University of · Vol. IX, No.3, Jan. 1972 WINTER SPORTS DAYS SET FOR JAN. 15, FEB. 19 The annual Winter Sports Days have proved highly successful. This year there are two scheduled; one on Saturday, January 15 and one Saturday, February 19. Athletes have been invited to attend at the special price of $1.00. For information call 373-3181, Athletic Ticket Office. The Winter Sports Days and the events are as follows: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1972 SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1972 11 :30 a.m. HOCKEY PRELIM River Falls vs. Frosh 11 :30 a.m. HOCKEY PRELIM Anoka-Ramsey J.C. vs. Frosh 1:00 p.m. TRACK Purdue 1:00 P.M. GYMNASTICS Illinois 2:00 p.m. HOCKEY Colorado College 2:00 p.m. HOCKEY North Dakota 2:30 p.m. SWIMMING Iowa and Nebraska 2:00 p.m. SWIMMING Michigan State 3:00 p.m. WRESTLING Purdue 6:00 p.m. BASKETBALL PRELIM St. Thomas Academy vs. Edina 6:00 p.m. BASKETBALL PRELIM Winona State J.C. vs. Frosh 8:00 p.m. BASKETBALL Northwestern 8:00 p.m. BASKETBALL Wisconsin 1972 REMAINING HOME SCHEDULES BASKETBALL Gym Prospects Good Sat., Jan. 15 Northwestern Tues., Jan. 25 Ohio State •'I'm highly optimistic. I feel that our material is as good as any in the Big Ten this year. We definitely have a first-division team with a Sat., Feb. 5 Iowa real shot at second or third." That's how Coach Fred Roethlisberger Sat., Feb. 19 Wisconsin sums up prospects for his first Gopher gymnastics squad. Tues., Feb. 29 Purdue Roethlisberger, a former Pan-American Games champion, feels that Sat., Mar. 4 lIlinois he has a potential Big Ten and NCAA champion in side horse specialist Russ Fystrom who was runnerup in the AAU nationals in 1970. He HOCKEY also has three top all-around men in Rick Blesi, Jeff Rock and Bill Kerchner. Fri., Sat., Jan. 14 & 15 North Dakota Blesi and Kerchner could be especially tough in the long horse and parallel Fri., Sat., Jan. 21 & 22 Notre Dame bars, respectively. Other specialists who could score points in the Big Fri., Sat., Jan. 28 & 29 Denver Ten championships are Craig Carlson and Barry Peterson in the floor Fri., Sat., Feb. 4 & 5 Wisconsin exercise, Bill Miklus in the rings, Glen Sorenson in the parallel bars, Fri., Sat., Feb. 11 & 12 Michigan State Blair Hanson and Chuck Marti in the horizontal bar. Fri., Sat., Feb. 18 & 19 Colorado College Remaining Gopher home meets are January 15 against Illinois and January 29 against Indiana. Both will be held in Cooke Hall starting SINGLE GAME TICKETS ON SALE at 1 p.m. RESERVED TICKETS $2.50 ATHLETIC TICKET OFFICE-Phone 373-3181

A memorable and nostalgic bit of Gopher football lore was temporarily relived at halftime of the Minnesota-Ohio State football game as heirs of the Late Bobby Marshall, legendary Negro end of 1904-05-06, received the plaque honoring Marshall with induction to the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame for Pioneer College Players. Shown at the presentation ceremony are (From left): Marsh Ryman, Cecil Newman, publisher THE SPOKESMAN, Francis (Pug) Lund, chairman of the Minnesota chapter of the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame, Mrs. Bobby Marshall (widow), Mrs. Betty Session, Bobby's daughter, Donald Marshall, a son, Donald Marshall, Jr., a grandson, Bruce Telander, graduate "M" Club president, Dick Holtz, halftime coordinator. "Class" Reunion Cooke Hall Profile •• • GLEN REED

"My kids learned to sing the 'Minnesota Rouser' befort:: they learned their nursery rhymes," This candid remark by Assistant Athletic Director Glen Reed tells a great deal about his long and enthusiastic association with the Gopher athletic department, a relationship which goes back to his days as a basketball player under Ozzie Cowles, Reed has held his present post since 1963. Prior to that he served as assistant basketball coach under both Cowles and lohn Kundla from 1956 to 1963 and assistant coach under Dick Siebert from 1956 to 1959. Glen has many happy memories of both his playing and coaching days as well as his administrative career. The brightest moments in his years as a cager came in the Gophers' game against NCAA champion Kentucky in December 1951. "I can still hear Coach Cowles' remarks before the game," he recalls. "He told us that he ,'would hang over hell from a rotten rope to beat Adolph Rupp (the ex.­ tremely successful Kentucky Governor Wendell (Wendy) Anderson (secolld from right) held a re­ ception at The Governor's mansion in St. Paul following the annual coach)." As it turned out, such Gopher Alumni vs. varsity hockey game in which he participated, as drastic measures were not neces­ he has since concluding his Minnesota hockey career in 1954. sary. Minnesota won 61-57 in one Shown with The Governor are tour tormer teammates who played out­ ofthe year's most dramatic upsets. Glen Reed standing roles in this school's hockey history. They are (From the left): In looking back over his coaching career, Glen takes special pride in Dick Dougherty (1952-53-54), John Mayasich (1952-53-54-55), Bruce his association with two Big Ten baseball champions (1958 and 1959) Shulte (1954-55) and Dick Meredith (1952-53-54). during his three years as Siebert's assistant. His most vivid baseball memory is of the Gopher's doubleheader sweep from Michigan State on the last day of the 1958 season, a feat which knocked the Spartans out of first place and gave Minnesota the title. In basketball, it was Glen who recruited Lou Hudson and Archie Clark, two of Minnesota's all-time great cagers and now among the brightest stars in the NBA. Reed ended his baseball coaching after the'59 season when he assumed direction of the grant-in-aid and Williams Scholarship programs. He con­ tinued to handle these administrative duties along with his basketball coach­ ing until becoming assistant to Marsh Ryman when the latter became athletic director in 1963. "Marsh and I enjoyed a most harmonious relationship." Reed says. "I appreciated his delegating certain duties to me and he also was a boss who would listen to suggestions, even if they were contrary to current policy. He would always give them due consideration and sometimes incorporate them in his decisions." Glen's family shares his love for the University and his boundless en­ thusiasm for Gopher athletics. His wife, Ruth who holds a nursing degree from Minnesota, and his two sons-Steven, 15, and Douglas, 13-are among the most spirited rooters at Gopher sporting events. They also traveled to Switzerland and Austria last winter with the Gopher hockey squad in the first European trip ever undertaken by a U.S. collegiate ice learn, a tour for which Glen made all arrangements. Ruth also accompanied Glen in the special tour group which traveled to Hawaii last month in connection with the basketball team's appearance in the The Governor's reception was well attended as evidenced by this photo. Rainbow Classic. Glen made all arrangements for that one, too. To be seen at the far left is ex-Gopher All American and coach, John Mariucci, and far right Bob Johnson, now coaching the Wisconsin team that was off to an early lead in the WCHA championship race. Here Are the Remaining

THE GOPHER CHATTER Blueline, Backcourt Dates The Gopher Chatter is published five times annually by the 's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. • •• The publication's purpose is to provide information of interest All Fans Welcome which is not generally available through other media. It is mailed without charge to University athletic ticket purchasers of current record, M. Club members, Minnesota high school athletic directors, The following are the remaining dates for the Blueline and Backcourt and University personnel. Circulation: 25,000. Editorial staff: Club luncheon meetings at lax. Cafe: Marshall W. Ryman, Otis 1. Dypwick, Glen Reed, Marion Raihala, Robert Geary, Tom Greenhoe, Mike Lyons. Address communica­ Blueline: lanuary 14, 21, 28; February 4, 11, 18. tions to GOPHER CHATTER, Room 208, Cooke Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. 