Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives 2-13-1967 UA19/17/1/2 Basketball Program - WKU 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, "UA19/17/1/2 Basketball Program - WKU vs Tennessee Tech" (1967). WKU Archives Records. Paper 1219. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/1219 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]. HILLTOPPER Official Program orr 25c ILLUSTRATED Western Kentucky University - Bowling Green, Ky. Topper Greg Smith snares rebound against Austin Peay WESTERN vs. TENNESSEE TECH FEBRUARY 13, 1967 E. A. DIDDLE ARENA Why wait for her to pout? VOLUNTEER ... to take her out tor dinner at Je'lIllfS Restaurant Follow Western Play by Play With Jerry's Home and Away on WBGN 1340 Radio Hilltopper Tip-off Illustrated OFFICIAL BASKETBALL PROGRAM 1966 ·1967 • YOUR SPECIALTY STORE for ATHLETIC AND SPORTING GOODS Prepared And Edited by the OWce or Public AU.irs and Public Relation Don Ray, Manager 1948 Topper AlI·American TABLE OF CONTENTS Biographical Sketches Page 2 Hilltopper 100 Club Page 3 Western Basketball Review Page 4 WE SALUT E Frosh Roster and Schedule Page 5 Western's Hilltoppers Hilltopper Scoresheet Page 6 Opponent's Scoresheet Page 7 Hilltopper Player Sketches Pages 8-9 American National Bank Scouting Home Opponents Page 10 and Trust Company Team Photograph • Page 11 Hilltopper Schedule and Past All Americans Page 12 4 Convenient Locations • The Main Office at 922 State • Branch Offices at II I1.LTOPPER TIP· OFF ILL STRATED is lhe ollid.1 profram 920 Broadway 'or home basketball ,ames of Weslem Kentucky nh'erslty. 420 E. 10th Prepared by the office of Public AU.irs and Public Relations, Smiths Grove Robut G. Cochran, Dean; Written and Edited by Larry Dyk and Al Stilley, P rogram l'l ana,ers. The Bank With The Friendly Touch Western Kentucky University -- BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES -- For Family Dining and Personal Enjoyment President KELLY TlIOMP ON Western Kentucky University's third president, Dr. Kelly Thompson, has ush­ ered the campus Into its most progressive Visit Jim Taylor's era. He has guided the CJCpansion f.rom 1,684 to 8,710 studenta. witnessed num­ erous building projects. and developed the campus' master plan of growth. Dr. Thompson joined the ndmini.st:ralive staff at Western in 1929 as Field Rep.... - entative. He became Director o( Public Rclntio,ns in 1935 and assistant to the president In ]1)46. Dr. Thompson was named president of the University in 1955. He holds the B.A. and MA. degre<'S (rom Western and was awarded the Doctor of Laws degree by Morris Harvey College in 1956. RESTA RANT RE rAURANT He is active in civic and religious affairs and is extremely interested in the administration of intercollegiate athletics. Athlelic Dir« tor TED HORNBACK Ted Hornback is a veteran of 28 yeats on Wt"Stem's athletic staff. Re graduated At 31-W By-Pa .. from Western in 1929 and returned to and CabcU Dr. nssist basketball coach E. A. Diddle in 1939. a position held until the end of the 1963-64 season. He was also head of Featuring ..... Featuring .•.... Western's physical education department from 1941 until 1965, when be was named BAR-B-Q- DINNERS BROILED STEAKS Western's first full-time athletic director in J965. DELICIOUS MEALS SEA FOODS Hom back also coac.hts the HiUtopper EXCELLENT SERVICE tennis team, which has had phenomenal FAMILY ATMOSPHERE success under his leadership, winning 11 OVC c.hampionships. flead Baskelball Coach JOliN OLDnAM In two seasons as head coach at West­ ern, John Oldham has posted an impres­ sive 43-12 record and h..u guided the Hilltoppers to a post-season tournament berth eacll season. Oldham, who coached nine seasons at Te.nncssc Tech, bas an enviable ll-year coaching record or 161- LISTEN TO THE SOUND OF BASKETBALL 95. Now in his 12th season as ;) collegiate from conch, Oldham is recognized as one of the nation's top basketball strategists. Oldham graduated {rom Western in 1949 aIter a spectaeular athletic career. berore playing professional basketball, and coaching on the high school level before reaching the col­ legiale level. Oldham .succeeded E. A. Diddle foUowing the WL B J 1963-64 season. 1410 On The Dial 5,000 Watts Asst. Basketball Coach GENE RnODES Conch Rhodes returned to Western, * Bringing you University of Kentucky where he graduated in 1952. as a member of the Hmtopper's new coaching staff Basketball Games with Claude Sullivan. for the 1964-65 senson. Rhode$; does a large part of the scouting work for the staff and also appraises high ",hool bas­ * Brought to you by the Electric Plant ketbnlJ talent. His Louisville St. Xavier Board of Bowling Green and the Warren high .chool basketball team won the Kentucky tille in 1958. Rhodes was named Rural Electric Coop and by Consolidated K.entucky "High School Coach-or-the .. Year" in 1963-64. Credit, Young's Mobile Homes, and Plaza Ass\, Basketball Coach BUCK SYDNOR Pharmacy. Wanace B. (Buck) Sydnor was a vet­ eran of 15 years of high school coaching Also presenling top local high school before returning to Western in the fall * of 1964. Sydnor's main responsibility is basketball games. to develop the potential of the HiUtopper freshmen in addition to his usual coacll­ ing, scouting, and recruiting duties. He was an outstanding guard on the first WLBJ-FM Music for Listening 96.7 Me two Western teams to play in the NIT in 1943 and 1944. He is a welJ-versed instructor in the rundamentals of basket­ baU. 2 Official Basketball Program Taking time out from their .eIl.ltles In the Hilltopper Hundred Club arc scc.retary.treasurer Jim Feix, newly installed board member O. H~ • Wallace, president Ted Jlornback, and newly installed board member Jo T. Orendorf. Other members or the board of diredors are Charles Campbell, Herschel Webb, Norman Kahn, Dr. W. R. McCormack, and Dr. Chalmer Embry. HUNDRED CLUB ROSTER Mr. W. E. Abell M I". Johnny Crowdus MI". C. A . Graham Mr. B. C. M~au Mr. William L. Roemer Dr. Damon E. AII~n MI". Bill Curry Mr. R. D. Graham Mr. Wilmer Meredith Mr. Charles Ruter Mr. David L. Almand CuUer.Hammer. Jne. 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