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Fifty-five autumns ago. The year was “We felt Chick was many, many years 1951. The way we were. President Harry ahead of his time,” the Huskie quarter- S. Truman. The 38th Parallel. Ed Sullivan’s back said. “He liked the throwing game, “Toast of the Town.” Joseph McCarthy. studied it, watched the pros... we had a T The H-Bomb. “I Love Lucy.” General 19 5 1 with a flanker or slotback. It was a pro set, Douglas MacArthur. “Dragnet.” Ike. John The Way We Were except you didn’t call it that then.” Foster Dulles. Chang Kai-shek. At 6-2, 192 pounds, rangy end Fran Six years after the Chicago Cubs won the National League Cahill was Heimerdinger’s favorite receiver. A fellow Northern pennant. San Francisco senior Ollie Matson led the U.S.A. with Illinois Hall of Famer, he led the nation in catch yardage (876), 1,566 yards rushing. Vic Janowicz starred at Ohio State. Big TD receptions (11), and ranked fourth in catches (40). Ten champ Illinois beat Stanford in the Rose Bowl, 40-7. “It seems that everybody else was running the single wing,” In Oxford, OH, Ara Parseghian took the Miami coaching recalled Cahill, the Huskie Most Valuable Lineman, an All-IIAC reins from another future Hall of Famer named W. Woodrow pick, and a 19th-round draft choice of the New York Giants. Hayes. In another rural hamlet named DeKalb, the Northern “Our game was throwing. Illinois State Teachers squad put together a “Chick would regularly go into Chicago to see the Bears “humdinger” of a season. play. We had (defensive end) Larry Brink playing for the Rams. C H A M P I O N S Yes, it was a very good year. Those 1951 Huskies—one of only The Bears would grind it out on the ground and take almost four undefeated, untied teams in the school’s 104-year football a quarter to score,” Cahill added. history—went 9-0-0, captured the Interstate Intercollegiate “The Rams had Bob Waterfield, Norm Van Brocklin, Tom Athletic Association title, and outscored Fears, Elroy Hirsch and would throw two the opposition by 223-101. or three passes and have a touchdown. Mind you, this was not the average The 1951 Season Chick used to say: ‘No wear, no tear.’ He College Division team. With the school’s thought that (passing) was the easiest first National Football League draft pick, Won 9, Lost 0, Tied 0 way to play. another professional free agent, and the NIU 20, Wisconsin-Whitewater 7 (A) “I remember one halftime,” Cahill con- country’s total offense leader, it is no NIU 21, Eastern Illinois 7 (A) - * tinued, “the Eastern Illinois game, I think. wonder that Northern Illinois almost won NIU 14, Southern Illinois 7 (A) - * We weren’t doing that well and Heimer a Tangerine Bowl bid. NIU 35, Eastern Michigan 21 (H) - * wanted to run the ball. Chick said: ‘Okay, “NI’s Huskies of 1951 were a passing NIU 39, Illinois State 13 (H) - * run one and then throw three.’ That was team, first, last, and three out of four NIU 21, Nebraska-Peru 0 (H) his approach.” times. As a team, the Huskies threw more NIU 26, Central Michigan 13 (A) - * Retired Northern Illinois men’s golf and completed more passes for more yards NIU 20, Western Illinois 7 (H) - * coach Jack Pheanis started at fullback in than any other college team in the nation,” NIU 27, Nebraska-Omaha 26 (A) 1951, contributing 254 ground yards and the 1952 Norther yearbook bragged. * – Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic invaluable pass-blocking. The innovative genius behind this Conference (IIAC) Game “Chick was one of the first coaches to team was Northern Ilinois athletics pa- emphasize the passing game. Heimer had (H)--Home (A)--Away triarch George “Chick” Evans. His main a great year. He was what I’d call ‘resource- trigger man—senior quarterback Bob ful.’ Heimer was quick getting back and setting up. And he could run.” Heimerdinger. Jim Lamb played opposite Cahill at end with Billy Graham Known locally as the “Hus- (395 yards rushing) and Dick 2001 2002 2004 2005 kie humdinger,” the crew-cut Schmidt (306 yards) at half- Heimerdinger set coach Evans’ backs. Co-captains George pro-type Acker and Frank Bieber an- T-formation in motion. The chored the offensive line at 5-foot -9 signal-caller did it guards with All-IIAC Tony all. Biondi and Gil Memmen at First-Team Associated Press tackles, and Wally Beckman Little All-America (with enough votes to make the AP Hon- at center. orable Mention major-college unit). Team and league Most Four other Huskie standouts Valuable Player. One of seven Northern Illinois performers won All-IIAC recognition on

M AC W E S T honored as a First-Team All-IIAC choice. defense—frosh linebacker Leo The nation’s College Division total offense kingpin (1,775 Schmidt (no relation), tackle yards) for the second year in a row. No. 1 in passing yardage Steve Mash, end Julius Brasini, (1,710 yards) and touchdown passes (16), and No. 2 in comple- and safety Dan Mojica. tions (103-of-225), Heimerdinger also ranked ninth in punting To which Pheanis com- (38.3-yard average). mented: “The difference in Bob Heimerdinger

138 Huskie Hall of Fame www.niuhuskies.com M AC W E S T 2001 2002 2004 2005 C H A M P I O N S - - - - - 139 Northern Illinois’ Northern ment to the edu program.” cational 600 Approximately gerine Bowl which featured Stetson beating Arkansas State, 35-20, that ers College Board, nixed the bid of be acceptance cause one would extend the season almost seven weeks (from 1) Jan. until 17 Nov. and could “...even become a detri season).” governing body, the State Teach Fran Cahill Fran - - Huskie Hall of Fame AME F OF The way we were. The year was 1951. (Enshrined in 1991) “There was a lot of hullaballoo at the train station, a victory a station, train the at hullaballoo of lot a was “There Northern this of reunions 50-year and 25 10, subsequent At “Chick told us that we were chance, a had definitely “We