55455. Backcourt: January 25 (Fred Taylor, Ohio State); February IS (Wisconsin); February 29 (George King, Purdue). I Gopher Benefactor •• I Swimming, Wrestling f LOU GROSS Prospects Modest Minnesota's swimming coach Bob Mowerson and wrestling coach Wally For a young man whose "only suit ofclothes as a freshman at the University Johnson approach their respective 1971-72 seasons in much the same man­ of Minnesota was my ROTC uniform," Lou Gross has come a long, long ner ... with guarded optimism. way. And it is no accident. "We should be a better team than the one that finished 5th at the A graduate of Minneapolis North high school where he excelled in athletics, Big Ten meet last year," says Mowerson. "However, the Big Ten has it didn't take long for Louis Gross to establish himself at the University of improved from top to bottom and we may have a hard time hanging Minnesota. He won football and basketball letters in 1922-1923-24. One on to fifth place this winter. of his most prized mementos is the Medal of Honor "Our strongest event has to be diving where co-captain and all-American awarded annually at each institution to the student demonstrating the greatest Craig Lincoln returns. He is the defending Big Ten and AAU one-meter proficiency in scholarship and athletics. board champion. In addition, we expect a lot from Tom Hodgson in Student-athletes were not subsidized in those days so young Lou, who the 400 individual medley, Dick Stone in distance freestyle and Dick rode the trolley car back and forth to the campus each day, had to find Grant in the breastroke. We also hope to receive numerous point-making a source of income-which he did. He worked for Charlie Johnson on the performances from several other men." sports staff of THE MINNEAPOLIS STAR out of football season. He also Johnson received a bad break when co-captain Steve Carlson (150 worked three nights a week at a pounds) suffered a shoulder injury which sidelined him for an indefinite Minneapolis settlement house period. coaching basketball. For this he was "We already feel that loss heavily," Johnson says, "but still have paid $5 per night. Measured by his some other fine boys who can lead us this year. I am counting hard combined monthly income, young on freshman Tom Lamphere (118), sophomores Jeff Lamphere (126), Gross became virtually a capitalist Steve Wessman (134) and Dave Simonson (Hwt.), plus senior co-captain of his time. Jay West (158). These men make up our nucleus, which is still quite Lou, a 190 pound tackle, played young, and could give us a shot at bettering last year's 9-10-1 dual meet all three years under Coach Bill record and 6th place Big Ten finish." Spaulding. The highlight of his football career (to the surprise of no one) was the 1924 game de­ dicating Memorial Stadium in which the Gophers paced by the From Bobby's Daughter­ late Clarence Schutte upset highly favored Illinois and All American A Heart-Warming Note Red Grange 20-7. Lou played all 60 minuted of all eight games for Lou Gross Bette J. Session of Detroit, Michigan was a special guest at the Ohio the "Iron Men" Gophers of '24. State-Minnesota football game to participate in the halftime ceremonies Lou received his Law degree and was admitted to the Minnesota bar in honoring her father, Bobby Marshall, who had been inducted into the 1925 but never did practice a minute of law. That same year he began a National Football Foundation Hall of Fame for Pioneer College Players. life insurance business in Minneapolis, and also coached the DuPont Manual Glen Reed, assistant U.M. athletic director, received the following high school in Louisville. He returned to his alma mater in 1926-27 as a letter from Mrs. Sessions after her return home: "You are the Greatest! part time assistant to Clarence (Doc) Spears, successor to Spaulding. "The reception given us was beautiful beyond description. For the next three years Gross "played musical chairs" as he returned "Not even the weather could take away from the warmth that was to Manual for a season of coaching and then came back to Minnesota to displayed and radiated by all the M-men and their families; that ovation assist Spears as freshman coach in 1929. In 1930 he moved East to assist from the crowd when the plaque was presented; those smiles from the Dutch Bergman at Catholic U. in Washington, D.C. Lou's coaching career students when we, by mistake, took the same way off the field the band ended with Minnesota's spring practice in 1930 when was head uses. coach. "I am sure that with all the receptions my father got in his career, That year Lou had an opportunity to become a full-time life insurance he couldn't have had one that made him happier than this one made general agent, a career he pursued until 1945. That was the year when he us for him. The old saying that nothing is perfect has exceptions. I suppose learned that a long-established garment manufacturing firm, Robitshek­ the only thing that could have made this more perfect would have been Schneider, was for sale. Lou purchased the business and became its president, his presence. From all of us, Thank you again and again." a post he filled until 1968 when Hart, Shaffner & Marx bought control. Bobby Marshall who starred as a Gopher end in 1905-06 died in August, He then moved into his present post as chairman of the board. He plans 1958. to retire in March of 1972 after a brilliant success in making his firm a national leader in the manufacture of cold weather outerwear. All through Lou's many careers he retained an intense interest in and devotion to the University of Minnesota which took him as a poor but talented and involved in U.M. affairs when he served as chairman of the committee named aggressive kid off Minneapolis' north side and started him on his way to to screen candidates for the athletic directorship from which Ike Armstrong success, wide recognition, and affluence. was retiring. Marsh Ryman was named. Despite his impressive record in the mercantile world Lou has always found Because of his very substantial contributions to the Williams Scholarship time for what he deems to be worthy outside activities. He served several Fund Lou is also a member of the Golden Gopher Club. years on the board of the graduate "M" Club. He was a member of the Gross' extra-curricular activities have not all been on behalf of his alma board of trustees of the Greater University Fund 1954-60 and served as its mater which he has served with such outstanding distinction and unselfishness. chairman 1957-60. For his outstanding contributions to The Fund he was He has been a member of the board of directors of the Minneapolis Chamber cited by the U.M. Alumni Association. of Commerce; is a past president of Oak Ridge Country Club and the Standard Through his close association with U.M. he became a friend of President Club; is a national board member of the National Conference of Christians J. L. Morrill whom he convinced that The University needed a full time and Jews; for 10 years has been active in the Rotary Club of Minneapolis. professional fund raiser. Through Gross' influence a $25,000 fund was set It is when he speaks of his family that personable Lou Gross really "lights aside for a professional study of fund raising at U.M. Out of this study up." He tells of his wife, Beatrice, graduating from Mpls. South High as grew the Pillsbury Foundation afU.M. to which donations ofmajor proportions class valedictorian at age 14. Twin daughters who are married to doctors are made. Lou is a trustee of this foundation. He also served for three years were Phi Beta Kappa at Wellesley. His son, Bert, a Phi Beta at U.M. graduated as alumni representative on the Senate Committee for Intercollegiate Athletics Magna Cum Laude from Harvard Law School. Lou's nine grandchildren during Morrill's tenure. For his services on the executive committee of the are an obvious source of great pride and pleasure to him. Alumni Association he received that Association's Service Award. It would be difficult today to find anyone with more friends and gratifying Also during Morrill's term of office Lou chaired a committee to determine memories than Lou Gross. He is handsome and dignified in apparance yet whether Memorial Stadium should be updated or a new site selected. The warmly friendly and possessed of a sense of humor that led Charlie Johnson, committee found what it considered an ideal site in S.E. Minneapolis at his one-time boss, to refer to him as the "Will Rogers" of the local banquet a''right" price but the regents declined to vote approval. Gross was additionally circuit." SWIM FANS ORGANIZING A group of area swim fans is organizing a University of Minnesota If you are on the campus driving in the vicinity of 15th Ave. SE and booster club to promote interest in the U.M. swimming program and 5th Street, you will see that the new Bierman Field Athletic Building increase attendance at Gopher meets. is progressing extremely well. All of the brick work and windows are This group plans to hold pre-meet dinners or luncheons; also to organize up and installed, and work is continuing on the interior of the building a trip or two each season to meets away from home. which expects occupancy by the Athletic Department staff early next sum­ Anyone interested in joining the group should contact Mrs. Howard mer. Lincoln, 4423 Ellerdale Road, Hopkins, Minn. 55343 or call 935-1640 evenings. We are all proud of Douglas Kingsriter, Gopher end who was named to the frst team Associated Press All American squad. Great, Doug! *** Cooke Hall custodian, Francis Bertram and his wife are very proud weCO-RADIO 1971-1972 of the recent addition to their family. Their daughter