topeka jayhawk club 2010 Officers Issue 10-01 April 2010 President

Kathleen Hickert 271-1224 Vice-Presidents HIS TURN(er)! Gerry McGuire 608-5262 Rob Exon 266-0931 Turner Gill is the head Football Coach for the and on April Lyle Giersch 232-1461 th Past-President 24 he will give a preview of what the Kansas Jayhawk fans can expect to see Justin Glasgow N/A during this years fall football season. The annual spring football game will con- Secretary clude Coach Gill’s first spring practice. The game will take place at Kivisto Field Dusty Wagoner 271-9156 Membership at Memorial Stadium at 1 p.m. It is free!! After the game Coach Gill and foot- Nancy Kelley 354-8412 ball players will be available for autographs on the field. There is a limit of one Treasurer item per person to be autographed. Mary Decker 273-3986 Historian Matt Dowd 478-1023 Coach Gill has an impressive resume, both as Big 8 player for Nebraska and as Newsletter head football Coach at the University of Buffalo. As the starting for Clyde Kensinger 272-5381 the University of football team, 1981-84, he won all 20 Media Relations/Photographer Dave Heinemann 267-5033 conference games he started as Nebraska’s quarterback. His three year overall Webmaster/Printer record as a starting quarterback during that period was 28-2. He was fourth in Patrick Maxon 273-0447 the race in 1983, the winner being his teammate, . 2010 Board Members Art Alcala 266-7929 John Arnold 228-0337 In 2005, Coach Gill became the head football coach for the University of Buf- Jim & Diane Bean 234-6156 falo. The 2008 season saw his team win the MAC Championship for the very Rich Benson 783-7288 Brenda Brinker 272-2176 first time. His impressive coaching record at Buffalo came to the attention of Russell Cole 272-5580 other Colleges and University’s who wanted to move their football program into Mike & Wanda Dixon 272-5029 conference championship contention. In December, 2009, Turner Gill was an- Randy Dolifka 234-5426 nounced as the new head football coach at the University of Kansas. We of Matt Dowd 478-1023 Louise Ecord 856-6695 the Topeka Jayhawk Club look forward to seeing Coach Gill’s team on the field Lyle & Lou Giersch 232-1461 this football season. Feel the thrill with Gill! Monika Goodwin 266-3690 Barb Gottschamer 273-1712 Dee Dee Hunt 633-2083 SELF’S SHELVE’S Jerry Johnson 233-5435 Phyllis Kelly 272-6609 Head Basketball Coach Bill Self added more Big Twelve Basketball trophies to Judy Knoll 237-4328 Bill & Cherrie Koehn 357-7666 his and the University’s shelves: both the Big Twelve Basketball conference and Pat Leeper 267-7668 Big Twelve Basketball Tournament championships. We all now look forward to Margo Leonard 272-0801 who will be joining the team as incoming freshman on one of the Nation’s top Kristi Maxon 273-0447 Pete Maxon 608-4222 team. Sherry McGowan 783-7288 Charlie & Evon Meier 233-4546 BEST BUY. Helen Miller 233-6320 Brad Noller 228-2304 Reenie Olson 233-3472 No, not that boxy store on Wanamaker, but annual membership in the Topeka Blake Post 608-3258 Jayhawk Club (TJC). Look into to it and you will see that it is one of the best Bruce Price 379-0672 buys in Topeka. Information and updates on all of the Kansas Jayhawks sports Doug Reynolds 267-2429 teams: Football, Basketball (men’s & women’s), Relays, Tennis, Baseball, Golf, Jane Schnellbacher 440-0427 Jack Shutt 272-7884 Softball, Swimming and all the others. Larry Tenopir 233-9467 Geneva Tucker 856-1827 Please visit our TJC Friendly Merchants for great deals when you show your Lance Weeks 841-3627 Dave Wenrich 228-9880 TJC Membership Card! www.topekajayhawkclub.com P.O. Box 67694 Topeka, Kansas 66667

Calendar of Events FOUR FOR FORE!!!

TOPEKA JAYHAWK CLUB The Topeka Jayhawk Club invites, implores, lures, entices and asks you to May join club members and KU Coaches for the LUCKY 13th ANNUAL Topeka Jay- 6 Board Meeting hak Club Golf Tournament.

June WHEN: MONDAY – June 7th, 2010 3 Board Meeting WHERE: SHAWNEE COUNTRY CLUB 7 TJC Golf Tournament It is limited to the first 125 paid golfers. FOOTBALL April Entry fee $100.00 24 Spring Game

Send Entries to: Rob Exon; 2310 SW Mayfair Place; Topeka, KS 66611 (call 785.266.0931 for more information) The Otto Schnellbacher Classic 13th ANNUAL TOPEKA JAYHAWK CLUB GOLF TOURNAMENT

Individuals OR Full Team (4 golfers) Welcome!!! Name of each Golfer Phone

1. ______2. ______3. ______4. ______Hole Sponsor: ______

Number of Participants _____ x $100 ea = $______Hole Sponsorship @ $200 $______TOTAL $______(Make check payable to Topeka Jayhawk Club)