NISTC students and townspeople welcomed the victors Sunday victors the welcomed townspeople and students NISTC the after depot train Western North & Chicago the at evening Nebraska-Omaha game. Chick where auditorium the in function all-school an and dance, showed the Omaha game film,” Cahill recollected. “Nobody could believe they (Board) were going to rule us out.” “There’s the priority. and in dropped experience topic game the bowl the about team, Illinois happy felt all they that question no nothing like winning.” camaraderie,” Cahill said. “There’s gerine Bowl, anyone? in a position for a bowl bid,” “We explained. Heimerdinger Bowl Corn the for chance a had think. I Bloomington, Illinois, in the against champion IIAC The CCI, confer Illinois Wesleyan’s ence. feelers from a bigger As a bowl.team, we voted to pass the lesser one(s) to play in the bigger bowl...we did get a bid (from the Florida-based Tan in the backfield. Heimerdinger Heimerdinger backfield. the in Mojica QB-turned-halfback hit yards six worth pass flat a with on left 0:35 with points six and a and McKillen Enter clock. the or Tan Corn, Cigar, 27-26 win. ------ALL H USKIE H Heimerdinger concurred: “With the throw the “With concurred: Heimerdinger - - -

Heimerdinger (18) and back-up QB Mojica (3) sure did, com did, sure (3) Mojica QB back-up and (18) Heimerdinger unprec an with countered defense Evans’ time same the At Two plays Two and 15 Evans yards put later, two quarterbacks “That was the big play. If there was a big play that season, “That was the big play. Forcing a punt, the Huskies’ Len Scaduto returned it to the to it returned Scaduto Len Huskies’ the punt, a Forcing Gung ho with the news of a possible post-season bowl berth, bowl post-season possible a of news the with ho Gung Despite the Case the Despite “I had a pair of plaid boxer shorts that I wore every game. Being only human, the Huskies started thinking about going about thinking started Huskies the human, only Being Homecoming king Heimerdinger helped the alums celebrate celebrate alums the helped Heimerdinger king Homecoming

ing no open receivers, he scrambled up the middle, dodging position. And we did turn the ball over.” And we did turn the position. ing game, sometimes you would turn the ball over in bad field field bad in over ball the turn would you sometimes game, ing 21 pass interceptions on offense. bining for a school-record edented 29 pass thefts of its own—10 by Al Jones and eight the same contest, Northern Illinois picked off seven ISU aeri cord six TD passes (four to Cahill, including an 83-yarder). In www.niuhuskies.com slow-motion films.” the backfield. It seems like like it one took of forever, those trying to get free and watching Heimer duck everybody in that was it,” Cahill said. “I can still remember being downfield being remember still can “I said. Cahill it,” was that fourth down and 10 yards to go. Fading back to pass and find and pass to back Fading go. to yards 10 and down fourth three tacklers for a 24-yard gain. Omaha 45 yard line. Three plays later, Heimerdinger faced yards) and Brasini (54 yards), plus foot, McKillen’s closed the gap to 26-20. 26-6 deficit in the final 16 minutes. TD catches by Cahill (13 Northern Illinois scored first, stalled, and then rallied from a Believe It or Not comeback. didn’t know where where know didn’t couldn’t couldn’t tell him. I ya?’ ‘Sure,’ I said. I Shorts, the Evans those shorts, don’t of the Missing asked: ‘Say, you got got you ‘Say, asked: they were.” to mine and he the locker next Gil Memmen had I didn’t have them. have didn’t I Well, the last game last the Well, gum. All the guys looked for that. Cahill said. “Chick’s wife Venus always handed out chewing unbeaten. “As the wins grew, the guys got a little superstitious,” superstitious,” little a got guys the grew, wins the “As unbeaten. als—four by Mojica. in a 39-13 triumph over Illinois State with a then school-re by Mojica. 1951 was the defense. It firmed us up.” the defense. It firmed 1951 was final 35 seconds on soph kicker Pat McKillen’s PAT kick after a after kick PAT McKillen’s Pat kicker soph on seconds 35 final by winning in the in the 1951 regu Nebraska-Omaha men put in a vin tage performance at finale lar-season HUSKIE HALL OF FAME

Perfect. No. 1. National Champion. these pre-Brigham Young days, he did A select few college football teams Jim McMahon-type things, such as pass- can fill that billing. Northern Illinois ing for 445 yards against Illinois State, University sure did in 1963. throwing seven touchdown strikes versus Voted the country’s top College Divi- 1 9 6 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, or completing sion unit by the Associated Press and the National Champion 17 passes to roomie Gary Stearns in the National Association of Intercollegiate aforementioned CMU game. Athletics, the Huskies put together more than the 10-0-0 Example: Against Western Illinois, No. 11 defied a defense season and the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Confer- dug in to stop the short pass from his own 34. Trailing 22-16 ence championship. in the final period, Bork dodged two linemen, launched a The year that made George Bork famous. Coast-to-coast high-arching pass down the sideline to Stearns in stride for notoriety. Those 10 triumphs—including the 21-14 victory a 66-yard TD bomb. over Missouri State in the Mineral Water Bowl—probably “Records are nice,” Bork remarked, prior to the 1963 represent one of the finest campaigns ever in the school’s opener, “but not as nice as winning. My biggest thrill would rich gridiron legacy. be to play with an unbeaten team.“ Interest in the weekly Northern Illinois scores—highlighted The dream came true. Fletcher returned 26 lettermen from C H A M P I O N S by such numbers as 55-7, 61-0, and 43-0 twice—almost ap- an 8-2-0 team in 1962 when Bork started his assault on the peared incidental to the Huskie style of play. record books with nine national marks. Yes, there were some close ones, such Obviously, to be the No. 1 team in the as the 27-22 success at Central Michigan country, Bork had a lot of help from his for the IIAC title or the week before The 1963 Season friends—starting with a great blocking in a come-from-behind 29-22 win over offensive front that included center Bob Western Illinois. But the real story, of Won 10, Lost 0, Tied 0 Evans, guards Roger Smith and Dennis course, was Howard Fletcher’s coach- Harrison, and tackles Ken Slimko and NIU 55, Wisconsin-Whitewater 7 (H) ing genius and Bork’s passing wizardry. Dave Mulderink. NIU 61, Winona State 0 (A) The two became synonymous with the “Football is a savage game,” wrote NIU 21, Northeast Missouri St. 12 (A) forward pass. future Pulitzer Prize recipient Tom Fitz- NIU 18, Nebraska-Omaha 7 (H) The slender 6-foot-1, 178-pound crew- patrick in the Chicago Tribune Sunday NIU 19, Hillsdale 13 (H) cut Northern Illinois quarterback pumped Magazine that autumn, “but the way NIU 43, Illinois State 0 (H) - * the airways full of footballs, mind-bog- Northern played it with Bork as quar- NIU 43, Eastern Illinois 0 (A) - * gling stats, and countless records—at least terback it seemed more like chess. All NIU 29, Western Illinois 22 (H) - * 16 national marks at the end of his senior brain and very little muscle. Bork took NIU 27, Central Michigan 22 (A) - * season. Look at the current school records, seven careful steps backward on every NIU 21, Missouri State 14 (N) - * Bork still holds 22 Huskie standards in play before the center passed him the passing and total offense. * - lnterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ball then he ran either to the left or right America’s first collegiate passer to reach (IIAC) Game looking for a receiver.” 3,000 yards in a single season (3,077 on �--Mineral Water Bowl at Excelsior Springs, MO If there existed a formation for the 244-of-374 completions and 32 touch- man and vice versa, it would be Bork downs), Bork managed incredible feats (H)--Home (A)--Away (N)--Neutral and Fletcher’s Shotgun, his variation of from Fletcher’s famed Shotgun, Spread, the spread that “Dutch” Meyer used at Texas Christian with Sammy Baugh and