came in at over BROADCAST SCHEDULE 9 lbs. at birth. * UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA We appreciate the fine letterfrom Forrest F. Owen thanking the Gopher football squad and cheerleaders for their assistance in the United Fund BASKETBALL campaign this past fall. Sat., Jan. 15* NORTHWESTERN, 8:00 PM ** Tue., Jan. 18** Wisconsin at Madison, 7:30 PM We still beam with pride for the performance of Minnesota's only three Sat., Jan. 22* Michigan S at E Lansing, 7:00 PM participants in the Pan American Games in Cali, Columbia. As you recall, Tue., Jan. 25 OHIO UNIVERSITY, 8:00 PM Garry Bjorklund was fourth in the 10,000 meter round; diver Craig Lincoln took a silver medal on 3-meter diving; and G. Robert Mowerson was Sat., Jan. 29* Iowa at Iowa City, 7:30 PM the head swimming coach of one of best swimming teams ever in in­ Sat., Feb. 5* IOWA, 8:00 PM ternational competition. Coach Mowerson supervised US swimmers who Tue., Feb. 8 Indiana at Bloomington, 6:35 PM won 14 out of a possible 15 gold medals and nine out of a possible Sat., Feb. 12* Northwestern at Evanston, 8:05 PM 12 silver medals. Sat., Feb. 19* WISCONSIN, 8:00 PM ** * Sat., Feb. 26 Michigan at Ann Arbor, 1:00 PM We were all saddened by the death this fall of Clifford J. Snyder. Cliff Tue., Feb. 29 PURDUE, 8:00 PM died at the age of 81 after serving 35 years as the equipment manager Sat., Mar. 4 ILLINOIS, 1:05 PM for the Athletic Department in Cooke Hall. Tue., Mar. 7 Purdue at Lafayette, 7:05 PM ** All games on FM (21); **FM only (3); The staff will deeply miss Jerry Kindall when he leaves this spring *delayed on AM (8); AM & FM (10). to become head baseball coach at the University of Arizona. Jerry served Air times begin 10 minutes before above scheduled starting as an example to many men, and his witness touched many lives. He times. All times are CST on this schedule. will be missed as a coach, administrator, Williams Scholarship director, and friend. * Gopher members of the 1971 football squad have competed in fOllr bowl games in recent days. Fullback Ernie Cook played in the North South Shrine Game in Miami; Kevin Hamm and Mike Perfetti played in the Blue Gray in Montgomery, Alabama; and three players joined Coach in the East-West Shrine Game in San Francisco. The three playing in the East-West Game were tackle Bart Buetow, quar­ terback Craig Curry, and linebacker Bill Light. Bill Light had the opportunity to play in a second bowl game in Honolulu where he was a linebacker in the Hula Bowl. * The department recently received a kind note from the Warden's office in Stillwater's Minnesota State Prison. The athletic department provided some game equipment for the prison team when they had an appearance "outside the walls" at Parade Stadium in November. ** Our apologies to three former Gopher greats-Mike Wright, Bob Hobert, Stav Canakes. We neglected to list these threeformerGophers in afootball program this fall when we listed the names ofprofessionalfootball players who had starred at the U of M. All three of these gentlemen were very prominent in their playing days in Winnipeg, Canada, as members of U,,)\\...~~ l\~~,,~~_ the Blue Bombers squad. * High school coaches clinics on campus continue to amaze us with the fantastic turnout from Minnesota's coaches. There were 1,372 high school NJ~~\ ~~~~ coaches in attendance at our fall clinics for the sports of basketball, hockey, swimming, and wrestling. ** This past fall, 67% of the varsity football team at Minnesota came from Ollr own state. We are third in the Big Ten in percentage of "homegrown" athletes competing in ourfootball program. Only Ohio State and 1llinois have more football players from their home state than we do here at the U OF M. * * * With the audit now complete, it is with pleasure that we announce that the November 18th Minneapolis Williams Scholarship Stag added $7,900 to the 1971 Williams Fund campaign. Thanks to the 200 Gopher boosters who attended that event. i I I University of Minnesota

Cal Stoll's Veer Offense Debuts in Annual U.M. Spring Intrasquad Game May 20 University of Minnesota football followers will get their first view of 's veer (or triple option) offense when the Gophers square away in their annual spring intra-squad game Saturday, May 20 at 1:30 P.M. in Memorial Stadium. Tickets on the advance sale are $1 .00 for adults and 5~ for children under 18. They will be $2.00 and $1 .00 respectively at the gate on Saturday. Proceeds go to the Williams Scholarship Fund. A number of promising newcomers will be on display for the first time in competition. They include Dave Appleyard, 6-3, 235 tackle from Northfield; Ollie Bakken, 6-1, 230 linebacker from SI. Paul Harding; Kim Becker, 6-0, 185 defensive back from East Rutherford, N.J.; Herb Buelow, 6-2, 185 offensive end from Rockford, Ill.; Frank Byrne, 6-3, 205 defensive end from Ardsley, N.Y.; Craig Dahl, 6-2, 196 defensive back from Albert Lea; Greg Gerths, 6-0, 220 offensive guard and linebacker from Hastings; Dale Henricksen, 6-3, 200 flanker from Barrington, Ill.; Chris Kriselewicz, 6-0, 187 back from East Patterson, N.J.; Roger Plath, 6-3, 215 offensive end from Hastings. The Minnesota coaching staff, Captain Bob Morgan, All American end Doug Kingsriter, and a number ofMinnesota Vikings probably includ­ ing , Milt Sunde, Noel Jenke, and Jeff Wright. will be on the field after the game for photography by fans and autographs. A number of other Vikings stars have been invited. On the shoulders of this highly capable and efficient new University of Minnesota coaChing staff rests the immediate future of Gopher football. Kneeling (L-R): Bob Widenhofer, Cal Stoll, Ron Stark, . Recruiting of Student-Athletes Standing: Norm Parker, Dick Moseley, Roger French, Tom Moore, Gary Winrow, graduate assistant. Assistant coach Mo Forte was missing because of a military obligation. Stoll, Nash, French, and Forte are former Proving Highly Successful Gophers. As ofMay 1,1972, a total of39 prospective athletes had signed national letters of intent to attend the University of Minnesota next year on athletic Signings in hockey are: scholarships. Included were 31 in football, two in basketball and six in RICHARD SPANNBAUER. 6-1, 200 defenseman, SI. Paul Hill­ hockey. All but two men are presently high school seniors. The other Murray; THOMAS SUNDBERG, 6-2. 200 forward, SI. Paul Harding: two are junior college transfers. WARREN MILLER, 5-11, 170 forward, South SI. Paul; BRAD Signing in football are (in order of date letter received): MORROW. 6-1,190 defenseman, Anoka: TOM O'BRIEN, 5-10,175, IRWIN FORSETH, 6-3, 235 tackle, White Bear Lake; MIKE Benilde, and BILL "BUZZY" SCHNEIDER, 5-11, 175 forward­ CARROLL, 6-2, 190 OB, White Bear Lake; BRAD MOEN. 6-2, 215 defenseman, Babbitt. HB, Bloomington Lincoln; CURT OLSON, 6-5, 200 end,Bloomington Shoff, Meadowcroft and Babcock in football plus Larson and Barker Jefferson; GARY KREIG, 6-3Y2, 200 tackle, Bloomington Jefferson; in basketball were voted to all-American teams last fall and winter. BILL SIMS, 6-2, 215 guard, Edina; JEFF SMITH, 6-4, 200 end, Plymouth; DENNIS CUMMINGS; 6-0, 180 defensive back, Des Moines, Iowa; MIKE JAUSS, 6-1,190 HB, Montevideo; STEVE CRANE, 6-3, Gopher Football Tickets 205 end, SI. Clair Shores, Michigan. KEITH SIMONS, 6-5, 260 linebacker, Belleville, Michigan; RON ON SALE JUNE 1 WROBEL, 6-4, 225 defensive end, Detroit, Michigan; STEVE DOWSAK, 6-5, 255 tackle, Fergus Falls; DAVID CHRISTENSEN, Six Home Games 6-2,245 center, Albert Lea; DAVID FRITZE, 6-3, 200 HB, Hayfield; DAVE NOLANDER, 6-3,210 linebacker, Albert Lea; DANIEL LEE RegUlar Reserved Tickets $39.00 VOLLMER, 6-1, 196 HB, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin; GREG SHOFF, Economy Plan (Seating in Section 16 only) 6-4, 255 tackle, Albert Lea; KEN BOCHENEK, 5-11, 175 defensive Adult $27.00 back, Taylor Center, Michigan; JOHN BOLINGER, 6-0, 217 FB, Tulsa, Child (Under 18) $12.00 Oklahoma, FRED LOEWEN, 6-3, 235 FB, Deerfield, Wisconsin. KIRBY KUKLENSKI, 5-11,185 OB, Wahpeton, North Dakota; KIM Golden Age (62 and over) $12.00 HARRIER, 6-0, 210 FB, Olivia; ART MEADOWCROFT, 6-3, 230 Single Game Ticket Mail Order Sale tightend, Baltimore, Maryland; CHUCK McGREW, 6-2,175 OB, Edina; Opens August 1, 1972 MIKE MAKINGS, 6-2, 185 OB Scottsdale, Arizona; DOUG DOBMEIER, 6-1, 170 OB, Olivia; BILL DUNN, 6-1, 200 tackle, For additional information, please write: Northfield, Illinois; MARVIN BABCOCK, 6-4, 245 tackle, Rochester Jr. College, Rochester; and JOHN LAWING, 6-3, 195 OB, Lincolnton, Athletic Ticket Office North Carolina. University of Minnesota Signings in basketball are: Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 BOB LARSON, 6-5 guard, Triton Junior College, Chicago. Illinois, and TOMMY BARKER, 6-11, 225 center, Weslaco, Texas. Phone 373-3181 TO OUR GOLDEN GOPHER SEASON FOOTBALL TICKET HOLDERS.

