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University of Northern Iowa UNI ScholarWorks Athletics Media Guides Athletics Fall 1969 1969 Fall Press Book University of Northern Iowa Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy Copyright ©1969 Athletics, University of Northern Iowa Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation University of Northern Iowa, "1969 Fall Press Book" (1969). Athletics Media Guides. 42. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/amg/42 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Athletics Media Guides by an authorized administrator of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. University of Northern Iowa 1969 Fall Press Book f(ecd. '1- c-7 Covering UN I at Home PRESS BOX Located atop the west stadia. Use center door only. Admittance by press credentials only. The press box seats 75 with 21 front row working press seats and three radio broadcast booths plus two end booths for coaches of competing teams. PRIVILEGES Press: Only working press will be allowed in front r ow working area in assigned seating. Scouts will be moved down only if space is available. Radio: Radio stations will be assigned broadcast booths upon request for permission to broadcast. Stations should make own arrangements for telephone hookup and private telephone. (Two main press box phones are available for use.) Photographers: Photographers will be issued press passes allowing them on the sidelines or atop the press box in covered photo ar ea. SERVICES Pre-Game: Printed programs, starting lineups, depth c harts, pre-game information. Halftime: Team and individual statistics, play by play. Post Game-: Full team and individual statistics, play by play account. Spotters: Radio stations wishing spotters should make request at least one week in advance. FOR CREDENTIALS Write or call, Dick Dietl, Sports Information Director University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613 Phone: AC319, 273-2761 Home Phone: AC319, 232-8716 Major UNI News Outlets Waterloo Daily Courier KWWL-TV, Waterloo (Russ Smith, Sports Editor) (Mike O'Connor, Sports Director) Cedar Falls Daily Record KXEL-Radio, Waterloo (Jim Barnes, Sports Editor) (By Gosden, Sports Director) KCFI-Radio, Cedar Falls Des Moines Register (Lou Greco, Manager) (Jim Martz, Sports Writer) WMT-TV, Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids Gazette (Tait Cummins, Sports Director) . (Gus Schrader, Sports Editor) KCRG-TV, Cedar Rapids Dubuque Telegraph-Herald (Bob Brooks, Sports Director) (Hal Lagerstrom, Sports Editor) WHO-TV, Des Moines Northern Iowan, UNI (Jim Zabel, Sports Director) Associated Press, Des Moines KRNT-TV, Des Moines United Press Inter., Des Moines (Bud Sobel, Sports Director) DICK DIETL Sports Information Director Dietl is starting his seventh year at UNI. A grad uate of Luther College in 1952 and a native of Swea City, Ia., he served as a correspondent for the U.S. Army in Korea, taught English in junior high school for six years and was sports editor of the Fairmont (Minn.) Sentinel for one year prior to his arrival at UNI in 1963. He's won national awards for his football poster, football press book and for collegiate wrestling coverage. Cover Photo by Mike Schilling, University Relations Office 1969 SCHEDULE Sept. 13 - Northern Michigan at Marquette - 1 :30 p.m. EST Sept. 20 - CENTRAL MICHIGAN at Cedar Falls 7 :30 p.m. CDT Sept. 27 - AUGUSTANA at Cedar Falls 7 :30 p.m. CDT Oct. 4 - South Dakota State at Brookings 2 :00 p.m. CDT Oct. 11 - Drake U. at Des Moines 1:30 p.m. CDT Oct. 18 - Morningside at Sioux City 8 :00 p.m. CDT Oct. 2!5 - SOUTH DAROTA U. at Cedar Falls 1 :30 p.m. CDT (Homecoming) Nov. 1 - North Dakota State at Fargo 1 :30 p.m. CST Nov. 8 - NORTH DAROTA U. at Cedar Falls 1 :30 p.rn. CST (State Day) Nov. 15 - WESTERN ILLINOIS at Cedar Falls 1 :30 p.m. CST (Dad's Day) Travel Plans NORTHERN MICH IGAN : Leave by cha rtered flight 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Re turn home following game. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE: Leave by bus 8:00 a .m. Friday. Headquar ter a t Ramada Inn, Sioux F alls, S.D. Workout in Sioux Falls. Leave for Brook ings 10:30 a.m ., Saturday. Return home following game. DRAKE U NIVE RSITY: Leave by bus for Des Moines 7 :30 p.m ., F r iday. H ead quar ter H ickman Motor Lodge in Des Moines. Return home following game. MORNINGSIDE: Leave by bus for Sioux City 8 :00 a .m. Friday. Headquarter at Sheraton-Warrior H otel, Sioux City. Workout in Sioux City. Return home Sunday morning . NORTH DAKOTA STATE : Leave by chartered fl ight 8 :00 a.m., Satur day. Return home following game. Contents General .................... .. .. ...........1- 2 The Squad ...... 11-22 T he Staff ................. ............ .. .. ...... 3-6 The Opponents .... 23-33 The Outlook ..................... .. .. .. ....... 