2001 2002 2004 2005 or Blitz-T forma- Davey O’Brien. tion. Ends split wide. Halfbacks and fullback set close to the line Example: In the of scrimmage. Five Huskie receivers zig-zagging downfield IIAC championship on every down. showdown versus “We believe,” Fletcher philosophized, “in putting the ball Central Michigan, in the air and spreading out our opponents.” And winning. he hit on a record During his 13-season tenure at Northern Illinois, “Fletch” 43-of-68 pass at- compiled a 74-48-1 won-lost-tie record before retiring from tempts. During the the game after 1968. last 93 seconds Named District Five Coach of the Year and runner-up for of the first half, national honors in 1963, Fletcher combined the aerial savvy

M AC W E S T Bork led a 72-yard with the uncanny sixth sense of a riverboat gambler. Another touchdown march coach named Tom Landry corresponded with Fletcher about by connecting on the Huskie Shotgun. 10-of-15 aerials. In “When Northern Illinois has the ball there is little doubt 93 seconds. that the play is pass,” author Gwilym Brown remarked in Coach Howard Fletcher Example: During Sports Illustrated. “Bork calls the plays, but he is instructed

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Ohio State’s Matt Snell, Boston Col The success of this Northern Illinois Northern and Bork connect still People Bork hit 20-of-27 passes for 243 yards 243 for passes 20-of-27 hit Bork All-Stars crushed the Southwest, 66- Back home, a record 11 Northern Il Individually, Individually, of course, Bork led the Rohrschneider also caught Little All- “I never think about the records or any or records the about think never “I New York Daily News. Daily New York sports cartoon in the tion berths from the NAIA. team sparked plans for a new on home the west side the to move eventual of an Stadium—and campus—Huskie University Division ranks in 1969. Illinois and 1963. Monitor a TD. and two touchdowns, ran for a third, and won Outstanding Back honors at the Challenge Bowl in Corpus Christi, TX. Rohrschneider, voted yards. Outstanding 207 for passes 10 caught Lineman, Snell scored four times as the National 14. fensive tackle Dave Herstedt, and middle middle and Herstedt, Dave tackle fensive Walz. guard Tom way with a carload of honors: Huskie and IIAC Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row, First-Team Little All-America by UPI, AP, NAIA, and the on votes plus Service, Rating Williamson units. the AP and UPI major-college America honors—Second Team by the AP and Third-Team by the NAIA. Both Men Honorable won Stearns and Evans lege’s Jack Concannon, and Wisconsin’s Wisconsin’s and Concannon, Jack lege’s Louis Game. Holland North-South played the at with Rohrschneider Bork and 128 for receptions five made latter The up set that 69-yarder a including yards, linois performers received First-Team 1963 with starting recognition, AII-IIAC co-captains Bork and linebacker Mike Henigan. The others included Rohrsch Evans, Mulderink, Stearns, Dean, neider, de McCann, Lynn end defensive Smith, thing like that when I’m playing,” Bork playing,” I’m when that like thing Huskie Hall of Fame AME F OF (Enshrined in 1986) You sure couldn’t. Perfect. No 1. National Champion. A se A Champion. National 1. No Perfect. couldn’t. sure You

Illinois sure did in 1963. lect few college football teams can fill that billing. Northern Northern billing. that fill can teams football college few lect said years ago. “I pass a lot because what that’s the coach fault the results.” thinks is best for us. And you can’t ALL H USKIE H George Bork (11), QB George Bork (11),

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Naturally, Naturally, the Huskies’ one-two re A final, deft flip kept the nose of the of nose the kept flip deft final, A By November, the Huskies were One of eight individuals from the 1963 1963 the from individuals eight of One Bork grasped the football at its tail end end tail its at football the grasped Bork The story goes that “Approximately 80 percent of the

A 93-yard completion by Bork as a Bork-Rohrschneider game film highlights went national on on national went highlights film game Bork-Rohrschneider Rohrschneider combined for 75 and 74- and 75 for combined Rohrschneider pionship Year, he pionship and Year, lanky end Hugh stats from 1963 don’t disagree. stats from 1963 don’t receivers to catch, Fletcher claimed. The claimed. Fletcher catch, to receivers football up, making it easy for Bork’s

ping motion of a man firing darts.” www.niuhuskies.com appeared in appeared type. That three-page spread “A Big Man in Any League” proclaimed “Bork Dazzles (fill-in the opponent)” in bold household words. Banner headlines punt and kickoff returns that season. punt and kickoff 553 yards, and produced 260 more on in Time rushed for 516 yards, caught 43 balls for balls 43 caught yards, 516 for rushed Mr. Mr. All-Purpose halfback. Literally. He John Wrenn are the others), Dean played played Dean others), the are Wrenn John coaches Bob Brigham, Jack Pheanis, and Pheanis, Jack Brigham, Bob coaches Rohrschneider, Rohrschneider, Stearns, and assistant Illinois Hall of Fame (Fletcher, Bork, eleven to be enshrined in the Northern the in enshrined be to eleven nation among catchmen. the ball. He threw “with the wrist-snap the “with threw He ball. the right hand did not touch the leather of leather the touch not did hand right with his fingers so that the palm of his generated throwing motion. staffers staffers spent a week in DeKalb, snap yard Air Northern Illinois deliveries. Huskies’ offense is passing—from any by coach Fletcher never to run the ball himself. Versatile finished No. 4 in the in 4 No. finished Dean Jack Versatile TDs)—ranked the same way nationally. nationally. way same the TDs)—ranked Stearns (68 grabs for 931 yards and nine and yards 931 for grabs (68 Stearns 1,036 yards and 14 TDs in 1963) and ceivers—Rohrschneider (75 catches for from every angle and his famous wrist- famous his and angle every from record books. During the National Cham National the During books. record ping hundreds of photographs of Bork third-longest pass play in the Huskie freshman in 1960 stands today as the quintet’s mobile effectiveness.“ quintet’s but part of Bork’s success stems from this from stems success Bork’s of part but Northern Illinois’ five blocking linemen, blocking five Illinois’ Northern “This puts a great deal of pressure on where and at any time,” Brown added. Brown time,” any at and where NBC radio’s “Weekend Monitor.” NBC “Weekend radio’s Monitor.” He was the subject of a World of Sports.” A Bork interview beamed nationwide on nationwide beamed interview Bork A Sports.” of World South Shrine Game at the Orange Bowl made ABC-TV’s “Wide “Wide ABC-TV’s made Bowl Orange the at Game Shrine South CBS-TV and the All-America duo’s appearance in the North- the in appearance duo’s All-America the and CBS-TV HUSKIE HALL OF FAME

