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VOL. 19.NO. 1 1982 Convention Issue Cosby wins Teddy award Bill Co&y-philosopher, hu- dor to Sweden; (ieneral of the l!XWs, working part-time as a morist, educator and at.hlete- Army Omar N. Hradley; -Jesse waiter and bartender to help will receive the NCAA’s Theo- Owens, c~onsidered by many to pay his way through school. dore Roosevelt Award at the be the grcbatest trii(‘k and field The stories he told to entertain Association’s honors luncheon athlete of this century; Presi- his customers eventually led to danuary 11 in Houston. dent GeriIld R. Ford; retired a career in entertainment, Coshy is known to millions Rear Adm. Thomas .J. Hamil- which prompt,ed a decision to for his television roles (include ton; Los Angeles Mayor wit,hdraw from school. ing the 1960s adventure series Thomas Hradley; East,man He maintained his interest “I Spy” and the current car- Kodak board chairman Gerald in education, however, and toon feature “Fat Albert”), B. Zornow; Los Angeles Tirnes earned his mast,er’s degree in popular I,as Vegas night-club publisher Otis Chandler; re- 1972 and the doctoral degree engagements, corriedy albums, nowned heart surgeon Denton (in education) in 1976. In the motion pict.ure appearances A. Cooley, and entertainer Art meantime, Temple reviewed and his books. Linkletter. Co&y’s career and determined He is the 1fit.h individual to Despite his many prot’es- he had sufficient life-experi- receive the NCAA’s highest sional accomplishments, ence credits to complete his honor. The award is presented Coshy has taken particular bachelor’s degree, which he re- annually to a prominent pride in a doc:toral degree he ceived in 1977. American “for whom competi- earned from the LJniversit,y of While enrolled at Temple, tive athletics in college and Massachusetts, Amherst, in Cosby participated in track attention to physical well- 1976. His dissertat,ion-“An In- and field, basketball and foot- being thereafter have been im- tegrat,ion of the Visual Media ball. Although he was a sec- portant factors in a distin- via Fat, Albert, and the Cosby ond-st,ring fullback in football, 1 guished career of national Kids into t,he Elementary Co&y’s best sport was track. A I significance and achirvernent.” School Curriculum as a versatile performer, he scored It is named for the 26th presi- Teac.hing Aid and Vehicle to at various times in the high Bill Cosby dent of the United States, who Achieve Increased Learning”- jump, shot put, low hurdles, played a kry role in organizing serves as a model teaching aid javelin and discus; he also won three documentary produ(:- Cosby also has written “Wit, what later became the NCAA. for elementary school teachers the Middle Atlantic Confer- tions. He has 21 record albums and Wisdom of Fat Albert.” Previous winners of the throughout, the [Jnited Stat,es. ence high jump title in 1962. to his credit, five of which have Other awards to his credit in- award include President The dissertation examined Currently, Coshy is recog- won Grammy Awards. clude t,he Golden Apple Award Dwight, 11. Genhower; Sena- what television could do to nized as one of the top tennis In “I Spy,” Co&y was the (1968, Wornen’s Press) and the t,or I,everett Saltonstall; LJnit- help meet. the educational players in the entertainment first, Black to star in a network Image Award (1969-70, Na- ed Stat,es Supreme Court dus- needs of minority children. industry. Hased on his early tellevision series. For his role, tional Association for the Ad- tice Byron R. White; Purdue Cosby’s wife, Camille, told experiences with the game, he Cosby won Emmy Awards in vancement of Colored People). University President, Frederick People magazine that he was wrot,e the book “Bill Cosby’s 1966, 1967 and 1968 as best. In addition, he was named 1,. Hovde; National Aeronau- more excited about earning the Personal Guide to Tennis actor in a dramatic series. He Star Presenter of the Year by tics and Space Administ,ration doctorate degree than he was Power, or-Don’t lower the lob, also was awarded an Emmy for Advertising Age newspaper for official Christopher C. Craft about any other achievement. raise the net.” “The First Bill Cosby Special” his efforts on behalf of Del dr.; Jerome H. “Hrud” Hol- Coshy attended Temple Cosby has appeared in five in 1969. Mont,e, Ford Motor Company land, United States Ambassa- IJniversity during the early movies and played a role in Besides his tennis hook, and General Foods (dell-o). Convention legislation is varied The 76th annual Conven- tion of t,he NCAA opens Jan- uary I I at Houston’s Hyatt, Kegency Hotel, probably wlth- out, any single area of legisla- tion dominating the