VOLUME XX, NO. 38 KINGSVILLE, TEXAS 78363 MAY 13, 2020 Javelina Hall of Fame Membership Reads Like Who’s Who Listing in College, Professional Football The Texas A&M-Kingsville some of the top professional and induction will be held in the Bob Brandt, 1977, football, Javelina Hall of Fame reads like a collegiate athletes and coaches in upcoming football season. basketball, golf and track Who’s Who in Sports. history. Javelina Hall of Fame Members Andy Browder, 2018, football Members of the Hall include Since the first induction in Mike Adams, 2012, baseball George Brown, 1983, track TAMUK Virtual 1972, there have been 154 Kelly Armbruster, 2002, basketball Jim Brown, 2017, football inducted as individuals and 15 Johnny Bailey, 1996, football Lynette Brown, 1993, track & field Commencement teams have joined the Hall. Johnny Barefield, 1999, football Sheryl Campbell, 2000, basketball This Week The Javelina Hall of Fame is Oktay Basci, 2019, football Ruben Cantu, 2008, training & among the oldest on the college Sid Blanks, 1981, football & track administrator Texas A&M-Kingsville scene. It has been used as a model for Neil “Spike” Boyle, 2000, football Ted Carley, 2019, basketball coach, presents: other schools starting similar halls. manager & ticket manager football assistant coach …Wednesday, all-day, virtual The 2020 Hall of Fame (meritorious) (Continued on Page 8) cap and gown parade. …Thursday, 5:30 p.m., graduation concert with Robert Ray (’17) hosted by the Javelina Alumni Association. Tommy Janik was a 1982 in- ductee into the Javelina Hall of …Friday, noon, virtual Fame. He was drafted in the third commencement. round by the Denver Broncos in All videos may be viewed on 1963 and played nine seasons in www.tamuk.edu/commencement; the American Football League and www.facebook.com/javelinas or National Football League. He was www.youtube.com/user/ with Denver in 19063-64, Buffalo TAMUKJavelinaPride. Join the in 1965-68, the Boston Patriots conversation on social media with in 1969-70 and the New England #TAMUK20. Patriots in 1971. Janik played on Seventy Javelina athletes, the 1965 AFL championship team athletic staff members and and was an AFL All-Star in 1965 and 1967. He was a safety and coaches are candidates for 2020 punter. May graduation. The inaugural Javelina Hall of Fame ceremony was held in February 1972. The eight inducted at the ceremony were, left to right, seated, Mrs. Don Hightower, accepting for her husband; Mrs. Robert M. Hodgkiss, accepting for her husband, and Louise Clarkson, accepting for her brother, Stuart Clarkson, and Page 1 standing, Gil Steinke, W.L. Harbin, Johnny McNabb, John Mark Dixon and Robert Rich. Football Has Played in 13 Championships Javelina Hash Javelina football, long known By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs as a power among the collegiate circles, has appeared in 13 postseason championship games. HERE ARE THE events in which the Javelina athletic teams These have included NCAA could have participated that have been canceled for the next week Division II and NAIA because of the Coronavirus pandemic. championships. …The NCAA Division II South Central Region baseball playoffs The Javelinas have a 10-3 at the site of the No. 1 seed Friday, Saturday and Sunday. record in these contests. …The NCAA Division II South Central Super Regionals at the Following are the site of the No. 1 seed Thursday and Friday. championship games in which the …The NCAA Division II women’s golf championships in St. Javelinas have appeared: Albans, Mo., Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 1952 – International Bowl in …The NCAA Division II women’s tennis championships in St. Mexico City, Javelinas won 49-0 against Herico Military Academy Charles, Mo., Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. (Mexico). …The Last Chance Meet for men’s and women’s track and 1959 – NAIA championship field athletes in Houston Friday and Saturday. game in St. Petersburg, Fla., Javelinas won 20-7 over Lenoir- THE TRAVELING JAVELINAS, those who follow the Javelina Rhyne (N.C.). football team for out-of-town games, are in for a treat the next few 1960 – Great Southwest Bowl years. in Grand Prairie, Javelinas won 45- There are some attractive sites on the Javelina schedule. 14 over Arkansas Tech. This fall, the Javelinas will meet Western Oregon Sept. 12 in 1968 – NAIA championship Monmouth, Ore. game in Montgomery, Ala., The team will be at Saginaw Valley, Mich., in 2021. Javelinas lost to Troy (Ala.) State, The 2022 season will see the Javelinas going to Ellensburg, 43-35. Wash., to take on Central Washington. 