Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives 11-1-1969 UA19/17/1/4 Football Program - Western vs Morehead State University WKU Athletic Media Relations Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Recommended Citation WKU Athletic Media Relations, "UA19/17/1/4 Football Program - Western vs Morehead State University" (1969). WKU Archives Records. Paper 1372. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/1372 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. TERN KENTU • - • 22 - AND I'LL H~VlE AN ~R{)EI? ~F .J~~ wtJRt.DTifXIVS __ P!f1Pc-R(?EP ~\ C}/ IC/(EN••• plans to stop by Jerry's after the game. c HILL TOPPER ~ick-o/J OFFICIAL FOOTBALL PROGRAM 1969 Prepared and Edited by the Office of Public AUairs and Public Relations TABLE OF CONTENTS Faculty Athletic Committee ______________________ Page 1 Western Alma Mater ____________________________ Page 1 WKU President Dero G. Downing ________________ Page 3 A Look At Western Kentucky University __________ Page 3 Hilltopper Head Coach __________________________ Page 4 Western Assistant Coaches ______________________ Page 5 Hilltoppers -- 1969 _____________________________ Pages 6-9 Academic-Athletic Bldg. #2--L. T. Smith Stadium Page 10 Academics on "The Hill" ______ __________________ Page 11 WKU Opponents' Schedules And Results __________ Page 12 ~TeR" Hilltopper Hotline ______________________________ Page 13 1969 Western Football Roster ____________________ Page 14 Starting Lineups ____________________________ Pages 16-17 Visitor's Roster _________________________________ Page 19 Today's Opponent _________ ______________________ Page 20 Halftime ________________________________________ Page 21 Looking Backward--Western Football _____________ Page 22 ALMA MA ER HiIltopper 100 Club _____________________________ Page 23 Western Athletic Trainer ________________________ Page 24 COLLEGE HE GHTS WKU AlI-OVC Performers ______________________ Page 25 Student Managers And Trainers ________________ Page 26 College Heights, on hill-t,'" 1969-70 Western Cheerleaders ___________________ Page 27 With beauty all thin~own, The Ohio Valley Conference _____________________ Page 29 Lovely jewell fcu' more Than graces any th"dne! HiIltopper Basketball ____________________________ Page 30 Cross-Country __________________________________ Page 31 College Heights, wilh WKU Little All-Americans ______________________ Page 32 Al1d purpose sf'tong Service eve'/" is thy yoaf, Thy spirit et:er neu:. FACULTY ATHLETIC COMMITTEE: Dr. John College Heights, thy Minton (Chairman), Dean Robert G. Cochran, Dr. Shall e' er OUT 'w ,f.lp>"~ Teaching us through joy John Scarborough, Mr. Bennie Beach, Dr. Ronald To love JutnUlnity. Nash, Mr. Owen Lawson. Chorus College Heights, Wi' hail HILLTOPPER KICK-OFF is the official program We shall never {((il ,.,'e. __ for home football games of Western Kentucky Falter neve1'-live (or,,·,l· University. Prepared and edited by the Office of Hail! Hail! Hoil! Public Affairs and Public Relations, Robert G. Cochran, Dean, and Program Manager Paul Just. Represented for national advertising by Spencer Advertising Company, 271 Madison Avenue, New York, New York. Western Kentucky University 1 t a .. • • • • •• ~ s..J~~ ~,~,~ . e~ SHOP DAILY 10AM·9:30PM· SHOP SUNDAY 11.:l0·6PM _.... , . ~ . ,. " . 01 OC'II'UOI l'\bll'ILlE )WAD & CA"rHf.l.L L\'E 0"'4 31W South 842-031.5 _n~~ ," 29=- ~ .. -~ 2 Official Football Program a look at ... Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University was established by an act of the Legislature of Kentucky in 1906. Originally created for the sole purpose of training tcachers for the elementary and secondary schools of Kentucky, Western has steadily increased the scope of its academic programs to meet the expanding needs of its students. Designated as a university by the Kentucky General Assembly on February 6, 1966, Western now consists of six colleges: The Bowling Grecn College of Commerce, The College of Applied Arts and Health Services, The College of Education, The Ogden College of Science and Tech­ nology, The Potter College of Liberal Arts, and The Grad­ uate College. The University now offers four four-year undergraquate degrees, two two-year undergraduate de­ grees, and eight graduate degrees, with course offerings in thirty-four different departments. DERO G. DOWNING President Western's enrollment this fall was again at an all-time President Downing, one of Kentucky's best known edu­ high, approximately 11,000 students, or nearly seven times cators, on Sept. 12, 1969, assumed his new duties as head the enrollment of 1955. The growth of the University's of Western Kentucky University. He is only the fourth physical facilities, guided by a carefully organized long­ President in the 63-year history of the institution. range development plan, is also one of unparalleled mag­ The appointment of President Downing