I.SEPT. 3 STs CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY 2 P.M. (Shrine Game - Cheerleaders Day) 1 10 at Western Illinois University 7:30 p.m. 17 at Dayton University 7:30 p.m. EDT 24 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-OMAH.A . 2 P.M ( Beef Bowl) OCT. l NORTH DAK-OTA STATE UNIVERSITY 2 P.M. ( Fam i I y Day) 8 at Morningside College l :30 p.m. 15 at University of North Dakota l :30 p.m. 22 UN IVERS ITY OF SOUTH DAKOT A 2 P.M. ( Hobo Day) 29 UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA 2 P.M. (Coaches Day) NOV. 5 Open 12 at Augustana College l :30 p.m. where to find it. • • • All-Americans .......... 29-31 We hope the information contained in this yearbook will Athletic Staff ..............41 provide you with the material you need to cover the 1977 Jackrabbits. If you need' more information, please contact Last year's results ......25-26 the sports inforrnation office. Press Box tickets for members of the working press are available by contacting the sports information office. No one Outlook· ................. 15-18 will be allowed in the press box without a press pass. Radiobroadcast permission should be requested from the Player Profiles ........... 5-14- sports information office and then ordered from the Brookings Telephone Company. Pro players ............. 27-28 To the fans ... Records We hope you enjoy this new sports publication. The information contained in this book will give fans a greater all-time ..................23 "in-depth" look at the Jackrabbits. coaches .................. 24 NCC .................. 38-39 Ticket information... ·. SDSU .................34-35 series .................... 22 Tickets for all athletic events may be purchased at the Athletic Ticket Office in the HPER Building, phone year-by-year .......... 36-37 688-5422. Football season tickets are $15 (reserved seat); single Rosters game reserved $3 ( except Hobo Day when all seats are alphabetical ............. 20 reserved and cost $7.50). General admission tickets are freshmen ................ 18 $2.50 for adults, $1.50 for high school students and $1.00 for numerical ............... 20 • grade school students. Schedules Phones: Area Code: 605 future ................... 21 SID Office: 688-4623 Dave Martin NCC composite .......... 21 Tickets: 688-5422 Sports Information Director SDSU ......•......... cover Stadium: 688-5718 South Dakota State University SDSU information ......... 40 Covering the Jacks Newspapers -and Wire s·ervices: Rex Hammond ....... The Collegian ..............SDSU Scott Jones .. Daily Register .......... Brookings John Egan....... .... Argus-Leader .........Sioux Falls Wayne Ortman .. Associated Press .......Sioux Falls Bud Jones ............ United Press International .. Pierre J.T. Fey Public Opinion...... ... Watertown Don Lindner. .. .. Journal ...............Rapid City Ron Feickert ........ American News......... Aberdeen Greg Hansen .. .. Daily Republic ........... Mitchell Doug Card . .. Press and Dakotan .......Yankton Erald Johnson ........ Daily Plainsman........... Huron Radio and Television: Dick Reynolds ........ KBRK Radio ........... Brookings Dave Hempel ......... KESD Radio and TV ........SDSU Terry Dean.... ....... KSFY Television....... Sioux Falls Danny Olson.... ...... KSOO Radio ........... Sioux Falls Jim Burt ............. KELO Radio and TV ....Sioux Falls I Norm Hilson .......... WNAX Radio ............ Yankton Gary Hanson..... .... KXON Television ......... Mitchell A 5-8 firebrand has turned the Gregory and his excellent staff have Jackrabbit gridiron fortunes around also made believers out of the football the past five years. players. "They made us realize we can John Gregory, nicknamed "Diesel" beat any team we play if we just go out by his players, enters his sixth season there and perform up to our as head 'Rabbit mentor and has yet to capabilities," one senior veteran noted. suffer a losing season. For a decade That attitude is just ·an extension of before he took over the Jacks had Gregory's personal attitude and always been below the .500 mark. philosophy. "I guess I'm just a set dedicated competitor--! like to compete Gregory immediately three goals and I really like to win," he noted. for the Jackrabbits; to have a winning season, to bring the Jacks back to prominence in the North Central "It's not always the size of the dog Conference, and to make the Jacks a the fight, sometimes it is the fightin tJ national power. dog that makes the difference." He accomplished his first goal in his "I just hate to lose, not that it initial season at the helm and he is now . making good progress towards his destroys me to lose, but there second goal. nothing quite like winning." But he st·• thinks football should be fun for He realizes it is a big challenge, but everyone concerned. "When and if it one that is definitely within reach. ever gets to the point where football isn't fun for me anymore, then I don't want to coach," he said. "Football