Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives 10-18-1969 UA19/17/1/4 Football Program - Western vs Tennessee Tech WKU Athletic Media Relations Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Recommended Citation WKU Athletic Media Relations, "UA19/17/1/4 Football Program - Western vs Tennessee Tech" (1969). WKU Archives Records. Paper 1371. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/1371 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WESTE vs. TENNESSEE TECH " THE GRADUATE AND COMMU COLLEGES" • • PAGE 11 18, 1969 H o G "FOUR DECADES OF HOMECOMING EXCITEMENT" PAGE 22 4ND IUH4VE . \. AN ~RPC~ ~ .J~~ IIfJRtDTA"IVS - PffIPE -FIf.?Ec> CHlcI(EN ••• Make plans to stop by Jerry's arler the game. Je1lIllfS RESTAURANT , HILLTOPPER ~ick-o/J OFFICIAL FOOTBALL PROGRAM 1969 Prepared and Edited by the Office of Public Affairs and Public Relations TABLE OF CONTENTS Faculty Athletic Committee ______________________ Page 1 Western Alma Mater ____________________________ Page 1 WKU President Dero G. Downing ________________ Page 3 A Look At Western K entucky University ___ _______ Page 3 Hilltopper Head Coach __________________________ Page 4 Western Assistant Coaches ________________ __ ____ Page 5 Hilltoppers - 1969 _____________________________ Pages 6-9 Academic-Athletic Bldg. #2-L. T. Smith Stadium Page 10 Academics on "The Hill" ________________________ Page 11 WKU Opponents' Schedules And Results ________ __ Page 12 TERM Hilltopper Hotline _____________ __ _______ ___ _____ Page 13 1969 Western Football Roster ____________________ Page 14 Starting Lineups ___ _________________________ Pages 16-17 , I Visitor's Roster _____ ____________________________ Page 19 Today's Opponent _______ ___ ________ ____________ _ Page 20 Halftime ________________________________________ Page 21 Looking Backward-Western Football _______ ______ Page 22 HiIltopper 100 Club _____________________________ Page 23 Western Athletic Trainer __ ________________ ______ Page 24 COLLEGE WKU All-OVC Performers ______________________ P age 25 Student Managers And Trainers ________________ Page 26 College Heiyhts, on hill-t'm 1969-70 Western Cheerleaders __ _______ _____ _____ Page 27 With beauty all The Ohio Valley Conference _____________________ Page 29 Lovely jewell In?' more HiIltopper Basketball ________ _____ _______________ Page 30 Than graces any ,m',,,", Cross-Country __________________________________ Page 31 College H eights, with WKU Little All-Americans ______________________ Page 32 A11d pu'r-po8e st?"ong Service eVe?' is thy goal, Thy spirit C1:er new. FACULTY ATHLETIC COMMITTEE: Dr. John Coliege Heiyhts, thy Minton (Chairman) , Dean Robert G. Cochran, Dr. Shall e'e,. oU:"'J<ltt,ml T eaGhing U8 tlt!-ough joy John Scarborough, Mr. Bennie Beach, Dr. Ronald To love humanity. Nash, Mr. Owen Lawson. Coliege HeiuMs, W(' HILLTOPPER KICK-OFF is the official program We sh(t/l never {aU l~'%~~ for home football games of Western Kentucky Falter never-live fD1,·evd-.i University. Prepared and edited by the Office of Hn.il! Hail! Han. Public Affairs and Public Relations, Robert G. Cochran, Dean, and Program Manager Paul Just. Represented for national advertising by Spencer Advertising Company, 271 Madison Avenue, New York, New York. Western Kentucky University 1 KEEPS THE PRICE ON THE GROUND SIIOP DAILY 10AM-~30PM· SHOP SUNDAY 11:30-6 PM NASIiVILLE ROAD &: CAMPBELL LANE ON 31W South 842-034S 2 Official Football Program a look at ... Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University was established by an act of the Legislature of Kentucky in 1906. Originally created for the sale purpose of training teachers for the elementary and secondary schools of Kentucky, Western has steadily increased the scope of its academic programs to meet the expanding needs of its students. Designated as a university by the K entucky General Assembly on February 6, 1966, Western now consists of six colleges: The Bowling Green College of Commerce, The College of Applied Arts and Health Services, The College of Education, The Ogden College of Science and Tech­ nology, The Potter College of Liberal Arts, and The Grad­ uate College. The University now oHers four four-year undergraQuate degrees, two two-year undergraduate de­ grees, and eight graduate degrees, with course offerings in thirty-four different departments. DERO G. DOWNING President Western's enrollment this fall was again at an all-time President Downing, one of Kentucky's best known edu­ high, approximately 11,000 students, or nearly seven times cators, on Sept. 12, 1969. assumed his new duties as head the enrollment of 1955. The growth of the UniverSity's of Western Kentucky University. He is only the fourth physical facilities, guided by a carefully organized 10ng­ President in the 63-year history of the institution. range development plan, is also