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Although our Spring sports are still in progress, football season ticket buying is just a few days away. Each of you who purchased season tickets last season will receive your reorder application just prior to June I. It seemed a good idea to list the most frequent inquiries and supply the answers to you in advance of the reorder period. We urge you to Quite a few of our friends are calling or writing in to say they are read and save this infonnation for reference when reordering your season receiving more than one copy of CHATTER. We appreciate their good football tickets next month. intentions but we are advised that since there are several lists used for The reorderapplication - Your last year's locations, number oftickets mailing it is cheaper to mail an extra out than it is to compare files and purchased, and price extensions have been entered for your convenience. eliminate the duplications. As a suggestion, why not pass the extra copy May we emphasize the importance of your signing the application at the along to a friend not on any list. extreme upper-left of the application. For your protection, the signature * * will be verified when received in our Athletic Ticket Office. Your reorder His many good friends in Cooke Hall are deeplY grie"ed by the recent application is valid for your persollal use Olliv. This restriction is doubly death of Dale Shephard, long time COl/genial manager of the Campus important since all seat assignments are based on the longevity as a season Club. ticket holder each of you has established through the years. The priority deadline - We request your signed application and remit­ * Gopher swim coach received his 15-vear award at the tance reach us by JUlle 30. Because of the processing time necessary Bob Mowersoll annual awards banquet of the College Swimming C~aches Ass'n. of to assure that your tickets are mailed to you on time, assignments must America on March 22 at West Point. begin immediately after June 30. We can guarantee your application will be considered for an improved location (if requested) or that you will * * * be assigned your last year's location ollly if your completed application The allllual U.M. clinics for high school and recreation coaches ill has reached us prior to July I. Seat locations for reorder applications baseball, golf, and tenllis 011 March 11 attracted 393 coaches with 282 not received by that date are assumed not to be desired for the coming attelldilll{ Dick Siebert's baseball sessiolls. season and they are subject to be reassigned to other ticket purchasers of record. ** The ticket office is without the services ofKathy Fox since her marriage How your seat locations may be improved - If last year's seat loca­ on April 22 to Scott Anderson. The Andersons are at home in Washington, tions listed on your reorder application are satisfactory to you, please D.C. check the appropriate box at the lower left corner of your application, The second box checked will tell us that you wish your seats moved ** nearer mid-field. Your height preference may be checked also, in conjunc­ The baseball illformation brochure cover is silver colored ill honor tion with the request for yardage improvement. We should point out, of Dick ("Chief ') Siebert's 25th year coachillg the Gophers. During however, that since" Medium" height (approximately from row 20 through this sTretch he has produced 8 Big Ten champiolls and 3 NCAA titilists. row 45) is the preference of the majority of ticket holders, less vacancies ** do occur at that level and more requests are received for the same area. For the latest word on what is going on in Gopherland tune in the aile fillal Ilote: Patrons who do I/ot indicate either a preference for last Paul Giel weekly show on WCCO Radio 5:30 on Sundays. year's location or for improvement will be assigned the same seats held last year. * The procedure for assigning ticket locations is as follows: At the close The first a/llwal award ofthe recemlyformed Minnesota Gopher Swim of the reorder period. the patrons' name, from all applications received, Booster Club went to Chuck Peitso. junior freestyler from Mpls. West. is entered in our assignment charts. Those locations not reordered are * * then isolated and available for improvement to those reorder patrons who Johll Pallllillf(, 177 pound Gopher junior wrestler from Canby, won have indicated a desire for better seating. Those applications from our an award in the recent NCAA championships for the greatest number oldest priority date of record are assigned first, and so on down the line of wins by a fall and placed third in the meet. through those of you who were new patrons last year. Naturally, each time a location is improved, an additional vacancy is created for improve­ * * * A II his hard work in the weight liftillg gym has paid off handsomelr ments. We feel this system is the most equitable to our many thousands for Colin Anderson, youllg gialll shotpuuer from Goldell Valle\~. He now of priority holders. owns the Big Tell indoor record of61 feet 1 1/2 inches. He had previously New Season ticket locations - When the above procedure has been set a U.M. record of 59-10 1/4 which is also the Field House best. completed and all reorder patrons' tickets assigned, applications from new patrons are assigned based on the date (after June I) each new order is received. Ticket applications for additiollal season tickets from present reorder patrons are processed as new orders. As a reorder patron, then, you may accumulate several groups of seat locations through the years, MINNESOTA-1972 each with its own priority. We will assign your seats annually based FOOTBALL SCHEDULE on your instructions. considering each location by its individual longevity priority. Transfers of priority - This situation is probably the most difficult Sept. 16 Indiana - Bloomington 1:30 EST to deal with. If our "longevity dictates seat locations" philosophy is to Sept. 23 COLORADO UNIV.- 1:30 COT be meaningful, transfers of priorities must be minimal. If transfers were HOME (Band Day) granted indiscriminately very few vacancies would occur in the more desir­ Sept. 30 Nebraska - Lincoln 1:30 COT able season ticket areas. Priorities, once established. would run to perpetuity Oct. 7 KANSAS UNIV. - 1:30 COT as one generation passed control to the next. The result would be that other patrons, ordering each year in good faith in an effort to eventually HOME move into better seats, would not be given an equal chance to be improved. Oct. 14 PURDUE - HOME 1:30 COT This would be unfair to those who through their continued financial and Oct. 21 IOWA-HOME 1:30 COT moral support make up the back bone of our football following. (Homecoming) You will find only one exception to our "No Transfer" regulation. Oct. 28 Michigan - Ann Arbor 1:30 EST The surviving spouse of an original priority holder will receive automatic Nay. 4 Ohio State - Columbus 1:30 EST transfer of priority, if requested. Nay. 11 NORTHWESTERN - 1:00 CST Additional comments - Season football tickets will be mailed in late HOME ("M" Day) August. If you should change addresses prior to this date, and after mailing Noy. 18 MICHIGAN STATE- 1:00 CST your reorder application to us, please notify us immediately. If you have HOME any questions not covered above, please let us know. Ken Buell Nay. 25 Wisconsin - Madison 1:00 CST Athletic Ticket Manager Gopher Benefactor Gopher Student-Athletes are l 83 Percent Home Grown ~ Where do University of Minnesota's student-athletes come from? BOB McNAMARA A frequent implication by detractors is that the rosters are dominated I by out-of-state students at the expense of Minnesota boys. Such is Radio announcers high atop Memorial Stadium began slowly, gained far from the case as proven by this summary of the 11 intercollegiate momentum and then were screaming "McNamara goes all the way for sports rosters for the 1971-72 school year: a Minnesota touchdown." Not just once but over and over this pattern repeated itself, both from SPORT MINNESOTA OUT-OF-STATE the press box and packed stands while Bob McNamara was proving to be one of Minnesota's all-time great running backs. ·FOOTBALL 47 23 The same Bob McNamara is still running today. Looking almost in BASKETBALL 3 10 ~ 27 2 (N.D.) the same condition as when he lugged the ball for Gopher teams, Bob HOCKEY now owns McNamara's Lounge at Central and University in Minneapolis, BASEBALL 26 5 I operates McNamara's Floral in the same area and also finds time to air TRACK 26 6 two early morning radio sportscasts on KRSI daily. GOLF 18 0 Bob's cocktail lounge is better known to some as Mac & Cap's. "Geno TENNIS 9 1 15 2 Cappelletti and I opened the lounge in 1956 but I bought him out in CROSS COUNTRY 1969," McNamara commented recently over a sandwich in his popular GYMNASTICS 26 0 18 1 lounge. But even with his sunrise to past sunset schedule, Mac has not WRESTLING forgotten the people and the place that made much of his present success SWIMMING 37 2 in life possible ... the University of Minnesota. Totals 252 (83%) 52 ·Minnesota 3rd in Big Ten for 1971 season behind only Illinois and Ohio State in percentage of "homegrowns" with 67%. 8 of 11 Gopher starters on offense from Minn. 7 of 11 Gopher starters on defense from Minn. (During majority of games)