As time passes, perspectives change. In this Go west, young man. In 1983, Northern case, the view got better, much better. Illinois University’s football team did and met Yes, the last 23 years have been extremely its Manifest Destiny. Acute California Bowl flattering to the 1983 Northern Illinois Uni- fever raged in DeKalb. versity football team. In the duration, the 1 9 8 3 Some caught the bug sooner than others. storied accomplishments of The Champion- Cal Bowl Champion Perhaps during the 37-34 upset victory at ship Season not only grew in stature, but Kansas. Maybe sooner, such as during two- were magnified as the Huskie football program reached its 105th a-day practices in August. campaign in 2006. “What fired us up was looking at the highlight film from last Oh, what a year. The Championship Season. From Lawrence, year’s California Bowl in pre-season practice,” explained defensive KS, to Fresno, CA, Northern Illinois beat the odds. Big-time. You halfback and tri-captain Steve Hirsch after NIU’s 41-17 victory over could see the satisfaction written all over Bill Mallory’s face the Ohio in the regular-season finale. night he returned to the annual Huskie football banquet with the November 19 Flashback: Bill Mallory’s soon-to-be crowned Mid- league championship trophy from the Mid-American Conference Am champions waited for the seconds to disappear from the Huskie coaches meeting. Stadium scoreboard clock. “It was one of the most gratifying seasons,” Mallory told the All afternoon, the NIU Show Band played “California Dreamin’” C H A M P I O N S Chicago Tribune. enough times to put it back in the Top 40. In the stands, a coed MAC champions. Historic first triumph over made the national photo wire by holding a a Big Eight Conference opponent. The school’s large sign that read in her best Huskie poet first major bowl appearance and victory. A The 1983 Season laureate verse: “Roses are red, violets are school-record 10 triumphs in 12 games. No. 30 blue, Toledo is history, so is O.U. California, in the final Associated Press “major” poll. Won 10, Lost 2, Tied 0 here we come.” “We were a bunch of overachievers,” said Victory-starved fans started on the field quarterback , the spiritual leader NIU 37, Kansas 34 (A) with 27 seconds left. One enterprising student of The Championship Season and recipient Wisconsin 37, NIU 9 (A) “hanged five” in the end zone on a surfboard. of the Jefferson (now Vern Smith) Trophy as NIU 38, Kent State 7 (A) - * The final gun triggered a mini-Woodstock. the league’s top player. NIU 27, Ball State 14 (A) - * A sea of Northern Illinois red. The Huskie Ultimately, this Northern Illinois football NIU 27, Western Michigan 3 (H) - * Stadium goalposts went down for a MAC team would produce seven National Football NIU 34, Eastern Michigan 15 (A - * record fifth time. For the second straight League draft choices, 19 professional players NIU 24, Bowling Green State 23 (H) - * Saturday, that AstroTurf surface hosted the overall, eight All-Americas, and five individual NIU 17, Miami (OH) 0 (A) - * largest outdoor party in school history. Cal inductees into the school’s Athletics Hall of Central Michigan 30, NIU 14 (A) - * Bowl-mania. Fame. NIU 26, Toledo 10 (H) - * “The people are into it,” understated Tyrrell. “Without sounding corny, the best memory NIU 41, Ohio 17 (H) - * “I have to keep pinching myself because I still was the people associated with the team,” can’t believe it.” said Joe Novak, Mallory’s long-time defensive NIU 20, Cal State-Fullerton 13 (N) - ^ California Bowl. For the first time since the coordinator and current NIU head coach. “The Mineral Water Bowl in 1965, a Northern Illinois kids had a great work ethic and were enjoy- * – Mid-American Conference Game football team had somewhere to spend the able to be around.” ^ – California Bowl III at Fresno, CA postseason—a December 17 date against the Picked sixth in the official pre-season MAC (H)--Home (A)--Away (N)--Neutral Pacific Coast Athletic Association kingpin Cal poll, people in DeKalb knew differently from State-Fullerton in Fresno.

2001 2002the 2004 start. 2005 After all, Mallory’s Huskies headed After semester exams, Northern Illinois into 1983 on the momentum of three straight triumphs over first was forced indoors to practice due to division teams Ohio (36-0), Miami (OH) (12-7), and Central Michigan cold and snow—first trying the Illinois (19-13) at the end of the previous season. National Guard Armory in nearby On the surface, Northern Illinois may have finished 5-5-0 the Sycamore and then NIU’s Chick Evans year before. By the end of the season, the Huskies developed the Field House. “It wasn’t a great way to soundness, balance, and maturity that were hallmarks of Mallory- prepare,” Mallory said later. coached ballclubs and won four of “How can you not be excited about their last five outings. going to California?” asked cornerback “I have a lot of fond memories Jeff Sanders on a snowy day. “Do you of Northern Illinois,” Mallory said. see what it looks like out there?”