7-9 VIPs .............. ....................... ............. 34 Where They Are ................. ... 10 The Record Book ....... ... ...... ........ 35-40 1 University of Northern Iowa Nickname : Panthers Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613 Colors: Purple a nd Old Gold Established: 1876 Stadium: 0. R. Latham (7,300) Enrollment : 9,500 (Est.) Conference: North Central President: Dr. J . W. Maucker Athletic Staff Director of Athlet ics ----·--- -----· ----- - Dr. J ames Witham Administ rative Assistant -- ---- ------ Dr. William Thrall Director of Service Program ____ Lyle Schwarzenbach Business Manager , Baseball Coach ____ J. D. Anderson Supervisor of Intr amurals -------------- -- Kenneth Green Dr. J . W. Ma ucker Head Basketball Coach ____ President, UNI Wesley (Zeke) Hogeland Head Wrestling, Golf Coach __ __ _________ _ Chuck Patten Head Track Coach -- -- ------ -- -- -- -- -- ---- ---- -- ---- Jack J ennett Head Swimming Coach ______ __ _., __ ______ __ __ __ __ _ Glen Henry Head Gymnastics Coach ------------------ -------- Garf Stych Head T ennis Coach -- -- -- -- ------ -- ----- --- Dr. Peter Mazula Football Staff Dr. Jamf H Witham Athletic Director Head Coach Stan Sheriff Top Assistant --- -- ----- -- -- -- -- ---------- ------ -- -- ------ Don Erusha Assistant Coach -- ----- --- -- -------------------- Dennis Remmer t Assistant Coach ---- -- -- -- ------- -- --------- --- -------- --- Glen Henry Assistant Coach __ ________ __ __ __ _., ____ _________ Charles Schulte H ead Trainer ----- ------ ---------------- ---- - Elmer Kortemeyer Team P hysician ----- -- -- ----------------- -- -- -- Dr. Lewis H arned Dr. W. E. Chase Dr. R ay Schlicher Athletic Board Chr. Information Staff Spor ts Information Dir ector -- ---------- --- __ __ Dick D ietl Athletic Board Raymond Schlicher, Chr. Robert L. Ross Cecil K. Phillips David Bluhm Paul C. Kelso James H. Witham J . D. An der.on Business Manager Fred W. Lott Phillip C. Jennings 2 Head Football Coach Stan Sheriff Football's Centennial Year is 'Decade Year' for head coach Stan Sheriff. He's starting his tenth season a.s head man of the P anther g rid fortunes. Sheriff moves into the tenth season with an impressive 57-27-2 nine-year record. Few college coaches have had a more success ful beginning. After two seasons as head assis tant (1958-59) Sheriff took over for the 1960 sea.son and came up with an unbeaten year in nine regular season games. Riis first collegiate coach ing loss came in UNI's first post -season game that fall. UNI fell , 17-6, to Hillsdale in t he Min eral Water Bowl. Stan got that one back in 1964 when the Panthers whipped Lamar Tech 19-1 7 in the first Pecan Bowl game, signifying the NCAA College Division Midwest Regional championship. She1ii ff coached teams have won four North Central Conference titles (1960, 1961, 1962 and 1964). He's 41-12-1 in NCC play. He's produced six first team Little All-Americas and 30 all conference selections, including seven most-val uable player winner s. A native of San F rancisco, Sheriff played his collegiate ball at Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) where he was an all-conference center for three straight years and first team Little All-America as a senior. He played in the 1953 East-West Shrine game and the Hula Bowl, later playing three years as a linebacker in the NFL. Sheriff graduated from Cal Poly in 1954 and received his M. A. degree from there in 1958. H is fi r st coaching experience came during a tour of Anny duty where he coached the 4th Infantry Division team to the European service title wi th a 10-1-1 record. Stan, and his wife J ane, have three sons, Paul, Michael and Richard. Stan is a member of the NCAA Football Coaches' rules committee. The Sheriff Record Season Won Lost Tied Pct. NCC Finish 1960* 9 1 0 .900 F irst 1961 7 2 0 .777 First (Tied ) 1962 7 1 1 .875 F irst (Tied ) 1963 5 3 1 .625 Second (Tied ) 1964** 9 2 0 .818 F irst (Tied) 1965 4 5 0 .444 Third 1966 .... 4 5 0 .444 Third 1967 7 3 0 .700 Second 1968 ................ 5 5 0 .500 Third (T ied) Totals ... ..... ....... 57 27 2 .679 * - H illsdale 17, UNI 6, Mineral Water Bowl, Excelsior Spring, Missouri ** - UNI 19, Lamar Tech 17, Pecan Bowl, Abilene, Texas 4 The Assistants DON ERUSHA - Sheriff's number one assistant, Erusha is starting his seventh season with the Pan thers. He's in charge of both the offensive and defensive lines. He molded the defensive unit that this fall is expected to be one of UNI's finest in years. He also must come up with an offensive line that was splintered by graduation, losing four of the seven starters. Erusha has consistently constructed top-flight linemen, high lighted by first team Little All-America Ray Pedersen in 1967. Erusha gradauted from Coe College and coached in the high school ranks at West Union, West Branch, Mt.