable player and co-captain of the Panthers at the close of their championship season last winter. A four-year regular, he ended his collegiate career with 1,129 points to rank fourth in EIU's all time scoring derby. He scored 400 points last season and was cited by Coach Darling for his excellent basketball analytical sense. A native of Peoria, Geurin played for Coach Ty Franklin at Richwoods High School and was outstanding in both basket ball and baseball. He is a 22-year-old bachelor. OTHER BASKETBALL PERSONALITIES TRAINERS-Eldred (Shorty) Hall, Mike Black. TEAM PHYSICIAN-J. D. Heath, M.D. EQUIPMENT MANAGER-Russ Waltrip. TEAM MANAGER-Jerry Kabel; Assistant-Bill Todd . SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR-Roger Cushman. STATISTICIAN-James Bond . ANNOUNCER-Waldo Grigoroff. 4 Rex V. Darling Head Basketball Coach EIU sports fans like to say that "Victory" is Coach Rex V. Darling's middle name. But his mother was a Latin teach er, and she was more subtle than that. The "V" stands for Virgil, but Rex-as any Latin student knows-stands for king. And king he was last year when his basketball and tennis teams won back-to back IIAC championships. Rex became ruler of the IIAC realm by imparting to his players the zest and imagination he brings to coaching .' His imagination wa.s never more in evidence than Yast winter when he took a squad that had not known a winning season and molded EIU'S first title bearer in 11 years. He did it by installing a highly disciplined offense he calls the "Split-T." It's not a football formation, but it is based on power and "quick openers." It closely resembles the Cincinnati shuffle, but has many innovations. The offense came as a surprise to EIU fans, who remem bered that Darling was interim coach in 1961-62· and em ployed a run-and-shoot attack. That was the season he bor rowed another football term and utilized the platoon system with a "bandit" team of ballhawking specialists. Darling is planning more surprises for this season in his closed-door workouts. "I can conceive that a coach might have to change his offense each year to fit the personnel," he says. But two things will remain the same: defensive pride and cohesive team spirit. The first is a result of demanding practice sessions, the second of the Darling zest. He ap pears at practice wearing a badge that says "We Try Hard er," the team motto. "I believe in hard work," he says, "but I also believe in having some fun-or it's not worth it. I'll add any innova tion to increase the entertainment of the fans and pleasure of the players. Color, excitement, fan support-it's all part of the total picture in spectator sports." Darling, a native of Roanoke, played basketball and tennis at Illinois State University, where he received his bachelor's . degree in 1939. His advanced degrees are from Indiana' University.