M AC W E S T “When I went there, they wanted December 12 Flashback: The Big to make the commitment to get Day arrives. An 8:45 a.m. (CST) United it going. They were hungry and Airlines charter leaves O’Hare for the supported me and the program. It San Joaquin Valley and Cal Bowl III was fun to see the program grow hospitality. and develop.” Sunny skies, the ever-present bowl Vernon Sims

142 Huskie Hall of Fame www.niuhuskies.com M AC W E S T 2001 2002 2004 2005 C H A M P I O N S 143 Lou Wicks Lou - “This was the remaining. 5:25 with came play key One “We’ve had California on our minds all year all minds our on California had “We’ve (Enshrined in 1995) Mallory, in Mallory, summing up first NIU’s bowl “NIU headlines: the hit Illinois Northern Back home in sub-zero temperatures, dozed around the right end for 39 yards to set up a Vince Scott 23-yard field goal and later burst up the middle on a draw for 30 and yards more a Scott 42-yard three-pointer with 12:09 left to play. better. Wicks, any said season,” senior it my of end game last could you think don’t I “and to me for much too just is this like it end To comprehend at this time. It will probably be a week or so before it wears off.” line, 20-yard own its on one and fourth On offensive behind sneak a on Tyrrell sent NIU guard Peat. Todd minutes The first down four allowed almost milk to Illinois Northern started series final Fullerton’s clock. the off had.” Cal Bowl-mania. on its own 25 with 1:48 left. success as the a in major college well and as the 1983 state’s capsuled years, 20 in first fanciest the be not might “We post-game. something find we time the most but team, that will work,” he said. bowls ‘em over,” “NIU a hit in California etc., victory,” to NIU “Wicks whisks Bowl,” thing possible worst the Electronically, etc. happened to the Mizlou television feed in Chicago. WPWR-TV’s transmitter on the top of the third the in “froze” Building Hancock John quarter and the station went off the air. Immediately, WPWR’s switchboard lit up like Michigan Avenue during Christmas. “We’ve gotten thousands of calls,” a station spokesman said about the telephone Cal Bowl probably fans. got more “We’ve people watching today than we’ve ever and that’s played a big part,” remarked strong remarked part,” big a played that’s and a dream come true.” safety Lee Hicks. “It’s W i c k s b u l l - - Huskie Hall of Fame AME F OF

ALL H USKIE On the Huskies’ fifth play of the game, Wearing Wearing his Northern Illinois No. 30 for 5-foot-8, 198-pound fireplug made key While the game pitted the champions of champions the pitted game the While December 17 Flashback: True to form, Football Xs and Os took another backseat backseat another took Os and Xs Football about said Tyrrell sweetheart,” a “What Outside of practice, various luncheon and and luncheon various practice, of Outside church,” hold to ought you where is “This H son’s touchdown runs. son’s ficial beneficiary of the game. Reality hit the players hard. No shoulder pads could Cal The experience. this of impact the dull Bowl credo “Battle of Champions ... Fight the CSF 48. emerged Wicks Lou fullback time, final the Pacific heroes—winning major the of one as Southwest Airlines’ team Most in yards 119 career-best Valuable a for award Player 14 carries. The blocks on both of tailback Darryl Richard my spine.” would winners real the PCAA, and MAC the be the youngsters of the hospital—the of for Life” literally was the truth. “America’s Most ExcitingSanders when seconds 35 last the to down Bowl” went preserved Northern Illinois’ 20-13 triumph Allen Damon quarterback Titan chasing by at play one and fourth a on bounds of out puts everything into proper perspective.” emotion-filled an in 15) (December Thursday senior afternoon visit with the young Twenty patients at Hospital. Children’s Valley the members from both teams were with special buddies. The hugs and smiles paired told the story. “She Hill. Dionne 12-year-old “buddy,” his has cancer and is taking Seeing those kids chemotherapy. really sent a chill down Bowl-mania. itself, game the and appearances, banquet happenings unforgettable most the of one tour bus hour nine-and-a-half the be to had of awe-inspiring Yosemite National Park (December 13). Tuesday aptly- the at Suhr Buck coach assistant noted It awesome. “It’s Point. Inspiration named people with green sportscoats, the media, the Cal Bowl queen and princesses, plus one Very Important the of Huskie—that captain Seyller, Kennard 87-year-old being School Normal State Illinois Northern 1914 football squad that went 7-0-1—greet the official How Northern could Illinois party. in dressed Seyller, with lose Mallorymen the proudly slacks, black and sweater cardinal a Cal airport? the at pennant NIU an waving Doug Bartlett, NG Scott Bolzan, OT

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1978 Charter Inductees (Men) 1985 Inductees (Men) Carl Appell, Track / Cross-Country Coach (1930-64)(De- Wes Concidine, Football, Basketball, Baseball (1925- ceased)/Larry Brink, Football (1945-47) (Deceased) / 28) (Deceased) / Jack Dean, Football (1961-64) / George “Chick” Evans, Athletics Director (1929-68) Willie Hanson, Basketball, Baseball (1963-67) / Ollie (Deceased) / Charles “Wix” Garner, Basketball, Base- Krahenbuhl, Football, Basketball, Baseball (1937-41) ball, Football, Golf (1916-21) (Deceased) / Ken Henry, / Pete Mannos, Soccer (1972-75) / Cy Perkins, Track Golf (1949-52, 1954-55) / Ralph McKinzie, Basket- (1941-47) / Hugh Rohrschneider, Football, Basketball ball, Baseball, Coach / Trainer (1940-63) (Deceased) (1960-64) (Deceased) / Alex Saudargas, Football, / Reino Nori, Basketball, Football, Baseball, Track, Wrestling (1935-38) (Deceased) / Dale Tessler, Wres- Wrestling (1932-36) (Deceased) / John “Red” Pace, tling (1956-60) / John Young, Football, Basketball, Basketball, Football, Baseball (1929-33) (Deceased) Baseball, Track (1935-38) (Deceased) / Benny Westlake, Basketball (1931-35) (Deceased) 1986 Charter Inductees (Women) C H A M P I O N S 1983 Inductees (Men) Mary Bell, Field Hockey, Basketball, Badminton, Vo- George Bork, Football, Basketball (1960-63) / Jim lIeyball, Swimming, Softball Coach (1957-76) / Patty Bradley, Basketball (1971-73) (Deceased) / Roy Con- Delp, Basketball, Volleyball (1978-80) / Ruth Fender, rad, Wrestling (1957-61) / Elzie Cooper, Football, Softball, Basketball, Field Hockey, Volleyball, Golf Basketball, Baseball (1933-36) (Deceased) / Howard (1962-66) / Jean Pankonin, Badminton, Basketball, Fletcher, Football Coach (1956-68) (Deceased) / Bob Volleyball, Softball, Field Hockey, Tennis (1957-61) Heimerdinger, Football (1948-52) / Tuck Huntzicker, Basketball, Baseball (1925-28) (Deceased) / Johnny B. 1986 Inductees (Men) Johnson, Wrestling, (1970-74) / Mark Kellar, Football George Acker, Football, Basketball, Tennis (1948-52) (1971-73) / Tego Larsen, Football (1936-39) (Deceased) / John Farney, Football, Track (1940-43) (Deceased) / / John Peterson, Track, Cross-Country (1964-67) / Bill Graham, Football, Baseball (1951-55) (Deceased) / Leonard Skoglund, Baseball, Basketball, Football Karl Hein, Football, Wrestling, Track (1933-36) / Harry (1931-35) (Deceased) / Leland Strombom, Football, Henigan, Football, Basketball, Baseball (1943-52) Basketball, Baseball (1927-30) (Deceased) / Bill Ter- (Deceased) / Matt Hicks, Basketball (1974-77) / Jack williger, Track, BasketbalI (1939-41) / Dick Williams, Merlet, Baseball (1963-66) / Jack Mustapha, Football, Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track (1944,1947- Basketball (1929-34) (Deceased) / Bob Price, Football, 49)(Deceased) Basketball, Baseball (1937-41) (Deceased) / Mike Spinello, Golf (1957-60) / Jerry Zielinski, Basketball 1984 Inductees (Men) (1968-72) Fran Cahill, Football, Baseball (1948-52) (Deceased) / Lewis Flinn, Football, Basketball, Track (1956-59) 1963 Football Team 2001 2002/ Larry2004 2005 Gentry, Basketball, Baseball (1956-60) / Tim (Undefeated National College Division Champion) Gullikson, Tennis (1969-73) (Deceased) / Tom Gullik- son, Tennis (1969-73) / Floyd Hunsberger, Football, Track (1947-49) / John McNamara, Football (1927-31) (Deceased) / John Spilis, Football (1966-68)