two great coaches." The breaks he received in 1954 led to a first team selection on the Look All-American team and later starting roles in the East-West and Senior Bowl games. He was voted MVP at the latter. The next four seasons saw Bob play running back for Winnipeg in Canadian pro ball where he set a league record in 1956 that still stands, six TO's in one game against Vancouver. "The first two years in Winnipeg I played with under coach Allie Sherman," Bob related. "The next two seasons were under Bud Grant, head coach." In 1960 and 1961, after a year off, Bob saw duty as a flanker and defensive back with Denver of the old AFL. In the summer of 1962 he lasted through the exhibition season as a 30-year old rookie but bowed out in the final cut by the . "I never once regretted being cut by the Vikes," Bob says. "I could have played more with Denver but wanted to finish out in my home state. I have also never regretted a single moment in football and realize more and more every day what the game did for me. I really hate to see former players slander the game that did the same for them. But most of aliI continually remember how much I owe the University of Minnesota." Bob isn't a late joiner to back the new Minnesota leadership and coaches. He has been a board member of the "M" Club the last four years and Bob McNamara (left) presents a check tor $1,300 to Athletic Director aided in recruiting ever since leaving UM. Recently he began to contribute Paul Giel to be turned in to the Williams Scholarship Fund. The money in another way, a way he has wanted to for years .. financially. "When was raised at a stag dinner at the St. Anthony Athletic Club arranged brother Pinky (who played in the same backfield with Bob in 1954) and by McNamara and Todd McGinly. Behind the check is the Golden Gopher I started in the plaque business, we both decided that a portion of what decorative plaque designed by McNamara and merchandised through we did would go to aid the athletic department," Bob continued. "Maybe the Citation Corporation owned by Bob and Pinky McNamara. A percen­ tage of the profit from sale of these attractive plaques priced at $26.45 it was a form of guilt feelings on our part for not doing more for the including tax and handling goes to the Williams Fund. University that did so much for us. "Oh sure, we paid our M dues and all that, but wanted to do more and here was the challenge. We decided that one-half the net proceeds "Even though I spent two years as a paratrooper following graduation from each plaque sale would go to the Williams Scholarship Fund. Then in 1949 from Hastings High, I was still a greenhorn when I came to I heard Giel and coach Cal Stoll say, 'If you want to help put it in Minnesota in 1951 and didn't know what it was all about." says Bob. writing and we'll call on you.' Out of that came the idea, along with While at Hastings he earned all-state honors as an end and also lettered co-chairman Todd McGinly, to host a stag dinner at the St. Anthony in basketball, baseball and track. Coach kind of took this Athletic Club, kind of a Meet Giel and Stoll night. The place was packed scared kid under his arm and let me know in every way he was on my and the night a smashing success. We were able to raise $1,300 for the side. I gained confidence and made the travel squad as an end my first Williams Fund, and one man who hadn't been close to the University season when freshmen were eligible during Korean War days. Believe at all wrote a $1.000 check on the spot to become a Golden Gopher. it or not I even started a couple games near the end of the season. As We hope to make the night an annual affair." a sophomore in 1952 I also doubled at safety. Besides all his business duties, Bob is still with the "M" Club, is "I received a great break in 1953 when Fesler switched me to wingback president of the St. Anthony A.C. where he works out in handball and in the same backfield with Paul Giel, who I still believe is the best total raquetball regularly, a member of the Downtown Business Forum and backfield performer I ever saw, Cappelletti at quarterback and John BaUlll­ East Hennepin Business Association, American Legion and VFW. He gartner at fullback. It was an honor to play with Giel and I never was is married to the very lovely former Annette Cunningham from Garden bothered about playing in his shadow. He has just too great for anyone City, New York and they have three children: daughters Anne Marie to stand up to." 12 and Susy 9, and son Bobby 8. In 1954 McNamara received another break under new head coach Murray Bob McNamara is still running. Maybe not with a football tucked under Warmath who also recognized Mac's dedicated talents. "Coach Warmath's his arm, but with the constant thought of a debt to repay. . a debt new quick-hitting, split-T offense made it a wide open game and he put to help return his school to the glory days of athletic greatness he helped me at the best spot, fullback, to show what I could do," Bob said. "There to sustain. Yes, the term Gopher Benefactor fits Bob McNamara well. is little question about my feelings of respect and admiration for these He wears it with honor and pride. Assortment of Exciting Free Silver Anniversary Season Gopher Action Films Available One of Frustration for Siebert FOOTBALL FILMS Twenty five years is a long wait to experience the most miserable spring 1 GOPHER TALE '71/"The Football Experience" weather and biggest rash of pitching injuries during a baseball coach's (27 min., color, 16mm, sound) career, But somehow, someway coach Richard "Chief" Siebert and his Story of the 1971 Gopher football team. Features interviews with Captain 1972 Gopher team have overcome one adversity after another ... well, Bill Light; All-American Doug Kingsriter; Tom Chandler and Craig Curry, almost all of them. Forward by Athletic Director Paul Giel. Sie~rt began his silver anniversary year on the UM staff by going GOPHER TALE '7o-"Hats Off to Thee" to Texas for the annual spring trip with his pitching ace, junior Dave I (27 min., color, 16mm, sound) Winfield, only one day removed from the frantic championship basketball Depicts the thrills and heartaches of the Gopher 1970 season. Features campaign. Dave threw only briefly during winter practice in the Fieldhouse, personalized footage of Coach Murray Warmath; Captain Jeff Wright, so was allowed to pitch just four innings in Texas. Captain-elect Bill Ligh!; quarterback Craig Curry, halfbacks Barry Mayer and John Marquesen; and end Doug Kingsriter. Then the Gophers came home to see 12 of 16 non-Conference games GOPHER TALE '69 frozen out. Even two make-up dates suffered the same fate .. game (27 min., color, 16mm, sound) called on account of snow, rain or cold, or any combination of the three. Story of the 1969 Gophers and how they grew as a team. Featured are Minnesota was finally able to play four, five inning games splitting a medley of the most violent collisions of the season, including a special two with St. Cloud State and winning a pair from Mankato State, and focus on how the Gopher defense meets the enemy quarterback, and a then went directly into its Big Ten openers at Indiana and Ohio State rollicking essay on the fumble. with a 6-8 won-lost record. "There is no way possible a team can be GOPHER TALE '68 physically or mentally prepared for the Big Ten race with so few non­ (27 min., color, 16mm, sound) Conference games," Siebert said at the time. So all his team did was win three of its first four. Gopher football from practice field and pep rally to locker room and Saturday afternoon gridiron. The home opener with Michigan was rained out next, but after a one BIG TEN HI LITES '71-"Big Ten-Big Time" day delay. the Gophers went out and silenced the potent bats of defending (27 min., color, 16mm, sound) champion Michigan State taking the first 5-0 behind excellent pitching Narrated by nationally-known sportscaster Bill Flemming. Covers the by Winfield and two relievers, and the second 3- I on a brilliant route-going action. color and excitement ofthe 1971 season. It·s all there - the bands, stint by junior Ken Schultz. Minnesota then won three of four at Purdue stadiums, crowds, which provide the backdrop for Big Ten football, and and Illinois again using a patched up pitching staff as Winfield, with the famed coaches, All-American players and outstanding teams which a sore elbow, and surprising sophomore starter Bob Turnbull, with a are synonymous with the nation's oldest athletic conference, May also cut pitching hand, missed the trip. But Schultz, who ran his season record be obtained through Modern Talking Picture Service, Inc. 9129 Lyndale to 6-0 with an 0.95 ERA, sophomore Dennis Allar and a pair of relievers Ave. So. Mpls. 55420 in senior Jeff Ward and junior Goeff Ewing filled the breach and kept BIG TEN HI LITES '70 ringing up more UM wins. BIG TEN HILITES '69 BIG TEN HILITES '68 The pitchers received mighty help from a set of healthy batsmen and (26 min .. 16mm, sound) brilliant defensive performers. In the first set of four Big Ten games Minnesota batters slammed out II home runs, including three by first HISTORY OF MINNESOTA FOOTBALL baseman Gary Morgan. Others swinging heavy lumber were Jim Wallace­ (26 min., b&w, sound) 2B, captain Gary Hohman-S, Dave Schelling-3B, outfielders Mark flan­ Brings to life the building of the Gopher football tradition from its beginn­ ders and Rick Schoener, and Tim Grice-C. Minnesota still owns a wide ings in the distant 1880's to the 1960's. Features Minnesota All-Americans Conference statistics lead in homers and total bases. from John McGovern in 1909 to the greats of the contemporary era. But just before press time for this issue of GOPHER CHATTER, ALL-SPORTS disaster struck UM. The red hot Iowa Hawkeyes used Minnesota's favorite GOPHERS ON THE GO weapon, the home run, to sweep a doubleheader before a large crowd (26 min., b&w, 16mm, sound) at Bierman Field. First the Hawks broke Schultz' unbeated string 3-2 in extra innings, and then banged out four homers in one inning to win Features highlights from each Gopher varsity sport. the nightcap 6-2. BASKETBALL That scrambled the standings, dropping UM to 8-4 and elevating Iowa 1971 BIG TEN CHAMPION BASKETBALL HILITES---"How Sweet to 9-3 in the Big Ten. Both teams at the time trailed surprising Northwestern It Is" who was 8-2. By the time we are in print the Gophers will have finished (15 min., color, 16 mm. sound) Big Ten play hosting Northwestern and Wisconsin May 12-13. Whatever The thrills and excitement of the GOPHER BIG TEN CHAMPIONS the outcome of 1972, Siebert's 25th year at Minnesota will long be remem­ under first-year coach Bill Musselman and his staff. Features game action; bered as one of frustration and improbable results. statements by Coach Musselman, Bob Nix. and Jim Brewer; pre-game warmup; crowd reaction. Originally considered a solid contender and then dealt crippling losses GOPHER ACTION by old man injury and the weatherman, the Gophers were considered (15 min., 16mm, b&w, sound) dead. But someone forgot to tell Siebert and his players as Minnesota was once again hot after the title. This year will also be remembered Features Gophers in action on the football field and basketball court. as the year of the dedicated player, but then, aren't all Siebert teams NOTE: These films are available to the public for viewing free of charge. filled with this commodity') You may pick up the film yourself from the Film Distribution Office or by mail. We allow 4-5 days for mailing. You pay the return postage.

TO ORDER: send the name or names of the films you are interest in; the dates you want them; your name and address to: Many Summer Jobs Needed Film Distribution 109 Cooke Hall All coaches of University of Minnesota intercollegiate teams report University of Minnesota a pressing need for student-athletes during the summer r.lOnths. Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 Anyone knowing of job opportunities should call in to the Cooke Hall switchboard and obtain the phone number of the coach he wishes to reach, Please list a second choice should your first request be unavail­ or write to him at Cooke Hall, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis able. 55455. - ._------.

