May 27,1987 3 Paterno: I’M No Saint; but I’M No Phony, Either by Thomas Ferraro at 60, Joseph Vincent Paterno, State’S Defense
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NCA ~__ 22 - Offkid Publication of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Commission announces four speakers for forum Chancellor Ira Michael Heyman of the University of California, Berkeley, and President Frank E. Horton of the University of Oklahoma have been announced by the NCAA Presidents Commission as primary speakers for the special NCAA Convention session that will initiate the Commission’s national forum on the proper role of college athletics within higher educa- tion. Heyman and Horton will begin the program at 2 p.m. June 29 at Loews Anatole Hotel in Dallas. Each will have approximately 30 minutes to present his views of college athletics as it is conducted today. They will be followed by President Anthony F. Ceddia, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, and Pres- ident Richard Warch of Lawrence University, who will address the issue from the Division II and Division III perspectives, respectively. Each will Ira Michael Heyman Frank E. Horton Anthony f: Cedd& Richard Warch speak for not more than 15 minutes. After the remarks by the four major of The NCAA News, after all have key questions in intercollegiate ath- Commission, the NCAA Council and said in a newsletter sent to all presi- speakers, six persons will respond to accepted the invitations. letics and a number of indepth studies others and to participate in the launch- dents and chancellors May 20. “We those remarks. The six respondents- Each respondent will be limited to of the effects of intercollegiate athletics ing of the national forum. sincerely hope you will want to be a specifically invited by the Commis- five minutes, after which the Conven- participation on both the student- “We believe the national forum will part of that by attending the special sion-will include a director of ath- tion delegates will be given an hour or athlete and the sponsoring institution. give all of us a very real opportunity Convention in June.” letics, a faculty athletics representa- more to ask questions of any of the The Commission is urging its col- to address the questions that never The four major speakers: tive, a woman athletics administrator, speakers. leagues at all NCAA member institu- seem to get answered regarding college a major-sport coach and two addi- The ll-month national forum will tions to attend the special Convention athletics and, we hope, to reach con- Chancellor Heyman tional chief executive officers. They proceed after the special Convention next month, both to vote on the sensus regarding its proper role in A charter member of the Presidents will be introduced in next week’s issue with a series of national meetings on specific legislation presented by the higher education,” the Commission See Commission. page 16 Final Four foundation established Committee studies ways A 50th Anniversary Final Four Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Mis- Division I Men’s Basketball Commit- Foundation has been established by souri. tee and the Kansas City organizing the NCAA Executive Committee to The organization’s efforts will be committee and serve as liaison be- to control player-agents coordinate a gala celebration of the supervised by Bob Sprenger, who tween the committees and outside The Professional Sports Liaison Issue. Our committee is going to need golden anniversary of one of Ameri- comes to the foundation as its execu- groups participating in the celebration Committee is laying the groundwork the input of a lot of groups and ca’s premiere sporting events. tive vice-president after serving as of 50 years of Division 1 Men’s Bas- for what it hopes will be definitive consultation with various coaches The foundation was formed to coor- managing director of public and com- ketball Championships. solutions to the ongoing problem of groups. dinate activities and events that will munity relations for the National “In the next month, well develop a the unscrupulous player-agent. “It’s going to take a lot of study and be planned in conjunction with the Football League’s Kansas City Chiefs. master plan for activities surrounding Meeting in Colorado Springs, Col- a thorough commitment by everyone 1988 Final Four, set for April 24 in Sprenger will work closely with the the event,” Sprenger said, noting that orado, May IO-13 with representatives to come up with legislation that is fair a number of ideas for the celebration of the National Football League, for all of the NCAA member institu- already have been proposed by var- National Hockey League, National tions. 