agenda. Although attention is being focused on television matters, emotions in advance of this Convention have been more Par Arvidsson Rowdy Gaines Oliver Luck Kenneth Sims Lynette Woodard low-key than in recent years when restructuring, gover- nance, economy and the NCAA’s approach to enforce- Top student-athletes win NCAA awards ment were controversial con- siderations. Three football players, one Awards are presented to stu- 1979 Pan American Games and in Kansas women’s basketball Major general-interest legis- women’s basketball player and dent-athletes who have was honored as 1981 South- history. lation is outlined on page four one male swimmer have been achieved at.hletic success, eastern Conference athlete of Woodard was selected as na- of this issue, along with other selected hy the NCAA as win- shown leadership qualities and the year. tional female basketball player Convention information. Dele- ners of the Today’s Top Five displayed academic prowess. Gaines compiled a 3.22 of the year and was named to gates will have complete Con- Awards. Only seniors from the current. grade-point average during his the 1980 U.S. Olympic team. vent,ion information when The student-athletes select- calendar year are eligible. The senior year, improving his She attained a 3.04 grade-point they register and receive the ed for the awards this year are five winners will be honored overall average to 2.70. He was average in speech communica- 1982 Convention Program. University of California, January 11 at the NCAA a national spokesman for leu- tions and was active in Ameri- In addition to the business Berkeley, swimmer Par Arm honors luncheon in Houston. kemia and cancer societies. can Lung Association activi- sessions, those at the Conven- vidsson; Auburn University “Rowdy” Galnes Lynette Woodard ties. tion will have the opportunity swimmer Ambrose “Rowdy” Gaines won five NCAA indi- Woodarcl set a national ca- Par Arvldsson to attend the NCAA honors Gaines; University of Kansas vidual championships and par- reer scoring record with 3,646 Competing for his native luncheon at which entertainer women’s basketball player ticipated on three NCAA win- points while averaging 26.3 Sweden, Arvidsson captured a Bill Cosby will become the Lynette Woodard; West Vir- ning relay teams. He is a points and 12.4 rebounds per gold medal at the 1980 Olym- 16th individual to receive the ginia University football member of the U.S. Olympic game. A three-time all-Ameri- pics in Moscow NCAA’s highest honor, the player Oliver I,uck, and Ken- team and holds the American ca selection, Woodard failed to He dominated his events Theodore Roosevelt Award. neth Sims, University of records in the lOO- and 2c)O- reach double figures only once during NCAA championship Current and former student- Texas, Austin, football player. yard freestyle events. Gaines in 139 games and became the competition, winning the lOO- athletes also will be honored as The Today’s Top Five won three gold medals at the leading scorer and rebounder Contrnued on page 7 College Athletics Top Ten. Opinions Out - Loud The education stays forever Reprinted below is an excerpt from the wrrtLng o/c1 news columni.st Theodore M. Hesburgh, president Bill Trout, asslstant football coach commenting prrtinent1.y (I b&t intercollegiate athletics. It is selected because the NCAA News f&Is it makes o pain f and cliscwssrs o tol-‘ic University of Notre Dame Unlversity of Miami (Florlda) thccl will intrrest reders. I’uhlication herein, houwoer, does not rmply “The players are first and foremost students. Knight-Ridder Newspapers NCAA Ne14rs rndorsemenl of the rlieurs expre.wed by the author-. In this, they should be regarded and treated as “Most kids you try to recruit today only all students are. They should be admitted know what they hear on television or what because they are academically qualified and their next-door neighbor tells them. But that Treating the need to play judged to be capable of profiting from the doesn’t bother me. We can sit down with them By Steve Jacobson university’s academic program. and their parents, explain to them in detail Newsday “They should take a normal course of stud- what happened, and if they still have any ies, not a series of gut courses that keep them questions, they can call the NCAA. What On the wall of the doctor’s office, mounted up there with all the eligible without the difficulty of hecoming edu- bothers me more are those in this business who diplomas and certifications and medical stuff in black and white, cated. Most., if not all of them, should graduate recruit by trying to confuse the kid. Some of is an aerial photograph of Harvard Stadium, every seat filled in in four years.