1933-34 Men’s Basketball Team - (Little 19 Champion) George “Chick” Evans, Head Coach John Clark / Elzie Cooper / Robert Frazer / Joe Jepsen M AC W E S T / Les Johnson, Capt. / Russell Johnson, Capt. / Rupert Miller / Allan Minnegan / Jack Mustapha / Reino Nori Northern Illinois 1963 Hall of Fame Football Team / Roland Ritzman, Capt. / Leonard Skoglund / Bruce Front Row (from left): Christian, Secord, Jennings, Herstedt, Hildebrandt, Dean, Pelkey, Janoski, Evans, Vesely, Frost. Middle Row: Fort, Calkins, Andres, D. Broderick, Harrison, Smith, Kerby, Smith / John Strever / Benny Westlake Modglin, M. Henigan, Stearns, Bork, Walz. Back Row: Rohrschneider, Mulderink, Casey, Johnson, Wood, Stark, Owens, MacDonald, J. Broderick, Kerner, Haar, Slimko, McCann.

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www.niuhuskies.com Larry Turner / Floyd Williams / Jerry Zielinski / Floyd Williams Larry Turner Nuber / Bob Patterson / Walt Perrin / Morrey Scott / Scott Morrey / Perrin Walt / Patterson Bob / Nuber McKiernan, Capt. / John Niemeyer, Mgr. / Gordon Ivey, Ivey, Capt. / Larry Jackson / Dan McDowell / Tom Jim Bradley / Don Hamel / Billy Harris / Cleveland Tom Jorgensen, Head Coach Tom (Midwestern Conference Champion) Baseball (1957-61) / Tom Wittum, Football, Baseball Football, Wittum, Tom / (1957-61) Baseball Team Basketball 1971-72 Men’s Petzke, Football (1977-79) / Bob Soltis, Football, (1968-72) (1947-50) / Fritz Peterson, Baseball (1959-63) / Dave / (1959-63) Baseball Peterson, Fritz / (1947-50) 46) (Deceased) / Bob Fowlie, Football, Baseball (1935-39) (Deceased) / Bob Duffield, Football (1940- Football Duffield, Bob / (Deceased) (1935-39) (1976-79) / Chet Davis, Football, Basketball, Track Track (1938-42) Track (Deceased) / Randy Clark, Football 1987 Inductees (Men) Beck, Tom Football (1958-62) / Ed Behan, Football, Morse / Colette Pappas / Pam Peard / Janet Went Lori MaKarrall / Angela Meyer / Barb Morrison / Pam / Morrison Barb / Meyer Angela / MaKarrall Lori Joanna Benton / Barb Brucato / Clare Choo / Mary Hoch Dempsey / Jeni Gorman / Jean Paul DeLoca, Head Coach

Stearns / Arny Vesely / Tom Walz / Charles Wood Walz / Tom Stearns / Arny Vesely and State Champion) National (AIAW Secord / Ken Slimko / Roger Smith / Roger Stark / Gary Gary / Stark Roger / Smith Roger / Slimko Ken / Secord 1981-82 Badminton Team Owens / William Pelkey / Hugh Rohrschneider / Jack / Rohrschneider Hugh / Pelkey William / Owens 1987 Inductees (Women) Basketball (1973-77) Field Hockey, Gayle Luehr, McCann / Jim Modglin / Dave Mulderink / Robert Kapheim, Mgr. / Robert Kapheim, Kerby Mgr. / Jerry Kerner / Lynn Janoski / Herb Jennings / Robert Johnson / Robert Henigan / David Herstedt / David Hildebrandt / Ed / Dennis Harrison / Michael Henigan, Capt. / Terry Dean / Robert Evans / Jeff Fort / Jack Frost / John Haar John / Frost Jack / Fort Jeff / Evans Robert / Dean Christian / David Cudden / Tom Dahlfors, Mgr. / Jack / Mgr. Dahlfors, Tom / Cudden David / Christian / Dave Broderick / Richard Calkins / David Casey / Ron / Casey David / Calkins Richard / Broderick Dave / Jerry Andres / George Bork, Capt. / Tom Bloom, Mgr. Mgr. Bloom, Tom / Capt. Bork, George / Andres Jerry Howard Fletcher, Head Coach Head Fletcher, Howard worth / Carole Wiertz / Barb Wright HUSKIE HALL OF FAME

1951 Football Team 1995 Inductees (Undefeated IIAC Champion) Greg Dick, Golf (1977-80) / John McDougal, Basketball Coach (1976-86) / John Olson, Basketball (1953-57) / George “Chick” Evans, Head Coach Carol Owens, Basketball (1985-90) George Acker, Capt. / Ed Bauer / Walt Beckman / Frank Bieber, Capt. / Tony Biondi / Dan Bloom / Julius 1983 Football Team Brasini / Fran Cahill / Rocco Fiordelisi / Billy Graham (MAC, California Bowl III Champion) / Don Hackel / Andy Halle / Bob Heimerdinger / Ron Hicks / Len Jacobson / Al Jones / Jim Lamb / Steve Mash / Gil Memmen / Dan Mojica / Vincent Musso / Pat McKillen / Jim McKinzie / Duane Nelson / John O’Brien, Mgr. / Lawrence Pesetski / Matt Pesut / Jack Pheanis / Len Scaduto / Dick Schmidt / Leo Schmidt