fills the vacancy nitude in Western's history. created by the retirement of Dr. Kelly Thompson, who had served as Western's chief administrator since 1955. Fourteen years ago the University's physical plant Before assuming the presidency, Mr. Downing served consisted of twenty major buildings on a campus of 128 as the University's Vice President for Administrative Affairs acres with a total value of $10,000,000. Since that time, since the post was created during the school's reorganization thirty major facilities have been constructed on a campus for more efficient operation in 1965. He has held various which now consists of 185 acres. Ten other major struc­ other positions on the Western faculty and admistrative tures are currently being built or will be started in early staff since 1946. 1970. Just prior to his assuming the Vice Presidency. Presi­ dent Downing served as Dean of Business Affairs for one These will more year and as Dean of Admissions for two years. than triple the num­ A native of Horse Cave, Ky., he graduated in 1939 ber of buildings on from Horse Cave High School, where he was president of Western's campus in the senior class, an excellent student, and a star member 1955 and, together of the basketball team. wi th other improve­ President Downing entered Western in September, 1939, ments, will raise the and was graduated with the A.B. degree in mathematics total value of the in June, 1943. He was a prominent student leader in his physical plant to ap­ undergraduate days, serving as president of the senior class, proximately $94,000,- being elected to "Who's Who In American Colleges and 000. Universities," and compiling an excellent scholastic record. He was also a star member of some of Coach E. A. Western's campus Diddle's finest basketball teams, including Western's first is recognized as one teams to participate in the National Invitational Tournament of the most beauti­ in New York's Madison Square Garden. ful in the nation and AIter serving with the Navy through the remainder of is crowned by a World War II, he returned to Western in 1946 as a mathe­ commanding hill matics teacher and basketball coach at College High School, from which Hilltop­ the high school division of Western's Training School. per athletic teams He gave up his coaching duties in 1950 to devote full derive their nick­ time to teaching mathematics. In September, 1956, he was name. It affords a named Director of the Training School. President Downing view of the Univer­ was named Registrar at Western in 1959 and held that sity from almost any POSt until named Dean of Admissions in 1962. approach to the city of Bow ling Green, a He was awarded the M.A. degree by Western in 1947 RAYMOND CRAVENS community of ap­ and the Ed.S. degree by George Peabody College in 1958. GRADUATE CENTER proximately 36,000 (under construction) He is married to the former Harriett Elizabeth Yarnell. people. The Downings have five children and one grandchild. , Western Kentucky University 3 a the head coach •••• "The H illtoppers' Most Powerful Voice" FidelilY Union life Insurance Co. CoIlcgeMastcr JIMMY FEIX - lIead Coach WRU S After serving 11 years flS offen­ FM Guaranteed by a top company. sive coach under Nick Denes, Jimmy Feix took the IIilltoppcl' helm from his fonnel" boss last year and finished 101.1 me No war clause. the season with an impressive 7-2-1 (ceord, good enough fOI" a second-place tie in conference play. (100,000 Watts) Exclusive benefits at special rates. An outstanding player in his own right, Feix led Westcrn to some of its greatest seasons ever (19·19-52). His Full aviation coverage. playing cal'eel' was climaxed with his AM selection as Western's first football Little All-American in ]952 after 610 ke Premium deposits deferred until quartel'backing the IIiIltoppers to a you are out of schoo1. tie for the DVe championship. He added a win in the Heh'igerator Bowl to the Hilltopper wreath of laurals Special policy available for that year when he led Western to college women. victory over Arkansas State to boast the school's season record to 9-l. In the process, Feix earned for him­ self a trial with the New York Giants of the National Football League. As a pro, he was impressive in early drills - Company Representatives - before a serious injury ended his career. Feix still holds the DVe pass com­ pletion percentage record with a mark of .631. In addition, he still owns 21 of Western's individual records for passing and total offense. Under Feix's guidance, Western's offense has consistently been among: the strongest in the DVe. In the past Follow the "Big Red" through six seasons, the Hilltoppers have led the league in total offense three times, the Football and Basketball Charles "Andy" Anderson in rushing offense four times, and passing offense once. seasons with sportscaster LON SOSH PLAY TO WIN WITH --e -- WItUS also leads with St.