gives you. confidence, it Gregory has always been connected teaches you to respect authority, it with success on the gridiron--as far teaches you that to be successful you back as his high school days in Webster have to sacrifice." City, Iowa, where he earned all-state honors as a 148-pounder. Following high school, he played "The past five seasons we have football at the University of Northern shown that we are capable of winning Iowa under coaches Buck Starbuck (a and beating some very excellent former SDSU great from 1924-26), Bill football teams. We're closing the gap between the conference leaders and "I just hate to lose . ..there is nothin · ourselves. We'll make it," he says with quite like winning." confidence. Confzclent Coach Gregoru . He makes believer� 2 coaches "Everyonelikes to do what he does best and I hope that is one reason why I'm coaching." Hammer c1.nd Stan Sheriff, the present UNI coach and athletic director. Gregory played a blocking back, defensive end, offensive guard and linebacker and was a member of the Panther team that won the NCC with a perfect record in 1960 and went on to play in the Mineral Bowl. Following graduation, he spent four years as an assistant at Fort Dodge High School where his team never had a losing record. He then moved to Lake Ci owa High School as head coach· a: - 1967 he was named athletic dir or and football coach as Iowa Cen�ral Community College in Fort Dodge. "We're closing the gap between the conference leaders and ourselves. " In three years he helped transform a team that hadn't had a winning season in 10 years into a national community college power house. ICC teams compiled a record of 23-4-1 and national .ranking in each of those seasons and a victory in the 1970 Wool Bowl at Rosewell, New Mexico. Gregory has a master's degree from Mankato State College and has served as vice president of the National Junior College Coaches Association. coathes 3 Jackrabbit assistant coaches Wayne joined the Jackrabbit staff in before· joining the Jacks ... A native of July, 1973, returning to the college Walnut Grove, Minn., he earned • where he ruled the gridiron... He Scholastic all-american and NCC played under Ralph Ginn and was the all-conference honors while at first recipient of the Ralph Ginn SDSU ... He co-captained the 1957 Distinguished Coaching Award while NCC championship team... He also coaching at Mitchell... The following coached at Beresford ... Wayne was year he coached at Sioux City North drafted by the New York Giants, but did not play pro ball. Wayne Haensel, offensive· line coach Mike joined the Jacks in March of honor graduate at Augustana... He 1975... He h; a graduate of Augustana. earned all-conference honors while College and was secondary coach of the playing in the defensive backfield for Vikings... He earned his master's Augustana ... In addition to coaching degree from the U. of Minnesota and at Augustana for two years, he also s.erved as a graduate assistant coach taught at Patrick Henry Junior High under coach Ca:V Stoll ... Mike • is a School ... He was named defensive native of Fairmont, Minn., who was an coordinator in· 1976. Mike Daly, defensive coordinator • Phil joined the Jackrabbits as Americans of the World Football defensive line coach in 1976 after a League, where he played one year as a graduate assistant... He is a year... He is a native of Hutchinson, former Jackrabbit star. defensive Kan.,- where he played junior college tackle who was drafted by the Green ball for two years ... Phil earne.d Bay Packers following the 1972 all-conference honors for the Jacks in season... He was later released an '72 ... He is married to the former picked up by the Birmingham Becky Bunkers, a brother of SDSU player Bill Bunkers. Phil Engle, defensive line coach Brad joined the Jackrabbit staff in first SDSU swimmer to qualify for the fall of 1976 as head swimming national competition... He also served coach for men and women, aquatics as assistant swimming coach for the coordinator and assistant football Jacks during the 1974-75 season when coach ... He· is a 1974 graduate of he was working on his master's SDSU where he was a standout degree ...Before returning to SDSU, swimmer, winning three NCC swim­ he was employed by the YMCA in ming championships and becoming the Rapid City. • Brad Erickson, receivers coach coaches 4 PLAYER PROFILES Offensive Tackle BRAD SEELY Offensive Guard .. 4-.e•c;:· m·· ... �.·: f -- \\ }i;,-1" - • \ . :1Ji; · · ...........,.... ...... t •• c··- •-·· BILL MATTHEWS ._ . Y/"· PAUL ERICKSON ;, Defensive End \. Strong Safety ., -� -·- -�,.. ,.,, _ 1977 ---= JACKRABBIT CA.PTA/NS Paul Erickson DB, 6-1, 178, Sr. 75 Paul returns · to his starting monster position in· the defensive backfield... last season he totaled 46 tacldes to rank in the top ten tacklers... he was a part-time starter the year before ... he has good speed and has an instinct for Brad Alfred being in the right spot at the right time..