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1992 Inductees Ray Guzak, Wrestling (1958-61) / Frank Lewandoski, Northern Illinois 1983 Hall of Fame Football Team Football (1976-79) / Jim McKinzie, Football, Basket- Front Row (from left): Sanders, Scott, Wicks, Burns, McAdams, Orech, Hirsch, Leonard, Mukite. Second Row: Tyrrell, Aikens, Herra, Tharp, Bolzan, Stahulak, Bex, Sobol, Dolan. Third ball, Baseball (1950-53) / Tim Tyrrell, Football (1982- Row: Wilburn, Richardson, Mitchell, Gerin, Kraft, Lesak, Kinkade, Spicher, Pardridge, LaCerra, Monnett, Croom, Session, Law. Fourth Row: Oliver, Kmiec, Josten, Eckstein, Considine, 84) / Lori Wetzel, Golf (1982-85,1986-87) Genatempo, Ballard, McKenna, Tremblay, Young, Oce, Taylor, Griffin, Hicks. Fifth Row: Har- ris, Sapienza, Ziolkowski, Sugrue, Bauman, Kleinz, Heide, Wessman, Belz, Vaughn, Infante, Zielinski, Iwema. Sixth Row: Wicinski, Schlinger, V. Sims, McAvoy, Karamanos, Gust, Keogh, 1978 Field Hockey Team Van Keppel, McCarthy, D. Graham, Pennington, Feely, Quinlan, Anderson. Seventh Row: (Unbeaten, 11-Win Season) Christensen, Sprecher, Lembke, Bierman, Murray, Clemans, French, Watkins, R. Sims, Huffman, O’Malley, Kellar, Peat, Snodgrass, Bartlett. Eighth Row: Rogers, Tudor, Heinrich, Friel, Potys- Cathy Bolger, Head Coach man, Bridges, Suhr, Durchik, Stripling, Kincannon, Mallory, Novak, Morris, Petzke, Daisher, R. Rose Adamczyk / Kim Cook / Rosemarie Creamean / Graham, Roushar, Harbottle, Vaupel. Char DeFrancesco / Denise Doering / Terry Draffkorn / Lori Fuglestad / Mandy Gries / Mary Gunvalson / Bill Mallory, Head Coach Beth Haste / Donna Martin / Laura Moore / Maura Carl Aikens / Doug Bartlett / Gene Belz / Todd Bex Pannier / Kitty Pierfelice / Nancy Pigoni / Janet Ro- / Dave Bierman / Scott Bolzan, Capt. / Rich Burns / dawold / Judy Ronaldson / Gail Salley / Sue Simon / Gary Chapman / Rick Considine / Brendan Dolan / Dan Beth Tomasello / Wanda Van Pelt / Holly Williams / Feely / Tim Griffin / Dave Heide / Bill Heinrich, Mgr. Kathy Wolfe / Phil Herra / Lee Hicks / Steve Hirsch, Capt. / Scott Kellar / Joel Kinkade / Joe Law / Tom Leonard / Pat 2001 20021993 2004 2005 Inductees McAvoy / Ricky Mitchell / Jim Mukite, Capt. / Rastee Laura Cooper, Field Hockey, Volleyball, Basketball, Oce / Steve O’Malley / Jon Orech / Curt Pardridge Softball (1964-68) / Diane Hillard, Volleyball, Bas- / Todd Peat / Steve Quinlan / Rick Reubin / Darryl ketball, Track (1978-82) / Larry Johnson, Wrestling Richardson / Art Rogers, Mgr. / Jeff Sanders / Gary (1971-74) / Scott Kellar, Football (1982-85) / Chuck Schlinger / Vince Scott / Reggie Sims / Vernon Sims Kittleson, Golf (1954-58) / Sam Smith, Football, Base- / Sheldon Sobol / Greg Spicher / Darren Stahulak / Darryl Taylor / Jeff Tharp / Jim Tudor, Mgr. / Tim ball (1938-41, 1946)(Deceased) Tyrrell / Todd Van Keppel / Clarence Vaughn / Rob Wicinski / Lou Wicks

M AC W E S T 1994 Inductees Roy “Flip” Allen, Football, Basketball, Track (1935- 39) (Deceased) / Wes Caine, Wrestling (1966-69) / Jill Justin, Softball (1985-89) / Allen Ross, Football (1977- 80) / Larry Wyllie, Baseball, Basketball (1957-59)

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2003 Inductees (1984-94) Coach Basketball Women’s Albright, Jane / Sam Bedrosian, Baseball, Basketball (1950-54) LeShon Johnson, Football (1992-93) / / Mike Korcek, Sports Information (1969-70, 1973-84), Sports In (1987-91) 2004 Inductees Hill, E.C. / (1989-93) Football Wrestling, Dantzler, T.C. (1988-91) Softball Sexton, Julie / (1991-94) Basketball Ernie Wickstrom, Football (1949-50) / John Wrenn, Assistant Football Coach, Head Wrestling Coach (1960-76) Coach, Tennis Head Men’s 1958 Men’s Cross Country Team Country Cross 1958 Men’s Champion) Division (NCAA College Head Coach Carl Appell, Ott Ray / Knabe Gary / Kloepfer Dick / Dykstra Chuck / Dave Stern / Gary Strawbridge / Dick / Townsend Brian Wheatland 2002 Inductees Men’s Ehrlich, Chuck / (1970-72) Football Clark, Larry Gymnastics Coach (1973-90) / Gordon Nuber, Bas Soccer (1968-70) Allan Zelechowski, 1988 Softball Team (NCAA Regional Champion, Series) 7th place at NCAA College World Dee Abrahamson, Head Coach Sue Alexander / Kathy Bulow / Susie Conway / Kim Crotinger / Shari Edwards / Pat Faletti / Lisa Gilfoy / Jennie Hughes / Heidi Hutchison / Jill Justin / Sue Kause / Lynn Lacy / Maria Leake / Laura Peterson / Jeanne Richeal / Beth Schrader / Julie Sexton / Amy Veld formation Director (1984-2006) / Donnell Thomas, Basketball Whiteside, Donald / (1987-91) Basketball ketball (1969-73) / Vince Scott, Football (1980-83) / ALL - ALL