1 think everyone would like to ious individuals and groups. “We’re Basketball Players Association and see some sort of careercounseling going to take the NCAA and the local The Athletics Congress, the commit- program implemented to a certain organizing committee and mesh tee agreed to study various proposals degree. The question, though, is things together. to make this a gala for student-athlete/ player-agent leg- whether it would be fair for the ma- occasion. islation over the summer and make a jority,” James said. “Kansas City has hosted more Final recommendation to the NCAA Coun- The committee plans to monitor Fours than any other city, and that cil in August. legislative initiatives that are in the gives us a great jumping-off point,” “The problem with the relationship developmental stages in both Michi- Sprenger added. This will be the 10th between the student-athlete and the gan and Texas dealing directly with time the championship has been held player-agent is a difficult one to the practices of player-agents. It also in Kansas City; the previous nine tackle,” said chair Carl C. James, will keep an eye on the Chicago were staged in Municipal Auditorium. commissioner of the Big Eight Con- grand-jury deliberations involving Kansas City last served as host of the ference. “Right now, there is a lot of New York-based player-agent Norby See Final Four, page 12 negative publicity surrounding the See ?oAnitt>e, puge Ii Tickets sought by 93,000 In the News More than 93,000 orders, which questing 65,294 tickets. That ticket requested more than 325,000 tickets, figure is more than the record number Hiring practices were received for the I988 Division I of 64,959 fans who attended the 1987 Questions arise concerning the Men’s Basketball Championship next Final Four in New Orleans. Missouri number of black basketball April at Kemper Arena in Kansas was second with 11,398 applications coaches on the Division 1 level in City, Missouri. for 40,392 tickets. Iowa was third college basketball. Page 2. A computerized drawing that uses with 5,432 orders, and Texas was Free clinics a random-number-generating pro- fourth with 5.276. The NCAA offers free sports gram developed by Data Systems The host city of Kansas City, Mis- clinics for youths through its YES International of Kansas City, Mis- souri, generated 3,253 applications, program. Page 5. souri, determines the applications more than any other city. Overland that will be processed. United Mis- Park, Kansas, was second with 2,617 Previews Previews of the Division I Men’s souri Band of Kansas City, Missouri, orders. serves as a clearinghouse for the pro- and Women’s Outdoor Track assing of the applications. In all, 93,186 orders for 326,425 Championships. Page 11. Applications came from all 50 states tickets were received, more than twice Cam limit the 41,487 requests for 143,464 tickets and the District of Columbia. In The NCAA ! ecruiting Com- addition, 192 applications came from received last year The average request mittee will recommend that legis- nom White photo foreign countries. Canadians supplied was for 3.5 tickets. The actual break- lation be introduced at the 1988 Division I champion 178 of those applications. Japan, down is 955 requests for one ticket, Convention to Limit football and Italy and England also were repres- 21,138 requests for two tickets, 1,178 basketball coaches to participation Andrew Burrow of Miami (Flor&) won the NCAA Divi3ion I ented. requests for three tickets and 69,915 in only those summer camps on men’s singhzs tennis title in competition at Atheru, Georgia. Kansans placed 20 percent of the requests for four tickets. All tickets their own campuses. Page 20. brow war seeded seventh. See story on page 6. orders, with 18,630 applications re- for the 1988 Final Four are $50. The NCAA C omment Black coaches question Tendency to talk about negatives openness in hiring makes the job tougher for an AD Jim White, athletics director By Paul Franklin North Texas State University Eastern Basketball The Dallas Morning News Discounting nearly 20 predom- “College athletics has lost some of its innocence inantly black schools, approxii because of what has happened. There is that tendency to mately 10 percent of the head talk about the negatives and not enough about the basketball coaches at the Division Mike positives. And that makes our job tougher. I level are black. JarVb “We want their (alumni) support, and we need it. But The 10 percent figure closely we have to communicate to them that the program reflects the percentage of the black emanates from the athletics director.” population in this country. Ac- cording to the latest U.S. Census Car1 McCarthy, amateur basebaII league organizer _ Bureau figures, Blacks compose Los Angeles 12 percent of this country’s overall spokesman. Colleghe Ehrcball population. “John doesn’t want to be looked “We see many black assistant and head coaches in With the number of black ath- at as a crusader or the Martin football and basketball in the major- and smallcollege John Majors Jackie Shed1 letes competing in Division I bas- Luther King of basketball,” Boston ranks.