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I KEN BUELL As Pau I Sees It ~ A life-long love of sports and a lively interest in athletic administration has led Kenneth H, (Ken) Buell into a new role, one which he feels will be highly fascinating - the job of ticket manager in the Gopher Athletic Department, Paul Giel will SOOIl complete his first six months as Unil'ersity of ,HitlllesotQ Buell. 25, succeeds Bob Geary athletic director. In the following remarks he reflect.\" 011 these early months who has taken over as assistant and looks lu the future, athletic director after three and a half years as ticket manager, The most encollragillg thillg I hm'e lellmed liS lIthletic director is the A native ofHolstein, Iowa, Buell jllcl thllt people do cllre lIholl! Ulliversitr of ,V/illllel'OIlI 1I1hletics, Thel' has been a personnel services rep­ (lTe demollslralillg 1I lie\\' elllhllsillsm lVhich is extremell' gralij\'illg, resentative in the University Per­ To be sllre lI'e still 11

Two preliminary planning meetings have been held since receipt of a grant of $15,000 from the Educational Facilities Laboratory of the Ebbitt Aiming for Big 10 Title Ford Foundation and matching funds from the University has provided $30,000 for the Athletic Department to finance a feasibility study ofdoming If the form sheet is correct this spring, Minnesota could have its first Memorial Stadium, Big Ten singles champion ,ince Bill Schommer turned the trick in 1935, The consulting engineering firm of David Geiger-Horst Berger. New The prime candidate is Capt. Jim York City has been retained to program and direct the study expected Ebbitt, to be completed by July I, 1972, At the time that these words were Dr. David Geiger, internationally recognized authority on light-weight written Ebbitt numbered among spans, who engineered the air-supported dome over the U ,S, Pavilion his victims the defending Big Ten at Expo '70 at Osaka, Japan, will personally direct the design exploration, champ, Michigan's Joel Ross, Other consultants will be Robert H, Browne, Memphis, Tenn" architect­ whom Ebbitt defeated 6-3, 7-6 planner of sports facilities renovation; P, H, (Dick) Theibert, Director in a match at Ann Arbor. ofAthletics, Hofstra University and Special Consultant to the Ford Founda­ The key to Ebbitt's success, in tion on athletic facilities planning and program; Robert W, Brantingham, the opinion of first-year Gopher St. Paul Consulting Architect and Oliver D, Billings & Assoc, Inc" coach John Santrock, is his fierce mechanical engineering firm of St. Paul. competitivenessandhispower,' 'Jim The purpose of the study will be to determine the feasibility of doming is 6-2 and weighs 185 pounds but Memorial Stadium and planning how the stadium should be altered under has extremely good coordination for the roof to accommodate the Life-Time Sports Program without losing a big man," explains Santrock, its function as a stadium, "He simply overpowers his oppo- Minnesota holds a prestigious position among college and University nents," Jim Ebbitt athletic and recreational facilities planners as evidenced by President Harold Ebbitt, a senior from Montreal, Quebec, has strong ground strokes, Gores of the Educational Facilities Laboratories, sponsoring agency, when both forehand and backhand, in the back court, His one weakness previously he stated recently - "I hope Minnesota won'r take its eyes off the conver­ had been in his volley, "We have worked extremely hard to correct this," sion of the stadium to a domed stadium-field house, If Minnesota pulls Santrock says, "and our efforts have been paying off, Formerly Jim had this one off, the University will go down in history along with Harvard, trouble going to the net on volleys, His opponents were dribbling the which in 1903, built the first stadium", ball over the net and this was hurting him, Now, however, he is able Included in the study will be renovation and additional seating to approx­ to get to the net and put the ball away," imately 65,000; improved spectator sight lines; new press box and scoreboard, lighting and sound systems, Changes in design of the present structure to make it more compact will be explored as well as the possibility ally will have unestimable import to the 4,000 college stadia planners of extending seating to within 25 feet of the ,idelines, Translucent roof seeking greater utilization and function of existing structures, cover possibilities will be studied to reduce the need for artificial illumina­ A preliminary progress report is expected by the middle of May and tion during daylight hours, the completed report and recommendations including cost figures should The Minnesota fea,ibility study regardless of subsequent follow-up loc- be ready early in July, Williams Celebrity Golf July 10 at Midland Hills Approximately 30 celebrities have already signed up for the third annual Williams Scholarship Fund Celebrity Golf Tournament scheduled for July 10 at the Midland Hills Country Club. Tee-off time will be I p.m. with an awards dinner to follow, starting at 8 p.m. A social hour is on tap for 6 p.m. Tickets for the tournament and dinner combined are $100 while tickets for the dinner alone are $35. Tickets are available through George Thomas, Williams Scholarship Fund chairman, at 109 Cooke Hall (373-4216). Those sending checks are asked to indicate shirt size and whether a caddy will be required. In addition to the regular ticket, an innovation this year involves the "buying" of holes. An individual or firm may "purchase" a hole for $1,000 and thereby receive membership in the "Golden Gopher Club" which consists of contributors of $1,000 or more to the Williams Fund. Among the celebrities who have already agreed to play in the tournament are Fran Tarkenton, Bill Brown, Carl Eller and Milt Sunde ofthe Minnesota Vikings; Jim Finks, general manager of the Vikings; Aaron Brown of the Kansas City Chiefs; former Twin Bob Allison; Glen Sonmor, general manager of the Minnesota Fighting Saints; Murray Williamson, coach An extremely happy and proud Paul Giel (left) and Bill Musselman of the U.S. Olympic hockey team; and former Minneapolis Laker great display the trophy emblatic of the first outright University of Minnesota Big Ten basketball championship in 53 years won by the 1971-72 Gophers. George Mikan. Minnesota tied for the Conference tille in 1937 but not since the The Williams Scholarship Fund reached an all-time high of $170,023 undefeated season of 1919 had the Gophers won sole possession. The during the 1971 campaign drive and will be aiming at still another record next goal for Musselman and his squad is the 1972·73 Big Ten and NCAA in 1972. Last year's Celebrity Golf Tournament raised a total of $3,301. championships. With all of the past season's regulars expected back It is hoped that this year's figure will exceed $10,000. and excellent crop of sophomores, freshmen, and transfers in prospect these goals may not be unrealistic. Musselman outspokenly set his sights on the above trophy in his first season at the Gopher helm. BIG 10 GOLF MAY 26-27 Bierman Field Move June 15 Golf fans take note' The University of Minnesota will host the 53rd Moving day is drawing near. June 15 is the target date for occupancy annual Big Ten golf championships F:riday and Saturday, May 26-27, of the new Bierman Field Athletic Building which is rapidly nearing com­ at the U. of M. Golf course. Admission will be free. pletion. The modern air-conditioned structure will replace Cooke Hall The event will feature 36 holes of medal play each day with tee-off as home of the Athletic Department's administrative offices and ticket times at 8 a.m. and noon. Gopher coach Les Bolstad feels Minnesota office. has a chance for the team title although he rates Ohio State, Indiana, The total cost of the building, including equipment and furnishings, Purdue and Illinois as the teams to beat. is $3.3 million. In addition to office accommodations, the department's new headquarters will include a gymnasium which will provide two regulation-size basketball courts and three tennis courts, a large wrestling Non-Profit Organization room, the main athletic equipment room, an intramural equipment room, U,S. Postage intramural locker facilities for both men and women as well as locker rooms for various intercollegiate teams, meeting rooms, film rooms and PAID an undergraduate "M" lounge. The gymnasium is available for intramural use and for limited pbysical education classes. Minneapolis, Minnesota The building is another important part of the Bierman Field complex Pennit No. 411 which already includes a 2,200-seat capacity baseball stadium, a nine-lane, artificial-surface running track complete with field-event facilities and bleachers and six lighted intramural fields for football and softball. Still on the docket are completion of six outdoor tennis courts and three Gopher football practice fields as well as remodelling of the old baseball clubhouse. The courts should be ready by June but the football fields are not expected to be in use before next year.

Golf Course Fees Set for Alumni Members, Staff, Guests A special rate of $4 for 18 holes of play at the University Golf Course is available for Minnesota grads who are active members of the University A~CfiIV[S Alumni Association whenever the course is open and available. II WlLTEF L lii1l::(,( The short-course rate is $2 but there is no nine hole rate available. U'-lIV(RSI1Y cF ·.·I~N. As usual University students and staff have priority on the first tee. MINN(lPOL IS, UINN.5~455 The guest rate is $5 for 18 holes and $2.25 for the shon course.