one of unparalleled mag­ The appointment of President Downing fills the vacancy nitude in Weslern's history. created by the retirement of Dr. K elly Thompson, who had served as Western's chief administrator since 1955. Fourteen years ago the University's physical plant Before asswning the presidency. Mr. Downing served consisted of twenty major buildings on a campus of 128 as the University's Vice President for Administrative Affairs acres with a total value of $10,000,000. Since that time, since the post was created during the school's reorganization thirty major facilities have been constructed on a campus for morc efficient operation in 1965. He has held various which now consists of 185 acres. Ten other major struc­ other positions on the Western faculty and admistrative tUres are currently being built or will be started in early staff since 1946, 1970. Just prior to his assuming the Vice Presidency. Presi­ dent Downing served as Dean of Business Affairs for one These will more year and as Dean of Admissions for two years. than triple the num­ A native of Horse Cave, Ky., he graduated in 1939 ber of buildings on from Horse Cave High School, where he was president of Western's campus in the senior class, an excellent student, and a star member 1955 and, together of the basketball team. with other improve­ President Downing entered Western in September, 1939, ments, will raise the and was graduated with the A.B. degree in mathematics total value of the in June, 1943. He was a prominent student leader in his physical plant to ap­ undergraduate days, serving as president of the senior class, proximately $94,000,- being elected to "Who's Who In American Colleges and 000. Universities/ ' and compiling an excellent scholastic record. He was also a star member of some of Coach E. A. Western's campus Diddle's finest basketball teams, including Western's first is recognized as one teams to participate in the National Invitational Tournament of the most beauti­ in New York's Madison Square Garden. ful in the nation and After serving with the Navy through the remainder of is crowned by a World War II, he returned to Western in 1946 as a mathe­ commanding hill matics teacher and basketball coach at College High School, from which Hilltop­ the high school division of Western's Training School. per athletic teams derive their nick­ He gave up his coaching duties in 1950 to devote fun name. It affords a time to teaching mathematics. In September, 1956, he was view of the Univer­ named Director of the Training School. President Downing sity from almost any was named Registrar at Western in 1959 and held that approach to the city post until named Dean of Admissions in 1962. of Bowling Green, a RAYMOND CRAVENS He was awarded the M.A. degree by Western in 1947 community of ap­ GRADUATE CENTER and the Ed.S . degree by George Peabody College in 1958. proximately 36,000 (under construction) He is married to the former Harriett Elizabeth Ya rnell. people. The Downings have five children and one grandchild. Western Kentucky University 3 the head coach •••• "The Hilltoppers' Most Powerful Voice" Fidelity Union Life Insurance Co. Collegel\1asler JIMMY FEIX - Head Coach WRUS After serving 11 years as offen­ FM Guaranteed by a top company. sive coach under Nick Denes, Jimmy Feix took the Hilltopper helm from his fonner boss last year and finished 101.1 me No war clause. the season with an impressive 7-2-1 record, good enough for a second-place 000,000 Watts) Exclusive benefits at special tie in conference play. rates. An outstanding player in his own right, Feix led Western to some of its greatest seasons ever (1949-52). His Full aviation coverage. playing career was climaxed with his AM selection as Western's first football Little All-American in 1952 after 610 kc Premium deposits deferred until quarterbacking the Hilltoppers to a you are out of school. tie for the ave championship. He added a win in the Refrigerator Bowl to the Hilitopper wreath of laurals Special policy available for that year when he led Western to college women. victory over Arkansas State to boast the school's season record to 9-1. In the process, Feix earned for him­ self a trial with the New York Giants of the National Football League. As a pro, he was impressive in early drills - Company Representatives - before a serious injury ended his career. Feix still holds the ave pass com­ pletion percentage record with a mark of .631. In addition, he still owns 21 of Western's individual records for passing and total offense. Under Feix's guidance, Western's offense has consistently been among Follow the "Big Red" through the strongest in the ave. In the past six seasons, the Hilltoppers have led the league in total offense three times, the Football and Basketball Charles "Andy" Anderson in rushing offense four times, and passing offense once.