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[email protected]. P11ntllel' Spol'ts llews EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY -Charleston, IL 61920 217 I 581-5981 L s - II s -- FB o PP - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Jan. 5) FB STA 7E CHARLESTON, IL.--BOB SPOO, 49, quarterback coach at Purdue University for the past nine years, has been chosen head football coach at Eastern Illinois University. The announcement was made by EIU Athletic Director R.C. Johnson Monday (Jan. 5) with SPOO'S appointment effective immediately. He replaces Al Molde who was recently named head coach at Western Michigan University. SPOO has been the offensive coordinator the past two years at Purdue with specific coaching responsibility for quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers during all nine years on the staff. He also handled much of the recruiting in Chicago, St. Louis and the rest of Illinois. He tutored Purdue quarterbacks Mark Herrmann, Scott Campbell and Jim I Everett, who rank among the top 10 all-time passers in the Big Ten and now are all on pro football rosters.