THE GOPHER CHATTER The Gopher Chatter is published five timcs annually by the University of Minnesota's Department of Intcrcollegiatc A thlcties. The publication's purpose is to provide infoffilation of interest which is not generally available through other media. I t is mailed withollt charge to University athletic ticket purchasers of current record, M. Club membcrs, Minnesota high school athletic directors, and University personnel. Circulation: 25,000. Editorial staff: Marshall W. Ryman, Otis J. Dyp\\'ick. Ken Buell, Marion Raihala, GoPHe~ Robert Geary, Tom Greenhoe, Mike Lyons. Address communica­ .. tions to GOPHER CHATTER, Room 208, Cooke Hall. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. 55455. A"A CHiTTeR ~0JJiii- " , ATe Vol. x, No.1, October, 1972 r ou all come to Basketball Recruits Excel U. M. HOMECOMING BARBECUE Considering that all the men who led Minnesota's 1971-72 Get with the spirit of GOLD COUNTRY and attend the basketball team to the Big Ten championship are returning HOMECOMING BARBECUE at on Satur­ this winter, many believed coach Bill Musselman would day, October 21 before the Iowa game. stand pat and not bother to add any new faces to his var­ The menu will include Bar-B-Que beef sandwiches, baked sity. Not so. beans, potato chips, salad, ice cream and milk or coffee. A To go with his already deep lineup Musselman has added special pep band and the cheerleaders will be on hand to one junior college transfer and three freshmen. This year, liven up the festivities. for the first time in many a season, freshmen are eligible You can save 50 cents per ticket by purchasing them in for varsity competition. "I'm not saying all our freshmen advance at the Bierman Athletic Building. Tickets will be will play varsity ball but I'm expecting some of them to $2.50 at the door on Homecoming Day. make a marked contribution," says Musselman. Food will be served from 11 :30 AM until 1 :00 PM. Bring Here is a rundown on the newcomers. the family and then cheer the Gophers to victory over Iowa. BOB LARSON, 6-5 guard from Triton J.C., Chicago, Ill. Mail order: Send check and number of tickets wanted to: A native of Chicago, Larson was named to last year's J.C. Athletic Ticket Office All-American first team after averaging 24 points and 10 Bierman Athletic Building rebounds. A top playmaker, Larson was at the U.S. Olympic University of Minnesota tryout camp this summer with Jim Brewer. Bob is expected Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 to fight it out for a starting role at either guard or wing. TOMMY BARKER, 6-11 center from Weslaco, Texas. Twice All-Texas and high school All-American, Musselman Golden Gopher Gift Center Opens believes Barker has the potential to become one of the best In keeping with the "Gold Country" theme that is being players in the nation in two or three years. Barker averaged fostered by the athletic department at the University of 30 points and 21 rebounds last year. "We definitely expect Minnesota a Golden Gopher Gift Center has been opened. Barker to playa lot of basketball for us this season," the Available through this center are many gift and souvenir coach says. items that are "Gold Country" oriented. They include E. SCOTT HEBDITCH, 6-7v:' forward from Fox Chapel, jewelry, children's apparel, windbreakers, a helmet-lamp, Pa. A very rugged high school prospect who goes to the lighter, thermal stein, and many others. They are available boards like a Brewer. Averaged 20 points and 14 rebounds. only through mail order at this time. STEPHEN JUSTICS, 6-3 guard from New Britain, Pa. A For a description and prices of these items call or write great ball handler and defensive player, once gained 26 the Athletic Ticket Office, Bierman Field Athletic Building, assists in a single game. Averaged 23 points. Musselman Fifteenth Ave. at 5th St. S.E. for an attractive color bro­ believes the latter two may be just a year away from mak­ chure. ing a direct varsity contribution. For (ross (ountry (Doell Griok- A HAPPY SURPRISE "I would have given you 1000 to 1 odds that we wouldn't University of Minnesota shut out a fine team like Drake University," says Univer­ sity of Minnesota cross-country coach Roy Griak. In the first dual meet of the season Sept. 29 on the University Golf Course layout, Minnesota took the first five places GOLDEN GOPHER to score a 15-45 win. Low score wins and 15 points is perfect as only the first five finishers from each team are scored. FOOTBALL One of the biggest reasons coach Griak was surprised at the 1-2-3-4-5 sweep last week was the absence of Minne­ sota distance ace Garry Bjorklund. Garry is lost for the season due to foot trouble and is scheduled to undergo an operation to correct the difficulty in the very near future. 4 More Home Games "When you lose a three-time defending Big Ten cham­ pion who was also last year's NCAA runner-up, it has to RESERVED SEATS $6.50 be a giant blow to your hopes," Griak continued. "How­ ever, that in itself may have spurred on our runners to ECONOMY PLAN-SECTIONS 15 AND 16 excel against Drake. Everyone wanted to prove we could still win even though the team's leader was on the side­ Adu~ . .$4.50 lines." Only three lettermen dot the youthful 1972 Gopher Golden Age (62 yrs. and over) .$2.00 squad. Senior co-captain Mike Lawless (Racine, Wis.) plus Child (under 18 yrs.) .$2.00 sophomores Bill Smith (Lombard, IlLl and Steven Holl (Minnetonka) are the only men with experience. But Griak Athletic Ticket Office believes sophomore John Purves (Rochester) and a group of eager freshmen raise UM hopes. 205 Bierman Field Athletic Bldg. The rookies are: Dennie Fee (White Bear Lake), last University of Minnesota week's individual winner, Randy Beebe (Glen Ellyn, IlLl, Tim Oliver (Proctor), Steve Johnson (Two Harbors), and Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Ade Degerstrom (Askov). Minnesota has two home meets Telephone 373·3181 for Information remaining: Oct. 21 vs. Iowa and the Northwest Open on Oct. 28. Both meets begin at 10:30 a.m...... ------,

GOLD COUNTRY BLAZERS Gopller Bene/octor ... AVAILABLE TO FANS ... I The M Club has started selling new Gold Country Blazers BRUCE TELANDER to all fans of Minnesota athletics. Buy one of the beautiful coats and help pay for the blazers worn by our Gopher What makes a former University of Minnesota student athletes, as well as other M Club projects. These attractive w~rk .endless hours with the athletic department and yet quality double knits are bargain priced at $40. Each blazer gam. lIttle if any public recognition, or any out of the way ha~ a GOLD COUNTRY patch on the pocket flap to sym­ speCial favors? Well, we asked that of Bruce Telander. bolIze the resurgence of Gopher athletics. Purchase a blazer "From the time of college days I believed I owed the (gold) and support your Gophers. University as mUCh, if not more, than it gave me," Telander replied. "What the University did for me was largely re­ Moil to: M Club sponsible for my place in life today. So why shouldn't I do 208 Bierman Field Athletic Building something to try and balance the ledger?" University of Minnesota Telander is presently a vice president of Cobb-Strecker­ Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Dunphy and Zimmermann, Inc., a Minneapolis-based agen­ cy specializing in insurance and surety bonds for the con­ Name struction industry. He is also immediate past president of the Graduate "M" Club. Address "I suppose being a complete athletic fan had a lot to do with my choice of contributing most of my time to the athletic department," Te­ lander continued. "I really enjoy all forms of athletics, Sizes 34-48, shorts, regulars. longs. but in particular the people For sizes 48-54 and all extra longs, add $4.00. involved, mostly the young Enclose a check or money order in the amount of $40. Shipment will ones. be made to your home. Allow 3 weeks for delivery. "One guy I am pleased to call a very close friend is Lou Nanne, a former Go­ pher All-American hockey player and now a member NEW FILM POLICY of the Minnesota North Stars. We became friends Effective immediately the only Gopher films available in the when Lou was a star on the GOLDEN GOPHER film library will be: GOPHER TALE 71-A varsity team. FOOTBALL EXPERIENCE; GOPHER TALE 7o-HATS OFF TO "Just having the oppor­ THEE; BIG TEN HILITES 71, AND "HOW SWEET IT IS"-BIG tunity to watch has career TEN BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS MINNESOTA 72. bloom, to be indirectly a part of his success, is all the .. Films doted earlier than 1970 are being "retired" and will no Bruce Telander reward I and others like longer be distributed to the public. myself, need. If I feel I have Anyone having an older film already scheduled for this year somehow along the way made a contribution in one form will still receive this film; however all other film requests will or another to men like Lou and other Gopher athletes, be for the above films only. Also, Gopher films will be mailed then I have begun what I set out to do, help balance the to the five-state areo ONLY: Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Da­ ledger. It's just as simple as that. kota, South Dakota, and Iowa. Films will not be moiled out of "Contrary to what some believe, we who contribute our the cou ntry. time and effort do it not for publicity or special favors. We do these things because we feel indebted in one way or GOPHER TALE '72 bookings will be accepted and scheduled in another to a great institution. I suppose it's just our way February 1973. of saying thanks. The GOPHER TALE series films are 26 min., color, sound, 16mm. "I and others only wish more Minnesota graduates would The BIG TEN HIGHLIGHT films are 28 min., color, sound, 16mm. stand up and be counted. The personal satisfaction of mak­ "How Sweet It Is" is 15 min., sound, color, 16mm. ing a contribution to any phase of the University, not just NOTICE! II GOPHER TALE 71, BIG TEN HILITES 70 & 71; AND the athletic department, is a very rich reward." "HOW SWEET IT IS" are all booked THROUGH FEBRUARY 1973. A native of South St. Paul, where he and his lovely wife Future requests will be placed on a "hold" list and the film Barbara still reside, Bruce was hockey team manager in will be distributed on a first-come-first-served basis. the days of coach John Mariucci and players like Ken Yackel, Governor Wendell Anderson and others. Bruce To order the GOPHER films call: 612-373-5206 or write: graduated in 1956 with a degree in Business Administration. Film Distribution One area where he has been most active is amateur 220 Bierman Athletic Bldg. hockey. He is a past director of the Minnesota