1969 – NAIA championship And in 2023, the Javelinas make their second trip to Burnaby, game in Kingsville, Javelinas Cameron Cauthen, 6-1, 200-pound freshman quarterback from Mont British Columbia, for a matchup with Simon Fraser. defeated Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 32-7. Belvieu (Barbers Hill), lifts weights as he prepares at his home for the The last trip to Canada saw conditions not conducive for 1970 – NAIA championship Javelina fall workouts which are scheduled to open in August. tourists. There had been fires in the Northwest U.S. and Southwest game in Greenville, S.C., Javelinas Canada and the atmosphere was smoky. And it was cloudy and defeated Wofford (S.C.), 38-7. rainy the day of the game. 1974 – NAIA championship Hopefully things will be clear for the 2023 return to Burnaby, a game in Kingsville, Javelinas suburb of Vancouver. defeated Henderson (Ark.) State, 34-23. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of Intercollegiate Athletics 1975 – NAIA championship (NAIA) has announced that women’s flag football will become a game in Kingsville, Javelinas varsity sport for its schools beginning next year. defeated Salem (W. Va.), 37-0. The NAIA has a two-year partnership with the NFL and its NFL 1976 – NAIA championship The Javelina Highlights Flag arm, and Reigning Champs Experiences. game in Kingsville, Javelinas is a weekly publication of the The NAIA will develop league infrastructure and operations for defeated Central Arkansas, 26-0. the first competition governed by a collegiate athletic association. 1979 – NAIA championship Javelina Athletic Department. The NAIA will host its first showcase open to female football game in McAllen, Javelinas defeated Central Oklahoma, 20-14. athletes in late summer or early fall. 1994 – NCAA Division II The first competitive season will be next spring and the NAIA championship game in Florence, Send address changes, will host an emerging sport or invitational championship in the Ala., Javelinas lost to North news, pictures or spring of 2022. Alabama, 16-10. An emerging sport in the NAIA is defined at least 15 2012 – Kanza Bowl in Topeka, correspondence to participating schools while an invitational is at least 25. Kan., Javelinas lost to Emporia A sport must have at least 40 participating schools to be (Kan.) State, 45-38. Fred Nuesch, MSC 114A, considered a full championship status. 2016 – Live United Bowl in 700 University Blvd., Texarkana, Ark., Javelinas THE NCAA DIVISION II Administrative Committee addressed defeated Southern Arkansas, 24- Kingsville, TX 78363 last week policies and regulations pertaining to recruiting, playing 17. (Continued on Page 3) or [email protected] Page 2 Estelle Speaks Upcoming Javelina Events JavelinaJavelina HashHash At TABC Virtual June - (Javelina summer camps are usually scheduled for June and July. Camps will be held if the Coronavirus threat is By Fred Nuesch, Coordinator of Athletic External Affairs Clinic Today solved. Dates will be announced at that time). August - (The indoor volleyball and football preseason workouts (Continued from Page 2) Texas A&M-Kingsville head men’s basketball coach Johnny start early in August. These dates will be announced and practice seasons, two-year college transfer requirements and Estelle is a guest speaker at the at a later date). financial aid. Texas Association of Basketball Sept. 4 - Indoor Volleyball: Angelo State Tournament in San Angelo. The actionsBy Fred continued Nuesch, theCoordinator committee’s of Athletic effort to External assist Division Affairs Coaches Clinic this week. Sept. 5 - Football: Colorado State-Pueblo in Kingsville, 7 p.m. II schools and athletes amid the Coronavirus pandemic. The clinic is being held Indoor Volleyball: Angelo State Tournament in San Angelo. The committee extended the application of a blanket waiver virtually. Sept. 10 - Indoor Volleyball: Ouachita (Ark.) Baptist in Arkadelphia, permitting athletes to be involved in virtual recruiting Estelle will speak today Ark., 3 p.m. correspondence, such as phone calls or video conferences, at the (Wednesday) and his subject is Sept. 11 - Indoor Volleyball: Southern Arkansas Tournament in Magnolia. direction of a coaching staff member until the start of the school’s “Winning the Pre-Season The Sept. 12 - Football: Western Oregon in Monmouth, Ore., 3:05 p.m. fall 2020 term. Javelina Way”. Indoor Volleyball: Southern Arkansas Tournament in Magnolia. The waiver applies to recruiting correspondence with three Other speakers include former Sept. 15 - Indoor Volleyball: St. Mary’s in Kingsville, 6 p.m. Sept. 18 - Indoor Volleyball: *Cameron in Lawton, Okla., TBA. categories of prospective athletes: high school athletes graduating Javelina assistant coach Buzz Sept. 19 - Football: *Eastern New Mexico in Kingsville, 7 p.m. in 2020, two-year college athletes transferring for the fall of 2020 Williams, head men’s coach at Indoor Volleyball: *Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, TBA. and four-year college transfers who have been granted permission Texas A&M, and former Javelina player Danny Kaspar, head men’s Sept. 26 - Football: *Texas A&M-Commerce in Commerce, 6 p.m. to contact. Indoor Volleyball: *Texas A&M International in Laredo, 1 p.m. The committee will decide later on whether to extend the coach at Texas State. The clinic runs through Oct. 2 - Indoor Volleyball: *Angelo State in Kingsville, 6 p.m.