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www.niuhuskies.com Jim Suttie, Golf (1966-70) / Mark Tiffany, Wrestling Jim Suttie, Golf (1966-70) / Mark Tiffany, (1974-77) (1988-90) Field Hockey (1984-88) / Stacey Robinson, Football 2001 Inductees Billy Harris, Basketball (1969-73) / Colleen Preston, Rick Bilder, Track (1969-73) Rick Track (Deceased) Bilder, / Neal Mac 2000 Inductee (1980-83) / Eric Roy, Soccer (1967-69) / Basketball (1948-51) Ed Ware, Gymnastics (1977-80) / Bill Football Mallory, Coach Erika Fischer, Swimming (1962-64) / Breck Grigas, Men’s Swimming Coach (1960-68) Men’s 1999 Inductee (1949-52) / Francis Stroup, Huskie Fight Song (1961), Song Fight Huskie Stroup, Francis / (1949-52) Football (1961-65) / Jake Stap, Baseball, Basketball Basketball Coach (1966-73) / Mel Schmidt, Wrestling, Wrestling, Schmidt, Mel / (1966-73) Coach Basketball Nicole Jeray, Golf (1988-92) / Tom Jorgensen, Men’s Men’s Jorgensen, Tom / (1988-92) Golf Jeray, Nicole Lori Fuglestad, Field Hockey, Softball (1977-79) / 1998 Inductee Capt. / Mike Stolz / Scott Webster Jeff Jeff Lawler / Dave Love / John Snuckel / Mick Soli, Jack Pheanis, Head Coach (MAC Champion, 24th in NCAA Championships) (MAC Champion, 24th in NCAA 1976 Men’s Golf Team Golf Team 1976 Men’s Track Track (1965-68) / Hubie Dunn, Men’s / Lisa Foss, Basketball (1986-91) Coach (1962-72) Gymnastics Pete Botthof, Gymnastics (1970-74) / Joel Cochran, Terwilliger, Track (1931-36) (Deceased) (1931-36) (Deceased) Track Terwilliger, 1997 Inductees (1983-86) / Beth Schrader, Softball (1985-89) / Mary (1983-86) / Beth Schrader, Basketball, Baseball (1963-66) / Todd Peat, Football Football Peat, Todd / (1963-66) Baseball Basketball, Kenny Battle, Basketball (1984-86) / Roger Dutton, 1996 Inductees Trainer (1967-71) / George Tyms, Track (1968-72) Track Tyms, (1967-71) / George Trainer Gymnastics (1975-79) / Bill Tessendorf, Athletics Donald, Wrestling, Football (1963-65) / Kirk Mango, Kirk / (1963-65) Football Wrestling, Donald, HUSKIE HALL OF FAME

2005 Inductees / Denise Lipnisky / Toby Meeks / Tracy Mondek / Carol Adam Dach, Football (1987-91) / Kevin Ekberg, Owens / Kris Weis / Angie White, Mgr. Gymnastics (1981-84) / Joe Plaskas, Football, Baseball (1956-61) / Niki VanHoorweghe, Softball (1992-96) 2006 Inductees Laurie Miller, Softball (1982-85) / Jarod Schroeder, 1989-90 Women’s Basketball Team Swimming (1991-95) / Hollis Thomas, Football (1993-95) (NCAA Tournament, North Star Conference Champion) Jane Albright, Head Coach Tiana Burkholder / Denise Dove / Lisa Foss / Julie Gainer / Tammy Hinchee / Dee Dee Jeske / Herman Lee, Mgr.

COSIDA HALL OF FAMER BUD NANGLE C H A M P I O N S Former Northern Illinois University of The Star” in 2002 and the Palatine High School Athletics sports information director Bud Nangle Hall of Fame in 2003. was enshrined into the College Sports The “legendary” Nangle did, indeed, pioneer many aspects Information Directors of America Hall of of sports information at Northern Illinois. Not only did he Fame during the organization’s annual serve as the school’s first SID, Bud produced the school’s first workshop at Atlanta in 1993. football media guide in 1948. He won the school’s first CoSIDA Regarded as the patriarch of the national award (best major-college football schedule poster) Huskie Office of Sports Information, in 1970 and expanded the NIU Office of Sports Information Nangle spent 19 years in two tenures to include women’s athletics in 1978-79. Nangle was also Bud Nangle as the athletics publicist at Northern Il- instrumental in establishing the NIU Athletics Hall of Fame linois—first as an undergrad (1947-49) in 1978. and later returning to his alma mater during its formative In 1974, Nangle authored the CoSIDA Code of Ethics, which years as a Division I institution is the standard for the profession to this day. (1967-84). A consummate journalist, Nangle worked at the DeKalb For Nangle, now 87, retired, and living in Vista, CA, the Daily Chronicle as sports editor (1948-50), at the Chicago Daily CoSIDA honor marked the third of five Halls of Fame in News as a prep sports and major-league baseball beat man which he has been inducted. In 1975, he was installed into (1950-57), plus at the Toledo Blade and Toledo Times as execu- the media wing of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association tive sports editor (1957-67). Hall of Fame and in 1991 made the NIU Hall of Fame. Nangle played basketball (1940-41) and baseball (1941) Nangle was the recipient of the Scoop Hudgins Lifetime at Northern Illinois prior to enlisting in the U.S. Navy dur- Sports Information Directors Award in 1998 and the Jim Mur- ing World War II (1942-46). A 1949 NIU graduate, he also ray Outstanding Sports Writer Award in 2001. Both awards lettered in basketball, track, and softball at Palatine High were bestowed by the All-America Football Foundation. He School in the late 1930s. was enshrined into The Northern Star Hall of Fame as a “friend 2001 2002 2004 2005

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One of the pioneers in the profes- Fletcher. sion, the late Ted Emery was inducted During his career, Emery worked as an assistant sports into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame as a charter information director at Michigan State University (1952-55), member in 1969. the SID at Dartmouth College (1955-60), the public relations The Peekskill, NY, native served as director for the New York Titans (now New York Jets) of the Northern Illinois University sports the League (1960-62), and PR man for information director for four years (1963- the Gator Bowl Association in Jacksonville, FL. He was also M AC W E S T 67). Emery had the good fortune to arrive affiliated with the Pittsburgh Civic Arena and the National in DeKalb when the Huskie football team March of Dimes Foundation. Ted Emery went 10-0-0 and captured the College A U.S. Air Force veteran during World War II, Emery re- Division National Championship with ceived a bachelor of arts degree from Alma College in 1950. Little All-America quarterback George He died in Higbee, MO, in May, 1999, at the age of 75. Bork and NIU Athletics Hall of Fame head coach Howard

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