Amateur University of Minnesota Hockey Association and is now president of the Suburban Minneapolis, Minn. 55455 Peewee-Bantam Association. Please indicate at least three alternate dotes because of the Besides his association with hockey during college days, great demand for these films. and as a player in high school, Bruce belieyes .former U!"1 athletic director Marsh Ryman played a major mfluence m There is no charge for the use of these films other than return postage. Films are moiled about 5 days in advance of your his getting active as a UM graduate. showing or may be picked up at the film distribution office. "Marsh was varsity coach one of the years I managed You are requested to return the films immediately after use to and we have remained close friends ever since," Bruce ex­ the Film Distribution office. plained. "After I left school we stayed in touch and Marsh continued to call on me for help. I took that as a real com­ pliment and started to pitch in. I guess you could say I THE GOPHER CHATTER haven't stopped yet." Bruce is also one of a group of "M" boosters who helped The Gopher Challer is published five times annually by the originate the now successful Gopher Blueline Club w~ich University of Minnesota's Deportment of Intercollegiate Athletics. supports varsity hockey. This same group of men organIzed The publication's purpose is to provide information of. intere~t and still operates the also successful summer Braemar which is not generally available through other media. It IS Olympic Hockey Development League. moiled without charge to University athletic ticket purchasers of How Bruce finds the time to make so many contributions current record, M. Club members, Minnesota high school athletic is difficult to comprehend. Ask wife Barbara, the former directors, and University personnel. Circulation: 25,000. Editorial Miss Johnson of Minneapolis, or their three daughters--:­ stoff: Otis J. Dypwick, Ken Buell, Marion Raihala, Robert Geary, Terri 9 Traci 7 and Toni 3. None of them would change It Tom Greenhoe. Address communications to GOPHER CHATTER, for a ~inute as they all, in their own separate ways, also Room 208, Bierman Field Athletic Bldg., University of Minnesota, contribute. Minneapolis, Minn. 55455. Bruce Telander, a Gopher Benefactor. I Big Ten (ogers 21-1 "- Backcourt Club Set I The Big Ten Basketball All-Stars posted a 21-1 record on Another full season of GOPHER BACKCOURT CLUB I~ their tour of Tahiti, Australia, and New Zealand this sum­ meetings has been scheduled concurrent with the 1972-73 mer. Gopher basketball season. The All-Stars, who were directed by Wisconsin assistant The Club season opens with a special kickoff dinner Mon­ coach Dave VanderMeulen, averaged 96.8 points and yielded day, November 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Jax Cafe on University only 65.4 points per contest. Ave. N.E. Club members and others are asked to bring as Top scorer for the conference stars was Illinois' 6-8 cen­ their guests a high school basketball coach from their re­ ter Nick Weatherspoon with 447 points and an average of spective areas. 20.3 points per game followed by Minnesota's 6-7 forward As usual, membership is open to anyone interested in Clyde Turner with 398 points and an average of 18.1 points Minnesota basketball and season membership tickets are per contest. available for $40, which includes the kickoff dinner and all Both players scored 20 or more points on 10 occasions seven luncheon meetings. Whenever possible visiting coaches with Weatherspoon twice hitting 34 points in victories over will speak at the luncheons, besides coach Bill Musselman Tahiti, 108-66, and Devonport, 112-85. Turner's top game and his staff members. Surprise guests are also scheduled. was 32 points against Launceston in an 89-76 victory. Officers this year are: Gordy Nevers, President; Wally

I Rasmussen and Paul Presthus, Vice Presidents; John Samp­ sell, Secretary, and Jack Kozlak, Treasurer. For member­ ship information contact any officer or Jax Cafe. BiermDn Built/ing Pro/ile ... The luncheon schedule is as follows: Nov. 21 (before l opening game); Dec. 5; Jan. 2 (before Big Ten opener); Jan. 16 (AI McGuire of Marquette); Feb. 6; Feb. 26 (North­ MARY ANN PRAIRIE western), and Mar. 12 (awards luncheon). "If any two work days around here turned out to be exactly the same, I would believe I had come to the wrong place the second day." The statement by Miss Mary Ann Prairie, personal sec­ Big Blueline Year Seen retary to athletic director Paul Giel, rings true for just about everybody in the University Athletic Department. Everything about the 1972-73 GOPHER BLUELINE "I honestly believe that is one of the reasons all of us CLUB is new this year staying in line with a brand new here in new Bierman Field Athletic Building enjoy our head coach of the Golden Gophers, Herb Brooks. work so much," Mary Ann continued. "We just simply don't A series of seven luncheon meetings, all at Jax Cafe on know what is going to happen next. If anyone ever had University Ave. N.E., is set with some great WCHA coaches extreme variety in their work, I guess it's us. as guest speakers. "For me it is even more interesting. I am probably And what a way to start. Kicking off the season Novem­ learning more than all the others as I have little back­ ber 17 will be Amo Bessone of Michigan State when the ground in athletics." Gophers play their first home WCHA series that Friday A native of Ghent, Minnesota, Mary Ann grew up on a and Saturday. farm there and later moved to Lakeville. She attended high Following in order, with visiting coach mentioned, are: school at Farmington. After Dec. 22 (Wisconsin-"Badger Bob"); Jan. 19 (Colorado­ high school days she spent Jeff Sauer); Jan. 26 (Michigan Tech-John MacInnes); two years working as a le­ Feb. 9 .North Dakota-Rube Bjorkman); Feb. 16 .Michi­ gal secretary in Farming­ gan-AI Renfrew); and Feb. 23

J Moving from one position to another is not the easiest Most Versotile Gopller ... thing in the game, but MacLeod has taken it in stride. "In a small school like I attended everyone had to play both ways," Tom told us, "so I did have some knowledge about defense. In fact, I may have had more success on defense TOM MatLEOD in high school days even though I was considered primarily .. By TOM GREENHOE a fullback. The week of Minnesota's opening football game of the "I find it a lot more fun tackling than blocking. But now 1972 season, when this article was written, tightness began I guess I've found a home. However, and I'm not trying to to take hold of the Gopher players and coaches. second guess coach Stoll, I really enjoyed playing undet But one young man, even though he was carrying a heavy coach Butch Nash as a defensive end. He did as much for load of pressure, remained unchanged. To talk with Tom my development as any coach I've played for. He is a tre­ MacLeod, senior linebacker from Proctor, Minnesota, one mendous coach and a great, great guy to boot. Just look at would think nothing concerned him. the people he has turned out and you know the kind of job But inside MacLeod the story may be a bit different, for he does." this man could well be the key to Minnesota's entire de­ Tom was heavily recruited by some Big Eight schools, " fense in 1972. particularly coach Dan Devine when he was at Missouri. Tom came to the University in 1969 as a prime fullback Devine is a native of Proctor, too. candidate. He remained a backfield candidate throughout "It came down to Missouri or Minnesota, but I've never his freshman and sophomore once been sorry about my decision," Tom says. "I love my seasons. But a major prob­ State, so why not attend its great University?" lem developed and he asked Asked how he reacted to this year's living quarters during to be moved to a different the training camp when the entire team was quartered position. on beds in the new Bierman Field Athletic Building gym­ "I simply couldn't hold on nasium, Tom answered: "It has worked uut much bettpr to the football," Tom told than I anticipated. I expected the lack of privacy to be us. "I began calling myself rough, but it's worked in reverse. I've gotten to really know 'stone hands'. No matter the other players and that has to be a bonus. It's especially how hard I tried the ball great for the new freshmen. Before the only man I really kept popping loose. got to know before was my roommate. I think the entire "So coach Mnrray War­ idea was a great one." math moved me to defensive Controlled enthusiasm might be the key for Tom Mac­ end and I really began to Leod. A Physical Education major, Tom says he and his catch on the last haU of the lovely wife Faye have talked little if any about the future. 1971 season." "Right now the 1972 season is all I'm concerned about" But in the final days of Tom said. "I'll consider the rest after the season." ' spring drills this year his Tom and Faye, the former Faye Parrott of Proctor, met new coach, Cal Stoll, moved as seniors and were married during his sophomore year. They live in south Minneapolis. Tom to linebacker. "We Tom MacLeod found through a study of practice films that the offense was running all its plays awa,Y from Tom," says Stoll. "So I figured that if he was at lmebacker he could get into just about every play. "The ~ove has paid off handsomely. After only three ?ays at lI~ebacker, Tom was easily the outs~:mding player m the spnng game. "I now believe he has the ability to become the best line­ Non-ProHt Organization backer in the Big Ten this fall even though he has only been at this position a short time. He is an excellent athlete U.S. Postage and as fine a young man I have ever coached. He is in for a great future in football if he chooses to go that route." PAID Minneapolis, Minnesota Pennit No. 411 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE-1972.73 13 Home Games Nov. 25 ...... California (Irvine) Dec. 2 ....W. Illinois Dec. 4 ...... Wisconsin () Dec. 19 . .San Francisco State Dec. 21 .Corpus Christi Jan. 13 ...... Wisconsin Jan. 16 . ..Marquette Jan. 27 ...Michigan State, Feb. 3 ...... Purdue Feb. 17 ...... Indiana Feb. 24 ...... Michigan (TV)' Feb. 26 ...... Northwestern Mar. 5 ..... Iowa , Game Time 1:00 p.m. A~.:t11'(S " WALTER L IfiRARY HOCKEY SCHEDULE-1972·73 UNIVERSITY Cf ~INN. hAINNEAPOLI~, "'1~N.S54SS Nov. 3-MANITOBA" Nov. 4 Nov. 17-MICHIGAN STATE .. Nov. 18 ALUMNI" Dec. 16 Dec. 22-WISCONSIN . ...Dec. 23 Jan. 19-COlORADO COllEGE. . ..Jan. 20 Jan. 26-MICHIGAN TECH ... Jan. 27' Feb. 9-NORTH DAKOTA Feb. 10 .. GoPHeR, Feb. 16-MICHIGAN Feb. 17' Feb. 23-DULUTH .. Feb. 24 ~'JPiI- " Exhibition games not included in season book .a"ACHIrTeR